Basketball Play Designer
Draw and Animate Basketball Plays
Create basketball play diagrams in your browser or on Apple devices. Add cuts, screens, passes, and coaching notes step by step, preview the movement, and share a play your team can watch before practice.
Free coaching resources available. Unlimited plays, cloud sync, and video exports require Pro.
Read about the basketball play designer on the web
How to Draw Animated Basketball Plays
Start with one action your team already knows, such as a pass and screen away. Build the starting positions first, then show where each player goes. Animation helps players see the order of the action as well as the final spots.
- Set the starting positions. Choose the court and place your players and the ball. Leave room for the cut or screen you want to teach.
- Draw the actions. Add movement paths and basketball symbols for cuts, screens, passes, dribbles, and shots. Use a curved path when a straight line would misrepresent the movement.
- Build the next step. Show where the players move next and add a short coaching note about the read or timing.
- Preview the animation. Play the sequence or scrub the timeline. Check that the screener is in place before the cutter arrives and that the pass reaches an available receiver.
- Save and share. Organize the play in your playbook. With Pro, share a public link or export a video, images, or PDF for your team.
Tools for Clear Basketball Diagrams
Build the spacing, movement, and notes your players need to understand the set.
Watch an Animated ExampleDraw Online, Then Take the Play to Practice
Use the web play designer on your computer, or work in the native iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro apps. Android coaches can use the browser. Pro access and cloud sync connect your web and Apple accounts when you sign in with the same account.
Players can open a public play link without an account or app. For the clipboard or group chat, Pro also supports video, image, and PDF exports. Build the practice around the play with practice planning.
See Basketball Actions in Motion
Explore 37 basketball screens with animated examples, from a simple screen away to ball-screen combinations. Use the examples to study an action, then draw a version with the spacing and reads your team uses.
Looking for a FastDraw alternative? Compare animated plays, sharing, and coaching tools in Elite Hoops.
Simple Pricing
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Plan sharper, teach faster, and keep every team organized with the full Elite Hoops toolkit.
- Export animated play videos
- Share plays as PDF or images
- Share anything with a public link
- Create printable practice plans
- Save your own drill library
- Build unlimited teams and playbooks
- Use team rosters, logos, and courts
- Cloud sync and backups
- Available on web and Apple devices
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