A drill library that fits your gym
34 drills, from layup lines to press breaks. Each one is drawn on the court and lists the fewest and most players it works with, how long it runs, and whether it needs the full court.
Practice drills
Drills that match the plays you run.
34 drills teams run most, each with the number of players it needs. Add your plays and the drills that teach them come first. Line them up into a practice plan in a couple of minutes.
What it does
From “what should we work on?” to a practice plan.
On the Drills tab, next to your plays and your schedule. Free, on every plan.
Filter by who showed up
Enter how many players are at practice, or tap the number going to your next practice, and the list keeps only the drills that work with that many.
Matched to your plays
Run Horns? The pick and roll drills come first. Run a zone offence? You get the zone drills. Each drill shows which of your plays it prepares the team for, and why.
A practice plan in minutes
Line drills up in order with the minutes for each, the play each one is for, and a note. Or tap Build it for me and get a full practice built around this week’s focus plays.
Tied to your schedule
Attach a plan to a practice on the schedule. It takes the practice’s length and how many are going, shows clock times, and the practice links straight to it.
Print it or share it
Download any plan as a PDF: the run sheet, then how to run each drill. Players and parents can read the plan in the app before they get to the gym.
Example drills
Three drills, exactly as they are in the app.
Every drill has a diagram and says how many players it works with, how to set it up, how it runs and what to coach.
Pick and roll reads (2-on-2)
A handler and a screener read the two defenders: turn the corner, hit the roll, or find the pop.
Set-up
A handler at the top or on a wing with a defender, a screener at the elbow with a defender. Others wait in a handler line and a screener line.
How it runs
- Run it 2-on-0 first: set the screen, shoulder to hip, roll, finish. Three reps each.
- Add the defenders. The coach tells them how to guard it: go under, hedge, switch or drop.
- The handler reads it: under means shoot, a hedge means string it out and hit the roll, a switch means find the mismatch.
- Play it live to one score or one stop. Offence goes to defence, defence goes off.
Coaching points
- Wait for the screen: set your defender up first.
- The screener holds still, then opens to the ball when she rolls.
- Two hard dribbles off the screen before you decide.
Make it harder
Add a third attacker and defender in the weak-side corner, so the help has to choose between the roll and the shooter.
Goes with plays like
Drive, kick and relocate
A driver draws the help and passes out. The players without the ball move to open spots.
Set-up
Three players spaced around the arc: top, wing and corner. A coach or a spare player stands in the lane as the help defender.
How it runs
- The player with the ball drives a gap hard, two dribbles.
- The help steps to her: she jumps stops and kicks the ball out. The help stays home: she finishes.
- The other two move as she drives: the corner lifts up, the top drifts away, so the pass has a clear lane.
- The receiver shoots, or drives the closeout and the drill carries on. Three passes, then a shot.
Coaching points
- Drive to score first. The pass is the answer to help.
- Without the ball: move to where the driver can see you.
- Catch ready to shoot: feet set, hands up.
Make it harder
Play it 3-on-3 live, where a basket only counts after a paint touch.
Goes with plays like
Press break against traps
Bring the ball up against a full-court press: inbound it quickly, find the middle, attack.
Set-up
Five attackers in your press break. Three to five defenders press. With fewer than ten players, press with three or four.
How it runs
- Walk through it first: the inbounds pass, the middle, the long outlet, the trailer behind the ball.
- Run it against a press that traps the first pass. The offence has ten seconds to cross half court.
- Once across, attack: a press break ends with a layup or a pull-back, not a turnover.
- Score it: two points for a basket, one for crossing in time, minus one for a turnover. Switch after five trips.
Coaching points
- Inbound it before the press is set.
- Look up the floor first, then to the middle, then back to the trailer.
- Meet every pass: come to the ball.
Make it harder
Give the press a sixth defender, or take away the dribble.
Goes with plays like
The drill library
34 drills, each with its player count.
Tell the app how many players are at practice and it keeps the drills that work with that number.
Warm-up and ball handling
- Three-man weave3 to 15 players
- Ball-handling lines1 to 20 players
Shooting
- Catch and shoot from the spots2 to 12 players
- Form shooting1 to 15 players
- Pressure free throws2 to 20 players
Passing
- Partner passing2 to 20 players
Finishing
- Full-speed layup lines4 to 16 players
- Mikan drill1 to 12 players
Screens
- Pick and roll reads (2-on-2)4 to 12 players
- Down screen reads: curl, fade, straight cut3 to 12 players
- Back screen and cut3 to 12 players
- Cross screen into a post-up3 to 10 players
- Elbow catches and handoffs2 to 10 players
Cutting and spacing
- Drive, kick and relocate3 to 12 players
- Pass, cut and fill4 to 15 players
- 3-on-3, no dribble6 to 15 players
Post play
- Feed the post and move3 to 12 players
- High-low passing3 to 9 players
Zone offence
- Move the zone: swing, skip, shot8 to 15 players
- Attack the gaps: high post and short corner5 to 12 players
Press break
- Press break against traps8 to 15 players
- Trap escape (2-on-1)4 to 16 players
Inbounds and late game
- Inbounds under five seconds5 to 15 players
- Beat the clock8 to 15 players
Defence
- Shell drill (4-on-4)8 to 15 players
- Closeout one-on-one2 to 14 players
- Guard the ball screen4 to 12 players
- Zig-zag one-on-one2 to 16 players
Rebounding
- Box out and outlet4 to 14 players
Transition
- 3-on-2, 2-on-17 to 15 players
- Long pass and finish2 to 14 players
- Team sprints with a ball2 to 20 players
Team offence
- 5-on-0 play walk-through5 to 15 players
- Scripted scrimmage10 to 20 players
How-to guide
Plan a practice, step by step.
- Add your plays. On the Plays tab, add the plays your team runs. The Drills tab now puts the drills for those plays first.
- Say how many players you have. On the Drills tab, enter the number at practice, or tap Next practice or Whole roster. Drills that need more or fewer players drop out of the list.
- Start a plan. Tap New practice plan, or Plan this practice on a practice in the Schedule tab. Pick the practice it is for and how long it runs.
- Build it, then make it yours. Tap Build it for me for a warm-up, skill work for your plays, team work and a finish. Or tap Add to plan on any drill. Change the minutes, the order and the notes.
- Save, print and run it. Save the plan and everyone on the team can read it. Download it as a PDF for your clipboard. Each drill opens to show how to run it.
Questions
Drill questions, answered.
Does it cost anything?
No. The drill library and practice plans are part of the free plan, for every team.
How do drills get matched to plays?
Every play in the library is described by what it is built on, such as a pick and roll, a back screen or a zone overload. Each drill lists what it teaches. When the two match, the drill is shown for that play, with the reason.
What if I only have six players at practice?
Enter 6 and the list keeps the drills that work with six. Every drill has a fewest and a most, so you are never left with a drill that needs ten.
Who can see a practice plan?
Everyone on the team: players, parents and staff can read it. Only coaches and staff can write, change or delete a plan.
Can I print a practice plan?
Yes. Download as PDF gives you the run sheet with times, minutes, plays and your notes, followed by how to run each drill.
Can I add my own drills?
Not yet. Today you choose from the library and add your own note to each block of a plan.
Walk into practice with a plan.
Set up your team, add your plays, and build your first practice plan. It is free.
Want the whole app? Read the how-to guide.