COACHING BINDER Varsity season binder Team and season: ____________ A season's worth of blank pages to plan, run and review a team: courts to draw on, practice plans, rotations, game plans and records. Print it, fill it in by hand, and keep it in any binder. Blank templates from the free Ball Coach coaching binder. Print, fill in by hand and keep in any binder. Ball Coach AI ballcoach.ai
Contents Blank court sheets 3–8 Court pages to draw plays and notes on, with a notes area. 6 pages. Practice plans 9–16 A timed practice page with blanks for goals, players, baskets and coaching points. 8 plans. Rotation grids 17–20 Who is on the floor in each shift, with a minutes column. 4 grids. Game plans 21–24 A one-page game plan with starter calls by situation, to cross out and replace with yours. 4 game plans. Opponent scouting reports 25–36 A three-page report to fill in while you watch an opponent. 4 reports. Stat sheets 37–40 A hand tally sheet for one game, with columns that add up for you to check. 4 sheets. Score sheets 41–44 A running score sheet for each team, home and visitor. 2 score sheets. Self-scout review 45–47 A season review of your own team: what opponents see, and what to fix first. 1 review. Film study worksheets 48–50 A tagging key, a session checklist and a clip list for reviewing game film by hand. 1 kit. Blank templates from the free Ball Coach coaching binder. Print, fill in by hand and keep in any binder. Ball Coach AI ballcoach.ai
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Practice plan Varsity season binder Date Start Length (min) Players Baskets Coaches Court Goal for today Time Block or drill Min Coaching points and notes Equipment Adjustments for who is missing Review: what to do next practice Blank templates from the free Ball Coach coaching binder. Print, fill in by hand and keep in any binder. Ball Coach AI ballcoach.ai
Rotation plan Varsity season binder Game Date Format Shade a box for each shift a player is on the floor. Five shaded boxes in every column is a legal lineup. Player No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Min Fouls, injuries, who to play more or less Notes for the next game Blank templates from the free Ball Coach coaching binder. Print, fill in by hand and keep in any binder. Ball Coach AI ballcoach.ai
Game plan Date Opponent Man offense Horns Flare 2 off the flare for the three Chin Back cut for 3; 5 ducks in Spain 5 rolls, 4 back-screens the roller's defender Zone offense Overload Corner three or high-low Short Corner Flash 5 to the short corner vs 2-3 Baseline out of bounds Box Screen-the-Screener 4 at the rim, then 5 at the elbow Reverse and Circle Vs 2-3: corner, reverse, then 1 circles Sideline out of bounds Sideline Back Screen Lob 2 back screens; 5 cuts for the lob Sideline Safety Release Vs pressure: 5 screens, then releases to the ball Press break Four Across Inbound to 1; middle flash Long Over the top to 4 if they deny Need a 2 Elbow Rip 5 posts on the block Need a 3 Stack Corner Three Double pin for 2 in the corner After a timeout Floppy 2 chooses a side; 4 and 5 screen End of game Sideline Safety Release Up 3 or less: get it to 5 Defensive calls Red Man, switch 1-4 2-3 after makes Match up the corners Made with the free Ball Coach call sheet, ballcoach.ai. Ball Coach AI ballcoach.ai
Opponent scouting report Opponent Date Scouted by Summary: three things to remember The three things every coach and player must know walking in Team identity Pace: push it or walk it up? · Where their shots come from · Base defense and pressure Their offense Main sets and actions · Who has the ball; how they use ball screens · What they run after a timeout Their defense Base defense: man, zone or switching · Ball-screen coverage · Pressure: where, when, and what it looks like Made with the free Ball Coach scouting report template, ballcoach.ai. This free template holds the structure only. Notes about a real opponent and its players belong in a private report in Ball Coach. Page 1 of 3 Ball Coach AI ballcoach.ai
Date Opponent Scorer Coach Varsity score sheet HOME Team Points Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Final Team fouls 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Timeouts period and clock # Player 1 2 3 4 5 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Fouls Team Running score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 Period boxes: 2 = 2-point basket, 3 = 3-pointer, 1 = made free throw, = missed free throw. Fouls: write the period in the player's next foul box, then cross off a team-foul box. Timeouts: write the period and clock. Running score: cross off each point scored and write the scorer's number beside the new total; circle the total after a 3-pointer. Rules scope: generic. No league's rules are applied: fouls to disqualify, bonus free throws, team-foul resets and timeouts allowed vary by league and season, so check your league's current rulebook. Not an official scorebook of any league, association or governing body, and not approved by one. If your league supplies its own book, use it. Made with the free Ball Coach score sheet, ballcoach.ai. Ball Coach AI ballcoach.ai
Self-scout review Team Games reviewed Our priorities for practice Marked P in the checklist 1. How do we score when the first option is taken away? (Our offense) What we'll do: 2. Where do opponents score on us: rim, mid-range, three? (Our defense) What we'll do: 3. How often do we turn it over, and how (live-ball or dead-ball)? (Possessions) What we'll do: Our offense Where do our shots come from: rim, mid-range, three? Which sets or actions get us our best looks? P How do we score when the first option is taken away? What do we do against a zone, and does it work? How well do we run in transition after misses and makes? Our defense P Where do opponents score on us: rim, mid-range, three? How do we guard ball screens, and where does it break down? Made with the free Ball Coach self-scout checklist, ballcoach.ai. Write what you see from film and the box score. The checklist asks the questions; it never answers them for you. Page 1 of 3 Ball Coach AI ballcoach.ai
Film study Tagging key What we ran PNR Ball screen HRN Horns set DHO Dribble handoff POST Post touch ISO Isolation or drive TRN Transition OB Out-of-bounds play How it ended 2M / 2X Two made / missed 3M / 3X Three made / missed TO Turnover FT Fouled, free throws OR Offensive rebound Their defense M Man-to-man Z Zone (write which) SW Switching PR Press or trap Teaching tags + Do it again: show the team HELP Help late or missing CLO Closeout BOX Box-out BACK Transition defense TALK Communication How to use it Write the codes in the margin as you watch: what we ran, how it ended, their defense, and a teaching tag. Star (+) the possessions to show as good examples. Then pick the clips for the session on the clip list. Game or opponent Made with the free Ball Coach film study kit, ballcoach.ai. A paper worksheet: it plays, uploads and stores no video. Page 1 of 3 Ball Coach AI ballcoach.ai
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