Luke Cotter

Directly out of high school, I returned to my alma mater and was an assistant high school JV coach and had a minimal role in the varsity program. The next season, I was the JV head coach and a varsity assistant. My JV team went 15-2 in our 2019-2020 season.

Throughout my middle school and high school days, I volunteered to be on staff for numerous youth basketball camps.

I completed the National Federation of State High School Associations courses on "The Fundamentals of Coaching," "Heat Illness Prevention," "Concussion in Sports," and "Appearance And Performance Enhancing Drugs and Substances" in 2018 as part of my certification and training to be a coach.

As a high school player, I was a 2x varsity team captain, 3x All-Academic athlete, 2x All-League 2nd team, and 3x All-League tournament.

As a varsity player for 3 seasons, my teams went 63-23 over 3 seasons including 4 state playoff wins and two league championships.

I declined pursuing a collegiate career due to personal circumstances.

I am all about the player first. Players win games. As a coach or trainer, my job is to put them in the best position to succeed by instructing them on how they can improve their game. Whether is is basic fundamentals and learning the game, or how to execute plays, and how to be a great teammate and competitor. Something that has always been of the utmost importance to me is effort. So many plays in basketball come down to effort. How hard are you working on defense? Boxing out? Diving for loose balls? Cutting hard while running a play? I truly believe that any player can improve their game drastically just by knowing how to hustle and affect the game in many ways and not just scoring.

My sessions would be focused on these principles first and foremost. Once the mentality is understood and acted upon, there is no ceiling to the skill level a player can reach. The basic fundamentals along with more advanced concepts will be easily understood with the correct apporach.

My sessions would include: defensive position, rebounding, ball handling, moving on offense without the ball, shooting off the catch, dribble and drive, finishing at the rim, footwork, and so much more. After assessing the players basic skill sets, it can be determined what the primary focus can be on developing their game while also continuing to build upon their strengths.

Session packages on profile are standard sets, but alternative options can be discussed.