Basketball practice plan template
A one-page basketball practice plan with a start time beside every block. Team talk, warm-up, layup lines, the Mikan drill, a water break, a scrimmage and a cool-down, ready to print and take to the gym.
Free, no account, nothing to install. Basketball practice plan, US Letter. Edit opens the practice plan maker on the same basketball plan.
How to use this template
Print it for the gym
Print on US Letter or A4. It is one page, so it fits a clipboard and nothing is on the back.
Fit it to your court time
The plan runs a little over an hour. If you have the gym for longer, add a block in the notes lines and give it a start time.
Tick the blocks off
A tick beside each block as you finish it tells you and your assistant coach where you are without checking the clock.
Note what to fix next time
Write down what broke down in the scrimmage. That is the drill to put in next practice's plan.
Download the template
Would rather type than write? The free practice plan maker makes the same sheet from what you type.
Gym time is the tightest budget in youth basketball
A basketball team rarely has the court for as long as it wants. You get an hour, sometimes seventy-five minutes, and another team is waiting at the door when it ends. That is why this practice plan template has a start time beside every block: when the layup lines run long you can see straight away that the scrimmage is shrinking, and decide which to cut.
It prints on one page, with a tick box for each block, the coaching cue under every drill, and lines at the foot for notes.
What is in the plan
It is the plan the practice plan maker opens on for basketball:
- a five-minute team talk;
- a fifteen-minute warm-up, easy laps and dynamic stretches;
- layup lines, for footwork off the outside foot and finishing high off the square;
- the Mikan drill, five minutes of continuous finishes on both sides of the rim, keeping the ball high;
- a water break;
- a twenty-minute scrimmage;
- a cool-down.
It comes to just over an hour, which is the court time most youth teams actually get. Both drills need nothing but a ball and a basket, so the plan works in any gym.
Changing it
On paper, cross a drill out and write yours in, keeping its minutes so the rest of the start times still hold. On screen, the edit button opens the practice plan maker with this plan loaded. Swap a drill for any of the basketball drills in the library, such as the three-man weave, change the minutes, and the start times are worked out again before you print. It is free and needs no account.
If playing time is the other thing you plan on paper, the rotation maker for basketball prints a fair rotation chart for game day.
Common questions
What should a basketball practice plan include?
A team talk, a warm-up, one or two drills on the skill you are teaching, a water break, a scrimmage or a game-like drill that tests it, and a cool-down. The template has each of those, timed, with the drills' coaching cues printed under them.
How long should a youth basketball practice be?
Sixty to ninety minutes is typical. This plan runs a little over an hour, which fits most gym bookings, and you can add a block in the notes lines if you have longer.
What is the Mikan drill?
A finishing drill named after the centre George Mikan. A player stands under the basket and makes continuous layups, alternating sides, catching the ball out of the net and keeping it high. It builds touch and footwork around the rim.
Is this basketball practice plan template free?
Yes. Download and print it whenever you like, with no account and no email address. It carries a small Playmaker mark at the foot of the page.
Can I make my own basketball practice plan?
Yes. The practice plan maker opens on this plan and lets you change every block, choose drills from the library, and print a new sheet with the times worked out. It is free.
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Fill it in on screen instead
The free practice plan maker opens on this template. Type instead of writing, print as many copies as you need, and change it next week without starting again.
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