Basketball Coach Unplugged

www.theaisportscoach.com New to AI and youth hoops? This episode explains—in plain English—how AI can actually make your week easier. We cover what AI does well (speed on the blank page, pattern help for practice blocks, tone polishing, idea generation, consistency) and where it struggles (it doesn’t know your kids, confidence ≠ correctness, generic bias, privacy). You’ll hear simple, real-world uses: plan clearer practices with time boxes and teaching cues, clean up parent notes, build checklists for gear and game day, and capture quick post-practice reflections so tomorrow’s plan improves 1%. We also get into the mindset: start small, one job at a time, and keep the coach in the loop. Treat the season like a cycle—experiment in preseason, refine in-season, review postseason—and save what works to build your own playbook of emails, practice skeletons, and checklists. Your first step this week is simple: pick ONE task (practice outline, parent note, or equipment checklist), describe your situation in two se