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# The Basketball Fundamentals Are Not For Beginners

 by [SKILL DEVELOPMENT COACH](https://blog.skilldevelopmentcoach.com/author/skill-development-coach) | Dec 30, 2018 9:44:50 AM | [basketball skill development](https://blog.skilldevelopmentcoach.com/tag/basketball-skill-development), [basketball fundamentals](https://blog.skilldevelopmentcoach.com/tag/basketball-fundamentals), [basketball skills](https://blog.skilldevelopmentcoach.com/tag/basketball-skills)  | [0 Comments](https://blog.skilldevelopmentcoach.com/the-basketball-fundamentals-are-not-for-beginners#comments-listing)

******Way too often,... the “Fundamentals” are thought of as... ***for beginners! *********

That’s not even what the word ***fundamentals ***means.

It means… The ***essentials!***

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The basketball **fundamentals** are not for beginners. They are the correct way.   

1. The ***fundamentals ***make you ***competent.***
2. The **fundamentals **make you ***confident.***
3. The ***fundamentals ***help you ***compete.***

You must first learn the basketball **fundamentals **If you really want to learn how to compete. 

**You can’t skip over them. You can't forget them!**

***You’re not going anywhere good without *them.  **

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