Mission Statement

Like a lot of you dads, I love coaching my kids. When my oldest was in kindergarten I initially signed up to coach his rec basketball team and shortly after realized we needed something a little more competitive. I formed the Waukee JAM when he was a 1st grader and have now taken that team up through High School. Along the way we became a pretty competitive group and played and won all around the region and I also discovered a calling and passion for coaching. 

We play a fun style & teach our athletes to play the game the right way. Some of my best friends and best times are with the moms/dads & kids we've met on the court over the years. We took JAM to the masses just a couple of years ago & we're off to a great start. Why did we do it? I truly felt like there was a need/place for us and what we're trying to accomplish & personally, I want to do all I can to help the next generation of young men and women learn the game, compete, and be their best. 

I'm an Iowa boy to the core - Carroll Kuemper Catholic Knight (class of '98), UNI Panther, Upper Iowa Peacock, & former hip-hop artist turned family man.  I won't wow you with my basketball accolades here but I'll just say that in certain circles I am considered a playground/Gus Macker/Hoop-it-Up legend...  If you watch my teams today, that up & down, fun style ball from back in the day comes through just a little bit.  

- Coach Jeremy

You've got a lot of options if you're looking for competitive basketball in the metro.  We've competed against all the other programs around & we know & respect them all.  JAM is a little different any way you look at it - from our style of play to our pricing, you name it.

Our philosophy is 3-fold - Hard Work, Team 1st, & Respect.  We're trying to teach our kids the value of hard work & achieving their goals, we're aiming to build teams that know how to play together & communicate well, and lastly we're teaching our kids to respect the game and everything about it.  

We really try to make the game fun for these guys.  We've got our kids playing more games in 1 year of 5th-6th grade ball than many of us played in K - 12 combined.  Sometimes the real reason for playing the game can get lost & it can become more of a job for the kids as opposed to fun.  

Now that is not to say we aren't trying to win at JAM - we win a lot & love every minute of it!  But we also teach sportsmanship, we teach respect for our opponents, officials, fans, we teach the fundamentals, we build confidence & develop players.  Our families show up and support their teams & don't criticize.  We get together outside of games.  We're building more than fine basketball teams here, we're building fine young men & women - and having fun all the while.

Welcome to your basketball family.  #JAMfam