Think you could be the next Stephen Curry? Well, here‘s a good way to find out: sign up for the online hoops class he’ll be teaching this winter.
The NBA’s two-time MVP is going to teach, through video, the secrets that make Stephen Curry Stephen Curry. The course, which goes live in early 2018 and is offered by MasterClass, is touted to teach such things as shooting techniques, ballhandling, ball screens, balancing and other Curryesque things that, face it, you will not be able to do as well as he does. The enrollment fee is $90 for an individual class and $180 for a year of unlimited access to classes taught by others, such as Serena Williams. Curry will emphasize mechanics and share the details of his in-season and offseason workout routines.
“If I think about where I was when I was 13, if I had access to this type of curriculum, I would have been a much better player faster,“ he told ESPN. “It took me a while to learn how to practice and do the drills the right way. I want people to see how I invest in my game, how I train, what I do in my workouts and what’s my mental approach. So, when the opportunity with MasterClass came about to put a class together where I can show people my unique way of playing this game, it was natural fit. The goal is for everybody to get better and enjoy basketball more. I want them to push and challenge themselves and hopefully they see the game differently.”
Curry plans to offer occasional question-and-answer sessions, so the class might be worth it for those alone. (Please leave the coaching to Steve Kerr, though.)
“I get to assess my own game and see what I could have done better like when I get into a pick-and-roll situation, or a situation where I have to make quick decisions, you can freeze at that moment and explain everything that can possibly happen with all the different outcomes and why I chose to do what I did, versus what I could have done better,” Curry said. “I think hearing that from my perspective should be pretty interesting to people who either watch our games, or just play basketball themselves.“
One skill emphatically will not be taught, however.
“There is no dunking chapter,“ he cracked, “so, if you’re looking for that, then this is the wrong place to go.”
