DRIVE Basketball :: DRIVE Staff : Isaac Payne

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH: ISAAC PAYNE

Isaac is a recent graduate of the Human Kinetics program (specialization in Health Fitness) at the University of British Columbia. He is a registered Kinesiologist and Certified Fitness Consultant. He is also a Level 2 Sprints/Hurdles Coach for Track and Field with the Kajaks Track and Field Club. His training specialty is athletic development through the enhancement of speed, agility, power, endurance, and core strength.

Isaac is an accomplished athlete with experience in a variety of sports including Track and Field, Basketball and Rugby. He is a former B.C. Champion in Track and Field and competed internationally with the Canadian Track and Field club in many different events abroad. Isaac has been an active coach with DRIVE University since the summer of 2004. He is also currently working for Le Physique Personal Training Studio and Performance Institute in Vancouver.

What they are saying about Coach Payne:

"Isaac was the toughest guy at DRIVE for me. I came into the camp pretty slow and pretty weak. Not only did Isaac help me build up my strength and quickness but he also gave me different drills for me to do after the camp. He also taught everyone about good nutrition and I really took that into how I eat. Isaac also helped me with my vertical jump because before DRIVE, I pretty much had none. Now I'm so close to dunking, I can taste it! Isaac not only helped my basketball game, he also helped me outside of basketball with the nutrition and extra workouts he was teaching us."

Bryan Gill, Grade 11, STM