Why a rotation on paper
Most youth leagues ask for fair playing time, and keeping count of minutes from the bench while the game runs is how it slips. With the rotation worked out before tip-off, every change is already decided: at 4:00 left in the first quarter Eli, Ruby and Sam come in, Ava, Noah and Zoe come out. The sheet lists each sub in the order it happens, so a parent helper can call them.
How the minutes are shared
Each stint takes the next five players in the order, so every child is on the floor the same number of stints, or one more when the numbers do not divide. A 32-minute game with 8 players, subs every 4 minutes, gives every player exactly 20 minutes. With 9 players four of them play 20 and five play 16, and the page names the four. Type the squad in a different order next week and the extra stint goes to someone else.
On the clipboard
The sheet prints landscape on US Letter or A4: the grid of who plays when, a ball beside each ball handler’s name, each child’s minutes, five foul boxes per player and the score after every period. For the season around it, the trading card maker prints cards of the whole team.
Questions
How many minutes does each player get?
The game's minutes times the number on the floor, shared by the players. Four quarters of 8 minutes with 5 on the floor are 160 player minutes: with 8 players that is 20 minutes each, with 10 players 16. When it does not share evenly, some children play one stint more, and the page and the sheet name them, so you can swap them next game.
How often should I sub in youth basketball?
A sub at the halfway mark of each quarter, every 4 minutes in 8-minute quarters, gives every child a turn in every quarter, and some leagues have a sub break there. Shorter stints spread the bench time more evenly over the game; subs only between quarters are simpler to call. Your league's rules come first.
How do I keep a ball handler on the floor?
Tap the players who can bring the ball up. If the order you typed leaves a stint without one, the rotation spreads them evenly and says the new order. For 5 on the floor, two ball handlers are always enough with up to 10 players, three with 11 to 15. If there are too few, the page names the stints that have none.
Who starts?
The first stint is your starting five, and it is the top of the order you typed, unless the ball handlers had to be spread. The sheet shows it in the first column of the grid.
Is anything uploaded?
No. The rotation and the PDF are made in your browser. The names stay in this browser, and no request carries them anywhere.