The Hours

SAVI Coaching

The SAVI Coaching Podcast covers the latest insights and trends in the game. Join us as we delve deeper into the questions and topics raised by our SAVI members. Whether you're a coach at any level or simply a basketball enthusiast, you'll find valuable discussions and practical advice for your best season yet. Tune in to stay ahead of the curve in the ever-evolving landscape of coaching. Join our free community: skool.com/savicoaching

  1. What The Best College Basketball Teams Are Doing

    53 MIN AGO

    What The Best College Basketball Teams Are Doing

    🏀 TRY SAVI BASKETBALL FREE FOR 7 DAYS Get access to our full course library, weekly live coaching calls, and a community of coaches working through the same questions. https://www.skool.com/savi-coach We pulled up Iowa State vs. Houston on Synergy and broke it down live — no prep, no pre-watch, just two coaches watching film and calling what they see. What came out of it goes deeper than any one game. We found a clear pattern that shows up at every level: teams spend most of their practice time running actions. But winning games requires something different - the ability to recognize and punish advantage once you have it. There's a gap between those two things, and most coaches aren't training it. In this episode we break down ball screen coverages, transition offense, constrained games, lock left principles, inbound sets, and what separates a SAVI coach from a reactive one. If you coach at any level and want to think more clearly about how you watch film and design practice, this one is for you. 🔔 Subscribe and hit the bell so you never miss an episode of The Hours. 🏀 TRY SAVI BASKETBALL FREE FOR 7 DAYS Get access to our full course library, weekly live coaching calls, and a community of coaches working through the same questions. https://www.skool.com/savi-coach 📩 JOIN THE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Coaching notes, practice tools, and episode breakdowns delivered to your inbox every week. https://savi.beehiiv.com/ 📱 Follow us on Instagram: @SAVI_coaching Reid Ouse: Catalyst Basketball Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachouse X: https://x.com/reidouse YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wsd8qI0nAv53L6Lv3q6tw CHAPTERS: 0:00 – Cold Open: Coaching From Aggression 1:39 – Welcome to The Hours + What We're Doing Today 4:10 – The SAVI Lens: How to Watch Film Like a Coach 5:29 – Live Film Breakdown Begins: Off-Ball Defense and the Stunt and Hunt 8:13 – The Most Important Question: Did the Action Create Advantage? 15:15 – How to Use Constrained Games to Train Defensive Scenarios 23:23 – Ball Screen Coverage Hierarchy: Blitz, Switch, and Drop 27:47 – Play Fast Without the Ball, Play Slow With the Ball 29:22 – Transition Offense: Why Neither Team Is Cracking the Shell 36:43 – Inbound Sets: 1-4 Flat, Flare Screens, and Scoring Off the First Pass 42:18 – Three Takeaways from the Film: Pace, Dominoes, and Coaching With Aggression 45:18 – Actions vs. Advantage: What These Teams Did Well and Where the Gap Is Stay SAVI! Subscribe for more weekly coaching insights, practical tools, and drills that translate to wins. https://savi.beehiiv.com/ The Hours is a podcast for basketball coaches at all levels who want to think, teach, and lead better. Hosted by Mark Cascio and Tyler Coston of SAVI Basketball, each episode goes deep on the things that actually move the needle - practice design, offensive and defensive concepts, player development, culture, and the craft of coaching. #BasketballCoaching #LateSeasonBasketball #OffensiveBasketball #BallScreens #CoachingTips #BasketballStrategy #HighSchoolBasketball #CollegeBasketball #SAVIBasketball #PracticeDesign

