Tigh Savercool

Head Boys Basketball Coach at Northern High School 🐻‍❄️🏀 | Greenwood HS ‘04 | DeSales Univ ‘08 | 🚲 🏃‍♂️ @onepeloton: tsave31

[Jacob Turner @TheJacobTurner]

A PARENT’S JOURNEY THROUGH YOUTH SPORTS:

Age 5: “He’s got a cannon.”
Age 6: “He’s the fastest kid out there. Coach said so.”
Age 7: “Rec ball isn’t challenging him anymore.”
Age 8: “We tried out for select. Obviously made it.”
Age 9: “$2,800 for the season. Plus uniforms. Plus tournaments. Plus hotels.”
Age 10: “Cooperstown is basically a family vacation, right?”
Age 11: “He needs a hitting guy. And a pitching guy. And probably a mental performance coach.”
Age 12: “I’m not a crazy sports parent. The OTHER parents are crazy.”
Age 13: “We changed schools. For academics. (And also baseball.)”
Age 14: “Showcases are a requirement at this age.”
Age 15: “Ya his ranking just ticked up. We’re cooking.”
Age 16: “He just needs to get seen by the right school.”
Age 17: “The D1 schools want him to walk on. He’ll earn a spot by sophomore year.”
Age 18: “Okay, D2 is actually really competitive.”
Age 19: “He’s redshirting. Strategic.”
Age 20: “He’s focusing on school now.”
Age 21: “You know what? He’s so much happier.”

Roughly 7% of high schoolers play in college.

About 1.5% of those get drafted.

Less than half of draftees ever play one day in the big leagues.

The odds of our kids going pro are somewhere between “struck by lightning” and “find a $100 in old shorts.”

I love youth sports (all my kids play a bunch of them) just keep a good perspective my friends. ✌️

[John Butler @Saintjohnbutler]

Dog was just waiting for his opportunity to get on the couch haha.

[Jim Shipper @CoachShipper]

You know the deal before deciding to play circuit 🏀Easy Fix - Go back to supporting/playing community lead sports.
Local Summer Leagues indoor/outdoor parks and rec. or understand the $$ will be what the market allows. Simple economics

[Philadelphia Flyers @NHLFlyers]

Uninvited. Unapologetic. Ignited. #IgniteTheOrange

[Keith Groller @KeithGroller]

COOL INTROS

Hats off to Hazleton for how they did the starting lineups here tonight. They played Billy Joel’s “Allentown” when the @ACCHSVikings girls were introduced and the theme for “The Office” for Scranton Prep.

[Tigh Savercool @tsave31]

What an honor to have juniors Luke Lehman and Avery Ewer, and senior Brycen George recognized by the Division coaches as all-stars this season.

Luke was named Player of the Year/1st team, and Avery and Brycen to the 2nd team.

[Jeff Hansen @rakoto10]

THE COST OF YOUTH SPORTS IS KILLING THE FUTURE OF SPORTS

[Nick Bateman @nickbateman33]

Reasons why March is the best month of the year

1. College Basketball
2. Daylight Savings
3. Spring Break
4. St Paddy’s Day
5. More College Basketball
6. Frozen Thin Mints
7. Random 72 degree days
8. College Basketball
9. Baseball
10. Happiness and Joy

HM: College Basketball

[Tigh Savercool @tsave31]

@CoachShipper @piaadistrict3 Only 800ish in attendance for the 6A final — that’s bad. I’d bet some 1st round games had higher attendance.

If this non-Giant Center thing stays, location is critical. While D3 is huge geographically, I’d think there could’ve been a better location available for the game.

[GFed @GfedGoCrazy]

Alright here's the vid

Where every state hosting their high school basketball state championship, by capacity

[Tigh Savercool @tsave31]

Our season came to an end last night. What the group accomplished this season far exceeded expectations and we gained valuable experience with our postseason opportunity. The young men showed up every day...eager to learn and aspiring to be the best they can be. Proud coach.

[Tigh Savercool @tsave31]

Win or go home, part 2.

[Tom Reisenweber @ETNreisenweber]

The one thing I don't understand is why colleges throughout District 10 aren't begging for playoff basketball games. How else do you get hundreds of prospective students on campus with no effort? I'd plant an admissions counselor or two next to the ticket booth as well.

[Tigh Savercool @tsave31]

Win or go home.

[Tigh Savercool @tsave31]

Headed to Spring Grove this evening for a 1st round matchup in District playoffs.

[Tigh Savercool @tsave31]

Love seeing local colleges open up their facilities for postseason basketball. Wish a lot more followed suit. It’s a win-win for great facilities for players and exposure for the colleges.

[Jared Wagner @Jared_Wagner5]

Awesome to have the YAIAA championships back inside Charles Wolf Gym!

[Tigh Savercool @tsave31]

Didn't know what to expect coming into this season with an inexperienced team, but I knew we would compete and work hard in everything. That effort and growing experience has earned us a ticket to the postseason! Nothing better than the second season!

[Toomey Anderson @toomraider1]

District 11, .500 or better in league play and you are automatic districts qualifier.

[Tigh Savercool @tsave31]

@toomraider1 Does District 11 use a power ranking formula for seeding? What would happen if a team is below .500 in league but may have a higher power ranking than someone who is .500 in league but below cutoff for qualifying teams? Or does District 11 not have set number of qualifying teams?

[Tigh Savercool @tsave31]

@tjiothznel Certainly a case of extremes there. Obviously league playoffs are straight W/L unless tiebreak

On one hand, kudos to them for scheduling tough. I didn’t realize so few games occurred in league. Perhaps make divisions larger to get to 12-14 league games & more accurate picture?

[Tigh Savercool @tsave31]

There’s a glitch in the system if a team can qualify for its league playoffs but not qualify for District playoffs (Hempfield).

Can’t fix everything, but is there something in power ranking formula that can be improved?

My opinion: add an incentive to the formula for road wins

[Andy Herr @AndyBrackets]

Might’ve taken the scenic route to get there, but Hempfield is back on top of the Section One heap. Just like the old days. Aside from being a Section One team (in a league where the big schools almost always win), if they only have L-L’s as their last hurrah, that’s also scary