Jammers Youth 3-on-3 League

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Open to all youth ballers aged 13 to 18, this league offers a regular season of exciting games for its teams!

Teams of 5 may sign up on a first-come-first-served basis. Email us for the registration form. Season duration will depend on number of teams (min of 2 months). Season starts on 17 January 2009. Cost per week is $15 per team.

Players can look forward to kick-ass action photos of themselves on a regular basis, video clips of themselves in action and the best to come, game statistics for all games played! You won't be likely to find this elsewhere in Singapore. Games will be officiated by registered referees.

The first 5 teams that sign up before 11 January 2009 will receive a World of Sports voucher for each player.

For more details, pls email projecthoopz@mail2basketball.com or check out our website at http://www.jammersbb4ll.blogspot.com!

Jammers Smoove Moove Contest

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Send us a short video clip of yourself (no more than 1 min) in your smoothest, slickest basketball move, and stand to win attractive prizes & vouchers in this monthly contest. All are welcome, guys, gals, old, young, as long as you are now residing in Singapore and you got moves to show!

Entries will be judged on creativity & technical difficulty of move. Or you can be realllllly funny and we will consider! The move must end with a finishing at the basket. That means if you do a 360 windmill and miss, that won't count as an entry!

All contestant videos will be uploaded on the Jammers' youtube channel at: http://www.youtube.com/user/bballjammers and on this Facebook event page.

Closing date for submission of entries is 23 Jan 2009. Voting will commence on 24 Jan and close on 1 Feb 2009.

Videos & pro photos are up!

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Some of our action video clips from the tournament are up (with more to come)! The clips will all go up gradually this week, so bookmark our Jammers channel on YouTube!

Our professional photographer Yusuf from Optimus Photo has also finished with his batch of photos and they are now available via the slideshow link on the left. Or go to this address for direct access!

Don't forget that if you want to order a t-shirt print of you or your friends/team in action, you can do so by sending us an email with the photo name and we will do it for you at a great price of $30 per pc! Offer valid only till 31 Jan 2009.

Photos from the Jammers Youth BB4LL Tournament

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At long last, the much awaited photos from the tournament are up! More to come from our official photographer very soon!








Photos are now up on Facebook. Players and supporters can now follow the links below to our Facebook albums to view the photos.

Team shots album

Action shots album (part 1)

Action shots album (part 2)

Fun shots album

If you are interested to have your team photo or one of your action pics transformed into a t-shirt, do drop us a note and we'll work on it!

Jammers Youth BB4LL Tournament over & News Updates!

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The first ever Jammers BB4LL Youth tournament has come and gone. The exciting games earlier today saw our young players taking it to the court and showing off the razzle dazzle.

If you have any comments on the tournament, pls feel free to let us know. If there is anything negative, do also give us some constructive suggestions on how we can improve this.

Thank you! Photos and videos coming your way very soon! Keep your eyes open and glued onto this webpage!

Before we go, here are two exciting pieces of Jammers news that you may want to take note of!

We will be starting a regular pick-up game session on weekends (and weekdays to follow) for all who are interested in basketball. You will get to meet others like yourself who love to play basketball and just want to have more! We are already recruiting for the pick-up games. Details are available on our Facebook page here.

Also, a special tip-off about the Jammers Youth 3-on-3 league that we will be starting very soon, in late January/February 2009! This will be a weekly based seasonal league, to be played on Saturday afternoons. Teams of 5 (max!) may sign up for this. More details coming up soon as well. Do look out for it! Or email us to ask us.

Stay tuned!

Jammers Youth BB4LL Tournament today!

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The tournament will start at 9am on Saturday morning! Team captains are reminded to report by 8:45am for registration and collection of goodie bags.

The tournament rules are attached here for reference.

Let's look forward to a great tournament ahead!

Extension of Registration closing date to 14 Dec!

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The closing date for registration has been officially extended to 14 Dec to facilitate late signups, so take action quickly!

Payment of team registration fees

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If you have any trouble doing an ATM fund transfer or internet banking, don't worry. Drop us a line and we will see how we can facilitate the payment process. We can try to meet you in person to pick up the money (at a location convenient to us) if we are available.

In any case, ATM fund transfer is quite easy; you can do it within 3 mins. Let us know if you need any help. Thanks!

Last 2 days to register! Tick tock tick tock...

Going for 3!

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Final 3 days for teams to sign up for the youth tournament. Thanks to teams which have signed up and made payment. Don't miss the chance if you are still waiting.

Jammers Youth BB4LL Tournament Rules

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Here are the tournament rules for our youth participants to take note of.

Teams that are interested to play but have yet to register are advised to do so asap, as it is just a few days away from closing day.

Jammers BB4LL Personalized Tee

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Participants of the Jammers BB4LL Tournament can now order an exclusively produced personalized tee of themselves in action during the tournament! At a special price of $30 per shirt only! Order 3 or more and we'll deliver to you free!

