Founder & Head Trainer

Meet Ryan Goodson

Ryan Goodson is a basketball trainer, author, and showman based in Marietta, Georgia, who has built Goodson Basketball into a global skills-training operation since launching it in 2009. A former Appalachian State player who pivoted into professional skills training, he has since trained more than 25,000 players from the youth to professional ranks.

He has run camps and clinics across 30 states and 8 countries, worked directly with NBA-level talent including Stephen Curry, Zach LaVine, Trae Young, Anthony Edwards, and Mac McClung, and directed the Stephen Curry Skills Academy since 2011. Ryan describes Goodson Basketball as much a ministry as a training company, weaving his Christian faith and personal testimony into every camp, clinic, and one-on-one workout.

Train With Ryan

The Journey

Building Goodson Basketball

From a college guard at Appalachian State to a globally recognized skills trainer and author.

2009

Goodson Basketball Founded

Ryan launched Goodson Basketball, growing it from a local training operation into a global skills-development brand.

2011

Stephen Curry Skills Academy

Began directing the Stephen Curry Skills Academy, a role he has held ever since.

2009–26

25,000+ Players Trained

Trained players from the youth level to the professional ranks, including NBA names like Zach LaVine, Trae Young, Anthony Edwards, and Mac McClung.

Ongoing

Author & ESPN3 Analyst

Wrote the best-selling instructional book "Basketball Essentials" (translated into Spanish, Greek, and Chinese) and works as a college basketball analyst for ESPN3.

30 States / 8 Countries

Global Camps & Clinics

Runs camps and clinics across 30 U.S. states and 8 countries, including camp tours abroad such as the Philippines.

Ministry & Mission

More Than a Training Business

Ryan frames Goodson Basketball as much a ministry as a training company, weaving his Christian faith and personal testimony into camps, clinics, and one-on-one workouts.

He has continued coaching through significant personal health challenges — including multiple knee surgeries and chronic illness — carrying that story of perseverance directly into how he talks with the players and families he trains.

"Apart from Christ, I am nothing. With Christ, all things are possible."

— Ryan Goodson, Voyage ATL Magazine