🏀 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. 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