An alternative to The Hoops Geek with animated plays, a free Play Bank of hundreds of sets, a Practice Bank of complete practices, practice planning from hundreds of drills, shot charts, and fully native Apple apps. Elite Hoops Pro is $59.99/year and Hoops Geek Solo is $120/year. Coaching a program? An Elite Hoops Team Plan starts at $200/year with a private playbook and unlimited seats for coaches, players, and parents.
It depends on where you spend your time. For plays, practices, and shooting work, Elite Hoops is the better pick: individual Pro is $59.99 a year, about half of Hoops Geek Solo’s $120 as of October 2026, with native iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps. If you manage minutes on game day, The Hoops Geek is the better fit, since it has a rotation maker and live substitutions and Elite Hoops doesn’t. Coaching a program? An Elite Hoops Team Plan starts at $200 a year with unlimited coaches, players, and parents.
Start with your own toolkit, or bring your whole team into a shared playbook.
For your own coaching
$59.99
USD / year · one coach
Your complete coaching toolkit, from preparation to practice.
For your staff and players
From$200
USD / year · one shared team
Coaches edit. Players and parents view. Pricing scales by team, never by seat.
Text your team a link to the animated play and your coaching notes. Players can watch without an account, app, or subscription.
Try the player’s view
Fully native Apple apps, with Apple Pencil support on iPad. Build a play on your computer, then bring it to the court. Pro and Team Plans work across your devices.
Explore the play designerPlan the session from hundreds of drills or start from a complete practice in the Practice Bank, run live drill timers, and track makes and misses. Your playbook is just the beginning of what Elite Hoops helps you prepare.
Explore practice planningMove players, draw through the read, and record it with your voice in the Apple app. Send the finished video so players can hear the explanation again before practice.
See the digital whiteboard
Start from the banks or from scratch. Keep your drills, plans, and playbooks together.
Hundreds of animated plays by family, free to browse.
Complete practices, free to browse and print.
Hundreds of drills, ready to drop into the next practice.
Build a session around your players, focus, and time.
Keep useful court-side tools close at hand.
Organize your plays by team and tag.
| Coaching features | Elite Hoops Pro · $59.99/yearTeam · from $200/year · unlimited seats | The Hoops Geek |
|---|---|---|
| Your coaching toolkit | ||
| Animated plays + playbooks | Included | Included |
| Practice planning | Plans, live timers, and a drill library of hundreds of drills | Practice Planner formats the drills and durations you enter |
| Ready-made plays and practices | The Play Bank: hundreds of animated plays by family. The Practice Bank: dozens of complete practices. Both free to browse; save one in a tap. | Play and drill library |
| Rotations + live substitutions | Not included | Rotation Maker + Substitution Manager |
| Devices and delivery | ||
| Player viewing | Public link. No account or app needed. | No-login play links; ads on the free plan |
| Apple apps | Native iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro | iOS mobile app |
| Android | Full web app in your browser | Android app + browser |
| Video exports | Included with Pro | MP4 exports on the free plan |
| Team calendar + messaging | Not included | Available in team plans |
| Plans and people | ||
| How it’s sold | Individual Pro $59.99/year, or a Team Plan from $200/year for a shared team | Solo $120/year; Team $180/year; Org from $240/year for 4 coach seats |
| Sharing a playbook with your staff | Team Plan: a private playbook with unlimited coaches, players, and parents. No cap on seats or charge per person. Coaches edit; players and parents view. | Team subscription at $180/year; Org adds coach seats from $240/year |
Record whiteboard lessons in the Elite Hoops Apple app. Public play links let players watch without editing your original.
Updated . Sources: Hoops Geek pricing · Product overview · Team plans.
Draw your sets or pull them from the Play Bank, build the practice around them or start from one in the Practice Bank, and track your players’ shooting. Elite Hoops brings that preparation together for about half the annual price of Hoops Geek Solo. Need help managing minutes on game day? The Hoops Geek also has rotation and live substitution tools. When you are ready to bring the staff in, an Elite Hoops Team Plan invites unlimited coaches, players, and parents at no cost per person.
Bring over a favorite set, try the playback, and send it to a player. You’ll need to recreate your Hoops Geek plays in the editor. Start with the ones you’ll use at your next practice.
“All of our plays are shared with our players using Elite Hoops. If you can use a whiteboard, then you can already use Elite Hoops.”
Use Pro for your own coaching toolkit, or bring everyone into your private playbook with a Team Plan. Invite unlimited coaches, players, and parents with no extra charge per seat.
