Parents make sure you check this weekend boys and girls schedule for any late changes for the tournament director. There has only been one and I think that might be the only one. Because please check before you go to bed and in the morning. That one change was with the 13under boys their first game was pushed to 1:50pm and no longer 1:00pm that's it.  

very important they all players show up for their games tomorrow for my boys I don't need any unexpected phone call saying that you can't because their teammates and myself are depending on everyone to be there. Same thing goes for my girls who are scheduled for Sunday please be there. A requested that all  high school boys and middle school boys and girls show up for all four games and I will make sure that they all play in at least three games maybe all four but everyone will get good playing time. For my middle school boys that played with my 13under players because of your age I need you to be there tomorrow and play with them as well.  

Make sure on Monday everyone brings in their last payment of $250 no one has any credit left.  If you don't practice until Tuesday please make sure that you have your last payment. I trust that everyone will handle your business just like I have do you to you and your child. There is nothing I have promised and not delivered so I expect nothing but that in return. If you think that you can't back out I will bill you because everyone signed the paperwork to pay and I broke it down into three monthly payment and I will say you all have done a great job just don't back out on your last payment because that's not cool.  See you all tomorrow and Sunday for my girls. Drive safe and be well 🙏🏿💯🏀

Parents just a friendly reminder that your child last payment is due on June 8th for all high school and middle players $250. Please make sure that you get this payment done as requested. Also on June 9th for all the ones that scheduled to practice on that Tuesday will do the same. The last payment is $250 for everyone but my practice players which is $125. No one has any credit left you got your credit on your second payment. So the full amount is due of your last payment. Thanks 

May 9, 2026 -- ALL TEAMS - Boys & Girls -- Chabot College (DONE ✅)
Alicia Renee Anderson One Day Shootout
Chabot College
25555 Hesperian Blvd
Hayward CA 94545
All teams will play two games

May 23, 2026 -- ALL TEAMS - Boys & Girls -- Rocklin Ca DONE ✅
Hardwood palace Memorial Day Mayhem tournament 

1091 Tinker Road #100

Rocklin Ca 95765  (All teams will play two games)

May 30, 2026 -- ALL TEAMS - Boys & Girls -- Bay Area DONE ✅ 
Hoops classic Bay Area gyms
(All teams will play two games)

June 6, 2026 -- ALL TEAMS - Boys & Girls -- (Boys in San Ramon Saturday DONE ✅ (Girls in Manteca on Sunday DONE ✅)
Gym Location -- TBD
All teams will play two games


June 20, 2026 -- ALL TEAMS - Boys & Girls -- East Bay
Father's Day Hoop Fest
Gym Location -- TBD
All teams will play two games

June 27, 2026 -- ALL TEAMS - Boys & Girls -- Walnut Creek and Bay Area
Gym Locations -- TBD
All teams will play two games

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June practice schedule --- begin at 4:00pm because school is out for the summer and faculties close up early in some places. All practice will be at Notre Dame in high school in Salinas all practices.

June 1st 6:00p - 8:00p high school boys and girls and middle school boys and girls.

June 2nd 4:00p - 6:00p 2nd,3rd,4th,5th,graders 6th and 7th grade boys and girls. 

June 3rd 4:00p - 6:00p high school girls and boys and 8th grade boys and girls.

June 4th 4:00p - 6:00p 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th grade boys and girls 

June 8th 6:00p  - 8:00p high school boys and girls and 8th grade boys and girls. (final payment due $250)

June 9th 4:00p - 6:00p 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, graders girls (final payment  is due $250) practices players $125

June 10th 4:00p -6:00p 2nd, 3rd 4th, 5th, 6th, 7:00, graders 

June 11th 4:00p - 6:00p high school girls and boys and 8th grade boys and girls.

June 15th 6:00p - 8:00p high school girls and boys and 8th grade boys and girls 

June 16th 4:00p -6:00p 2nd,3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, grade boys and girls.

