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JUMPSHOTS OVER GUNSHOTS

JUMPSHOTS OVER GUNSHOTS JUMPSHOTS OVER GUNSHOTS JUMPSHOTS OVER GUNSHOTS

EMPOWERING OUR YOUTH WITH LIFE SKILLS THROUGH BASKETBALL

PROMOTING EDUCATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, MENTORING -JOURNALISM

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WE MET WITH OUR MAYOR 

IN BROOKLYN - SUMMER 2022

@  SMALL BUSINESS WEEK.

HERE’S

ERIC  ADAMS 

AND 

COACH BEST,

C.E.O  of  J.O.G

NY1 CHERYL WILLS / COACH BEST & HIS yOUTH INITIATIVES

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  • NEW YORK 1‘s  TOP JOURNALIST  “CHERYL WILLS“ INVITED  C.E.O  “COACH BEST“  THIS PAST SUMMER 2022 TO TALK ABOUT HIS  WORLD 🌎 PEACE ☮️ CAMPAIGN, FOCUS PHRASE  & YOUTH INIATIAVE  CALLED  JUMPSHOTS OVER GUNSHOTS 

JR. JOURNALIST BLAKE BEST & NBA STAR KYRIE IRVING @ G.M.A

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VARSITY STUDENT ATHLETE,

JR. JOURNALIST,

BLAKE BEST - A  GRAD

from THE CLASS of 2022 

WAS @ GOOD MORNING AMERICA 

IN THE TIMES SQUARE STUDIO 

WITH OUR 

N.B.A SUPER STAR,

“FUTURE HALL OF FAMER”  

KYRIE IRVING 

OF 

THE DALLAS MAVERICKS 



SEBASTIAN JOSEPH DAY 🏆 NFL CHAMPION & OUR JR. JOURNALIST

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  • WE WERE ABLE TO CHOP IT UP THEN INTERVIEW STROUDSBURG  ALUMNI AND  L.A. RAMS CHAMPION,  SIR BASH AKA SEBASTIAN JOSEPH-DAY 

HISTORY IS HERE “HOLCOMBE RUCKER PARK” our MADISON SQUARE

BUILD YOUR RESUME, WHERE THE LEGENDS PLAY - SM TO 4X

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BUILD YOUR RESUME, WHERE THE LEGENDS PLAY . .  is our  SIGNATURE  “ASCAP“  Published SONG 🎶🎤 🎼   IT’S ALSO THE SLOGAN & LOGO FOR OUR  “2021“  SPORTS APPAREL collection.   Ranging  from  T- SHIRTS, Sweat shirts  to HOODIES - Long or Short sleeves  etc. ITEMS ARE IN BLACK & WHITE COLORS ONLY .  . .  we been using it for our J.O.G BASKETBALL 🏀 EVENTS since August 15, 2021.    

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      Game 1 

      07/09/22

      J.O.G. 14U  DEFEATS 

      N.J. PLAYTIME 

       - RUCKER PARK.

      53 - 40 


      Game 2 

      07/10/22

      J.O.G  14U DEFEATS  

      TEAM ROC  53 - 23  -,RUCKER PARK.


      Game 3 

      07/23/ 22

      J.O.G 12U Team

      DEFEATS 

      BOYS OF FAITH

      51 - 23

      - RUCKER PARK 


      Game 4 

      08/ 01/ 22

      J.O.G 14U lost 

      37 - 34 - RINGERS 

      Rucker Park 


      Game 5 

      Johnson Rec Center

      08- 07- 22

      J.O.G 12U lost 

      37 - 36 

      kYHU all stars 




      SUMMER 2022 JUMPSHOTS OVER GUNSHOTS 14U

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      COACH BEST   COACH RICK  and 

      THE 14U J.O.GEES 

      SUMMER 2022 JUMPSHOTS OVER GUNSHOTS 12U

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      COACH BEST GETS ANOTHER VICTORY @ RUCKER PARK 

      J.O.G IS A WORLD 🌎 PEACE ☮️ CAMPAIGN, FOCUS PHRASE AND YOUTH INIATIVE PROMOTING DIVERSITY & INCLUSION.

