Free basketball practice plan builder

Enter your practice length, players, baskets and court, and get a runnable practice session to print, built only from drills a Ball Coach staff coach approved.

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Practice session builder

Tell it your time, players, baskets and court, and get a runnable practice session to print, built only from drills a Ball Coach staff coach has approved.

Result

6 blocks in 90 of 90 minutes for 12 players, 2 baskets, full court.

Tuesday practice

90 minutes · 12 players · 2 baskets · full court · 2 coaches · a balanced session

Time	Block	Min	Coaching points
0:00–0:08	Ball-handling movement prep Warm-up · 1–18 players · 1 basket · quarter court Needs: one basketball per player, cones	8	Pair dynamic movement with retreat dribbles, crossovers, and pace changes. Eyes up and shoulders over the ball on every stop.
0:09–0:28	Drive-kick shooting Skill · 4–18 players · 2 baskets · half court Needs: basketballs, cones, station markers	19	Drive to paint, spray to a ready shooter, and relocate behind penetration. Chart makes only when the pass and footwork are game-speed.
0:29–0:43	Five-spot make series Skill · 3–12 players · 1 basket · half court Needs: basketballs, pinnies, cones	14	Teams earn a set number of makes at each spot. Rebound outside the lane, pass into the shot pocket, and rotate with urgency.
0:44–1:02	Press-break advantage Team · 8–18 players · 2 baskets · full court Needs: basketballs, pinnies, scoreboard or clock	18	Start 5-on-5 against live pressure with a short clock. Keep diagonal spacing, get the ball middle, and attack responsibly after breaking pressure.
1:03–1:16	Closeout, contain, rebound Team · 3–12 players · 1 basket · half court Needs: basketballs, pinnies, cones	13	Play 2-on-2 from a skip pass. Defenders close short of the drive, contain two dribbles, then finish the possession with a rebound.
1:17–1:30	Baseline out-of-bounds execution Situation · 8–18 players · 2 baskets · full court Needs: basketballs, pinnies, cones, scoreboard or clock	13	Run primary and counter options against changing coverages. Require legal screens, sharp timing, and an organized safety release if nothing is open.

85 minutes of drills + 5 minutes of transitions = 90 of 90 minutes.

Equipment for the session: basketballs, cones, one basketball per player, pinnies, scoreboard or clock, station markers.

1 approved drill was left out because it doesn't fit your players, baskets, court or coaches.

Built from drills a Ball Coach staff coach approved for use. A planning aid, not a tested program and not medical or safety advice: you decide what suits your players. Ball Coach AI

Tuesday practice

90 minutes · 12 players · 2 baskets · full court · 2 coaches · a balanced session

Time	Block	Min	Coaching points
0:00–0:08	Ball-handling movement prep Warm-up · 1–18 players · 1 basket · quarter court Needs: one basketball per player, cones	8	Pair dynamic movement with retreat dribbles, crossovers, and pace changes. Eyes up and shoulders over the ball on every stop.
0:09–0:28	Drive-kick shooting Skill · 4–18 players · 2 baskets · half court Needs: basketballs, cones, station markers	19	Drive to paint, spray to a ready shooter, and relocate behind penetration. Chart makes only when the pass and footwork are game-speed.
0:29–0:43	Five-spot make series Skill · 3–12 players · 1 basket · half court Needs: basketballs, pinnies, cones	14	Teams earn a set number of makes at each spot. Rebound outside the lane, pass into the shot pocket, and rotate with urgency.
0:44–1:02	Press-break advantage Team · 8–18 players · 2 baskets · full court Needs: basketballs, pinnies, scoreboard or clock	18	Start 5-on-5 against live pressure with a short clock. Keep diagonal spacing, get the ball middle, and attack responsibly after breaking pressure.
1:03–1:16	Closeout, contain, rebound Team · 3–12 players · 1 basket · half court Needs: basketballs, pinnies, cones	13	Play 2-on-2 from a skip pass. Defenders close short of the drive, contain two dribbles, then finish the possession with a rebound.
1:17–1:30	Baseline out-of-bounds execution Situation · 8–18 players · 2 baskets · full court Needs: basketballs, pinnies, cones, scoreboard or clock	13	Run primary and counter options against changing coverages. Require legal screens, sharp timing, and an organized safety release if nothing is open.

85 minutes of drills + 5 minutes of transitions = 90 of 90 minutes.

Equipment for the session: basketballs, cones, one basketball per player, pinnies, scoreboard or clock, station markers.

1 approved drill was left out because it doesn't fit your players, baskets, court or coaches.

Built from drills a Ball Coach staff coach approved for use. A planning aid, not a tested program and not medical or safety advice: you decide what suits your players. Ball Coach AI

How this works

It picks warm-up, skill, team and (with time) situation drills from the Ball Coach drill bank, but only ones a staff coach reviewed and approved for use. A drill is used as written when it fits your players, baskets, court and coaches. It is used with its own adjustment (for example, one basket or fewer than eight players) only when that adjustment covers exactly what you're short; a general 'make it easier' note doesn't count, so those drills are left out. Block minutes and the transitions between them add up to your practice length exactly, with each block within about 60% to 160% of its drill's usual time; if the drills that fit can't fill the time, the open minutes are shown instead of stretching a drill. The sheet shows each drill's title, time, needs, equipment and coaching points. It is a planning aid built from a fixed set of drills, not a tested program, and not medical or safety advice.

30–180 minute practices, 1–30 players, 1–8 baskets, 1–8 coaches
Only staff-approved drills are used (not the whole drill bank); with few players or one basket, fewer drills fit
A group larger than a drill's maximum uses that drill only if its own adjustment says how
Prints on one page for a typical session; a very long one continues on a second page. The full setup and instructions for each drill are not part of this sheet

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