Scouting is an important part of game preparation. However, as coaches, we all go about scouting differently. Some coaches will travel to watch a team play and do a live scout. Other coaches will get game film and break down specific things they are looking for. Other coaches will email another coach asking for a scouting report. Regardless of your method for scouting or what it is you are looking for when you scout, scouting can give you insight on a particular opponent and help you plan practices accordingly.
Personally, I love to scout teams. Over the years, I have changed our scouting form to better fit our needs. When I go scout, I am less concerned about what types of sets or offenses they run, but more concerned about tendencies. For example:
1. Do they front the post?
2. Do they pressure or pack?
3. Do they tend to switch defenses after a time out?
4. How many players do they typically play?
As I mentioned above, it does not matter as much to me if the team runs a flex offense, DDM, or Princeton style offense. How are we going to appropriately simulate those types of offenses in practice? We couldn’t. Therefore, we try to keep a simple focus. For example, do their posts locate the ball in transition defense? This is important to us because our posts really run the floor hard and we would really want to exploit this situation.
I have included my scouting template. As you will see, it is very detailed. This is simply a coaching tool. The players do not see this as it would be information overload for them. They would get a much more condensed version focusing on a few game objectives and points of emphasis.
Scouting Template
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