Elite Hoops review: animated basketball play designer, practice planner, and drill library for coaches. Pro starts at $12.99/month; Team Plans from $200/year.
Researched and fact-checked by Bartu Cavusoglu · Updated October 26, 2026
Elite Hoops is basketball coaching software that helps coaches design animated plays, plan practices, organize drills, and share all of it with players and staff. It runs in a web browser and in native apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro.
The product is made by Day Well Spent, LLC in Nixa, Missouri. Independent developer Jordan Morgan says he started it in 2022 to help his son learn a zone press, and that he still builds the software and answers the support email himself.
Coaches at youth, AAU, high school, and college levels use it. Its pitch is simple: replace whiteboard photos and long group-chat threads with animated plays that players can open and rewatch.
A coach starts by choosing a court and placing players and the ball, then draws the actions: cuts, screens, passes, dribbles, and shots. Each step can carry a short coaching note about the read or timing, and a timeline scrubber lets the coach preview the animation while editing.
Finished plays are saved to a playbook, tagged by concept, and organized by team. Coaches can also start from the Play Bank, which holds 266 animated plays and drills that can be saved with one tap.
To share, the coach sends a single link by text, email, or team chat. Players open it in any browser with no app or account, and the coach can see how many times it has been viewed and played.
The play designer includes Smart Paths for curved movement, Quick Pass (double tap a player), Lookback to see the previous step, Camera Zoom, Smart Badges that label screens and passes, and team logos on the court. Plays export as video, images, or PDF, or embed on a team website.
On the practice side, coaches can lay out sessions by the minute with live drill timers, keep a drill library with their own notes, videos, and images, and use the Instant Practice Builder to draft a practice from focus, age group, skill level, and time.
The Apple apps add a digital whiteboard with voice recording and shot charts. Tap the court once for a make and twice for a miss, then filter by player and zone.
Elite Hoops is basketball coaching software with an animated play designer, practice planner, drill library, digital whiteboard, and shot charts. It runs in a web browser and in native Apple apps.
Pro is $12.99 per month, $24.99 every three months, or $59.99 per year. A Team Plan starts at $200 a year for one shared team and includes Pro for the plan owner.
You can create a free account, browse the Play Bank free, and use free tools such as the Practice Plan Creator and a no-account play drawing tool. Public share links and exports are described as Pro features.
No. A shared play is a view-only link that opens in any browser. Players can watch the animation, step through each frame, and read the coach's notes.
No. With a Team Plan, people you invite join free, with no seat limit or per-person fee. Coaches can edit, and players and parents can view.
It runs in any modern browser, including on Android, Chromebooks, and laptops. Native apps exist for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro, and one account covers both.
It suits basketball coaches at youth, AAU, school, and college levels who want to draw and share plays and plan practices. Clubs and programs can use Team Plans to organize several teams.
The sources list no third-party integrations. Plays can be embedded on a team website, and exported as video, images, or PDF.