Top 5 Basketball Coaching Apps

Basketball coaches are often juggling multiple responsibilities, from planning drills to providing athlete feedback. While dealing with a large to-do list, it’s important to consider a basketball coaching app to save you time.

Whether creating practice plans, reviewing gameplay, improving player development, or evaluating players, the technology you need can often be obtained right from your smartphone.

This article shares our top picks for the best basketball coaching apps that will make your life a lot easier.

1. Basketball Blueprint

Build an unstoppable team with Basketball Blueprint’s drill library, playbook library, and practice schedules.

Browse through 135+ drills, organized into easy-access categories (i.e., passing, footwork, shooting, etc) in the drill library. Simply drag-and-drop drills from the drill library and even add your own custom drills (if applicable) to create your custom practice plan.

Cost: Free version available. Additional drill packs, playbooks, and coaching tools can be unlocked for a small fee.

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2. MaxOne

Take your coaching to new heights—beyond regular practices. Build custom skill development workouts and send them right to your athletes’ phones.

Include drills for ball handling, shooting, or dribbling. Athletes can watch a video of how to properly perform each drill and then record their results in real time. Coaches can then track player development and recommend new practice workouts.

Cost: $24/player per year

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3.  SkillShark

SkillShark’s basketball evaluation app reduces the data entry & manpower typically associated with pen-and-paper evaluations, saving coaches an average of 30 to 50 hours per event.

SkillShark is completely customizable, allowing evaluators to score players right from their smartphone or tablet.

Cost: Start for free. Plans start at $5/player annually

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4. Hoops Geek

Create basketball plays within seconds using an easy drag-and-drop interface and share them with your players.

Choose from a variety of templates (half-court or full-court). Add actions (dribble, pass, screen, shot, handoff, and cut) and place your players appropriately on the court for each play. Additionally, make actions optional or synchronous.

Cost: Free trial available. Plans starting at $8.25/month

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5. iPractice Builder

Take a proactive approach with practice planning. Use your iPad or iPhone to create practices anytime from anywhere!

Drag & drop drills from their library into your practice schedule. Customize the length of each practice segment by pinching or expanding each drill. Then, email or print your practice plan for your team to view.

Cost: Unavailable

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