Episode 203: Brandon Payne, Teaching Shooting and Lessons from Working with Steph Curry

Guest: Brandon Payne, NBA Player Development Coach   NBA player development coach Brandon Payne join the Basketball Podcast to share insights on teaching shooting and lessons from working with Steph Curry. Brandon Payne is the founder of Accelerate Basketball and Accelerate Basketball Online, an unprecedented resource that allows aspiring basketball athletes all over the world to train like 3x NBA champion and 2x MVP, Stephen Curry. Payne began crafting his 10-point basketball player development philosophy while coaching at Wingate University. Payne has trained over 100 NBA, WNBA, and foreign professional athletes all over the world to be better and faster. The most notable of the athletes is the three-time NBA champion and two-time MVP Steph Curry. Since 2011, he has worked diligently as Curry’s professional skills trainer and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, CBSSports.com, Bleacher Report, NBA TV, and many other media outlets. Payne uses innovative coaching techniques to accelerate the player’s game and he believes in combining mind, body, and basketball skills to develop his players. He started using innovative techniques to position athletes to get better, faster. In 2009, he launched Accelerate Basketball. Since its conception, Payne has worked with his staff to develop youth basketball training programs throughout the Carolinas and opened his facility to groups of athletes from all over the world. Breakdown1:00 - Caddy3:00 - Not Giving Repetition5:00 - Interval Individualization7:00 - Important Cues9:00 - Push The Ground Harder14:00 - Shooting in the Gym18:00 - Breathing in Shooting23:00 - Coming Off Screens25:00 - Preparation For Shooters27:00 - Shooting Off The Dribble Footwork32:00 - Ball Pickup34:00 - Overload37:00 - Retrieval Practice to Permanent40:00 - Catch and Shoot44:00 - Reduction in Success47:00 - Landing52:00 - Dell and Steph Curry54:00 - Workload Management57:00 - Coaching a Star Player59:00 - Conclusion Brandon Payne’s Bio:Bio: https://twitter.com/acceleratebballInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachbrandonpayne Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/