Look at a great basketball coaching scouting report by Raymond Navarro

Good information wins. When we know tendencies and what teams are good at, bad at, how do they win, score, strengths, and weaknesses you can put together a quality game plan specifically made for your opponent. Attached is an example/template of a basketball coaching scouting report that I put together for a playoff game I will replace the player and team names to default names. The way I go about doing putting a report together is I watch film and fill out the information that it asked for. Hope this helps get you prepared for the next game.

Scouting Report – Team A

March 11th, 2018
Quarter Finals
Team A

Depth Chart
1. #1 Player 1                  #11 Player 7                     #20 Player 12
2. #2 Player 2                  #12 Player 8
3. #3 Player 3*                #13 Player 9
4. #4 Player 4                 #14 Player 10
5. #5 Player 5                 #15 Player 11
6. #10 Player 6*             (*Depending on matchup)

Basketball coaching scouting report:  General Observations and Trends
Team A has some good wins and some bad losses this year notable wins include Team B, Team C, and Team D. Some bad losses are Team E, Team F, and Team G. They have 2 players that carry them. Player 1 is one of the better guards in the league. However, Player 5 was the only 1st team all-South region player on the team. He is a big body guard who can shoot very well from 3 point land and attack the glass. Offensively they run one action to get them in a position to either post up or drive and kick. Their most popular play is 4 out 1 in and the big man inside sets a high ball screen. They are best at is offensive rebounding averaging a little more than 15 per game. On made baskets and rebounds they look to push the ball and run and beat the defense down the floor. Defensively they are not very aggressive. They are soft defensively and give up a lot of space on the drive we could put up big scoring numbers against Team A. They hard Hedge the ball screen. To sum it up Team A wins games because they have two very solid offensive players in Carr and Gentry, they get offensive rebounds, and they get steals.

Basketball coaching scouting report:  Basic Offensive Strengths
They have 2 very tough players. Team A is 8th in the league in points per game. They have two kids who do the majority of the scoring. Player 5 (17.1 ppg), and Player 1 (20.1 ppg).
They crash the glass offensively. They are able to score so many points because they are one of the best rebounding teams in the league. They are second in the league in offensive rebounds averaging 15.4 per game. This allows them to average more possessions than the other team and have easy putback opportunities.
They like to leak out one defender on defense. On defense 4 crash the glass and one guy leaks out and tries to beat the defense down the floor. 2 guys do about 46% of the scoring and everybody else chips in about 4-8 points.

Basketball coaching scouting report:  Basic Offensive Weaknesses
Offensive sets are not going to fool anybody. Their offensive sets are not very creative. they run very basic sets like a high pick and roll or 4 out 1 in to set up close out situations and one on one post up opportunities.,
I don’t think their role-players can do enough to beat us. if one of their two main scorers have a bad night Player 5 or Player 1, I don’t believe the other players can pick up the slack for them.
Player 1 can force a lot of bad shots. Also if we make Player force a lot of shots and if he forces shots up he can take shots away from the role players on the team.

Basketball coaching scouting report:  Basic Defensive Strengths
They lead the NWAC’s in steals. Team A averages a little more than 9 steals per game. Which is the most steals per game overall in the League.  Play multiple defenses. They play majority man defense but they will mix in some 3-2 zone.

Basketball coaching scouting report:  Basic Defensive Weaknesses
They give up a lot of space on the drive. When players drive to the basket Player A is not a very strong defensive team. They give up 80 ppg which is about average in the league.
They do not pressure the ball very much. They get to be an off the dribble quite often. They don’t help very much and they don’t defend the 3 point line very well.
They are the worst team in the league at opponents 3 point percentage. On average teams shoot 38% from the 3 point on Player A. They do not guard the 3 point line well.

Basketball coaching scouting report:  Offensive Points/Suggestions
We should not have problems getting into the paint. Our offensive sets, transition offense, and DOH’s should get us into the paint. We will be able to penetrate deep against their defense. It will come down us finishing against their long interior defense.
Q can have a huge game. Team A does a poor job at defending the 3 point line if we can get him some good looks early he may have a 30+ point game and if not then the floor will open up and spacing will be huge to attack an already suspect defense.
We need to have one man protecting against the fast break (Cherry Picking). Team A likes to leak out a defender as soon as the shot goes up in an attempt to beat the defense down the floor and get easy buckets.

Basketball coaching scouting report:  Defensive Points/Suggestions
Force Player 1 to take bad shots. Player 1 does not have the best shot selection if we can force him to take tough shots thats going to take away shots from players on the team that shoot more efficiently. He averages about 7 3point shots a game and makes about 2 or 3. This is the quarter-final and he may feel like he needs to put the team on his back and take over which may cause him to be more selfish.
How are we going to play the high pick and roll? All year have been hard hedging the high pick and roll. That should be fine just make sure we communicate it to our guys because the high pick and roll is a play they run often. Similar to Team C’s high P/R.

