Occasions for home positions (9)
I believe the answer is:
instances
'occasions' is the definition.
'home positions' is the wordplay.
'home' becomes 'in' ('he's home' can mean 'he's in').
'positions' becomes 'stances' (stance is a kind of position).
'in'+'stances'='INSTANCES'
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for instances that I've seen before include "Incessant (anag)" , "Examples, illustrations" .)