He was in the middle of showing the kids in the gym the jab-step move, as a way to shake a defender.

Jones, co- founder of Integration of Body of Mind Athletics (IOBAM), can be seen teaching this move and various others to young players from San Francisco and the Peninsula at the Nothing But Hoops basketball facility in Burlingame. The NBH facility, a former Bekins warehouse, is now a state of the art basketball facility.

It was founded by Paul Ferrari, a high school coach at Burlingame High School and Tony Lottice, founder of the Foster City Mini-Hoops program, which teaches basketball to kids aged four to 10. Starting at 2:30 p.m. daily, basketball skill development classes begin for boys and girls from the third grade up to High School.

The classes, which cost $75 a week, take place for an hour and a half, three times a week, and they mix a heavy dose of conditioning, with various offensive drills such as ball handling, rebounding, shooting, and defensive drills.

"If you do not have fundamentals, you cannot play the game at a high level, unless you are gifted by God," said Jones. "The difference between a good player and a not so good player, is that the good players have an understanding of the basketball fundamentals. Even these guys playing ball at the top Division 1 schools, and those in the NBA are physical specimens, but many of them do not know the fundamentals of playing basketball."

Jones, a former college basketball player at Menlo College in Atherton, along with Robert Rius, another Menlo player, started IOBAM as a way to train youth in the elementary parts of the game. After holding basketball clinics in various places in the Bay Area, the two ended up as the main trainers at the NBH facility.

"Tony Lottice was doing some stuff with some younger kids and we wanted to run a program for older kids," said Rius. "They needed an organization to come in and run the type of programs that are out there."

While the Peninsula region of the San Francisco Bay Area has had its fair share of basketball players over the years, Ferrari believes that the NBH facility may help to aid and develop basketball players in the region.

"I coach Junior Varsity Basketball at Burlingame High School, and 55 kids go out for a team that only has 15 spots," said Ferrari, one of the founders of the NBH facility. "Those who get cut from the team, often just let their talent go, as they stop playing."

Ferrari sees the NBH training facility, as a vehicle for youth and adults interested in basketball to continually work and improve on their basketball skills.

"Oftentimes in high school ball, we do not have the time to work on all of the fundamentals," said Ferrari. "These clinics are great, as these players are getting taught fundamentals that they are not getting at school."

Besides the basketball classes, the NBH facility houses basketball leagues for boys and girls in various age groups, tournaments and basketball showcase events. There is also individual workouts and conditioning classes for players, who want to get better.

"We put together programs designed to help teach today’s youth not only to be athletes but to be positive and productive citizens," said Jones. "We use athletics as a vehicle to skills that will help people succeed in life."

The Nothing But Hoops facility is located at 1881 Rollins Road in Burlingame, California. For more information on the facility and the various leagues, call (650) 652-9302, or fax at (650) 652-6195, website, www.iobam.org or by e-mail at nbh@iobam.org.