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Everything you need to run a great youth basketball program.

Practice plans, player development, parent communications, and game day — all in one place.

✨ Powered by an AI assistant coach that helps you plan, develop players, and adapt — so you can focus on coaching.

Tell the AI about your team and goals
Your AI assistant coach builds the plan
Coaches and parents stay connected
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📋 Practice Planning📅 Season Planner AI Assistant👥 Player Development🏀 Game Day📱 Parent View

Practice Planning

A complete library.
Plans that build themselves.

90+ drills, 27 plays, and 50+ practice games — and growing. Organized by skill, difficulty, and age group. Build a full practice in minutes by dragging items into your plan. Or let AI build it for you.

  • Drag-and-drop practice builder
  • Drills, plays, and games in one library

✨ Tell the AI your focus. Get a complete practice plan in seconds — using drills from your own library.

Tuesday Practice55 min total
DRILLDynamic Warmup8 min
DRILLBall Handling Circuit10 min
PLAYPick & Roll15 min
GAMEKnockout12 min
DRILL5-Spot Shooting10 min
Drills
Plays
Games
Two-Ball Dribble+ Add
Speed Dribbling+ Add
Mikan Drill+ Add
Season ArcWeek 6 ▼
PREEARLYMIDLATE
WEEK 5
Mar 11
⚡ Grit
🟠 BH🔵 Team
2/2 done
WEEK 6
Mar 18
⚡ Grit
🟢 Def🟠 BH
1/2 done
WEEK 7
Mar 25
🎯 Empathy
🔵 Team🟠 Shoot
0/2 done

Season Planner

Your whole season.
One arc.

Plan pre-season through playoffs with phase-based structure. Set your focus areas, character themes, and intensity for every week. AI fills in the practices. Every drill builds on the last.

  • Phase-based season structure
  • Character theme progression
  • Week cards with focus areas + intensity

✨ Your AI assistant fills in each week's practices automatically — building on what came before.

AI Coaching Assistant

Your AI coaching assistant.

Describe what you're seeing on the court. Get specific, actionable coaching — in seconds.

AI Practice Plans

Tell the AI your focus areas, how your team is doing, and who's out today. It builds a complete practice using your actual drill library — and explains every choice.

👤
Player Dev Plans

Share what you observe about a player — attitude, strengths, what's clicking. The AI writes a personalized plan with specific goals, drills, and a summary you can send to parents.

📊
Mid-Season Assessment

Describe where your season stands. Get honest feedback, specific adjustments, and a second-half plan — like talking to an experienced coaching mentor.

✨ AI features powered by Claude · Anthropic

All AI features included in Pro. Unlimited on Elite.

See it in action

Coach Observation

Marcus has really improved his ball handling but I'm worried about his defense — he tends to watch the ball and loses his man. He gets frustrated when plays break down but responds well to encouragement. He's ready for more advanced offensive concepts.

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AI Development Plan

Marcus Johnson — Development Plan

Strengths

Ball handling · Court vision · Natural playmaker

Goal 1 — Defensive Positioning

Marcus has the athleticism to be a strong defender. Focus: develop ball-you-man awareness and staying connected on off-ball defense.

• Mirror Drill — 3x per practice

• Shell Drill rotations daily

Coaching Note

“When Marcus gets frustrated, a quick word of encouragement before the next play resets him. Avoid public corrections.”

Player Development

A personal plan
for every player.

Evaluate players across six skills. Track progress over time. Generate AI-powered development plans with specific goals, action steps, and a parent-ready summary — all in one place.

✨ Tell the AI what you observe. It writes the development plan. You stay focused on coaching.

  • 6-skill evaluation with heatmap
  • Progress tracking across the season
  • Parent summary included in every plan
MJ
Marcus Johnson
Grade 6 · U12 Tigers · Dev Plan v2 · Updated 2 days ago
BHShootPassDefAthCoach
Goal 1 — Ball Handling

Work on weak-hand dribbling and crossover moves under pressure

Practice left-hand dribble 5 min daily
Crossover series drill 3x/week
Mirror drill for defensive awareness
Suggested drills:
Two-Ball DribbleCrossover Series

Content Library

Every drill. Every play.
Ready to run and have fun.

Over 90 drills, 27 plays, and 50+ competitive practice games. Searchable, organized by skill and age group, and ready to drop into any practice plan.

90+
Drills
27
Plays
50+
Games
6
Skill Areas
3 levels
Beg → Adv
🏀 Half Court Offense🛡️ Defense📥 Inbounds Transition⏱️ Special Situations📣 Out of Timeout
🎮
Dribble Knockout

All players dribble in a small area and try to knock each other's ball out. Last one standing wins.

⏱️ 10 min👥 6–20 players Very High Energy
U12 Tigers vs. Lakers
Q3 · 5:42
LIVE
28
Tigers
24
Lakers
Recent
Marcus Johnson — Sub in (Q3 4:30)
!Foul #2 — Jordan Williams
Tyler Davis — Sub out (Q3 4:30)

Game Day

From lineup to
final buzzer.

Build your lineup before the game. Track score, substitutions, and fouls live from the sideline. Review the game summary and send a recap to parents — all from your phone.

  • Quarter-by-quarter lineup builder
  • Live score and substitution tracking
  • Foul tracking per player
  • Instant game summary + parent recap

Parent Communication

Parents stay informed.
Zero new accounts.

The parent link

Parents are already managing too many apps. SidelinePro doesn't add another one. Send them a link and they're in — schedule, game RSVPs, and team announcements all in one place they can bookmark.

  • Magic link — no account needed
  • Game schedule + RSVP in one tap
  • Team announcements from the coach
  • Game results and recaps
The coach side

Keep parents in the loop without the group text chaos. Send practice reminders, game day details, and announcements directly to every parent. They receive it however they prefer — SMS, email, or WhatsApp.

  • 8 pre-written message templates
  • SMS · Email · WhatsApp in one place
  • Game day reminders with one tap
  • Message log so nothing gets missed

📱 Works on any phone. No app download required for parents.

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U12 Tigers
Coach Brian · Spring 2025
Schedule
Results
Announce
🏀vs Lakers
SAT MAR 22
10:00 AM · Lincoln Gym
8 going · 2 maybe
Coach sends
Send to: All Parents (12)
Practice Reminder
Practice tomorrow at 5pm at Lincoln Gym. Please bring water and arrive 10 min early.
📱 SMS
📧 Email
💬 WhatsApp

What coaches are saying

From rec leagues to AAU — coaches at every level.

The AI helps with the planning so nothing gets missed. I can focus on actually coaching my kids.

Youth Basketball Coach

Rec League, Maryland

This all-in-one approach to managing our program saves so much time. Practice planning, game day, player development, parent communication — it’s all there. Now my assistant coach and I can actually talk strategy instead of just logistics.

Travel Basketball Coach

AAU Program, Ohio

The parent communication alone is worth it. Parents don’t need to create accounts, and everything is in one place for them. I can get RSVPs easily and reach families by SMS, email, or WhatsApp — whatever works for them.

Recreation League Head Coach

Community Program, Texas

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Season planning
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Parent portal
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