        THIS IS STILL THE SAFEST WAY TO PLAY 🏀 😷 🏀

        THIS IS STILL THE SAFEST WAY TO PLAY 🏀 😷 🏀

        WE WERE THE FIRST ORGANIZATION TO INTRODUCED  THE 3 POINT CONTEST TO N.Y.C STREETBALL.  

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        SUMMER, SPRING & FALL OF 2021

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        SUMMER STAFF 2021 / 6 COMMENDABLE AND DEPENDABLE

        WE WERE SO PROUD OF OUR TEEN ALUMNI & YOUNG ADULTS THIS PAST SUMMER 2021 FOR THEIR HARDWORK & PUNCTUALITY.

        OUR J.O.G STAFF / PEER LEADERS / from left to right.  NATE  - HONDO   - JOSE    Then there’s  DONELL - JORDAN - JOSHUA

        JOSE MENDES / catch his full video on YouTube, Instagram and Twitter

        OUR 

        JR. JOURNALIST  &  STUDENT ATHLETE  / 

         TALKS ABOUT  THE ABSENCE OF KYRIE IRVING

        SUMMER 2020, HARLEM SAW THE FIRST EVER 3 POINT CONTEST

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        THIS WAS THE 1ST EVER CLINIC THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC FOLLOWED BY THE 3 POINT COMPETITION PRACTICING SAFE AND SOCIAL DISTANCING. WE 1ST KICKED OFF  IN  ST. NICHOLAS PROJECTS  FOLLOWED BY OUR  2ND EVENT ON 145TH STREET LENOX AVE AND SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST @ HOLCOMBE RUCKER PARK IN THE SUMMER OF 2020.

        SUMMER 2020 / WE MASKED UP & CHALLENGED THE VIRUS 🏀😷🏀

        IN  THE  SUMMER OF 2020

        WE GOT CREATIVE WITH

        AN ORIGINAL EVENT, NEVER DONE B4

        IN N.Y.C STREETBALL 


        “JUMPSHOTS OVER GUNSHOTS“

        HELD  THE  1ST  EVER 

        CLINIC THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC


        FOLLOWED BY . 

         

        OUR 3 POINT COMPETITION,

        PRACTICING SAFE & SOCIAL DISTANCING. 


        SO  

        THE  SUMMER  2021  WAS LiT 🔥 

        EVERY FRIDAY 

        AT 

         “HOLCOMBE RUCKER PARK“

        FROM 10 AM TO 3 PM 

        WHEN 

        WE  LAUNCHED  A NEW CAMPAIGN 

        CALLED

        BALLIN BACK 

        FROM QUARANTINE

        THE VACCINE

         & 

        COVID 19

        CAN YOU SHOOT

        THE 3 ?




        About OUR CEO & FOUNDER

        COACH BEST

        SO THERE’S AN OLD SAYING :

        THERE’S NOTHING 

        NEW UNDER THE SUN.

        SEEMINGLY COACH BEST 

        WAS INSPIRED BY  

        NOT ONE BUT TWO

         ENTREPRENEURS

        THAT CAME BEFORE HIM 

         IN THE SAME 

        NEIGHBORHOOD  

        OF 

        ST. NICHOLAS PARK SOUTH

        BEFORE 

        HE WAS BORN.

        THE FIRST GENTLEMAN 

        WHO 

        COACH BEST 

        HAD ADMIRED NOW 

        HAS A STREET CORNER 

        NAMED IN HIS HONOR,

        WHO HAD 

         “35 PLUS“ YEARS 

        OF YOUTH EMPOWERMENT

        UNDER HIS BELT. 

        THE OTHER GENTLEMAN 

        HAS HIS NAME

        ENSHRINED 

        ON A PARK & PLAYGROUND

        IN HARLEM,

        ON THE UPPER WEST SIDE 

        OF MANHATTAN

        FOR IMPACTING THE

         SPORTS WORLD,

          PARTICULARLY BASKETBALL  

        WITH HIS LARGER THAN 

        LIFE LEGACY.

        AT 1ST COACH BEST WAS 

        JUST INSPIRED BY

        MR. WILLIAM A. BRYD 

        WHO HE’D MET IN 1983 

        BUT ACTUALLY  

        BEFORE HIM THERE WAS

        A  PARKS DEPARTMENT,  

        RECREATION DIRECTOR  

        AT  ST. NICHOLAS 

        PARK SOUTH

        BY THE NAME OF 

        HOLCOMBE L. RUCKER,

        WHOM HE‘D ONLY HEARD 

        STORIES 

        ABOUT, 

        WHO WAS 

        THE CREATOR OF

        SUMMER LEAQUE 

        BASKETBALL

        IN 1950,

        THE 1ST EVER 

        OUTDOOR 

        TOURNAMENT IN 

        THE UNITED STATES.

