@Mike Carlson is joining SAVI as our Director of Player Development. This is huge. As you know, we're committed to revolutionizing the way the game is taught and played. A NEW way to teach players how to see, think and play the game! The SAVI way. Here's why this matters. 20 years ago, players didn't have instant access to their own film. They had to trust what a coach told them. Now it's different. Film study is the most revolutionary tool in coaching and player development today — and most coaches and most players are not yet using it well or using it enough. We're going to change that. Want to develop IQ? Film. Want to learn reads? Film.Want to improve your shot? Film. Want to score more points? Film.Want more playing time? Film. Larry Bird said it best: "Film don't lie." Mike has been living this for the last six years — and the results, the pro players he's working with have produced! This is why I asked him to lead Player Development at SAVI. A NEW way to teach players how to see, think and play the game! The SAVI way. In his own words, here's the journey. The Mike Carlson Basketball Journey - in his own words I was never recruited. Didn't score 1,000 points in high school. Cut as a freshman from Division 3 Hope College. Walked on at Truman State (D2), redshirted, and earned a scholarship during the redshirt year. Then a coaching change happened, and the new coach told me to find a new school. Through tears at the thought of losing my scholarship, I told coach to put me through workouts and I'd show him what I could do. A week later, coach apologized and said he wanted me on the team. Three years later we won 21 games (we'd only won 7 when I redshirted), and I was named a Division 2 All-American (2014). I played the next ten years professionally. Won 2 championships (2017, 2022), and helped the clubs I played for exceed their goals — wins, playoff appearances, and one Final Four (2023). The single proudest moment of my career was hitting a game-winning three in my first game in the ACB (Spain's top league). There's a lot of meaning behind that shot — a story for another day.

Hey Coaches, if you don't have your players in Basketball Training by SAVI, now's the time to get them to join for a month. I'm giving personalized shooting feedback like this. And here's a sample of the daily challenge and lesson we went over today. Just send them this link to try it out free for 7 days, then $47 a month as long as they want training. 📺 TODAY'S LESSON 👉 Watch Day 3 — The Load (Classroom) We break down film of Curry, Jordan Poole, and Tyrese Maxey — every great shooter does the same thing on every catch. Watch before you pick up a ball today. 💪 TODAY'S WORKOUT (30-45 min) We're adding Airdrop footwork today to our Train portion to give another solution for you to use in games to get more shots off. Especially useful on the move or to set feet quickly after a bad pass. FOCUS. Load every catch. Pick ONE of HIPS, HANDS, or POSTURE per set of 10 TUNE shots — that's the takeaway from today's lesson. - Set 1 (Load Shots): HIPS — lower until you feel ground push back - Set 2 (Pistols): HANDS — ball down to your waist, not your chest - Set 3 (Load Shots): POSTURE — eyes up early, chest tall, body follows - You'll feel awkward on at least one. That's the one to dig into. TUNE. - ▶︎ Load Shots × 10 — HIPS - ▶︎ Pistols × 10 — HANDS - ▶︎ Load Shots × 10 — POSTURE (eyes up early) TRAIN. Pick your level — 50, 150, or 300 shots: - JH Shooter: 50 (Airdrops) - HS Shooter: 150 (50 1-foot, 100 Airdrops) - College / Pro: 300 (100 1-foot, 200 Airdrops)

I’m relatively new to SAVI. I coach boys Varsity basketball in Wisconsin for a D4 (will be D5 this year based in enrollment). Last year, I implemented a match up zone defense that worked very well - got better as the season went on. Teams struggled with identifying what we were running - some yelled out man to man and others yelled out zone. I really like the concept of the Lock Left defense. RBUT is a good philosophy. My question is with the limited amount of time I have to install it (in Wisconsin we get less than 2 weeks of practice before our first game and over the summer I have about 1 practice a week excluding one week), how do I go about installing this with the limited time frame I have? I’m concerned it will be overwhelming with new terminology, roles and responsibilities. From a program perspective I feel like it would be beneficial. Another question u have is how early is too early to teach the Lock Left Defense? Is Youth and Middle School too early?

Hey all, we do a Basketball Training community for athletes. Today in the Player's room, I taught them how to use film to set their intent for their shooting workouts. I want to share it with you today because it can help your lens as a coach, especially of shooting a basketball. Also, if you have an athlete that wants training from us this Summer, send them here to join! I'm taking the group through our 28 Day Shooting Challenge in June. I can guarantee better shooters in 1 month. I've seen it thousands of times. Send your basketball athletes to check it out here! Free for 7 Days.

Love the coaches personality test! Something to consider??? Making another test for Head Coaches to fill out about their assistant coaches, to see if their perspective of them matches what they got on their own test. Thoughts?