June 17th 4:00p 6:00p high school girls and boys and 8th grade boys and girls 

June 18th 4:00p - 6:00p 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th graders boys and girls 

June 22nd 6:00pm - 8:00p high school boys and girls and 8th grade girls and boys 

June 23rd 4:00p - 6:00p 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, boys and girls 

June 24th 4:00p - 6:00p 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, girls and boys 

June 25th 4:00p - 6:00p high school girls and boys and 8th grade girls and boys 

June 29th 6:00p - 8:00p high school girls and boys and 8th grade boys and girls 

June 30th 4:00p - 6:00pm 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th 7th grade boys and girls 

Starting in May, all practices will be at Notre Dame High School in Salinas for the Little Ballers and the Middle School players. Practices will start at 4:15pm. Also, the High School Boys and Girls will practice at Notre Dame and at Pajaro Valley High School. I have arleady spoke with the players regarding this change due to Rancho San Juan not being available.

Pajaro Valley High School
500 Harkins Slough Rd.
Watsonville, CA 95076

Notre Dame High School
455 Palma Drive
Salinas, CA 93901 

Please be on time -- 15 minutes early -- so you can warm up on your own. There are consequences for being late and/or not ready to practice with your shoes already on. Girls no tank tops or belly button showing. It's very important for everyone to show respect to each other. This is necessary 100% at all time, from player to player and from players to coaches. This is a Non-Negotiable. The only person that can have an attitude is me - Coach Jackson and I don't have one unless you are not doing what is asked of you! Let's have a great spring/summer season of basketball and get better. Work Hard...Play Harder!! Go All-Stars!!


And it begins...

Every player will need to register for an AAU membership. The cost is $24.00 for the Extended Coverage Membership (AB)*. This level is required for practice and for playing in tournaments that are not AAU sanctioned to have coverage. Please register for a membership BEFORE practice begins this coming week. Please have it on the first day of practice. Print a copy of the membership card and bring it to practice for Coach Jackson. It is important that everyone gets their membership completed ASAP. Click on the link below and it will take you to the membership registration page. Thank you!

AAU Website: https://aau.uventex.com/events/event/334299

Day two of signups is in the book. First of and foremost thanks to all the amazing parents and players who continue to believe in my amazing program. I am very pleased and excited about the turnout over the last two days a total of 6 hours. If you missed signups for any reason you still have time but I will need meet up your parents at Hartnell college to get it done just contact me. I have big plans and lots of new things that I will be incorporating into of practice and games. I will not share any details because I already know how others program copy things🤣🤣not today as always this will be an unbelievable experience for all. I  guarantee  that everyone involved will definitely get better and everyone will get plenty of support and playing time but it will require hard work. I am in my best years of coaching. We will begin our journey with our first practice starting March 30th until July just remember it’s doesn’t matter what school you attend it about getting better and that’s what I do better than anyone around. Have a great weekend everyone and thanks again for all the love and support you definitely made the right decision. 🏀🏀🙏🏿🏀💯 let’s get it

Update for Sign Ups:

Apologies for any confusion. The Sign-Up dates for our 2026 basketball program are March 13 from 5pm-7:30pm and March 14th from 11:00am-2:30pm. These will be held at Round Table Pizza. Address: 1457 North Main St, Salinas Ca. Once again apologies for any confusion a post from last years sign ups may have caused. We look forward to seeing you March 13th and 14th and are excited for another successful summer! Check out our website as well as our facebook page for updates on this upcoming season. 

- Coach Jackson 

There will be times you will succeed and there will be times that you fail. So wasting your time debating whether you're going to be successful or not is pointless. You just put one foot in front of the other and control what you can control. Then you see what the outcome is. If you win great, you are going to have to wake up the next day and do the journey all over again. If you lose it sucks, but you are going to have to wake up the next day and do the journey all over again.
Words of the great KB Rip

Not only for part of practice

Not only for one half of the game

Not only on the days everything is going right

Not only when you feel like it

Not only a few days a week

Not only when your coach is watching

Not only for a couple of games at a tournament

Every Day...Bring it...It's just that simple!!!

