Sammi Studio Hackathon · November 14 · No coding experience needed.Apply by November 13
Sammi, Just Show Up

Welcome to the Sammi community

A community of coaches, sports parents, club directors, and developers helping each other bring youth sports ideas to life. Whether you’re curious about AI or already building with it, you’ll find people to learn from and support along the way.

Free workshops

What our sports community is building

  • The clipboard got benched.

    Track turnovers, rebounds, free throws, and defensive breakdowns with a few taps while the game keeps moving.

    Easy Stat Tracker
    Stat tracker with quarter tabs and buttons for turnovers, free throws, rebounds, and defensive breakdowns.

  • A little help from the whole sideline.

    Track fundraising goals, see who's chipped in, and remember who still needs a thank-you.

    Fundraising Tool
    Fundraising tracker showing a travel fund goal, progress bar, and donation list with thank-you status.

  • Know who needs a hand in their face.

    Turn opponent tendencies, player notes, and keys to the game into a scouting report your team can actually use.

    Scouting Report Tool
    Scouting report with keys to the game and opposing player tendencies.

  • That play in your head has somewhere to go.

    Turn your next great basketball idea into a diagram your players can follow.

    Basketball Play Designer
    Half-court play diagram for a baseline out of bounds play.

  • Plan better practices.

    Give every drill a time slot and coaching points so you can walk into practice knowing what comes next.

    Practice Plan Builder
    Practice plan with timed drills and coaching points.

  • The group chat can take a breather.

    Give coaches and parents one place to check practice times, game details, and what everyone needs to bring.

    Team/Parent Dashboard
    Team dashboard with team stats and a list of upcoming practices, games, and events.
IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL WORKSHOPFREE WORKSHOP

SAMMI STUDIO HACKATHON · OAKLAND & VIRTUAL

Turn your ideas into coaching tools with AI.

No experience necessary

When
Sat, Nov 14, 2026
12 PM to 3 PM PST
Where
Virtual or Oakland, CA
Who
Coaches, sports parents, builders
Solo or teams
Apply by
Friday, Nov 13
Only 10 spots left

You know that thing you keep saying someone should fix? This is your chance to start building it. Join coaches, sports parents, club directors, tournament operators, developers, and creators for three hours of building with AI.

Only 10 spots left · Apply by Friday, Nov 13

Here's the plan

  1. 1

    Bring your idea. Fully thought out or half-baked, start with a youth sports problem you want to fix.

  2. 2

    Build with help. Work alongside AI experts, youth coaches, and developers who can guide you when you get stuck.

  3. 3

    Put it out there. Publish a working first version you can start using yourself or share with others.

The details

When:
Saturday, November 14, 2026 12 PM to 3 PM PST
Duration:
Three hours
Where:
Virtual & Oakland, CA. The specific location will be shared upon acceptance.
Cost:
FREE!
Experience:
No experience necessary.
Join:
Solo or as a team.
Bring:
An idea, and your paid Claude or ChatGPT account.
Apply by:
Friday, November 13, 2026 - Only 10 spots left

Your instructors

  • Ravi Mishra

    Ravi Mishra

    CEO, Ample

    AI entrepreneur and product builder.

  • Ishan Raychaudhari

    Ishan Raychaudhari

    Co-founder/CTO, Ample Computer

    AI engineer and technical co-founder.

  • Steve Collins

    Steve Collins

    Founder, TeachHoops

    3x state championship basketball coach and educator.

  • Bill Flitter

    Bill Flitter

    Founder, Sammi

    Youth coach and technology entrepreneur.

Give your tool a chance to get noticed.

Projects could receive:

  • Promotion across the TeachHoops network of coaches and sports parents.

  • Free hosting with Ample.computer.

  • A listing in the Sammi Studio tool directory.

  • A podcast interview about what you built.

  • Integration with Sammi’s youth sports AI assistant.

Only 10 spots left · Apply by Friday, Nov 13

No time to build or can't make it to Oakland? Share your idea, and we'll consider building it.

Supported by

  • Ample.computer
  • TeachHoops
  • Coaching Youth Hoops
  • Nuke Hydration
  • Sammi

Apply to join

Only 10 spots available

Short answers are welcome. You don't need a polished pitch or a technical plan.

Step 1 of 4

3. How are you involved in youth sports?

Select all that apply.

You already know what needs fixing.

Connect with builders online or in person. Get real-time help, share what you're building, attend events near you or host your own; whether you're learning, building, or growing alongside others.

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Join an Event

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Join Online

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Become a community leader

Share the struggle. We'll build the fix.

No time to build on your own? Tell us what you wish someone would build. We'll choose problems from the community and build tools to solve them, with input from the people who submitted them.

You don't need a solution figured out. Just tell us what keeps eating your time.

What's your biggest struggle?

Coming soon

Bring the thing you keep doing the hard way.

Our workshops start with a familiar youth sports problem and help you build a first version of the fix. Ask questions, try things, and get help when something doesn't work.

Come with an idea. Or start with one of ours.

6 weeks

From idea to a tested prototype

Up to 20 builders

Room for questions and hands-on help

1 problem each

Something specific you want to solve

Real-world testing

Find out whether it helps someone else

Bring Sammi Studio to your corner of youth sports.

Run a coaches association, club, or parent community? We'll work with you to host a workshop that helps your people build something they can use.

Help a good idea get off the sidelines.

We're looking for partners who can help youth sports builders get started and keep going.

Sponsor a workshop or a place in the cohort. Give builders access to your technology. Offer technical help. Introduce a promising tool to people who could use it.

Let's give the people closest to the problem a practical way to solve it.

Frequently asked questions

“Someone should build that.”

Maybe that someone is you.