For middle school, JV & varsity basketball coaches

Nobody handed you a program. Here’s all of it.

Practice went fine. Then a dad stopped you about minutes.

The whole school season — tryouts, every practice, the press break — plus the papers veteran coaches hand out, editable with your school’s name.

Basketball: The Covered Season — the season binder, the Fix-It Index and the editable parent papers
Cover the whole season
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This is for you if…

  • You got the team because nobody else would, and you’re learning in front of the kids.
  • A parent asked about minutes after a game, and with nothing written it got personal.
  • Tryouts are weeks away, and you dread telling the kids who don’t make it.

It’s not for you if…

  • You coach rec once a week. The free league plan covers you.
  • You want videos or an app. This is paper you print and edit.

Both sides of the clipboard

Basketball: The Covered Season is the whole school season on the front, and the papers that cover you on the back.

  • Start Here: your first week, or the week you’re actually in
  • Every practice on one page — middle school, freshman/JV, varsity
  • 5-out and 4-out offense, man-to-man, zones, press break, BLOB/SLOB
  • The Fix-It Index: filed by what went wrong on Friday
  • Parent Policy Pack, Cut-Day Kit and Team Handbook — editable

One payment. Word · Google Docs · Pages. No app, no login.

A two-sided clipboard: a practice page on the front, the playing-time policy on the back

What changes this season

  • Answer minutes before anyone asks

    The playing-time email reaches every family before game one.

  • Walk in with one page

    Every block timed, with what to cut when you’re short.

  • Fix Friday’s problem on Monday

    Look up what went wrong. Run that practice Monday.

  • Cut day with a reason

    A 1–5 rubric, a card per kid, a second-adult script.

  • Your school’s name on everything

    Contract, handbook, emails — Word, Google Docs or Pages.

  • Start the week you’re in

    Season started? Start Here says what to install first.

Free practices are great. Keep them.

Nobody gives away the back of the clipboard.

The Covered Season compared with free practice plans, subscription apps and premade practice packs
  The Covered Season Free practice plans Subscription apps Premade practice packs
The whole school season Tryouts to the last game Yes, for beginners Yes, behind a login Yes, by age group
Parent contract, minutes email Included, editable No No Rarely
Cut-day rubric and cut cards Included, editable No Tryout forms Tryout forms
Plan by Friday’s problem The Fix-It Index No Some apps No
Your school’s name on it Word · Google Docs · Pages No No Locked PDF

Look inside before you buy

Real pages, exactly as you’ll download them.

  • A middle school practice page: every block timed, with a court diagram and what to cut if short on time
    One practice, one page: every block timed.
  • A Fix-It Index page: what is happening on court, the Monday fix and the practices to run by level
    Fix-It page: the problem, the fix, the practices.
  • The playing-time policy email template with fields for the school name, team and first game date
    The playing-time email, ready for your school’s name.
  • The cut-day parent notification email template
    The cut-day email to parents, already written.

Everything you get today

The Covered Season with its three bonuses: the season binder, the Fix-It Index and the editable parent papers
  • Basketball: The Covered SeasonStart Here · middle school, JV and varsity practices · Fix-It Index
    $67.00
  • Bonus 1 · The Parent Policy PackContract, minutes email, 24-hour rule — 5 Word files
    $27.00
  • Bonus 2 · The Cut-Day KitScoring sheet, rubric, cut cards, parent email
    $29.00
  • Bonus 3 · The Team HandbookExpectations, offense and defense, parent edition
    $19.00
  • Total value
    $142.00

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Three bonuses, included free

  • FREEThe Parent Policy Pack: editable meeting agenda, contract, playing-time email, 24-hour rule and communication log

    Bonus 1

    The Parent Policy Pack

    $27.00 · Included

    For the hallway after the game.

    Pre-season meeting agenda, player-parent-coach contract, the playing-time email, the 24-hour rule and a communication log.

  • FREEThe Cut-Day Kit: tryout scoring sheet, rubric, cut cards and parent email

    Bonus 2

    The Cut-Day Kit

    $29.00 · Included

    For the day you post the roster.

    A weighted scoring sheet, a 1–5 rubric with written reasons, cut cards, a second-adult script and the parent email.

  • FREEThe Team Handbook: expectations, offense and defense, parent edition

    Bonus 3

    The Team Handbook

    $19.00 · Included

    For day one with players and parents.

    Expectations, your offense and defense in two pages, and a parent edition to sign.

The policy’s words are included. The sheet that does the math is an add-on at checkout.

Get the season + all three bonuses

Tryouts are weeks away.

Launch pricing for the 2026–27 school season is held for you until the timer runs out.

29Min 00Sec

Set it up before tryouts and send the parent email before game one.

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Open it. Use it for 30 days.

Send the parent email, run a week of practices, print the rubric. If it isn’t what this page describes, email support@digitalshelflab.com within 30 days and we’ll refund you in full.

No forms. No subscription to cancel.

What coaches send, print and hand out

Built from what veteran coaches tell first-year coaches.

  • I sent the playing-time email to every parent the week before our first game. January came and nobody stopped me in the hallway.
    Mike D., 7th grade boys head coach
  • I’d bought a book of drills before. This isn’t that. It’s the stuff you hand people.
    Greg P., JV boys coach
  • I don’t run it word for word. I look up the problem from the game and pick what fits. That’s how I coach anyway.
    Dave R., freshman coach
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The Coach’s Shelf

We started where every first-year coach starts: looking for practices. There were thousands. Then we read what veteran coaches tell new coaches, and almost none of it was a drill. It was paper: a contract signed before practice, a playing-time email to every parent, a reason written down on cut day. So we wrote both sides of the clipboard.

How it arrives

  • Instant download link on the confirmation page and in your email.
  • PDFs to print: Season Map, Written Practices, Fix-It Index.
  • Editable files: Word (opens in Google Docs or Pages) and Excel.
  • Works on laptop, tablet or phone; print what you’ll use courtside.
  • Link didn’t arrive? Check spam, then write support@digitalshelflab.com.
  • No app, no login, nothing renews.

Questions coaches ask

Free practice plans exist. Why pay?

Keep them. Nobody gives away the other side: the playing-time email, parent contract and cut-day rubric, with your school’s name.

Does it work for middle school?

Yes. Middle school gets 60-minute practices and a simpler install: 5-out, man-to-man, press break. No 1-3-1 or full-court press.

My season already started. Too late?

No. Start Here has a late-start route for a first game in ten days. Open the week you’re in.

Do I have to follow it word for word?

No. After a game, look up what went wrong in the Fix-It Index and run the practices it points to.

Can’t ChatGPT write this?

Use it for ideas. It doesn’t know Friday’s game, and it won’t put your school’s name on a parent contract.

Is this an app or subscription?

No. One payment. PDFs to print, Word and Excel files to edit. No login, nothing renews.

Do I need to have played?

No. Every block lists what to watch for, and each Fix-It page explains what’s happening before the fix.

Is the Minutes Sheet included?

The playing-time policy is. The Minutes Sheet, which does the math, is an optional add-on at checkout.

How long is each practice?

Middle school: 60 minutes. Freshman/JV and varsity: 90. Each page marks what to cut when gym time is short.

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