Creating Practice Plans

Overview

Practice plans in Youth Coach Hub help you organize your practice time into structured periods and drills. Each plan includes timed segments, position group assignments, and optional playbook integration.

Accessing Practice Plans

1. Navigate to your team dashboard
2. Click Practice in the team navigation bar
3. You'll see your list of practice plans

Practice List Views

Filter your practices by:

• Upcoming - Future practices on your schedule
• Past - Completed practices
• Templates - Saved practice templates for reuse
• All - Every practice plan

Creating a New Practice Plan

Start a New Plan

1. Click the New Practice Plan button
2. Fill in the practice details

Practice Details

Building Your Practice Structure

Understanding Periods

Periods are the building blocks of your practice. Each period represents a segment of practice time dedicated to a specific activity.

Period Types:

Adding Periods

1. In your practice plan, click Add Period
2. Enter the period details:

1. Click Save to add the period

Period Order

Periods appear in the order you add them. To reorder:

1. Drag periods to rearrange them
2. The timeline view updates automatically

Concurrent Periods

Some practice periods happen simultaneously. For example, while QBs work on footwork, receivers run routes.

To mark periods as concurrent:

1. Enable the Concurrent toggle on a period
2. Concurrent periods display side-by-side in the timeline
3. Use this for position-specific work happening at the same time

Adding Drills to Periods

What Are Drills?

Drills are specific activities within a period. A "Drill" period might contain multiple individual drills for different position groups.

Creating Drills

1. Select a period
2. Click Add Drill
3. Fill in drill details:

Position Groups

Assign drills to specific position groups:

Linking Playbook Plays

Connect drills to your playbook for focused reps:

1. In the drill form, find the Play Codes field
2. Search or select plays from your playbook
3. The drill now references specific plays to practice

This helps you:

• Track which plays you've repped in practice
• Ensure game plan plays get adequate practice time
• Connect practice work to game preparation

Practice Timeline

Viewing the Timeline

The practice timeline provides a visual overview of your practice structure:

• Periods appear as blocks on a timeline
• Duration is shown by block width
• Concurrent periods appear stacked
• Total practice time is calculated automatically

Using the Timeline

The timeline helps you:

• See at a glance how practice time is allocated
• Identify gaps or overlaps
• Balance position-specific and team time
• Ensure adequate time for each focus area

Saving Your Practice

Save Options

When your practice plan is complete:

• Save - Saves the practice plan
• Save & Add to Schedule - Saves and creates a calendar event

Editing Practices

To edit an existing practice:

1. Find the practice in your list
2. Click on it to view details
3. Click Edit
4. Make your changes
5. Click Save

Practice Plan Actions

Duplicate a Practice

Create a copy of an existing practice:

1. Open the practice you want to copy
2. Click Duplicate
3. Modify the title and date
4. Adjust periods as needed
5. Save the new practice

This is useful for:

• Weekly practice structures that repeat
• Making variations of a base practice
• Building on previous successful practices

Print a Practice Plan

Generate a printable version:

1. Open the practice plan
2. Click Print
3. A formatted practice sheet is generated
4. Print or save as PDF

The printed plan includes:

• Practice title, date, duration
• All periods in order
• Drill details within each period
• Notes and equipment lists

Delete a Practice

To remove a practice plan:

1. Open the practice
2. Click Delete
3. Confirm the deletion

Note: This removes the practice plan but doesn't affect any scheduled events that were created from it.

Sample Practice Structure

Here's an example practice structure for a 2-hour practice:

Tips for Effective Practice Plans

Time Management

• Account for transition time between periods
• Build in water breaks during hot weather
• Leave buffer time for periods that may run long

Position Group Balance

• Ensure all position groups get adequate individual time
• Use concurrent periods for efficient position work
• Balance offensive and defensive team periods

Playbook Integration

• Link game plan plays to specific drill periods
• Track which plays need more practice reps
• Review play success rates to prioritize practice time

Consistency

• Use similar practice structures week-to-week
• Players learn the routine and maximize time
• Templates help maintain consistency

Troubleshooting

Practice Not Appearing on Schedule?

• Use "Save & Add to Schedule" when creating
• Or manually add the practice to your schedule
• Check the date is correct

Timeline Looks Wrong?

• Verify period durations add up correctly
• Check for overlapping concurrent periods
• Ensure period order is correct

Can't Find a Practice?

• Check the filter (Upcoming, Past, All)
• Search by practice title
• Templates appear in the Templates filter

Next Steps

• Learn about practice templates for reusable practice formats
• View your schedule to see practices on your calendar
• Use analytics to inform what you practice