Let's Get It!! 🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀  Go 🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀  All-Stars!! 🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀  

The Jackson All-Stars program has been in the Salinas area for the past 20 years and is led by Coach Darren Jackson.  I have been coaching local middle and high school teams for the past 20+ years.  I currently coach at North Salinas High School as the Girl's Varsity Basketball Coach.  I have been with this program for the past 17 years and have reached a coaching milestone of 300+ wins with this program.  If you want your child to get better with their fundamental basketball skills, learn how to play team basketball, and have fun this summer then you want to join our program.
There are a lot of choices in the area for travel basketball but I am the guy that makes it happen.  I make sure that your child (regardless of the school they attend) will be ready for their basketball season.  I work them hard but all my players go on to make their school team and earn playing time.  I have worked with players from the Monterey Peninsula to South Monterey County.  I don't exclude any players that are willing to work hard to get better over the summer.  Now, I can't promise you Showcase Tournaments, NBA Player Camps or a College Scholarship.  I'm not a college scout so I can't make that promise.  We don't have fancy uniforms with all the matching accessories either.  What I can promise is that I will make sure that your child improves their fundamental skills, is treated fairly, gets playing time this summer, and has fun doing it.
The choice is yours.  You need to go and check out other programs.  Look at the whole program and then come check us out.  I am not going to knock other programs down to get your child.  I will not start early to get the local kids in my program first.  I will let my wins/losses record speak for itself.  Take a survey...look at all the local players (middle, high school, JC players) and ask them which team they played with at one point in their career.  I guarantee that
75%-80% have gone through our program.  I know that some boys players have left when I couldn't coach all the teams but I am rebuilding the boy's teams, bringing in new coaching staff, and making the commitment to this.  Other programs will try to knock me down, and tell you lies about what I don't do.  They will tell you that I am a Girl's Coach and can't do anything for the boys.  I'm here to prove them wrong.  I work with ALL players!  I'm not about name dropping or highlighting my
run-ins with NBA players or coaches.  If you look at all the local high school teams (boys or girls) in the area...which team is consistently in the Wins column?  North Salinas Girls.  Which local team consistently reaches the play-offs year after year?  North Salinas Girls. I am the BEST...hands down!  I have the records to prove it...I get results!  If you want the BEST for your child...you have to bring them to the BEST!  Plain and Simple...my program is here to stay! 

WE ARE the Jackson All-Stars and  ARE "Building Tomorrow's Champions!"

Jackson All-Stars is a complete skill & development program for guards & post players. Shooting, passing, footwork, pick & roll, defense and mental toughness. Things that will put your child on the path to consistent improvement throughout our season and way beyond. We are also an AAU travel basketball program.

SHOOTING = RHYTHM, ACCURACY, REPETITION, CONSISTENT FORM, QUICK RELEASE, FOLLOW THROUGH.

PASSING = ACCURACY, SPIN, FINGER TIP CONTROL, ACCURACY TO HELP LIMIT TURNOVERS DURING GAMES & PRACTICES.

FOOTWORK = GETTING INTO THE RIGHT STANCE, GOING UP FOR A LAYUP ON THE RIGHT LEG, MOVING CORRECTLY TO PLAY GOOD DEFENSE AND MUCH MORE.

DISCOVER PICK & ROLL THAT ENHANCES GAME TIME EXECUTION  HELP RUN YOUR OFFENSE HELP GET OPENING SHOTS.

MENTAL TOUGHNESS = THE ABILIY TO FIGHT THROUGH TOUGH GAME WITHOUT HAVE A  MELTDOWN. THE ABILITY TO STAY FOCUS ON THE TASK AHEAD. TO STAY SELF-DISCIPLINED AND ON TASK

ALL THESE THINGS AND MUCH MORE TO HELP GET YOUR CHILD BETTER.

WE HAVE IT...NOW COME GET IT TO TAKE BACK TO YOUR SCHOOL NEXT SEASON. NO EXCUSES NECESSARY.

