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Numbered positions?
Recently got into a debate with a coach on using traditional numbered basketball positions for coaching 1 point guard 2 shooting guard etc. What are the benefits? What are the drawbacks? Is that old school? Have we modernized to new language? Should we still use it or not? What does SAVI think?
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I took a free spot in a tournament last weekend and cobbled together a 7th grade boys team. Half the kids had no exposure to Savi\Race and Space naming conventions. I gave a crash course 20 minutes before the game (we had no practices together). I had to make the link and started using the naming conventions together. "Hey Sam, you are the 1 what we call the racker because we want you going to the rack\basket for a layup". Through the weekend they started to get and make the connection. I think the kids like the names "Dragin, Racker, Locks" etc. but it takes them a while to make the association. Especially with older kids that are used to numbered positions.
Feb 20 •
Practice Planner
Hey all! I have been listening to the SAVI podcasts for quite some time now. I coach 6th grade school and AAU basketball. My son is 12 and a pretty talented player, so I have been supporting him on his journey. I really got into small sided games and playing basketball instead of just running drills. In one of the last podcasts there was discussion around formatting practices with the quarters concept. As I am a technology consultant, former software engineer leading a team of 50 software engineers, I decided to create something to help me with my practice plans following this format. I am still working on new features, but it helped me with my practice last night. I thought I would share here in the event others are interested. Please note that all data is stored on your local storage of the browser and not a persistent database yet. So if you clear your local storage, you will lose anything you had saved. Was building this as a proof of concept to start. NOW: Partnering with SAVI to build out SAVI Sync. Check it out at https://sync.savicoach.com
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@Shane Shearer Are you continuing to maintain hoopplan.com or is everything getting moved over to the Savi Sync tool? This is great, I checked it out when you posted it originally and I am happy to see you are collaborating with Savi to build out the product.
Feb 7 •
SAVI good for youth Rec Leagues?
I coach my two sons’ local rec league teams (similar to YMCA). For the most part we get the same kids every year with a couple new faces. The skill level for the players are all over the place ranging from kids who’ve never played to kids who have been playing for years. It’s roughly a 10 week season with 8 games and we’re about halfway through the season. I’m curious if it worth it to invest in the membership knowing I only have 5 weeks left and I don’t really get to have the kids after March 15th until Jan?
1 like • Feb 19
One of the most valuable things about following SAVI is learning how to be a coach. I took a year off (which I regret, I miss it a lot) and I see so many poor examples of coaching when I watch my son's games (yelling at refs and kids) that would learn so much from being in a community like this. Their programs are designed to help you win games, but you can modify them for rec leagues. For example, your racker should be your best play maker (for rec league you may just let everyone rotate through the racker position). My rule of thumb with buying courses is how much times it saves me. You can likely find bits and pieces on the internet, but a course\community just makes it more organized and coherent. The lessons (Race and Space and Lock Left) took my 6th grade team last year from a sub .500 start to the Fall season to winning our Fall league tournament and then going up one league and going 7-0.
Feb '25 •
7 or not a 7?
I was looking through some of the Rose series cohorts from last year. I believe I heard Tyler mention that the racker should be hunting 9s before 7's , and a 3 pointer shot before the shell was cracked was not a 7. I have also heard Mark say that whenever we can get the ball ahead, we get it ahead. So in transition, if the lock is up the court to the corner, but not behind the defense, and open do we get them the ball? Lets say they are a 1 read player to hunt 7's would that pass up the court still be something they should be looking to shoot on the catch in your opinion?
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@Evan Grantham great info. Do you mind sharing what age group? I have 6th graders and have only fully scored and produced detailed stats for one game. I wish we had the resources to get more stats. That one game was extremely informative. My kids receive that look ahead pass to the lock spot and tend to pause, dribble once and lose their advantage. Right now I am telling them if they are open they shoot.
1 like • Feb '25
@Evan Grantham This last weekends game may make me change my tune. We were not getting to the rack at all and none of our 3s were going down (and we are a decent 3 shooting team for 6th graders). Somewhere in this thread someone said after someone cracks the egg then you can shoot a 3. That may be my new approach. The issue is the race and space works so well that the locks are wide open almost every possession (even without an egg crack). Thankfully our shooting woke up the last 4 minutes of the game and we won.
Dec '24 •
LL Questions
Aloha! I recently started installing LL for the HS girls team I coach. A few questions that I have that I'd need clarity on: - Does the wall/bear protect the rim for the entire defensive possession? Or is that responsibility only during transition? Does it change based on defensive (man vs zone)? - In your experience, what has been the best defense to pair with LL for a team that is inexperienced (<1 year of competitive team basketball)? Thanks
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I have 6th grade boys. "B" team in our program. I started teaching lock left about 5 weeks ago (first time for me). I continue with LL for the entire defensive possession. I emphasize having, at minimum, someone on the ball and someone on the wall. I tell them if they lose their man (which happens a lot) get to the wall and then find your man. I qualify the wall as someone at the smile guarding the hoop, nail and then potentially extended in deny around the top of the key if the ball is already locked on the left side of the floor. Caveat, at our age it is still pretty difficult for kids to skip pass or throw over the wall. That may not work as well at the HS level.
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@troy-wallace-2544
I am coaching my sons 6th grade team and also the host of the Stay On The Court podcast.
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Joined Feb 19, 2026
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