Coaches

Our coaches run skills clinics, assist at Edgemont Rec practices, coach travel teams, and train Edgemont players on a 1-on-1 or small-group basis.

SILVIO DISALVATORE has joined Edgemont Hoops to coach our younger boys teams (4th-grade and 5th-grade) for the 2021-22 season. Coach Sil is a fixture in Westchester youth basketball with years of experience coaching at the AAU and high school level.

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LEE JOFFE is a former college basketball player who has coached club and travel teams for over 10 years. He is the founder and CEO of the Scarsdale-based Metro Hawks AAU program. Lee will be the head coach of the 6th-grade travel team for the 2021-22 season.

Coach Joffe’s inbound play is perfectly executed by his 5th-grade team (2019-20 season)

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DAVID SCAGNELLI is an Edgemont resident, physical education teacher in the Scarsdale schools, and former high school coach with over 20 years of professional experience. Dave is the lead coach for Edgemont’s girls travel program. He also runs clinics for Edgemont Recreation and offers small group and 1-on-1 training year-round.

Coach Scags drew up a play for this buzzer-beating win (4th-grade boys, spring 2018 CYO league)

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BRIAN RILEY has joined Edgemont Hoops for the 2021-22 season. Coach Riley has significant coaching experience in AAU and at the high school level. He will be the lead coach for the 7th-grade boys travel team, assist the 6th-grade boys team, and run skills sessions throughout the year.

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RYAN LOBBAN has also joined Edgemont Hoops and will be the primary skills trainer for the entire program. Ryan has significant coaching experience at the AAU level.

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BRIAN DAVIS is a teacher in the Edgemont schools and an experienced youth basketball coach. Brian runs clinics for both Edgemont travel and Edgemont Recreation and typically coaches one boys travel team per season.

Coach Brian stresses ball movement

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ROB SAUERHAFT is an Edgemont resident and experienced travel and AAU coach. He specializes in 1-on-1 and small group training with an emphasis on shooting mechanics and basic fundamentals. Coach Rob will be an assistant coach in the Edgemont girls travel program for the 2019-20 season.

*Coach Sauerhaft led the 8th-grade Edgemont Dunking Divas to their greatest win: 44-39 over Sleepy Hollow, December 2018*

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HOOP EDUCATION CENTER

1. THE PISTOL INVENTED THE “RONDO”
The ball fake move commonly credited to Rajan Rondo was in fact pioneered by Pistol Pete Maravich.

See how Edgemont’s Avery Yee used the move effectively in a playoff game.

2. DIMINUTIVE LEGENDS
Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues stood all of 5’3″ but nonetheless was a star point guard for famed Dunbar High School in Baltimore, where his tenacity led the team to a #1 U.S. ranking in 1983.

Muggsy had a successful career at Wake Forest and in the NBA. He remains an inspiration for vertically challenged basketball players everywhere.

3. SPORTSMANSHIP FOCUS

4. GLOSSARY
Posterizing a player involves dunking the ball over the top or in front of another player in such a forceful and/or picturesque manner that it may appear on a poster.

5. BACK IN THE DAY
Jason Williams was one of the NBA’s great showmen. See his incredible highlight reel.

6. QUOTES
“I like slam-dunks, take me to the hoop, my favorite play is the alley-oop, I like the pick-and-roll, I like the give-and go…” — Rapper Kurtis Blow in “Basketball.”