Features for 3rd Grade and Up
 | When: June 8th through 30th. |
| Where: Altadena Middle School |
| Cost: $65 |
| Divisions: 3rd-4th, 5th-6th, 7th-8th (grade as of 2000-01 School year). |
| 4 games: With one camp session prior to game |
| Program: One two hour session each week for 4 weeks consisting of a one hour practice-skill session followed by a one hour game. Coach to player ratio will be 1-10 with each team having a coach provided by Jam. |
| Week 1: Fundamentals of man offense and defense. Teams will each learn a motion offense which will be used for the game that day. |
| Week 2: Fundamentals of a 2-3 zone defense and offense to play against it. Games will be played featuring this offense and defense. |
| Week 3: Fundamentals of a 1-3-1 zone and offensive sets to play against it. Games will feature this offense and defense. |
| Week 4: Fundamentals of 1-2-2 zone and offensive sets to play against it. Games will feature this offense and defense. |
About This Program
Jam always tries to find innovative ways to develop basketball players. We created a bit of a dilemma when we allowed zone defense in the Jam league. Each zone is unique and requires unique ways to beat it. A 1-3-1 defense can cause a team to get beat by a lopsided score, even though the players from each team match up well. Put the team in the proper offensive set and 1-3-1 defense may not be very effective.
Our goal with this summer program is to focus on teaching the players how these defenses work and how to beat them offensively. The program will teach four types of defensive and offensive sets: Man offense and defense, 2-3 zone, 1-3-1 zone, and 1-2-2 zone and the offensive sets necessary to attack them. A motion offense may work well against a man defense, but it is totally useless against a zone defense. A zone offense won't necessarily work against a man defense. This camp will teach an effective offensive set to play against each the mentioned defenses and at the same time help the players recognize the defense.
In the Fall season we will teach these the same sets to the coaches. This camp, along with training for the coaches in the fall and winter, should be extremely helpful to the player. It will be another step in making sure Jam players learn all aspects of the game.
Program for Kindergarten - Second
| When: June 8th through 30th. |
| Where: Altadena Middle School |
| Cost: $65 |
| Four games and 4 camp sessions prior to game |
| Program: This program will focus on skills such as triple threat position, pivot, passing, ball handling, shooting, along with game skills such as positions and running simple man offenses. |
| Each week will have a 1 two hour session with a 1 hour practice followed by a 1 hour game . |
| Jam will provide 1 coach for each 10 kids. |
About Kindergarten - Second Grade
The players will have a two hour session each week. For players to be successful at this age, several skills are extremely important:
| Pivot |
| Hop Stop |
| Triple Threat Position |
| Keeping low |
| Defensive Slide |
Several of the most important skills young players need to develop, aside from dribbling, is triple threat and pivot. Without these skills it is difficult for these players to pass and protect the ball from steals.
One of the most important game skills this age group needs to develop is not chasing after the ball, but going to a particular position.
This camp will address all these skills.