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Play Designer: Elite Hoops

Play Designer: Elite Hoops

Basketball Playbook & Drills

719 ratings
55 reviews
📚 Education
⚽ Sports
Free
In-App Purchases

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • October 5, 2023
  • September 10, 2026

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Developer

Day Well Spent LLC
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About

This app helps basketball coaches create, share, and explain plays, practices, and drills. It features a customizable digital whiteboard, video recording, and shot charting tools to enhance team communication and training.

✓Record and share play and drill videos
✓Create and manage custom practices
✓Access and build a drill library
✓Professional-grade shot charting
✓Customizable digital whiteboard with court dimensions
✓Team roster and lineup management
✓AirPlay support for team presentations
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Play Designer. Based on 719 reviews and a 4.6/5 average, it highlights the 5 positives and 3 negatives reviewers mention most about this Sports app.

Positive things

  • 👍Useful features for coaches
  • 🚀Helps plan practices efficiently
  • 💡Innovative whiteboard and recording functionality
  • 👍Easy to use and share plays
  • 👍Developer is responsive and helpful

Negative things

  • 🐛Compatibility issues with latest iOS
  • 💰Paid subscription required for full functionality
  • 🔒Limited free features
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What's New in Play Designer

2.2.0

September 10, 2026

Major Features • Run practice from your Lock Screen. Start a practice and a Live Activity keeps the current drill and countdown on your Lock Screen, Apple Watch, and in your car, rolling to the next drill on schedule. Tap Next Drill or Finish Practice without opening the app. • Build practices with Apple Intelligence. Describe the practice you need and Elite Hoops builds it privately from your own saved drills. • Just ask Siri. Find drills, plays, and practices with Siri, Shortcuts, and system search, and get play notes written for you automatically. • The Smart Practice preview now links straight to each drill and picks a fresh warm-up and wrap-up. • Zoom into shared play images and jump into drill previews. • New coaching quotes to share with your team. Bug Fixes • Practice runs no longer get stuck on the countdown. • Plays and practices tied to a deleted team now sync again. • Coaches with photos or videos on their plays can delete their account. • Fix a sync failure caused by shared stock drills. • Leave a Review now opens the App Store directly. Optimizations • Make cross-device syncing more reliable.

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Subscription plans

Elite Hoops Pro Monthly

Access to all features.

$12.991 Month
3 Days trial
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In-App Purchases

$149.99

Unlimited access

Unlimited access

Events

Read more about Share Plays with a Link
Event EndedMajor Update

Share Plays with a Link

Send any play, practice, or drill with a link.

Jul 13, 2026 — Aug 13, 2026

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Read more about AAU: Own the Summer Circuits
Event EndedNew Season

AAU: Own the Summer Circuits

New AAU practice and prep plans for travel teams

Jun 9, 2026 — Jul 10, 2026

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Read more about New Play Designer
Event EndedMajor Update

New Play Designer

Build and share detailed plays frame by frame.

Apr 18, 2026 — May 19, 2026

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User reviews

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GAME CHANGER!!!

This is a must have for coaches. Everything you need in one app. Having the ability to build practices from a drill library is great. The game changer for me as a coach is the ability to use the playbook to send individual videos to my players to review when we are not practicing
tomash66tomash66

Response from developer

Thanks so much coach!! Reviews like this make my day! - Jordan

Coach

Beat app out there !!!

it is an app with useful features affordable to a coach’s salary.

I am so grateful to have found this app. I am not one to use technology too much because of its inherent limitations to perform well without cell service. However, having used the app, I feel it has helped me improve my productivity significantly.
But, more importantly the developer is soooo attentive. He has continually improved and filled the app with features that are very useful for player and team development.

Thank you Mr Developer!!!
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lacypoolacypoo

Response from developer

Hey thanks so much for this review!! Always a pleasure to receive your emails and feedback as well :D

The best

Thank you for the best playbook
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Easy Play Sharing

Easy to use, doesn’t require a bunch of setup. Basically like having a digital whiteboard you can record.
bluebyu25bluebyu25

Response from developer

Thanks so much for the review!

Easy Play Sharing

Easy to use, doesn’t require a bunch of setup. Basically like having a digital whiteboard you can record.
bluebyu25bluebyu25

Response from developer

Thanks so much for the review!

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User experience

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Reported Bugs

2 issues

Recording issues with no sound and inability to close/discard videos

Bug

Crashes and freezes on some devices

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Requested Features

3 requests

Ability to design and animate plays

Feature

More advanced player movement and positioning features

Feature

Free recording and playback functionality

Feature

FAQ

What does the Elite Hoops app do?

Elite Hoops is a comprehensive application designed for basketball coaches. It allows you to create and share plays, defenses, and inbounds plays with your team. The app also includes a professional practice planner, a drill library, and shot charting tools to help manage and improve team performance.

What are the key features of Elite Hoops?

Key features include the ability to record and share videos of plays and drills, create custom practices, utilize a library of over 200 drills, and employ a customizable digital whiteboard. It also offers best-in-class shot charts and AirPlay support for team presentations.

How much does Elite Hoops cost?

The app is free to download and use with in-app purchases. Subscriptions are available and will be charged through your iTunes account, automatically renewing unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends.

What devices is Elite Hoops compatible with?

The app supports full Apple Pencil functionality for drawing and manipulating players on the whiteboard. It also offers AirPlay support to cast your whiteboard onto a television for team-wide viewing and instruction.

How can I use Elite Hoops for team training?

You can use Elite Hoops to explain plays before games with detailed visualizations using your actual players on the board. The practice planner and drill library allow for structured training sessions, while video recording and sharing help break down concepts effectively.