Organizational Tools

This department of Hoops U. is loaded with downloadable and printable forms that are free for your use. Find forms and templates for scouting, practice planning, evaluating and more . all to help you organize your coaching life!

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Team Evaluation Framework and Form

I coached high school basketball for eighteen years and I always thought one of the biggest challenges was simply acquiring information to make good decisions. As any experienced leader willtell you, you need honest information from every stakeholder to make the right decisions that can ultimately make or break a season. This is also one of the most rewarding parts of coaching, asevery team is different, with different personalities, different strengths and different weaknesses. With this in … [Read more. ]

Let Technology Organize Your Team

By Stephanie Myers, TeamSnap Content Manager We’ve all been there before: a new season is just around the corner, which creates a lot of excitement, but also a lot more work. Coaches are meeting a new set of players and parents, evaluating each player for individual and team success and finding new and exciting ways to develop skills while still focusing on the fundamentals. And that doesn’t even take into account all of the administrative duties! It’s easy to get overwhelmed as a season … [Read more. ]

Basketball Scouting Report Notebook

Basketball Scouting Report Notebook

The Basketball Scouting Report Notebook from Hoops U. simplifies scouting and helps you keep your scouting reports and game plans organized! The scouting report templates make it easy for you to know what to scout and what to keep track of during the course of a game. Keeping the scouting reports together in a bound notebook also keeps all of your reports and game plans together in a single place that you can find during the season! It is also helpful way to keep your reports so that you can … [Read more. ]

The Basketball Notebook

Basketball Notebook

The Hoops U. Basketball Notebook is the perfect organizational tool that helps you draw and diagram basketball plays and drills and keeps them in organized in a durable coil-bound notebook. The Basketball Notebook is perfect for use at basketball coaching clinics, when taking notes during live or televised games, or to keep at your desk, in your bag, or on your nightstand for when that next great idea, play, or drill pops into your head! Our Basketball Notebook can also be customized with … [Read more. ]

Basketball Court Diagrams

Basketball Court Image

FREE ACCESS. Scroll down for the basketball court diagram download links . But for those times you need a personal notebook to take notes and diagram basketball plays and drills, check out the 'Basketball Notebook' from Hoops U! Get nearly 100 pages of court diagrams and note-taking space in a durable spiral-bound notebook. Great for use at clinics, when watching games, and to simply have one nearby for when the ideas hit! You can also have it customized for your clinic, team, or … [Read more. ]

In-Game Basketball Stat Sheets

At most levels, it is important to keep and track player statistics such as shooting, rebounding, turnovers, steals, etc during the games. This 3 page .pdf will help you do just that! Keep stats during the basketball game with the sheets/charts included in this .pdf. Included is a 'Game Statistics' spreadsheet and a shot chart. Utilize the Game Stats chart to keep track of shooting, rebounding, assists, turnovers, and other stats. Use the shot chart to track your team and/or opponent's … [Read more. ]

Basketball Practice Plan Template

Planning your basketball practice is necessary so that you can focus on specific areas of improvement, stay on task throughout the practice session, and plan for future sessions based on previous experiences. Read 'How to Plan a Good Basketball Practice' for more on why you should be planning and tips on how to plan effective practices. If you would like a template to use for designing your basketball practices, feel free to download our basketball practice plan below. The HoopsU.com … [Read more. ]

Tryout Evaluation Form

Utilize this 1-page evaluation form to help guide you through your basketball team/club tryout process. Rate player skills and intangibles and make comments to help you in your follow-up decision-making process. It is never enjoyable to make cuts, but if you have to do so, it is very important to keep a record of your evaluations; you never know when someone will want to see why and how you made your decisions (not that everyone needs to see this info, but your boss may want to know when … [Read more. ]