Here are some very important things that you should know up front:  We will have some opportunities for players to make money to help out with their fees but all payments will be due on time for all players.  I do not make deals.  All players will pay the same amount whether you have one child or two children playing - the price will be the same for each child.  No discounts are available.  I'm sorry and please don't ask.  I am not willing to pay your child's fees to have him or her play for me. That won't happen...sorry.  My program is run on your club fees.  That's how I keep this program going.  After the first day of practice NO REFUNDS will be given back to anyone.  Even if down the line your child quits, he or she will not get a refund back and will be be responsible for the remaining balance.  Each parent will need to sign a contract with their child on the first day of practice, if your child is picked for a team.  This contact will explain all the things you and your child will be responsible for.  If you don't take advantage of the fundraiser opportunities that will all be on you.  Parents are responsible for getting their kids to tournaments and to practice on time.  We have opened practices so parents are welcome as long as they don't interfere with practice and their child.  Only parents that have a child in the program can watch practice.  People who we aren't familiar with will be asked to leave for the safety of your child.  Remember all players will play in the tournament if they attend practice.  NO practice = NO playing time.  Now is a good time to start saving your money so you won't have any problems taking care of your child's fees when the time comes.  Thanks and take care.  Go All-Stars!!

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First master the fundamentals. ~Larry Bird

If you pay attention to the grandstands---it won't be long before you join them.

Practice to beat the best.

Good, better, best. Never let it rest until your good is better and your better is best.

Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his/her role on the team.

Don't let what other people think decide who you are.

I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. I dont't do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results.

You can't get much done in life if you only work on days when you feel good. ~Jerry West

You have to expect things of your self before you can do them.

A winner is someone who recognizes his/her God-given talents, works his/her tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his/her goal.

Don't Coach Mad.

Failure is good. It's fertilizer. Everything I've learned about coaching I've learned from making mistakes.

Those who work the hardest are the last to surrender.

Things to keep you from being complacent in order to be successful:

Today I will do what others won't so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can't.

Too many people are thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, when they ought to just water the grass they are standing on.

99% of failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.

Show me a person who doesn't make mistakes and I'll show you a person who doesn't do anything.

It's not what I ask of you, it's what you ask of yourself.

When life knocks you down, try to land on your back.  Because if you can look up, you can get up.

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

Strength doesn't come from what you can do, it comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn't do.

"Jackson All-Stars benefitted me by showing me it's not all about myself, but about the whole team. We learned to depend on one another and play for one another. The program made each player better in their own way. It not only helped us with the skills of basketball, but with life as well. Despite the hardships we go through each season, it made us strong-minded. Nothing is given in life, you have to work through it. Each obstacle we overcame during basketball made each of us more confident because we knew that we were capable of more than what we thought. Coach Jackson showed us that by working hard you can achieve anything. At practices, he didn't just stress the importance of doing well for a game but he stressed the importance of becoming successful in life. We not only became good athletes, but we became good students and leaders. As you grow up after each season of the program you become more of a leader. You learn that there are many people within the program who look up to you. Everyone completes their season with the mindset that you not only have to work hard on the court but off the court, too. Go Jackson All-Stars!"
~Cindy Cano - Class of 2008 (Now coaching at the middle school level)

"Every time you compete, try harder to improve on your last performance. Give nothing short of your very best effort."
~Mekayla Dacpano - Class of 2011 (Attends Hartnell College and plays "The game I love!")

"Our family has enjoyed a three to four year relationship with the All-Stars. We have two teenage sons that play on the traveling basketball team and what excites us the most about Coach Jackson is his fairness, honesty, and coaching style. Every kid gets a fair shot on the team, you never ever worry about where the coach is coming from because he's a straight shooter and we've seen a visible improvement in our son's basketball play. As a coach myself, I know the marked advancement, in our son's play, is due to solid fundamental coaching paired with challenging competition. When you see the basketball drills he employs to better his player's skills and the top level competition his teams compete against it will amaze you. Without a doubt Jackson All-Stars is the best choice."
~The Harrigan Family

