BASKETBALL SCOUTING
REPORT
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Team Scouting
Season Record ~ Won ____ Lost ____
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Opposing Team
Season Record ~ Won ____ Lost ____
Game Played At ________________________ Date ________
Scout’s Name ______________________________
SCORING BY QUARTERS
TEAM
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
1st OT
2nd OT
3rd OT
Player Characteristics
Name _____________________________________ Number _______ Position _______________
Class ______ Height ______ Weight _______ Build _________ Dominant Hand ____________
STRONG FAIR WEAK
STRONG FAIR WEAK
Boxes Out…………….
Defense on the Ball……..
Offensive Rebounder..
Defense Away From Ball.
Weak Hand Dribbler…
Spot Shooter……………..
Ball Handling…………
Shooter on the Move……
One on One Offense..
Free Throw Shooter…….
Penetrator…………….
Aggressiveness………….
Passing Ability……….
Leadership………………..
Quickness…………….
Attitude……………………
Comments: Starter?
Yes
No
If no, when and who did they come in for?
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Name _____________________________________ Number _______ Position _______________
Class ______ Height ______ Weight _______ Build _________ Dominant Hand ____________
STRONG FAIR WEAK
STRONG FAIR WEAK
Boxes Out…………….
Defense on the Ball……..
Offensive Rebounder..
Defense Away From Ball.
Weak Hand Dribbler…
Spot Shooter……………..
Ball Handling…………
Shooter on the Move……
One on One Offense..
Free Throw Shooter…….
Penetrator…………….
Aggressiveness………….
Passing Ability……….
Leadership………………..
Quickness…………….
Attitude……………………
Comments: Starter?
Yes
No
If no, when and who did they come in for?
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Player Characteristics
Name _____________________________________ Number _______ Position _______________
Class ______ Height ______ Weight _______ Build _________ Dominant Hand ____________
STRONG FAIR WEAK
STRONG FAIR WEAK
Boxes Out…………….
Defense on the Ball……..
Offensive Rebounder..
Defense Away From Ball.
Weak Hand Dribbler…
Spot Shooter……………..
Ball Handling…………
Shooter on the Move……
One on One Offense..
Free Throw Shooter…….
Penetrator…………….
Aggressiveness………….
Passing Ability……….
Leadership………………..
Quickness…………….
Attitude……………………
Comments: Starter?
Yes
No
If no, when and who did they come in for?
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Name _____________________________________ Number _______ Position _______________
Class ______ Height ______ Weight _______ Build _________ Dominant Hand ____________
STRONG FAIR WEAK
STRONG FAIR WEAK
Boxes Out…………….
Defense on the Ball……..
Offensive Rebounder..
Defense Away From Ball.
Weak Hand Dribbler…
Spot Shooter……………..
Ball Handling…………
Shooter on the Move……
One on One Offense..
Free Throw Shooter…….
Penetrator…………….
Aggressiveness………….
Passing Ability……….
Leadership………………..
Quickness…………….
Attitude……………………
Comments: Starter?
Yes
No
If no, when and who did they come in for?
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Player Characteristics
Name _____________________________________ Number _______ Position _______________
Class ______ Height ______ Weight _______ Build _________ Dominant Hand ____________
STRONG FAIR WEAK
STRONG FAIR WEAK
Boxes Out…………….
Defense on the Ball……..
Offensive Rebounder..
Defense Away From Ball.
Weak Hand Dribbler…
Spot Shooter……………..
Ball Handling…………
Shooter on the Move……
One on One Offense..
Free Throw Shooter…….
Penetrator…………….
Aggressiveness………….
Passing Ability……….
Leadership………………..
Quickness…………….
Attitude……………………
Comments: Starter?
Yes
No
If no, when and who did they come in for?
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Name _____________________________________ Number _______ Position _______________
Class ______ Height ______ Weight _______ Build _________ Dominant Hand ____________
STRONG FAIR WEAK
STRONG FAIR WEAK
Boxes Out…………….
Defense on the Ball……..
Offensive Rebounder..
Defense Away From Ball.
Weak Hand Dribbler…
Spot Shooter……………..
Ball Handling…………
Shooter on the Move……
One on One Offense..
Free Throw Shooter…….
Penetrator…………….
Aggressiveness………….
Passing Ability……….
Leadership………………..
Quickness…………….
Attitude……………………
Comments: Starter?
Yes
No
If no, when and who did they come in for?
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Player Characteristics
Name _____________________________________ Number _______ Position _______________
Class ______ Height ______ Weight _______ Build _________ Dominant Hand ____________
STRONG FAIR WEAK
STRONG FAIR WEAK
Boxes Out…………….
Defense on the Ball……..
Offensive Rebounder..
Defense Away From Ball.
Weak Hand Dribbler…
Spot Shooter……………..
Ball Handling…………
Shooter on the Move……
One on One Offense..
Free Throw Shooter…….
Penetrator…………….
Aggressiveness………….
Passing Ability……….
Leadership………………..
Quickness…………….
Attitude……………………
Comments: Starter?
Yes
No
If no, when and who did they come in for?
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Name _____________________________________ Number _______ Position _______________
Class ______ Height ______ Weight _______ Build _________ Dominant Hand ____________
STRONG FAIR WEAK
STRONG FAIR WEAK
Boxes Out…………….
