Bob Peterman started, what is now One Voice Basketball, in 2010 with his daughter Becky. A 2007 Voorhees graduate, Becky was a captain of a team that won the conference title, the Hunterdon Warren County championship and went 23-3. Following her college career Becky, Bob, Adam Ambielli and Eric Zobian joined together to offer current and future Voorhees players skill development clinics in the off season. In 2014 the informal workout program was incorporated as a non-profit organization, One Voice Basketball. Bob brings more than 35 years of coaching experience to the program. He has coached at the high school, travel and AAU level (Hunterdon Hoosiers, L.T. Thunder).

Over the years Bob has worked as the C.O.O. of Bonnie Brae, a residential treatment program for emotionally disturbed youth, President of the Board of Trustees of Hunterdon Youth Services, Plant Superintendent, HR Director and Corporate Trainer at Custom Alloy Corporation and Vice President of Blueprints for Breakthroughs, a consulting firm that aims to maximize human potential in individuals and groups. Throughout his career his primary responsibilities included developing high performing teams of people dedicated to a common purpose.

While at Bonnie Brae, Bob was a founder of an adventure based counseling program that was named one of national leader Project Adventure Inc.'s top five programs in 2003. As one of the program’s wilderness guides, Bob utilized challenge course activities, backpacking, canoeing, snowshoe and cross country skiing expeditions to help youth at risk identify and enhance their personal strengths and work through their perceived limits.

All of these experiences have influenced Bob’s coaching philosophy. He believes that coaching is not only about athletic skill development but also about personal development. Coaching, in his opinion, involves assisting players to work through obstacles, conflicts and confidence barriers and towards their potential. He believes that limits on human potential are largely self-imposed and that basketball can provide a platform that provides kids an opportunity to work through the challenges of athletic competition, affirm their personal values and demonstrate their character.

Kelly Reilly is a 2013 graduate of Voorhees High School where she played four years of varsity basketball. During that time she was a member of the 2010 team that won the Hunterdon Warren Sussex County Tournament. An All-County and All-Conference player and captain of the 2013 team, Kelly was one of our original workout participants. When in middle school, she grew up watching some of the talented Voorhees teams that played between 2007 and 2010. She, like other young players at the time, was motivated to be a part of the tradition.

After 2011, for the first time in 16 years, the Voorhees program struggled to perform at a high level. There were not enough players committed to the program and personal improvement. Kelly was the exception. She was often the only one in the gym at our early workouts. Kelly modeled the commitment necessary to improve and before long other players began to attend and work hard on their skills.

Following her graduation from Voorhees Kelly continued her education at De Sales University and earned a degree in Nursing in 2017. She is currently employed as a NICU nurse at Saint Peter's University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ.

NICU nurses work with seriously ill or premature babies. They know, that the work they do with babies is measured in small increments – small victories that hopefully come together to move the babies towards a happy and healthy future. Teamwork on the NICU unit is critical to success.

Kelly continues to stay involved with basketball. She has coached for the United AUU program and since 2021 has coached the One Voice Varsity AAU team.

The best coaches are true to their values and work to impact people’s lives in positive ways. It is no coincidence that the things that make Kelly a special nurse also show in her coaching. She knows that both personal and team development happens over time (small victories) and that teamwork is essential. She believes in the process of improvement and is committed to it.

Kelly says, “I believe that basketball is more than a sport and can teach you valuable life lessons. It offers many of the skills you need to use in life such as working hard, teamwork, and using criticism constructively. I have always loved basketball and all of the things it has given me and hope to share that feeling with our girls.” 

DRAFT IN REVIEW

Coaching experience:

Brandon has been coaching youth sports since 2013 for the LTAA youth rec league, 2^nd grade through 8^th grade levels. He has primarily coached basketball since 2016 and ran the LTAA basketball program as co-commissioner from 2018 to 2021. He will be stepping away from LTAA since his youngest daughter Nicole graduated out of the program in 2023. Leaving LTAA presented Brandon with an opportunity to join One Voice basketball. Brandon has seen the advantages that come from a program like One Voice. His oldest daughter Alina was committed to One Voice basketball during her four-year Voorhees High School career. Alina was a two-year starter at shooting guard for VHS. As a senior she was team

co-captain, first team all-conference, and the team finished as 2022 conference champions. Alina now runs cross-country and track at the University of Vermont.

Coaching Philosophy:

Basketball is a game of teamwork, and we can utilize player strengths; every player has something to contribute, no matter what their skill level. We do not criticize our teammates, we communicate with them.

Quote:

I was not a very skilled player when I started playing at a young age. For the love of the game, I chose to be better…so I made a point to play every chance that I could, weather permitting (inside gyms were hard to come by). I learned different skills from friends and made new friends just by finding opportunities to play day after day. I got better mostly by repetition. I can speak from experience that the work pays off. I did not have a program like OneVoice available to help develop and enhance my basketball skills. I think about the tremendous impact a program like this could have had on a young player like me.

Playing experience:

Brandon started playing youth rec league basketball in sixth grade and played high school basketball through his senior year. He played intramural leagues through college and has played in community leagues since then.