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1-on-1 with skills guru Ryan Goodson

Since , Goodson has traveled worldwide and trained more than 15, players from the youth to the professional levels. He even worked with two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry and directed Curry’s Skills Academy in

Winning Hoops recently caught up with Goodson to talk about coaches and skill development.

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Here is what he had to say.

You watch a lot of basketball. What would you say are the biggest mistakes coaches make today?

I think a lot of times coaches will do drills without knowing their purpose or having game-applicable skills behind them. That’s a big one that I see. Another is knowing how to teach and reach a player, or break down a skill.

I work with a lot of players from 6 years old up to pros, and when you’re trying to teach a new skill, knowing how to break down that skill into smaller parts is important.

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