Defense on the Ball……..
Offensive Rebounder..
Defense Away From Ball.
Weak Hand Dribbler…
Spot Shooter……………..
Ball Handling…………
Shooter on the Move……
One on One Offense..
Free Throw Shooter…….
Penetrator…………….
Aggressiveness………….
Passing Ability……….
Leadership………………..
Quickness…………….
Attitude……………………
Comments: Starter?
Yes
No
If no, when and who did they come in for?
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Player Characteristics
Name _____________________________________ Number _______ Position _______________
Class ______ Height ______ Weight _______ Build _________ Dominant Hand ____________
STRONG FAIR WEAK
STRONG FAIR WEAK
Boxes Out…………….
Defense on the Ball……..
Offensive Rebounder..
Defense Away From Ball.
Weak Hand Dribbler…
Spot Shooter……………..
Ball Handling…………
Shooter on the Move……
One on One Offense..
Free Throw Shooter…….
Penetrator…………….
Aggressiveness………….
Passing Ability……….
Leadership………………..
Quickness…………….
Attitude……………………
Comments: Starter?
Yes
No
If no, when and who did they come in for?
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Name _____________________________________ Number _______ Position _______________
Class ______ Height ______ Weight _______ Build _________ Dominant Hand ____________
STRONG FAIR WEAK
STRONG FAIR WEAK
Boxes Out…………….
Defense on the Ball……..
Offensive Rebounder..
Defense Away From Ball.
Weak Hand Dribbler…
Spot Shooter……………..
Ball Handling…………
Shooter on the Move……
One on One Offense..
Free Throw Shooter…….
Penetrator…………….
Aggressiveness………….
Passing Ability……….
Leadership………………..
Quickness…………….
Attitude……………………
Comments: Starter?
Yes
No
If no, when and who did they come in for?
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Press One
Diagram 1
Diagram 2
EXPLAIN
Where do they trap? Give strengths and weaknesses. How can we break it?
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Press Two
Diagram 1
Diagram 2
EXPLAIN
Where do they trap? Give strengths and weaknesses. How can we break it?
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Press Breaker
Diagram 1
Diagram 2
EXPLAIN
Do they pass or dribble? Which player do they want handling the ball?
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Diagram 1
Defense One
Diagram 2
EXPLAIN
Include strengths, weaknesses and how we can exploit it.
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Diagram 1
Defense Two
Diagram 2
EXPLAIN
Include strengths, weaknesses and how we can exploit it.
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Team Offense
1. Do they have a deliberate offense? Yes
No
2. Are they disciplined to take the high percentage shot?
Yes
No
3. Do they have a continuity to their offense?
Yes
No
4. Do they pick and roll?
Yes
No
5. Do they set effective screens?
Yes
No
6. Do they ball fake well?
Yes
No
7. Do they hit well from the outside?
Yes
No
8. Will they clear out an area to get the one on one situation?
Yes
No
9. Do they look for the weak side lob?
Yes
No
10. Is their post play priority?
Yes
No
11. Is their guard play priority?
Yes
No
12. Can their guards handle full court pressure?
Yes
No
13. Is the three point shot very important to them?
Yes
No
14. Will they shoot the three on the fast break?
Yes
No
15. Who makes their team click? ___________________________
16. Who do they look for when they need an important basket? ____________________________
17. Who is their best shooter? _______________________ Next best? ______________________
18. Who is their worst shooter? _________________________
19. Who is their quickest player? _________________________
20. Who are their best ball handlers? _______________________ & ________________________
21. Who is their worst ball handler? ________________________
22. Do they crash the offensive boards?
Yes
No
23. Do they get a lot of second and third shots?
Yes
No
24. Who is their best offensive rebounder? _________________________
25. Who is their best defensive rebounder? _________________________
26. How would you describe their offense against a man to man? (set patterns, motion, high post,
low post,weave, reverse action, fast breaking, etc.)
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27. What are their offensive strengths?
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28. What should we do to stop their offense?
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Fastbreak Offense
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1. Are they a definite fastbreaking team?
Yes
No
2. Is this their basic plan to score?
Yes
No
3. What is the main threat of their break?
Speed
Filling the lanes
Ball handling
Shooting on the move
4. How do they initiate their break?
Dribble
Pass to the side
Pass to middle
Look for a certain person - who? ___________________________
5. Do they release anyone early on defense?
Yes
No If yes, who? ____________________
6. Will they fastbreak from free throws?
Yes
No
7. Who usually makes the inbounds pass? _____________________________
8. Do they usually…. drive all the way to the basket OR
look to stop and pop around the free
throw line?
9. Do they fill the lanes?
Yes
No OR Do they sideline fastbreak?
Yes
No
10. Who is the key to their fastbreak? __________________________________
11. How do we stop their fastbreak?
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Man Offensive Pattern
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Diagram 5
Diagram 6
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Special Man Offensive Plays
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Zone Offensive Pattern
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Special Zone Offensive Plays
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Sideline Plays
Do they have a special play to
start the second half?
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Out of Bounds - Baseline Plays
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Last Second Shot Plays
First Quarter
Second Quarter
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Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
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Delay Game
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Summary
ATTACH SCORES AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES IF AVAILABLE
General Comments On The Game
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Team Strengths
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Team Weaknesses
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What We Must Do To Win
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Suggested Starting Matchups
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