         

        THE 2016 - ST. KNICKS FROM ST. NICHOLAS HOUSES. OUR 1ST FINALS APPEARANCE @ Each 1 Teach 1 / RUCKER PARK Championship 🥈 - 2ND PLACE

           

         

        MR. WILLIAM A. BYRD

        R.I.P

        TO  MY INSPIRATION 

        MR. WILLIAM A. BYRD 

        “1927 TO 2000”


        MR. BRYD WAS 

        AND STILL IS AN INSPIRATION. 

        TO US. 

         HE STARTED AN  ORGANIZATION

         CALLED THE U.B.A  IN 1966 

        “UNITED BLOCK ASSOCIATION“

        IN THE  ST. NICHOLAS 

        HOUSING PROJECTS

        AND PROVIDED US 

        WITH YOUTH ACTIVITIES, 

        YOUTH EMPLOYMENT 

        TO OCUPPY OUR IDLE TIME.

        MR. BYRD 

        WAS NICK NAMED

        “FIGURE HEAD“ 

        BECAUSE HE WAS ALWAYS 

        THINKING  OF A  MASTER PLAN 

        TO UPLIFT 

        THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

        WHICH  LEAD TO  THE

        OPENING  

        OF  A  YOUTH  CENTER

        IN  THE  EARLY 70’s

        NOW 

        THERE’S A STREET CORNER 

        NAMED  AFTER  HIM  

        CALLED 

        “WILLIAM A. BRYD  PLACE”


        THE BLOCK THAT ROCKS 

        ON 

        131st STREET 7th AVE. 

        MR. HOLCOMBE L. RUCKER

        R.I.P 

        TO  MY  FRIENDLY  GHOST 

        HOLCOMBE L. RUCKER

        “1926 TO 1965”


        MR. BYRD HAD TO HAVE SEEN 

        MR. RUCKER AND  BEEN 

        INSPIRED BY HIM

        WHEN HE CREATED  

        THE RUCKER TOURNAMENT 

        IN  THE 

        ST. NICHOLAS PROJECTS 

        IN 1950 . . 

        WHICH WAS SAME YEAR THAT 

        ST. NICK PROJECTS OPENED 

        HIS DOORS FOR RESIDENCY.   

        THIS  CREATION  OF HIS WAS  

        THE  1ST EVER

         SUMMER BASKETBALL LEAGUE 

        IN THE UNITED STATES, 

        WHERE YOUNG MEN WHO PLAYED 

        THERE ON THE BLACKTOP 

        WAS SEEN BY COLLEGE SCOUTS 

        AND WAS GIVING SCHOLARSHIPS 

        NOTABLY  TO 

        SEVERAL 

        HISTORICAL BLACK 

        COLLEGE UNIVERSITIES 

        IN THE SOUTH.

        THIS CREATION OF HIS , 

        SUMMER LEAGUE 

        ‘BASKETBALL 

        IS

         NOW  MIMICKED  

        WORLDWIDE.

        🏀 🌎 

        HOLCOMBE RUCKER 

        HAD MOVED HIS TOURNAMENT

        FROM  ST.NICHOLAS 

        PROJECTS  IN 1962 

        AND RELOCATED 

        UPTOWN  TO 

        280 WEST 155TH STRRET 

        FREDERICK DOUGLAS BLVD

        AND THAT 

        LOCATION WAS FORMERLY 

        KNOWN AS PLAYGROUND 156

        THEN IT WAS RENAMED 

        HOLCOMBE RUCKER PARK

        IN 1974. 


        THE INSPIRATION & GHOST OF HOLCOMBE RUCKER’S PAST

        C.E.O SHAUN BEST

         

         


        BEFORE J.O.G BECAME A TAX EXEMPT, 

        501C3 NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION, 

        MR. SHAUN BEST aka COACH BEST HAS SPENT OVER  20 YRS 

        WORKING IN THE FIELD   

        OF SOCIAL SERVICE,  MENTORING  &  DEVELOPING THE MINDS

        OF KIDS, TEENS and YOUNG ADULTS BY USING 

        CONFLICT RESOLUTION AS A COPING 

        MECHANISM WHEN FACE WITH STRESS, HARDSHIP OR ADVERSITY.