    47 min
  2. How to Beat Switching Defenses

    24 FEB

    How to Beat Switching Defenses

    SAVI Basketball Membership 7-day free trial: https://www.skool.com/savi-coach Late in the season, most coaches try to fix too many things at once. In this episode, Mark and Tyler break down a simpler, higher-leverage approach: identify your best action, identify the coverage hurting you most, and decide — do you prevent it or punish it? You'll also learn why coaches revert to the same tools under pressure, how to build offensive vocabulary that actually transfers to games, and how the Hedgehog vs. Fox framework can sharpen your late-season game planning. Whether you're a high school, youth, or college coach, these are ideas you can take into practice this week. 🏀 TRY SAVI BASKETBALL FREE FOR 7 DAYS Get access to our full course library, weekly live coaching calls, and a community of coaches working through the same questions. https://www.skool.com/savi-coach 📩 JOIN THE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Coaching notes, practice tools, and episode breakdowns delivered to your inbox every week. https://savi.beehiiv.com/ 📱 Follow us on Instagram: @SAVI_coaching CHAPTERS: 0:00 – Introduction & What It Means to Peak at the Right Time 2:44 – Fox vs. Hedgehog: How to Narrow Your Late-Season Focus 5:16 – Why Coaches and Players Revert Under Pressure 6:32 – The Three-Step Framework for Hunting Advantages 14:27 – In-Game Adjustments: Observe and Remind vs. Pre-Scripting 16:20 – How to Prevent a Coverage: Ram Screens and Angle Flips 19:28 – Isolation vs. Action: What to Run When You Have to Score 21:11 – Player Type Matters: What LeBron's Late-Game Struggles Teach Us 33:33 – The Fox Mindset: Why the Best Coaches Are Curious About Everything 41:20 – Wrap-Up: Pick One Thing and Go All In Stay SAVI! Subscribe for more weekly coaching insights, practical tools, and drills that translate to wins. https://savi.beehiiv.com/ #BasketballCoaching #LateSeasonBasketball #OffensiveBasketball #BallScreens #CoachingTips #BasketballStrategy #HighSchoolBasketball #CollegeBasketball #SAVIBasketball #PracticeDesign

    42 min
  3. How to Be A Head Coach

    17 FEB

    How to Be A Head Coach

    SAVI Basketball Membership 7-day free trial: https://www.skool.com/savi-coach Whoever has the highest standards in your program should be leading it. If that's not you, that's a problem—and your biggest opportunity for growth. In this episode, Mark and Tyler break down why standards matter more than schemes at the end of the season, how to identify who's really holding the line on your team, and why you should focus on the middle 80% instead of the bottom 10%. Plus: the Water Test, a story that will change how you think about commitment. This isn't about being tougher. It's about being clearer. 🏀 Try SAVI Basketball Free (7-Day Trial): https://www.skool.com/savi-coach 📧 Get Weekly Coaching Notes in Your Inbox: https://savi.beehiiv.com/ 📚 Dick DiVenzio's Books: Stuff Good Players Should Know https://a.co/d/0i7H7UNa Smart Moves https://a.co/d/0ec1lijq Runnin the Show https://a.co/d/08y9Y7Jz 📱 Follow us on Instagram: @SAVI_coaching CHAPTERS: 0:00 – Intro: What's Your Highest Leverage Thing Right Now? 0:54 – Standards at the End of the Season 3:08 – Who Has the Highest Standards in Your Program? 5:30 – The 10/80/10 Rule: Where to Focus Your Energy 7:47 – Cut Bad Teammates, Not Bad Players 11:27 – The Pain of Not Changing Has to Be Greater 13:00 – The Water Test: Do You Want It as Much as You Want to Breathe? 17:25 – The Water Glass Effect: Stop Holding Dead Weight 18:01 – Spacing Is the Highest Leverage Move You Can Make 19:17 – Share This Episode, Grow the Game Stay SAVI! Subscribe for more weekly coaching insights, practical tools, and drills that translate to wins. https://savi.beehiiv.com/ #BasketballCoaching #PracticePlanning #BasketballDrills #YouthBasketball #HighSchoolBasketball #CoachingTips #BasketballTraining

