Saving and Reusing Plans

Building a library of saved practice plans saves time and improves consistency. This guide covers how to save plans, work with templates, and reuse successful practice structures.

Saving Practice Plans (Premium)

What Gets Saved

When you save a practice plan, the system captures everything:

Practice title and date
Start time and duration
Age group and sport
Focus areas selected
Full timeline with all blocks, stations, and drills
Roster snapshot of players included
Equipment list aggregated from all drills
Coach notes on each station
Coach count and field constraints

Plans are attached to your team (via team_id), so each team has its own library of saved practices.

How to Save

Build your practice in the planner
Click "Save" when finished
The plan is saved to your account and associated with your selected team

Loading Previous Plans

Browse your saved plans and load any of them as a starting point for a new practice:

Open the Practice Planner
Browse your saved plans
Select one to load
The full plan loads into the editor
Make any adjustments needed for today
Save as a new plan or use as-is

This is the fastest way to plan a practice when you have a structure you know works.

Editing and Re-Saving

After loading a saved plan, you can modify anything and save it again. This lets you iterate on successful practices, adjusting drills or durations while keeping the overall structure intact.

Templates

Pre-Built Templates

The Practice Planner includes 25+ pre-built practice plan templates in the database. These are professionally designed practice structures organized by:

Age group
Duration
Sport
Focus area

Browse templates from the template browser within the planner. Select one to load the full structure, then customize it for your team.

Static templates are also available in the planner for quick access to common practice structures.

Save Blocks as Templates

Found a block structure that works well? Save it as a reusable template via the Save As Template modal. This lets you reuse specific blocks (like a proven 3-station hitting rotation) across different practice plans without rebuilding them each time.

Using Templates

Open the Practice Planner
Browse the template library
Filter by age group, duration, or focus
Select a template to load
Customize drills, durations, or stations for your team
Save as your own plan

Anonymous Plan Claiming

If you build a practice plan without an account (using the public planner), your plan is not lost. When you sign up, the system can claim your anonymous plans and attach them to your new account via the plan claiming API. This means you never lose work, even if you started before creating an account.

Free vs. Premium

Free Version:

Build complete practice plans in the planner
Export to PDF
Plans are not saved to an account (session only)
Save your roster for future use (prompts signup)

Premium Version:

Save unlimited plans to your account
Load and reuse previous plans
Access 25+ pre-built templates
Save custom block templates
Plans persist across sessions and devices

Reusing Plans Effectively

When to Reuse Exactly

Some practices should be repeated as-is:

Pre-game warm-up: Consistency builds muscle memory and routine
Skill progressions: Repeating the same drills over weeks shows measurable improvement
Weekly routines: "Tuesday is always hitting day" gives players structure

When to Modify

Other times, load a plan and adjust before using:

Seasonal progression: Start with fundamentals early in the season, progress to game situations later
Addressing gaps: Team struggled with fielding last game, so swap in more defensive drills
Different duration: Load a 90-minute plan but shorten to 60 minutes by removing a block

Building a Core Library

Create 4-5 core plans you rotate through the season:

Full-Skills Practice: Balanced hitting, fielding, and running
Hitting-Focus Practice: 3-station hitting rotation
Defensive-Focus Practice: Fielding and team defense
Game-Prep Practice: Situational work and live scrimmage
Quick Practice: 60-minute version for weeknights

With a small set of proven plans, you can plan an entire season quickly by loading and lightly modifying each week.

See example practices to save and adapt:

Complete Guide to Running Youth Baseball Practice - Planning philosophy