        SO  

        in the summer of  2013 

        COACH BEST 

        LAUNCHED HIS  J.O.G  CAMPAIGN  or  JOVERG  

        which is another name for 

        JUMPSHOTS OVER GUNSHOTS 

        in the mornings

        after working On the Overnight Shift.

        He started out Bi Weekly to Weekends to  Everyday offering  

        A  FREE Skills & Drills Basketball Clinic 

        to kids from age 9 to 12 years old 

         in the  ST. NICHOLAS HOUSING PROJECTS On 128th street 7th ave 

        UNKNOWINGLY that this HARLEM N.Y.C.H.A Development  

        HAD A HERITAGE OF IT’S OWN BEFORE HE WAS BORN. 


            He 

        had no idea he would be following in the footsteps of 

        THE  ICONIC & LEGENDARY . .

        MR.  “HOLCOMBE L. RUCKER”   

        who created  

        “THE RUCKER TOURNAMENT“ 

        which was the 1st ever Summer Basketball Leaque  

        in 1950

        keeping youngsters away from crime, gangs & drugs.

        He would stress that Basketball can be a vehicle to obtain an 

        Education Perhaps A College Scholarship. 


        YEARS LATER 

          Mr. Rucker had moved uptown to 155th street in 1962  

        then a gentleman by the name of  

        Mr. “WILLIAM A. BYRD“  

        PULLED UP 

        into  ST. NICHOLAS PROJECTS in 1966

        He founded an organization  

        called the U.B.A.  / United Block Association 

         He  Opened  Up  A Youth Center / The BYRD Center 

        which provided Free Meals All Day, Summer Youth Employment,

        Football, Baseball and the  “BYRD’CLASSICS”  A Basketball Tournament    

        IRONICALLY it was Mr. BYRD 

        who provided an opportunity for a teenager in 1986 to 

        MC on the  microphone 

        and be the announcer for his basketball tournament    

        in ST. NICK PROJECTS 

        earning that teen his 1st ever PAYCHECK and that teen 

        is now known as  “COACH BEST”


         SO

            Mr. BEST 

        is always making reference & sharing stories of the past with

        Kids, Teens & Young Adults, Foreign or Domestic

        when traveling from N.Y. TO L.A. or  EUROPE & back

         So  Everyone  Can Learn About 

        HARLEM’S SPORTS HISTORY 

        OUR HARLEM HERITAGE, OUR CULTURAL IMPACT ON THE GAME OF BASKETBALL

        AND TO BE INSPIRED 

        by the efforts of COMMUNITY SERVICE & ENTREPRENEURSHIP 

        as he was inspired by those before him .  

        So it’s safe to say that 

        “JUMPSHOTS OVER GUNSHOTS”  is cut from the same cloth as 

        Mr. RUCKER & Mr. BYRD and was founded on HALLOWED GROUND.

        NOW 

        JUMPSHOTS OVER GUNSHOTS. 

        . IS  LOOKING FORWARD TO 

         HAVING A SAFE SPACE OF THEY’RE OWN ONE DAY, 

        A BUILDING CALLED  

        “THE J.O.G LEARNING CENTER“

        🙏🏀🙏 



        ‘’REST IN PEACE 

        TO OUR

        J.O.G TEENS  


        WALTER DAVIS   R.I.P 

        JEREMIAH DRAPER   R.I.P

        AND

        JOEY MINYETY   R.I.P 




        GONE WAY TO SOON 

        🙏🙏🙏

         







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        MILBANK WINNERS

        OUR 2018 - 19 MILBANK 🏆 “WINNERS“

        THIS WAS OUR 1ST TIME INVITED TO THE NEW YORK VS. PHILADELPHIA  RIVALRY . .   

        THE  70th ANNUAL   TRADITIONAL  SERIES  STARTED  BY 

         “HOLCOMBE RUCKER”  FROM HARLEM   AND   “SONNY HILL  ” FROM PHILLY. 