    22 min
  4. How to Structure a Better Basketball Practice

    10 FEB

    How to Structure a Better Basketball Practice

    Stop overcomplicating your practices. In this episode, we break down a "Four Quarter" basketball practice plan designed to eliminate distractions and build game-ready toughness, pressure defense, and high-volume shooting. Ready to simplify your coaching? Get instant access to our SAVI Basketball Membership with a 7-day free trial. Unlock our full classroom of courses, weekly live coaching calls, and exclusive community support here: https://www.skool.com/savi-coach Most coaches try to fix too many things at once and leave the gym wondering if they actually got better. We discuss how to use "the process of elimination" to prioritize what your team needs right now, whether it’s disruptive full-court pressure or hitting a 200-shot daily goal. In this video, you’ll learn: How to structure a 4-Quarter Practice Plan to maximize game-like transfer.The difference between Pre-Practice (building habits) and Prime (high-level teaching).Specific small-sided games like 3-on-4 Keep Away and Streak Shooting to build mental toughness.Why a "neat and tidy" practice plan is often less effective than one that addresses immediate team needs.Chapters: 0:00 - The secret to a good practice plan 1:09 - Improving practice through the process of elimination 2:01 - Challenge: Practice WITHOUT offense, rebounding, or layups 3:42 - How to get every player 200 shots per practice 5:52 - Elements of the 4-Quarter Practice Plan 8:06 - Pre-Practice: Tune shooting and defensive stance vitamins 10:05 - Prime: Teaching the trap and recovery 13:00 - Priming toughness: The Tough One-on-One drill 14:32 - Quarter 1: 3-on-4 Keep Away game 15:39 - Quarter 2: 4-on-4 Passing out of a trap 16:50 - Quarter 3: 5-on-5 "And One" (Press & Press Break) 17:31 - Quarter 4: Streak Shooting and Crack Back/Skip Backs 19:57 - Final thoughts: Coach the team you have, not the one you saw at a clinicStay SAVI! Subscribe for more weekly coaching insights, practical tools, and drills that translate to wins. https://savi.beehiiv.com/ SAVI Shooting Tune Up Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTqP8AYSjLg&list=PLzZDMmtdN3QO2_JQLRHcXtUUu2dsBxdVl Youth Shooting: https://youtu.be/8R219feDhGk?si=EE-sAe_KKHt0W1kw #BasketballCoaching #PracticePlanning #BasketballDrills #YouthBasketball #HighSchoolBasketball #CoachingTips #BasketballTraining

    21 min
  5. How to Teach Decision Making

    3 FEB

    How to Teach Decision Making

    Why do players struggle to execute in games what they can do in practice? The answer isn't more reps, it's understanding the difference between recognition, decision-making, and execution. 📧 Get weekly coaching insights in our newsletter:: https://savi.beehiiv.com/ Tyler sits down with Kyle Koszuta, a former Division I basketball player turned professional pickleball athlete, to break down what he's learned about skill development by going from never playing pickleball to pro in 15 months. Kyle shares the three-step framework (recognize, decide, execute) that's transforming how he trains, and how it applies directly to basketball coaching. You'll learn why most players think their problem is execution when it's actually recognition, how to coach aggressive mistakes vs. bad mistakes, and why your press break fails even though you've practiced it 100 times. Try SAVI Basketball Membership (7-Day Free Trial): https://www.skool.com/savi-coach/aboutWatch WNBA legend Debbie Black Breakdown How to be a Lockdown Defender: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CQE3Wb930c Kyle's YouTube Channel (That Pickleball Guy): https://youtube.com/@thatpickleballguySLAM IT Hydration (Use Code: KYLE10): https://slamit.com/ CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Introduction: From Basketball to Pro Pickleball2:34 - Getting on the Right Bus: Coach K's Story7:10 - Why Kyle Left Basketball Coaching11:02 - The Decision to Go Pro in Pickleball18:14 - What Pickleball Taught Me About Coaching23:27 - Coach Players Into Aggressive Mistakes25:17 - The Timeout Trap: Adjustments Players Can't Execute29:01 - The Three-Step Framework: Recognize, Decide, Execute36:00 - "Don't Gamble" vs. "Make Better Decisions"42:11 - Why Pressure Compounds Over Time45:48 - Closing Thoughts#basketballcoaching #coachingbasketball #basketballpractice #playerdevelopment #pickleballtraining #youthbasketball #highschoolbasketball

    50 min

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The SAVI Coaching Podcast covers the latest insights and trends in the game. Join us as we delve deeper into the questions and topics raised by our SAVI members. Whether you're a coach at any level or simply a basketball enthusiast, you'll find valuable discussions and practical advice for your best season yet. Tune in to stay ahead of the curve in the ever-evolving landscape of coaching. Join our free community: skool.com/savicoaching

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