Greenlight Mentality: Your athlete can shoot. Can they shoot when it matters?

Sound familiar?

They shoot lights out in the driveway and practice, then go 1-for-9 in games.

One miss turns into four, and they stop shooting altogether.

They pass up open looks because they're afraid of the mistake.

You've paid for shooting lessons before, and the form got better, but performance in games did not.

Here's what most shooting camps miss: shooting is a skill performed under pressure. You can have perfect mechanics at 9am on an empty court and lose them at 7pm with a defender closing out and the crowd watching. More reps will help but won't fix the problem. Reps do not train the mind. That is why we built a program that trains both.

Jason Payne, Certified Mental Performance Consultant

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Coached by someone who has trained both sides of the game

I'm Jason Payne, a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) with a Master's in Sport and Performance Psychology and 25+ years of basketball coaching. I work with Elite Athletes, a basketball company in Belgium, have coached with Basketball Sask, and am the Director of Player Performance with the Golden Ticket Basketball Club, where I also serve as an assistant with the Post Grad program.

I've worked with basketball players from across the world on their mental game, from EYBL to European pro leagues. Most programs give you a shooting coach or a mental skills coach. Greenlight Mentality gives your athlete both, in the same gym, in the same session, so the mental skills are trained where they'll be used: with a ball in their hands.

CMPC Certified M.A. Sport & Performance Psychology 25+ Years Coaching, Grassroots to Elite

Three steps to a fearless shooter

Reserve a spot

15 athletes maximum. Registration takes 2 minutes.

Train mind and body every week

Each 90-minute session pairs 45 minutes of mental performance training with 45 minutes of small-group shooting instruction.

Watch them play freely

By Week 8 your athlete has better mechanics, a pre-shot routine they trust, and the skills to reset after a miss instead of spiraling.

Everything included for $600

$600 · 8 weeks · 12 hours of coached training

8 weekly 90-minute sessions (12 hours of coached training)
45 min/week of sport psychology instruction from a CMPC
45 min/week of small-group shooting instruction (max 15 athletes, 2 coaches)
Week 1 and Week 8 filmed shooting assessments, so you see the change
The Greenlight Mentality skills toolkit (routines, self-talk scripts, game-day checklist)
Program T-shirt and parent progress notes at midpoint and finish

First Session Guarantee: come to the first session. If it's not right for your athlete, we refund every dollar. No forms, no friction.

Want personalized attention? Add 3 private 1-on-1 mental performance sessions with Jason (one per month) for $225. Only available to program members.

The 8-week arc

Every week trains one mental skill and one shooting skill, and they build on each other.

Week	Mind (45 min)	Body (45 min)
1	Baseline: mindset assessment, goal setting	Form audit + filmed baseline shooting test
2	Confidence: where it comes from, how to build it	Foundation mechanics: base, balance, alignment
3	Self-talk: catching and replacing the inner critic	Release and follow-through corrections
4	Pre-shot routine: same shot, every time	Routine integration: catch-and-shoot reps
5	Focus: playing present, one shot at a time	Off-the-dribble and movement shooting
6	Reset skills: missing without spiraling	Pressure simulation: consequences, scoreboards, fatigue
7	Game pressure: nerves as fuel, not threat	Game-speed contested shooting
8	Putting it together: game-day mental plan	Retest + filmed comparison, celebration

Every drill in those eight weeks is game-like. Contested, at game speed, with consequences on the line, because that is how the game asks your athlete to shoot. This is not form shooting done in isolation. The habits built here are the habits the game demands.

Every season your athlete plays scared is a season they don't get back. Confidence is not something kids grow out of struggling with. It is a skill, and skills have to be taught. The players who look fearless in big moments were not born that way. They were trained.

WHAT PEOPLE SAY

Trusted by a European CEO. Loved by athletes.

"Jason is truly world-class. His knowledge as a mental performance coach is exceptional — but what makes him special is how he makes every player feel seen and understood. His impact goes far beyond basketball."

— JOERIK · CEO, Elite Athletes Belgium

"Jason helped me rediscover my joy for the game. He gave me techniques to move on from self-talk that made every miss feel like ten. I was able to play free, and my performance skyrocketed."

— TOM, 16 · Former player

"Working with Coach Payne allowed me to find my in-game confidence. I was able to increase my shooting percentage, shoot hesitation-free, and try things on the court I would have never attempted before."

— LIAM, 20 · Former player

Reserve your athlete's spot

Fill in the registration below. Once you're registered, you'll be sent straight to secure payment. Spots are confirmed in order of payment.

Registration takes 2 minutes. You'll be taken to secure payment right after. First Session Guarantee applies to every registration.

Questions parents ask

What if my athlete already has a shooting coach?

Great. Keep them. Nothing we teach conflicts with sound mechanics, and the mental training does not exist anywhere else locally.

Is this for elite players or beginners?

It is for high school players who can already shoot but don't perform to their ability in games. Athletes are grouped by skill within sessions.

What does a session look like?

45 minutes of classroom-style mental performance training (interactive, not a lecture), then 45 minutes on the court applying it with a ball in their hands.

What if we miss a week?

Each session's mental skills materials are sent home, and shooting concepts are reviewed at the start of the next session.

Why is a mental performance consultant teaching shooting?

Jason has coached basketball for 25+ years. The shooting instruction is led by him with an assistant coach on the floor. The rare part is that the same staff trains the mental game.

When and where?

Mondays 7:00–8:30pm in Saskatoon, starting September 14, for 8 consecutive weeks. Gym details are sent with your welcome email.