Join Mark Cascio, Claire Murphy, and Tyler as they dissect what's wrong with most traditional coaching clinics and celebrate the success of their first-ever annual SAVI Coaching Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona! They share why their clinic was so impactful, from deep, intentional conversations to a focus on holistic, identity-based coaching over simple X's and O's.

Then, the "Dream Team" breaks down key takeaways from running a youth basketball practice together, offering immediate, high-value action items you can apply to make your practices more effective, engaging, and transformational. Learn how to be "messy" with high standards and why the preparation and debrief are the most important parts of your coaching week. #SAVIcoach

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🛠️ Action Items for Coaches

Evaluate Your Clinics: Next time you attend a clinic, evaluate if it offers extended mentorship/follow-up, allows for interactive engagement, and has a connected, focused curriculum.

Hold High Standards for Response: Implement a clear, predetermined consequence (like a technical foul) for poor mistake responses (frustration, eye-rolling) to enforce the "next play" standard in your gym.

Apply the Plus-One Debrief: During practice, observe many mistakes but only coach one or two things in the post-activity debrief. Resist the urge to give concurrent feedback or address everything at once.

Prioritize Prep and Debrief: Cut practice short by 15 minutes if needed to establish a process where you spend time preparing objectives and debriefing with your staff after every session.

Identify 3 Objectives: For your next practice, identify 3 clear, measurable objectives (e.g., "get open in space," "rebounding," "hunting nines") based on your game data, and let your staff (or use the Savvy community) suggest drills to achieve them (631, 636).

Simplify and Clarify: Check if your players can articulate your offensive objective in a clear, concise phrase. Also, ensure your players can trigger an action/play with speed and on their own; otherwise, it's a useless play.

Mark and Tyler from are back to finish the "Building the Best Coach" tournament bracket and decide which attribute is the undisputed champion of coaching excellence! In this jam-packed finale, the hosts complete the first round with debates that pit System Design against High Energy, and Recruiting against Player Roles.

The competition quickly whittles down to the "Core Four" of coaching excellence—a grouping that shifts the conversation from bracket fun to a serious discussion about the foundations of a powerful program culture. Get ready for a controversial upset where Relationships challenge High Standards, and an intense championship debate that separates the short game from the long game. Don't miss the final, hard-fought pick for the single most valuable skill a coach can possess!

📝 Action Items for Coaches

Identify Your Weakness: Use the "Core Four" (Relationships, High Energy, Communication, High Standards) to identify your most prominent area of weakness and commit to intentional development in that area.

Implement the Rule of 3, 10, 30: Challenge yourself to give players no more than 3 instructions in any setup, keep the explanation under 10 minutes, and get them moving in 30 seconds or less.

Choose Your Champion: Listen to the final verdict, then head to the comments to tell Mark and Tyler who you would pick as the ultimate winner!

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Welcome into The Hours! Mark and Tyler of SAVI Basketball are back with another bracket tournament, this time tackling the monumental task of building the "Perfect Coach." In Part 1 of this two-part special, the hosts kick off the 16-attribute bracket by seeding and debating the most crucial skills and qualities a successful basketball coach must possess, ranging from Practice Design to Communication and High Standards.

Tyler shares an incredible anecdote about their 7th/8th-grade girls' squad's 60-point swing in two months, highlighting the power of SAVI Basketball's process-driven approach over mere outcomes. The discussion emphasizes that skills like system design and relationship building are the critical inputs that ultimately transform a program's culture and success—the outputs. Tune in to see the initial seeds, the intense debates, and Mark and Tyler's takes on the most undervalued coaching attributes.

📝 Action Items for Coaches

Reflect on Your Inputs: Assess your coaching program's "inputs" (practice design, communication, systems, relationships) rather than dwelling on the "output" (wins, losses, or culture).

Define Player Roles Concisely: Practice communicating a player's core role and superpower to them in a clear, concise way, emphasizing how that role serves the team.

Audit Your Community Engagement: Consider what you've done in the last nine months to build community support with parents, admin, and boosters. If the answer is "nothing," start right now.

Join the Conversation: Comment on who you think is the early favorite to win the bracket after listening to Part 1!

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