        J.O.G WINS ( 34 TO 31 ) 

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        YOUNG CEO - ATTENDING BLOOMSBURG COLLEGE FALL 2022

        BLAKE BEST, 

        VARSITY STUDENT ATHLETE, 

        JR.  JOURNALIST, TEEN ENTREPRENEUR 

        FROM THE  GRADUATION  CLASS OF 2022

        ALSO

        A YOUNG CEO IN TRAINING.

         Blake has revamped

         the J.O.G SPORTS APPAREL 

        and it’s dripping now 

        more than ever before.

          Our sports apparel is used 

        for 

        FUNDRAISING & PROMOTION.

        BLAKE is a SENIOR 

        @ STROUDSBURG AREA HIGH SCHOOL

        Varsity Basketball all 4 years.

        also collaborating with

        EVA BLAISDELL of LADY ROCKET SPACE 

        in LOS ANGELES.


        BLAKE BEST  

        was  apart of THE 1ST EVER 

        2021 GRADUATING CLASS 

        OF THE 

        MAYOR’ S ACTION PLAN 

        ( M.A.P ) YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL.

        BUT

         WE’RE NOT DONE . . 

        HE WILL ALSO BE THE NARRATOR

        OF  THE 

         WEB DOCU - SERIES 

        titled  

        “SURVIVING RUCKER PARK”

        along with J.O.G members 

        VINCENT HENDRICKS 

        AND 

         RICHARD CASTELLO. 


        This Docu Series is about 

        “HARLEM’S BASKETBALL HERITAGE“

        and it‘s main CONTRIBUTORS . . .  

        JOHN HANSBOROUGH 

        HOLCOMBE RUCKER, OLLIE EDINBORO,

        DONALD ADAMS & PELHAM FRITZ.

        THESE 5 GUYS MADE SUCH AN IMPACT 

        ON THE CULTURE OF N.Y.C BASKETBALL 🏀 

        AND  ALSO THERE’S 

        BOB & FRED 

        OF 

        Each one Teach one 

         and the life  & legacy of 

        Late Great “GREG MARIUS“ of the E.B.C

        and co - partner 

        GUSTO WELLS 

        of the newly founded  “Entertainers 155”

        and how all of thee above inspired 

        JUMPSHOTS OVER GUNSHOTS.  

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        RUCKER PARK KIDS

        OUR 2020 RUCKER PARK KIDS

        DURING THE PANDEMIC 

        J.O.G WAS STILL ABLE TO FIND A WAY

        TO PUT A SKILLS & DRILLS CAMP 

        TOGETHER 

        FOR OUR 

        “RUCKER PARK KIDS“

        WHO TRULY HAVE A WONDERFUL 

        FRIENDSHIP AMONG EACH OTHER  🏀 

        RUCKER PARK TEENS

        OUR 2020 - 21 RUCKER PARK TEENS

        WE ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TELL YOU THAT ALTHOUGH WE LOST THE GAME  DURING  THE 2021 NEW YORK VS. PHILLY . . THE SERIES IS TIED 1 - 1 

        BUT THE M.V.P WAS FROM OUR TEAM . . ON THE FAR RIGHT IN THIS PICTURE . .  HIS NAME IS DONELL CAPERS 17PTS 8 REBS 4 ASST . . IN THE MIDDLE IS TYQUAN CUFFY . . TO THE LEFT IS JONATHAN WATTS.  THESE ARE OUR RUCKER PARK TEENS WHO WERE APART OF THE 8TH AVE COLLABORATION.  

        THE 2017 SEASON @ RUCKER PARK

         from left . . 

        TYLER PERRY - KARL UPSTART - GEORGE

        ST.PARICK  - BLAKE BEST - MARMODU ZULU - MALIKAI PEAKER 


        JUMPSHOTS OVER GUNSHOTS 

        WENT TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP AGAIN 

        BUT CAME UP SHORT IN THE 13U DIVISION.

        WE MANAGED TO HAVE  A  5 - 0  SEASON 

        AND LOST  

        IN THE FINALS @ RUCKER PARK

        ( 2ND PLACE )

        🥈

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        RUCKER PARK KIDS

        Jr  JOURNALIST /  VEON RODRIGUEZ . .  GIVING  “KYRIE“ HIS C00L P0INTS.  THIS YOUNGSTER HAS A BRIGHT FUTURE. 

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