About BenchOS
Every program deserves a full staff.
The best-resourced basketball programs in the world run on ten-plus full-time specialists. Most programs don't have that. BenchOS is the coordination layer that closes the gap — a full coaching staff, built for the programs that need it most.
The coaching gap is a head-count problem.
The gap between a Power-5 program and a Division III, high school, or youth program isn't talent, film, or philosophy. It's how many people share the work.
10+
Full-time specialists
Power-5 men's basketball program
Head coach, associate and assistants, director of operations, video coordinator, strength coach, player-development coach, analytics staff, graduate assistants. Each person narrowly scoped. Every responsibility covered.
- Head Coach
- Associate HC
- Assistant Coach
- Assistant Coach
- Director of BB Ops
- Video Coordinator
- Strength Coach
- Player Dev Coach
- Analytics
- Graduate Assistant
1
Full-time coach, if that
Division III / high school / youth program
The head coach is designing offense, breaking down film, managing player development, running conditioning, scouting next opponent, and answering parent emails — often while teaching a full course load.
- Head Coach
- Associate HC
- Assistant CoachPart-time
- Assistant Coach
- Director of BB Ops
- Video Coordinator
- Strength Coach
- Player Dev Coach
- Analytics
- Graduate Assistant
10×+
Same sport. Same demands on the kids. At least ten times fewer coaching hours on the sub-professional side of the divide.
BenchOS exists to give every head coach access to the kind of coordinated staff that used to require a nine-figure athletic budget.
Founder
Sam Garvin
A basketball guy who has spent his career in tech.
- Basketball junkie.
- Ex-Apple.
- Experience in NBA front offices.
- Played Division III basketball for the CMS Stags.
Basketball is my first passion and always will be. When thinking about how I could get back around the game and coaching, this is the system I'd build for myself, and something I wish all my coaches had coming up through my basketball career.
Product philosophy
Three things we believe.
Coordinated intelligence
Single-purpose AI tools give coaches five disconnected answers. BenchOS runs a staff meeting — every output is synthesized, aligned, and accountable to your philosophy.
Program-first
Your data belongs to the school, not the coach. Rosters, philosophy, and institutional knowledge carry forward when staff turns over. A program asset, not a personal notebook.
Built for the underdog
We designed for the head coach who also teaches chemistry, runs study hall, and coaches JV in the off-season — not the program with a nine-figure athletics budget.
Want a full staff for your program?
If you're coaching this season, tell us about your program and we'll talk about a pilot.