Free basketball film study worksheets

Print a tagging key, a film session checklist and a clip list for reviewing basketball game film by hand, with a finished example of a fictional session.

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Basketball film study worksheets

Print a tagging key, a session checklist and a clip list for reviewing game film by hand, with a finished example of a fictional session.

Showing the worked example: A full kit for both ends of the floor: key, checklist, 12-clip list, Letter. Change any value to use your own.

The session is about

Choosing again resets the codes below.

Sheets to print
Tagging key: the codes your staff writes
Paper (portrait)

Up to 40 characters. It stays on this device.

Result

A 3-page film study kit: tagging key, session checklist, 12-clip list (22 codes), on Letter.

Film studyTagging keyWhat we ranPNRBall screenHRNHorns setDHODribble handoffPOSTPost touchISOIsolation or driveTRNTransitionOBOut-of-bounds playHow it ended2M / 2XTwo made / missed3M / 3XThree made / missedTOTurnoverFTFouled, free throwsOROffensive reboundTheir defenseMMan-to-manZZone (write which)SWSwitchingPRPress or trapTeaching tags+Do it again: show the teamHELPHelp late or missingCLOCloseoutBOXBox-outBACKTransition defenseTALKCommunicationHow to use itWrite 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 opponentMade with the free Ball Coach film study kit, ballcoach.ai. A paper worksheet: it plays, uploads and stores no video.Page 1 of 3Ball Coach AIballcoach.ai
Film studySession checklistTeaching points for this session1.2.3.BeforePick one to three teaching points; every clip serves one of them.Cut six to ten clips: good examples and ones to fix.Keep the session under 20 minutes.Write each clip's point on the clip list before you show it.DuringSay what to watch before you play each clip.Pause on the key moment and ask a player what they see.Show a good example right after one to fix.Talk about actions and habits, not blame.AfterTurn each teaching point into a practice drill this week.Note who needs one-on-one film.Watch for the same possessions in the next game.Made with the free Ball Coach film study kit, ballcoach.ai. A paper worksheet: it plays, uploads and stores no video.Page 2 of 3Ball Coach AIballcoach.ai
Film studyClip list#TimeCodesWhat to teachPlayers123456789101112Made with the free Ball Coach film study kit, ballcoach.ai. A paper worksheet: it plays, uploads and stores no video.Page 3 of 3Ball Coach AIballcoach.ai
Worked example: a finished session plan for a fictional game

Game: Harbor City Gulls vs. Bayside (both fictional). Everything in this example is invented.

Teaching points

  1. Sprint back and match up after our misses
  2. Help early from the weak side
  3. Box out every shot

Clips

  1. Q1 6:40 · TRN 2M BACK · Two jog back after a miss; they score in transition. (#3, #12)
  2. Q1 3:15 · TRN + BACK · Everyone sprints back and matches up: do it again. (All)
  3. Q2 5:02 · PNR 2M HELP · Roller free: low man doesn't tag. (#21)
  4. Q2 1:48 · PNR + HELP · Early tag, rotate, contest: the stop we want. (#21, #5)
  5. Q3 4:30 · 3X OR BOX · No box-out on the weak side; putback. (#14)
  6. Q4 2:10 · 2X + BOX · All five hit a body; we get the rebound. (All)
Worked example: Film studyTagging keyWhat we ranPNRBall screenHRNHorns setDHODribble handoffPOSTPost touchISOIsolation or driveTRNTransitionOBOut-of-bounds playHow it ended2M / 2XTwo made / missed3M / 3XThree made / missedTOTurnoverFTFouled, free throwsOROffensive reboundTheir defenseMMan-to-manZZone (write which)SWSwitchingPRPress or trapTeaching tags+Do it again: show the teamHELPHelp late or missingCLOCloseoutBOXBox-outBACKTransition defenseTALKCommunicationHow to use itWrite 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 opponentHarbor City Gulls vs. Bayside (both fictional)Made with the free Ball Coach film study kit, ballcoach.ai. The game, the clips and the notes in this example are invented.Page 1 of 3Ball Coach AIballcoach.ai
Worked example: Film studySession checklistTeaching points for this session1.Sprint back and match up after our misses2.Help early from the weak side3.Box out every shotBeforePick one to three teaching points; every clip serves one of them.Cut six to ten clips: good examples and ones to fix.Keep the session under 20 minutes.Write each clip's point on the clip list before you show it.DuringSay what to watch before you play each clip.Pause on the key moment and ask a player what they see.Show a good example right after one to fix.Talk about actions and habits, not blame.AfterTurn each teaching point into a practice drill this week.Note who needs one-on-one film.Watch for the same possessions in the next game.Made with the free Ball Coach film study kit, ballcoach.ai. The game, the clips and the notes in this example are invented.Page 2 of 3Ball Coach AIballcoach.ai
Worked example: Film studyClip list#TimeCodesWhat to teachPlayers1Q1 6:40TRN 2M BACKTwo jog back after a miss; they score in transition.#3, #122Q1 3:15TRN + BACKEveryone sprints back and matches up: do it again.All3Q2 5:02PNR 2M HELPRoller free: low man doesn't tag.#214Q2 1:48PNR + HELPEarly tag, rotate, contest: the stop we want.#21, #55Q3 4:303X OR BOXNo box-out on the weak side; putback.#146Q4 2:102X + BOXAll five hit a body; we get the rebound.All789101112Made with the free Ball Coach film study kit, ballcoach.ai. The game, the clips and the notes in this example are invented.Page 3 of 3Ball Coach AIballcoach.ai
How this works

Choose what the session is about, edit the codes your staff will write next to each possession, and choose the sheets. The kit is paper: you watch the game, write the codes, pick the clips that teach, and plan the session on the clip list. It never plays, uploads, tags or stores video. The worked example is an invented game, filled in the way a finished session plan reads.

  • 4 code groups, up to 10 codes each; codes up to 8 characters
  • Three sheets: tagging key, session checklist, clip list (8, 12 or 16 clips)
  • Letter or A4, portrait
  • A paper worksheet: it plays, uploads and stores no video.

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