Dr. James Gels

Coach’s Clipboard is a basketball coaching resource dedicated to helping coaches teach and players develop, with information for high school and youth basketball. The site has served coaches since 2001 and brings together instructional content, practical tools, and membership resources for planning and teaching the game.

Its library covers offensive plays and strategies, actions and reads, defensive tactics, transition and press systems, drills, skill development, and coaching tips. Coaches can explore teaching fundamentals, basketball IQ, decision-making, and player skills, as well as video and animated materials. Resources include a complete youth coaching guide, a practice planner for building and organizing sessions, a plays selector, and a drill finder that can filter activities by age, skill, and number of players.

Visitors can browse free drills and guidance, while membership provides access to premium drills and plays, advanced playbook tools, a complete practice planner, and a personal online playbook. Coach’s Clipboard also offers basketball books and DVDs, coaching help and FAQs, and a free newsletter sent every two weeks.