What you get is a high quality photo print of you in action (select from the photos from our Flikr album here) and the Jammers logo on the back of your shirt. The best part is that we will even throw in a special service to you - photo editing to ensure that we get the best shot of you! We'll even add in your name or team name (see sample below)!

Order can be placed via email through projecthoopz@mail2basketball.com. Payment must be made before we go for print. Payment modes are internet banking or ATM fund transfer. If neither of these modes suit you, drop us an email to discuss.

Delivery by postal mail at $5 per pc or self-collection at City Hall MRT station.

Registration Form for Jammers Youth BB4LL Tournament

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The team registration form is now available for your downloading at this link.

To download the form, click on "File > Export as .xls" Then save it to your computer and fill in the form before sending it back to us.

If you cannot access the page above, please drop us an email and we will send you a softcopy of the form.

When you have filled up the registration form with your team and player particulars, please send the form back via email to projecthoopz@mail2basketball.com. Incorrectly filled or incomplete forms will not be processed.

Payment instructions will be sent via email, along with a set of tournament rules and regulations. You can either choose to pay via internet/atm fund transfer to our business account. You must note down the date/time of your fund transfer and transaction code for verification purposes. If you are making payment via internet fund transfer, please indicate your team or team captain's name in your transfer details.

Payment must be made within 3 days after you submit the form. Late submissions beyond the closing date will not be accepted.

Teams that submit registration forms without payment will not be included in the tournament schedule.

Team captains will receive a Confirmation of Participation email to inform them of successful registration and payment. If you do not receive this email by the closing date of registration, it means that you have not successfully registered for the tournament.

If any further information is required, kindly drop us a note and we will get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks!

Jammers Youth BB4LL Tournament now open for registration!

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Here you go! The one & only 4on4 youth tournament these holidays!

Project Hoopz will be running our 2nd BB4LL tournament in December 2008!

This is a format that those who play street ball in Singapore will be quite familiar with, but there has never been a tournament like this. 4-on-4 basketball half-court style, fast and furious, more crowded than the usual 3-on-3, but it also means more team play, more defense... basically more of everything! And definitely more fun!

Teams of 6 (including 2 reserves) can now sign up for this tournament. Youth (guys) between 13 to 19 (as of 19 Dec) are eligible. Unlike many tournaments held locally, this one's open to all nationalities! So you will get to play with the best young players from around the world! Grab your buddies & form a team now!

Team registration is $90 per team (it's not much, works out to only $15 per person!) Registered players will all receive a goodie bag worth the money, sponsored by our generous sponsors! First 10 teams that sign up before 30 Nov will receive an exclusive goodie bag item. So don't wait till the last minute to sign up.

Closing date for registration is 7 December 2008. Grab the registration form from our website or email projecthoopz@mail2basketball.com for a copy.

Jammers "Sweet J" Shootout

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This shootout was a fun contest for participants of the Jammers BB4LL Tournament (also meant to give the players a break before the final games). A total of 19 participants took part in the shooting contest. Prizes were sponsored by N.Y.D.C., World of Sports, and Milo.

Here are the highlights in a music video format.

The winner of the Sweet J shootout was Tony from Black Diamond, who went 6-for-7 from the field. Excellent job!

Vids from Day 2's action!

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Here are some video highlights of the action that took place on Day 2 of the tournament.

Highlights from the semi-final game between SlamJam United & Black Diamond:

Highlights from the other semi-final game between 5 Aces & Corn-Tall:

Highlights from the 3rd/4th placing game between 5 Aces & Black Diamond:

Highlights from the Finals matchup between SlamJam United & Corn-Tall:

Day 2 of Jammers BB4LL Tournament (Men's Open)

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Team Teenage Mutant Ninja Ballers

Team Siam Forty

Team Crazy Yet

Team Crusaders

Team 5 Aces

Some of the teams that took part in the tournament

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Day 2 was a quieter affair compared to the hustle and bustle of Day 1, as only half the total number of teams were given the opportunity to advance to the finals round of the tournament. The finals round was played in a double-knockout format, where teams moved up the table accordingly.

Apart from the Finals, the next highlight of the day was perhaps the Jammers "Sweet J" Shootout contest. The winner could walk home with prizes sponsored by N.Y.D.C, Milo and World of Sports. Players had to shoot from 7 designated spots on the court within a minute and make as many shots as possible.

2nd-Runner Up Team Black Diamond

Response for the contest was enthusiastic as close to 20 participants signed up for this. The contest was won by Tony from Black Diamond. The National Squad player hit 6 out of 7 shots, of which 2 were 3-pointers. His score was 2-up over the next best score of 4 of 7 achieved by Jason Tan from SlamJam United and Mike, also from Black Diamond.

Winner of Jammers "Sweet J" Contest, Tony

One female supporter of Black Diamond requested to have a go at the contest and she did join in the fun as the surprise contestant. What was funny about the contest was that many missed the 'easiest' shot right under the basket!