"The Jackson All-Stars is a great program. I chose to play for this program for four years because I enjoyed it. Every time I always looked forward to practice and tournaments because it was so much fun. The teams altogether were built into a second family, a strong bond that's created throughout the season. The All-Stars contain a great coaching staff that help you on and off the court. Playing for them helped me improve on my game. It made me mentally strong and confident on the court to help me strive for success. I became ambitious and was always willing to work hard. I was taught how to respect and stand up for myself and believe in what I want. It was the little things that made me a better person and athlete."
~Amy Woo - Class of 2011 (Attends and plays for Mission College)

"Hi...I'm Jordyn Enos a two year veteran of the Jackson All-Stars and looking forward to entering my 3rd summer with the team in 2012. Coach Jackson's program has helped me improve my game a lot! Here at Jackson's we are a big family and learn to treat not only our teammates and competition, but everyone with respect. If you want to improve your basketball skills, I encourage you to come and try out. If you LOVE the game and are willing to put in the hard work and push yourself to get better, trust me, you will see the results. Don't think we don't have fun because we do but, it's the hard work you put into it, that makes the game fun when we play. When you walk through the gym doors, you better be ready to go to work because like Coach Jackson tells us, he can teach us all the drills but if YOU don't have it inside you to put in the effort, you will always be average."
~Jordyn Enos - 8th grader (Attends WMS) - Look out Stanford, Here I come!

"When our daughter (Jordyn) was in 5th grade, she was good enough with her athletic ability alone, to play on an all boys basketball team. Another father who had his daughter go through the Jackson All-Stars program came up to my wife and I and explained what the program was all about and how the player development skills would help Jordyn improve her basketball skills. As it turns out, the word "help" was an understatement. Working with Coach Jackson and his staff during her 6th grade summer, she came into her 7th grade season with an incredible advantage over her competition. The fundamental basketball skills they teach are invaluable. Her ball handling skills, court vision movement, leadership and most importantly the teaching of the complete "TEAM First" concept, has been laid as a foundation for her. In just one summer, she had learned to become a dominant player in her age group. In her 7th grade summer with the Jackson All-Stars, Coach Jackson and his staff believed enough in her progress to play her on both the 7th and 8th grade teams. This is where Coach Jackson and his staff set themselves apart from others. If your son or daughter is willing to put in the work and they improve beyond their age skills, they will patiently, move your child up, to ensure their skills continue to climb. Never letting them get complacent, playing them against kids that won't challenge them to move their game to the next level. This experience for Jordyn instilled a fearless competitiveness in her 8th grade season. She is again playing at an extremely high level and can't wait for the summer to begin working with the Jackson All-Stars again!"
~Steve and Debbie Enos

"Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one's level of aspiration and expectation."
~Jack Nicklaus

"Today's practice must always be better than yesterday. If not, practice is pointless. You can stay the same or get better."
~Coach Darren Jackson

A Blessing in Time of Defeat and a Time to Put it Behind You
Lord, someone else has won the honor that we thought should be ours, bless them. Someone else is enjoying the rewards We expected, bless them. Help us to remember that there is enough fame to go around. Enough happiness. And if we have not found ours this time, there will be other opportunities. This time maybe we weren't ready. Next time we will be. Or the time after that. Purge us of resentment; heal us of malice; soothe our disappointment. Don't let us impede our own progress by such emotions. Instead, let us ask a blessing upon the one who has beat us. To do so is to strengthen us. To do so is to draw upon a new source of energy and courage and optimism. We will rise up from defeat with joy. We will go forward enriched by this experience, spiritually growing. And as we bless them, we pray you bless us as a team and as a family. Thank you for this knowledge.

In order to have a winner, the team must have a feeling of unity; every player must put the team first ahead of personal glory.

We cannot be separated in interest or divided in purpose. We stand together until the end.

Some say you have to use your five best players, but I found out you win with the five that fit together best.

Always put God first and you can't go wrong.

The most important word - We.The least important - I.

The vehicle of accomplishment is fueled by teamwork.

Basketball...my world...any questions?

When we are one, we are #1!

Committment = Loyalty. Hard Work = Success. Pride = Yourself.

Winners train...losers complain...which one are you?

Individuals win games...teams win championships!