Today was the final day of our 1st annual Thanksgiving Shootout and wow was it a great tourney! Featuring some of the top youth basketball teams in Arizona, from 11U to 14U teams, everyone came out for this one. There were a number of exciting games with the best game of the tournament taking place in the 11 U finals as the Magic Black beat the Runners on a buzzer beater! This game was back and forth all game and ended in dramatic fashion. The Arizona All Stars closed out a dominant tournament in the finals as they took home first in the 7th/8th grade boys division beating Arizona Gold. Team Bibby took home first place in the 12U 6th-grade bracket beating Arizona Future. In the 7th/8th grade girls bracket AA Dynasty beat Arizona Premier in the finals taking 1st place.
This year’s tournament took place at The Salvation Army Youth Center and family and friends of the players were treated to a great holiday weekend of hoops and turkey! We’re looking forward to the 2010 Jump Athletic tournament series which we’ll kick off with the annual MLK youth basketball tournament on Jan 16-18. Check out video highlights featuring a few of teams and games from the Thanksgiving Shootout here.
We’re psyched about our upcoming Thanksgiving Shootout basketball tournament. Turkey and hoops, what can be better?! We’ll be featuring the top teams in Arizona and surrounding states. The three-day tournament, which is sanctioned by USSSA basketball, will have six boys grade divisions; 3rd/4th/5th/6th/7th/8th and three girls divisions 7th/8th. 
The tournament in Flagstaff was a great opportunity to get out of the heat and for the team to keep playing basketball. It was an opportunity for me to get to know these kids more and for the team to bond as a unit which is crucial in team sports. Coming in 1st place is always nice. They lost focus in one of the games but were able to redeem themselves in the final against the team they lost to. Redemption is always solid in sports. The development of our teams is very important to Jump Athletic. Not the winning aspect but more so the development of these kids and preparing them for real life experience.