Top Offensive Sets          Poor Foul Shooters                 3 Point Shooters
Transition                           #10 Player 6 (11/25) 44%.      #2 Player 2 (4/5) 80%
4 out 1 in                            #11 Player 7 (1/2) 50%           #3 Player 3 (45/103) 44%
5 out high P/R                    #14 Player 10 (9/17) 52%       #5 Player 5 (80/205) 39%
Post up from corner entry  #12 Player 8 (10/16) 62%       #10 Player 6 (13/36) 36%
Single Double                     #3 Player 3. (26/40) 65%.      #11 Player 7 (1/3) 33%
#4 Player 4 (21/32) 65%        #13 Player 9 (24-73) 33%
#15 Player 11 (27/41) 65%     #1 Player 1 (66/204) 32%                                                                                                                 #1 Player 1 (123/72) 71%       #4 Player 4 (13/41) 32%

Offensiver Rebounders                    Defensive Rebounding
#15 Player 11 2.7                            #5 Player 5 5.3
#13 Player 9 2.0                              #13 Player 9 3.5
#20 Player 12 1.9                            #1 Player 1 3.3
#5 Player 5 1.6                               #20 Player 12 2.9
#1 Player 1 1.1                               #3 Player 3 2.9

Go To Guys
1. #1 Player 1
2. #5 Player 5

Basketball coaching scouting report:  What We Need To Do To Win

Must box not allow offensive rebounds. Team A wins games because they get more possessions than the opponent and they have good enough players to take advantage of that. They have had 20 games where they have had 15 or more OFFENSIVE rebounds. If we can eliminate them getting these extra possessions that will be huge to winning the ball game.
Take Care of the ball. Team A is #1 in the League in steals. Averaging about 9 per game. If we can minimize our TO’s and offensive rebounds were given up it will cut down the amount of possessions Team A is used to having which will drop there point total.

Hit our OPEN shots. The way Team A played defense I really think we are going to get a lot of open looks at the basket from the 3 point line and under 10-foot shots. it will just depend on whether we can make them.

Either limit there two scorers or the rest of the team. Defensively we can either work to shut down one of their two leading scorers Player 5 or Player 1 who combine for 43% of the teams overall scoring or we can work to limit the rest of the team. If Player 5 or Player 1 starts forcing up shots and take away from their role players getting shots than we are in a good spot.  Team A needs both their star players to score and everyone else to contribute 4-8 points in order for them to score enough to beat us.

Keep our minds right. It’s been something we’ve been battling all year time to get it right when we need it the most.

Basketball coaching scouting report:   Suggested Matchups

Player A        PG     Player 1
Player B        SG     Player 3
Player C        SF     Player 4
Player D        PF     Player 5
Player E        C       Player 11

#      Name        Position     Height      Weight     Strong Hand
1      Player 1     PG            5’10                          Left

Statistics 20.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.7 steals, 38.6%FG, 32.4% 3point, 71.5% FT

Player 1 made second team all southern region. He is an undersized but strong guard. He uses his body and finishes at the basket very well. He is top ten in scoring averaging just above 20ppg. He gets air on his jump shot and has a high release. Sometimes he can force shots and take a lot of bad 3’s. When going up for a contested layup he will try to out jump the defender and use his body to finish with contact. He does a good job at getting to the free throw line. At times he plays uninspired defense with his hands down.

#       Name        Position     Height     Weight       Strong Hand
2       Player 2    PG            5’10

Statistics 4.1 points, 1.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 0.6 steals, 48.6% FG, 80% 3point, 84.6% FT

Player 2 has either gotten hurt or been benched he’s only played 1 game during the conference season.

#       Name      Position      Height     Weight      Strong Hand
3       Player 3  Guard         5’10

Statistics 9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 50.5% FG, 43.7% 3point, 65% FT

Player 3 is the starting point guard for Team A. He pushes the ball in transition after each makes and looks to advance the ball to the wings running to the corner. When coming off the high ball screen does not really look to score the more looks to kick out to shooters, or drop it down to the big man. He does play hard and he gets Team A into their offensive sets. He is very patient and does not force the ball into bad spots. He may not be able to handle ball pressure very well. He does not look to shoot the 3 but he is very capable of making the 3 ball. He can hit the mid-range jump shot off of the dribble well. He does not look to score but when he does shoot they are very efficient shots that’s why he shoots a little more than 50% from the field.

#      Name         Position      Height     Weight     Strong Hand
4      Player 4     Guard         6’0

Statistics 4.2 points, 1.4 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1 steal, 40% FG, 31.7% 3point, 65.6% FT

Player 4 is a tough scrappy player, he looks to leak out, run the floor, and beat the defense to the corner. He plays hard on defense. He isn’t a big threat to score from the outside, he has a slow clunky release. He is a role player and isn’t expected to score much. He is not a very good FT shooter only shooting 65%. He does not make a lot of mistakes and does what the team asks him to do.

