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Savage Basketball Academy offers year-round basketball activities that include team practices, tournaments, clinics, and skills training. Players work on specific areas such as strength and agility, ball handling, shooting, and defense. The program includes year-round team practices for kids in grades 3–8, with free tryouts available year-round for kids in grades 3–8.
• Ages: 8–13 years old
• Schedule: Year-round team practices for grades 3–8, with 10U/11U (4th and 5th grade), 12U (6th grade), 13U (7th grade), and 14U (8th grade) teams practicing on Mondays and Thursdays from 6:45–8:30 PM
Savage Basketball Academy was established in 2022. The leadership team includes Co-Founder and Director Courtney Porter, Co-Founder and Head Coach and Head Trainer Brad Wyche, and 13U Coach Rona Mercado. Courtney Porter is a certified personal trainer and youth sports performance coach, a former UCLA football player, and a former three-sport athlete in basketball, football, and baseball. The program states that it is Santa Clarita's premier youth basketball club and emphasizes 100% fundamentals-first skills training, including mobility, agility, flexibility, and strength. The stated mission focuses on combining elite basketball training with a focus on life skills, emphasizing fundamentals, mindset, and habits that connect to the classroom, the court, and life, as well as preparing players for high school basketball, teaching them how to read the game, developing grit to compete and grow through adversity, and building young people who lead in any setting.
Parent testimonials describe coaches who are highly skilled and passionate about developing young athletes on and off the court, with a focus on character development. Several parents report that their children improved in areas such as ball handling, mid-range jump shots, confidence, and overall skills, including one parent noting a child’s progress from being unable to dribble in a game to scoring over 20 points in a single game. Other parents mention that the program encouraged teamwork, helped prepare their children for high school basketball, and that their children made friends who feel like family. Multiple parents state that the coaches truly care about each individual child, and one parent describes Savage Basketball Academy as the best youth basketball program they have experienced.
Last updated August 1, 2026.
• Ages: 8–13 years old
• Schedule: Year-round team practices for grades 3–8, with 10U/11U (4th and 5th grade), 12U (6th grade), 13U (7th grade), and 14U (8th grade) teams practicing on Mondays and Thursdays from 6:45–8:30 PM
Savage Basketball Academy was established in 2022. The leadership team includes Co-Founder and Director Courtney Porter, Co-Founder and Head Coach and Head Trainer Brad Wyche, and 13U Coach Rona Mercado. Courtney Porter is a certified personal trainer and youth sports performance coach, a former UCLA football player, and a former three-sport athlete in basketball, football, and baseball. The program states that it is Santa Clarita's premier youth basketball club and emphasizes 100% fundamentals-first skills training, including mobility, agility, flexibility, and strength. The stated mission focuses on combining elite basketball training with a focus on life skills, emphasizing fundamentals, mindset, and habits that connect to the classroom, the court, and life, as well as preparing players for high school basketball, teaching them how to read the game, developing grit to compete and grow through adversity, and building young people who lead in any setting.
Parent testimonials describe coaches who are highly skilled and passionate about developing young athletes on and off the court, with a focus on character development. Several parents report that their children improved in areas such as ball handling, mid-range jump shots, confidence, and overall skills, including one parent noting a child’s progress from being unable to dribble in a game to scoring over 20 points in a single game. Other parents mention that the program encouraged teamwork, helped prepare their children for high school basketball, and that their children made friends who feel like family. Multiple parents state that the coaches truly care about each individual child, and one parent describes Savage Basketball Academy as the best youth basketball program they have experienced.
Last updated August 1, 2026.
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