1st Runner-Up Team Corn-Tall

After the shootout, the Semi-Finals and Finals continued. The top 4 teams were Black Diamond, 5 Aces, Corn-Tall and SlamJam United. The youngest team to reach the Finals was 5 Aces, which eventually lost out to Black Diamond. SlamJam United narrowly beat Corn-Tall by 1 single point to seal the victory, marking their perfect run in the tournament. They won all 11 games played through the two days.

Champion Team SlamJam United

The day closed with a closing speech, with the event organizers Project Hoopz Pte. Ltd. thanking all participants and the sponsors, Milo (Nestle Singapore), World of Sports, Spalding, N.Y.D.C., 1Physiotherapy and Igcarus for their support of the tournament.

Jimmy posing with one of the prizes, an Igcarus tee

The prize presentation ceremony commenced after the speech, with the top 3 teams collecting their Jammers BB4LL Tournament trophies, prize money and other prize items. The event ended with the top three teams taking a group photo together.

We had fun, did you?

We hope that everyone enjoyed the tournament and had fun playing basketball and meeting new challenges. The youth tournament would be coming up next. So, keep a look out for us!

Vids from Day 1's action!

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Some of the more interesting video footage from Day 1 of the Jammers BB4LL Tournament is up!

The Opening Ceremony for the tournament was honoured by local artiste Yet, who also joined the competition with a team he formed from readers of MyPaper who called in to sign up to play with him. Here is Yet performing his hit "Crazy Yet" or 那个瘋狂的人是我。

Team NRG has a nice video here, enjoying the competition and music.

I also have this one from Leslie, Team SlamJam United, who gave us a golden moment with some fancy dribbling.

Check out our Jammers BB4LL YouTube channel at this address for the rest of the videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/bballjammers

Day 1 of Jammers BB4LL Tournament (Men's Open)

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The anticipation was really high for this unique tournament, which showcases an international pool of players of all ages, coming together to enjoy the game of basketball in a never-seen-before style of tournament play, 4-on-4!

The Italian mob? Nah, just a few good friends!

Many players arrived early to warm up and the excitement was built up from the start, with guys dunking the basketball and showing off their electrifying moves. Everyone had a point to prove, even the youngest guys on the court.

The youngest guys on the court, with the biggest hearts

Fearless they are, 14 year olds, who decided to participate, even though they knew they were going up against tougher and bigger opponents, some of whom were adults more than double their age. If anything, I would give a round of applause to these young guns who show immense heart and courage. I'm sure they will do well in time to come. Keep it up!

The day started off with local artiste Yet doing the opening honours and belting out his hit song, Crazy Yet. Which incidentally was the name of the team Yet got from mypaper, which we would like to thank for putting up a little snippet there earlier this week. 4 readers of mypaper almost immediately signed up to play alongside Yet.

Yet singing his hit "Crazy Yet"

Apart from giving his full-hearted support to the tournament, Yet was also responsible for the fabulous sound system, which gave the tournament a lot of umphh, as players grooved to the tempo and played their basketball.

Decked in the red Jammers exclusive tournament tee, the players entered the games with a lot of enthusiasm and it showed in the way they played. The teams played all day from 9am onwards and those on the sidelines were often found cheering for the underdogs in various matches.

After a grueling first round, the top 8 teams emerged from the two groups. Topping Group A was SlamJam United (quickly becoming the hot favourite after winning all their games in this group), followed by Teenage Mutant Ninja Ballers, 3rd place Brokefive Mountain, and 4th place 5 Aces. Group B was led by Corn-Tall, followed by Siam Forty, Black Diamond and Saboteurs.

These 8 teams will fight it out in the double knockout table on Sunday morning. So if you are free, join us at HomeTeam NS Clubhouse, Balestier for this exciting morning of basketball fun!

There will also be a Jammers "Sweet J" shootout in the midst of the action, so participants of the tournament can register themselves for a spot to win some prizes!

Some rules to take note of!

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Here are the tournament rules with the latest updates for the teams' reading.

Team captains may wish to take note of certain rulings like timeouts, winning games, etc. Rules that are not stated here, international basketball rules (FIBA 2008) apply. The referees will follow the tournament rules here on top of official basketball rules and regulations.

If any team captains are in doubt, they are advised to clear it during the briefing tomorrow morning at 8:55am. Don't be late!

Tomorrow's the big day!

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Tomorrow is the big day of the Jammers BB4LL Tournament!

A total of 16 teams signed up for this unique first-of-its-kind tournament. Our official sponsors for the tournament include World of Sports, Spalding, Nestle MILO, N.Y.D.C., 1Physiotherapy and Igcarus.

The tournament will start with an opening performance by inspiring local DIY artiste, Yet and the action will kick off at 9am sharp!

So, if you are not participating as a player, do pop by and join the action as a spectator! The nearest MRT station is Toa Payoh station. You can either walk or take SBS bus 139 from the interchange. There are a few more buses that stop outside the main road, so you can check it out from SBS Transit's website.

The basketball court is indoors on level 2. Walk past the swimming pool and take the stairs to level 2 at the end.

See you there!