Episode 125: Phil Beckner, NBA Shooting and Player Development

Guest: Phil Beckner, NBA Player Development Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, NBA player development coach Phil Beckner joins the Basketball Podcast. Phil Beckner is currently a Player Development Consultant for numerous NBA players helping them to perform at their highest level both personally and professionally. Phil also works with several high performing teams, organizations, and businesses, all to help enhance skills and maximize results. In doing so, Phil helps create a blueprint for development improving strategies to ultimately enhance leadership skills. Prior to that, he spent 2 years at Boise State where he served as an assistant and then associate head coach. While at Boise State, Phil was part of 2 consecutive 20-win seasons, 2 NIT appearances, and was instrumental in the development of the 2018 NBA first-round Draft pick Chandler Hutchison (#22 Chicago Bulls). Phil has been a collegiate coach for 10 seasons, plus one year as an assistant coach at the professional level. Before arriving at Boise State, he spent one season at Nebraska, and one season on staff with the Oklahoma City Blue, the NBA D-League affiliate of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Breakdown 1:00 - Difference between a Coach and Trainer 3:00 - Training Sessions 5:00 - Process of who you Choose to Work with 9:30 - Player's Progress 12:00 - Normalize Lillard's Success 14:00 - Philosophies on Improving Player's Shooting 16:00 - Communication 19:00 - Working on Shooting 20:30 - Extending Player's Shooting Range 26:00 - Hard Last Dribble 30:00 - Providing Feedback to a Shooter 32:00 - Start with an Intention 36:00 - Real Barrier 39:00 - Periodization Process 42:30 - Extending Range for Some Players 45:00 - Most Common Hurdles in Developing a Player 49:00 - Player Development 51:00 - Incorporating Decision Making 52:00 - Conclusion Phil Beckner’s Bio Bio: https://weberstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/phil-beckner/33 Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhilBeckner Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion BetOnline Website: Website: www.betonline.ag Best in the West Video Series Best in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.