#      Name        Position      Height     Weight     Strong Hand
5      Player 5     Forward     6’4

Statistics 17.1points, 6.9rebounds, 2.6assists, 1.6 steals, 45.2% FG, 39% 3point, 77.9% FT

Player 5 earned first team all south region honors. He is a big guard with a solid frame who does a little bit of everything for Team A. He can knock down the 3 point shot he is top 5 in 3 point attempts, he bangs down low and works hard on defense. He is not a great ball handler but he uses little dribbles to get by his defender. He is one of the main leaders on the team. He is top ten in 3 point attempts in the league. He averages about 7 rebounds per game, 2 offensively. He was all 1st team southern region. They lean on him to score points for the team. He is 1 of the 2 main scorers on the team.

#     Name        Position    Height    Weight    Strong Hand
10   Player 6    Guard       6’1

Statistics 2.3 points, 1.7 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.6 steals, 30% FG, 36.1% 3point, 44% FT

Player 6 doesn’t get very many minutes. He’s a bad free throw shooter and a below average 3 point shooter only shooting 36%. He works hard on defense and plays a wing spot. He shouldn’t affect the game much.

#     Name      Position     Height    Weight    Strong Hand
11    Player 7  Forward     6’4

Statistics 1.3 points, 0.7 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 steals, 41.7 FG%, 33.3 3point, 50% FT

Player 7 is used as a stretch 4 they use flare screens and pick and pops to get him open. He does not get very many minutes and he is only shooting 33%. He has made some bad decisions with the ball but he can finish contested posts up at the rim.

#        Name      Position    Height    Weight    Strong Hand
12      Player 8   Forward     6’7

Statistics 2.8 points, 1.9 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0 steals, 55.6% FG, NA 3point%, 62.5% FT

Player 8 is a long athletic Forward. He does not score much he comes off the bench and works hard he doesn’t effect the game much but he is a long player. His length is his strength and is another tall body in the very tall front court for Team A.

#     Name      Position    Height    Weight    Strong Hand
13   Player 9   Forward    6’7

Statistics 9.3points, 5.6rebounds, 0.8assists, 0.4steals, 42.4FG%, 32.9% 3point, 76.1% FT

Player 9 is a big is a big body that bangs in the post uses his body for post and box out positioning. He is the tied for the 3rd leading scorer on the team. He sets strong screens and looks to make contact

#        Name        Position     Height     Weight    Strong Hand
14      Player 10   Forward     6’6

Statistics 2.4 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.5 steals, 54.4% FG, NA% 3point, 52.9% FT

Player 10 doesn’t score much averaging only 2.4 jpg and he has yet to attempt a 3 point shot this year. However, at 6’6 he can move well he is a willing passer and plays solid defense when he gets minutes. He is slow footed but he works hard when he gets the opportunity.

#      Name        Position    Height      Weight      Strong Hand
15  Player 11     Forward     6’5

Statistics 7.9 points, 5.9 rebound, 1.2 assists, 1.2 steals, 43.9% FG, 0% 3point, 65.9% FT

Player 11 is their starting big man when he is in the game they run 4 out 1 in around him he looks to post up and go one on one with his defender in the post but he has trouble finishing over defenders. He doesn’t have very good post moves but instead tries to shoot over the top of defenders. He like all the bigs on the team crash the offensive glass hard. Player 11 or another big man will play the top of the 3-2.

#     Name        Position     Height      Weight     Strong Hand
20 Player 12    Forward     6’6

Statistics 9.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1 assist, 0.9 steals, 46.2% FG. 28.1% 3point, 74.4% FT

Player 12 Crashes the offensive glass hard and gets a few points off of put backs every game. He is scrappy on the glass handworks hard when the ball is loose. He is also a player that plays the top man on their 3-2 zone. He moves decent for his size but his speed is not going to hurt us. He is not a good 3 point shooter at all but he can really hurt us on the boards.

League Stat Rankings              Opponents Stat Rankings

PPG 86.6 (11th)                        Points Given Up 80 (15th)
FG% 43.5% (22nd)                   Opponents FG% 41% (2nd)
FT% 70.6% (18th)
3 PT FG% 35.5% (18th)           Opp. 3ptFG% 37.9% (32nd)
Off. Reb. 15.4 (2nd)                  Opp. Off Reb. 12.5 (25th)
Def Reb 28 (12th)                     Opp. Def Reb 27.9 (23rd)
Rebounds 43.3 (3rd)                 Opp. Rebounds 40 (24th)
Assists 18.8 (3rd)                      Opp. Assists 15.4 (22)
Steals 9.2 (1st)                          Opp. Steals 6.6 (15th)
Turnovers 13 (19th)                   Opp. TO’s 15.9 (2nd)
Blocks 2.7 (20th)                       Opp. Blocks 3.4 (27th)
Fouls 18.2 (22nd)                      Opp. Fouls 17.7 (15th