Discover 344 basketball quotes from legendary players and coaches to motivate your team, sharpen your mindset, and inspire life on and off the court.
The Play Bank is a public library of animated basketball plays, organized by the families coaches teach, with notes on every step. Browse it free at elitehoopsapp.com/plays, then save any play into your playbook with one tap.
A coach's guide to sideline out of bounds plays and end-of-game situations: the box SLOB package (safe entry into a ball screen, zipper flare and hammer for a three, back screen lob for a two, the low-clock catch or lob, the post-up), the Horns after-timeout plays, and the two full-court last-second plays, each animated with the clock rules.
A coach's guide to baseline out of bounds plays built from one box formation: the screen-the-screener layup, the fake cross and back, the back screen lob, the elevator for a three, the low-clock rules under three seconds and under one, and the box against a 2-3 zone. Every play is animated with the read and the counter, plus the youth BLOB sets.
A coach's guide to the press break: the principles every source agrees on (inbound fast, the inbounder is the safety, middle, reverse, never dribble into a trap, attack to score), then the specific break for the 2-2-1, the diamond, the run and jump, and the 1-3-1, each as an animated full-court possession with the read and the counter.
A coach's guide to the four full-court presses high school teams run: the 2-2-1 three-quarter press, the 1-2-1-1 diamond, the run and jump, and the 1-3-1. What each press forces, what it concedes on purpose, the trap rules, the interceptors and the goalie, how it answers the press break, and when to call it off. Six animated full-court possessions.
When a youth team is ready for a zone, how to teach the 2-3, the 1-3-1, and the 3-2, what each one gives up on purpose, and the slides on swings, skip passes, overloads, high post catches, and gap drives, each drawn as a full possession with the whole defense moving.
A step-by-step guide to teaching man-to-man defense to youth basketball players: stance and on-ball, influencing the dribbler, closeouts, one pass away, help side, help and recover, jumping to the ball, post defense, box outs, the shell drill, and transition defense, each drawn as a full possession with the rest of the defense playing by rule.
The four ball screen coverages every high school defense chooses between, drawn from the defense's side: what drop, hedge, switch, and ice each take away, what each one concedes on purpose, the counter the offense runs, and how the coverage answers it. Four animated plays with the rules on every step.
A coach's guide to zoom action and the handoff-and-ball-screen actions that grew out of it: zoom, Chicago, Miami, Spain pick and roll, the step-up, the ghost screen, the drag, and Delay. Each one is an animated play with the handler's read and the counter against the coverage it meets.
A coach's guide to attacking zone defenses: the principles every zone offense shares, then sourced sets and counters against the 2-3, the 1-3-1, and the 3-2, plus a baseline and a sideline out-of-bounds play against the 2-3. Every play is animated with the read and the adjustment.
A coach's guide to the 5-out motion offense: the five spots and the spacing, the pass-and-cut and fill rules, the back cut and dribble-at reads, the actions coaches layer on (get, screen away, flare, Delay, drag), circle movement on drives, the post-up rule, and 5-out against a zone, each as an animated play.
Everything a coach needs to install the dribble drive motion offense: Walberg's AASAA philosophy, the 4-out 1-in spacing, the breakdown, drop, drag, and rack zones, the driver's reads in order, the loop, kick-up, kick-back, and skip, the post's rules, the ball screen release, and the counters, each as an animated play.
A complete guide to the Flex offense for coaches: the flex screen and the down screen, how the continuity repeats, six ways to enter it, the curl, fade, slip, duck-in, and backdoor counters, and what to do against a zone. Every action is an animated play you can save.
A complete guide to the Horns offense for coaches: the double ball screen and elbow entries, twelve named actions (Fist, Twist, Flare, Zoom, Hi-Lo, Flex, Chin, Rip, Spain, Zipper, and more), the reads that make them work, the counters when a defense scouts you, and an animated play for each one.
A Team Plan gives your whole program one private playbook: invite unlimited coaches, players, and parents, and everything in Pro is included.
Draw a basketball play step by step: place players, add a pass and screen away, preview the animation, and share it with your team in Elite Hoops.
Find out what coaches actually look for at AAU basketball tryouts, from fundamentals and effort to basketball IQ, defense, coachability, and teamwork.
A Live Activity that runs practice from the Lock Screen, Apple Intelligence practice plans built only from the coach's own drills, and Siri that finds plays and drills. Coming with the free update this fall.
See 37 types of basketball screens explained with animated examples, including pin-downs, flare screens, ball screens, Spain pick-and-roll, and more.
Create a public link for any play, practice plan, or drill. Anyone can watch it in their browser — animated, with your notes — no app or account required.
Elite Hoops is a basketball play designer on the web with frame-by-frame play creation, practice planning tools, and a drill library built for coaches.
Understand common basketball coaching acronyms, phrases and vocabulary like ATO, BLOB, SLOB, and more. This easy-to-follow guide helps coaches, players, trainers or parents quickly decode basketball terminology from terms you'll hear during games or practices.
No gym? No problem. These 5 youth basketball drills fit in a garage or driveway. Perfect at-home basketball drills for kids, youth players, parents, and coaches to sharpen ball handling, footwork, and finishing.
New to coaching? Get a simple, ready-to-use checklist to run your first youth basketball practice—no fancy equipment needed. Includes age tips and a free printable.
The benefits and drawbacks of teaching a five out motion offense to young players just starting out.
Run and plan your basketball practices. Save all of your drills in one place. Elite Hoops takes coaching to another level.
Create detailed plays, frame by frame, with an easy to learn editor that's also packed with advanced features.
Elite Hoops now includes free coach accounts, while Pro unlocks fast, reliable cross-device sync for everything in the app across iPhone and iPad at no extra cost.
Get the legendary Thompson Twins workout routine that helped Amen and Ausar Thompson become NBA players. Free PDF download and 7-day ramp-up plan.
We've all been there as parents - your child had a great basketball game, or a bad one. No matter which one they've had, here are three things you can tell your youth basketball player after every single game.
Learn Jeff Van Gundy's proven defensive coaching strategies from his Slappin' Glass Podcast interview. Master precise feedback, help rotations, and star player defense techniques used by NBA coaches.
New Liquid Glass design, quotes from the game's best, and a brand new practice widget.
Learn how youth players should fill lanes, spread to corners, pass ahead, and cut to the rim in transition.
Track every shot with precision. Our new shot chart tool automatically detects shot type, tags players, and breaks down shooting percentages—giving coaches a competitive edge.
Train your team to swing the ball under pressure and create open looks from the corner. A perfect drill for youth players who thrive on movement and hustle.
Have a shooter who can knock down corner threes? This one is for them.
If you have a couple of ace shooters, this set is perfect for your bigs. It'll misdirect the defense into worrying about shooters.
Create youth basketball practices from scratch. Customize them to your needs, and share them with your team. All for free.
When iOS 18 launches this fall, Elite Hoops will be the only coaching app with advanced Apple Pencil Pro integration.
Version 1.1.3 adds the ability to show cuts, screens, shots and more. Plus, it's easier than ever.
Version 1.1.0 brings several exciting new features, such as team logos, but also powers up everything else with Shortcuts, Widgets, and more.
Creating and recording plays is easy with Elite Hoops. If you want a quick walkthrough on how it works, check out this post.
It's, quite literally, the dawn of a new era. With Apple's Vision Pro hitting store shelves soon, we're proud to say that Elite Hoops will fully support spatial computing.
Got a big on your youth basketball team? Use that height to your advantage with this baseline out of bounds play.
Do you have skilled shooters and slashers on your youth basketball team? Here's a baseline out of bounds play that can help get them good looks.