Touch Shooting

Ryan Sypkens has been training basketball players for the past 6 years on and off in the offseason as a Division 1 athlete and a professional athlete. He is an expert shooting coach and focuses on the fundamentals of the game. He currently has 15 athletes who train with him 2-3 times a week, and a number more who come in occasionally. In addition, Ryan has helped work a number of Elite camps, such as the UC Davis elite camp and others. He is still building his coaching resume, but he has been mentored by world renowned basketball skill development specialists, such as Phil Handy (Cleveland Cavaliers) and Jeremy Rusotti (Prolific Prep). Ryan Sypkens is a Sacramento native who has an immense passion for the game of basketball, helping others, and sharing his expertise for the greater good. Graduating from Franklin High School of Elk Grove in 2009, he was selected to the Sacramento All-Metro team before his team fell short to McClymonds high school of Oakland in the state playoffs. Directly following his high-school career, he enrolled into UC Davis and worked his way into the starting line-up a few games into freshman season. He then went on to break the single-game, single-season, and career 3 point record at UC Davis as well as the Big West Conference career three point record. In addition, he finished #2 in 3 point percentage in all of NCAA D1 as well as #4 in 3 pointers made per game respectively. Following his career at Davis, he went on to play professionally in South America and Tokyo, Japan. Ryan is a shooting specialist and expert in shooting mechanics and training, as well as general basketball training. In late 2015, he launched his training company, Syp’s T.O.U.C.H. Shooting Academy, and has since been training aspiring basketball student-athletes and professionals.