First Season Free Sample: Practice 1 + First-Practice Script

First-time coach of a 6–9 rec basketball team? Try a free practice.

This free sample has Practice 1 from First Season (a one-page, 45-minute practice plan for parents who've never coached), a word-for-word script for your first practice, and a gym safety card, plus the diagram key so you can run it safely. US Letter and A4 included.

The ask: run it with your team, then tell us how it went within 21 days of downloading. Four short questions: what you want more of, less of, what was confusing, and what's missing. Plus two quick facts: did you run it (all, part, not yet), and your players' ages and how many came.

How to reply: email your answers to sidequestfieldlab@gmail.com.

Not asked: no review or testimonial, and we won't quote you without asking.

The full pack, with all 12 practices, is available in our store for $19.

General coaching ideas for recreational teams, not medical advice. Your league's rules come first.