Basketball Fundamentals “Each Player Must/Will Know”

Written by Coach Peterman

I have coached at the NCAA Division 2 (Southwestern Oklahoma State University), NAIA (USAO), and JUCO Levels (Blinn College and Carl Albert State College) as well as high school. I just felt that fellow coaches especially young coaches need to constantly work on their “game”. Just like the basketball players that we coach. We as coaches need to improve ourselves. That is my story and why I do this blog.

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October 10, 2014

Basketball Fundamentals “Each Player Must/Will Know”

In discussing, researching and trial & error, I have found that the most successful programs at any level have certain non-negotiable basketball fundamentals and ways of doing things that develop their foundation of play. This has led to the development of our Program Basketball Fundamentals “Each Player Must/Will Know”. A set of 15 fundamental/personal skills that we begin teaching as early as Kindergarten in our summer basketball camps. They continue to be taught and compounded upon to build the fundamental habits that we want to play with in practice and in competitive games.

They are not “secrets” or special skills that have magically been invented by myself or my staff. They are simply a specific, planned and DOCUMENTED set of 15 program basketball fundamentals that by each players’ Varsity years they have become very competent at, or have mastered. It allows the coaches a guideline of fundamental teaching, a structure of vertical alignment, and a way to insure that we are giving each player in our program the chance to succeed at this great sport.

These fundamentals lead into our “Basketball Curriculum” that I will share in a later article. They are the basis for our fundamental teaching, and help aid in our player and program development. Hopefully something in this article will inspire your creative juices, or at the very least remind you of the fundamentals you already require to be taught and to DOCUMENT THEM as part of your own “Blueprint for Success”.

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Head Boys Basketball Coach
Payson-Seymour High School (IL) – 105-39 Record in 5 seasons @ Payson / Elite 8 Qualifiers in 2013
Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Board Member (District 16)

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Played College Basketball @ Quincy University (2 Years ’96-98) & Aquinas College (2 Years ’98-’00)
Head Basketball Coach for 10 Seasons and counting (All in the State of Illinois)
Have sent 7 players to play in College basketball programs
Personal Speed, Strength & Skill Trainer