CSM Tryout System

Be ready to evaluate players and choose your roster.

CSM Tryout System — $29.99 one-time. A standalone 30-page PDF for planning tryouts, recording evaluations, comparing roster fit and preparing selection conversations. No Coaches Room membership required.

You still make the coaching decisions. CSM gives your staff the plans, evaluation sheets, roster-fit questions, and communication templates to work through them together.

• Organize the gym: Choose a one-, two-, or three-day format; assign evaluators and set up stations.
• Compare evidence: Score the same traits, record what you saw, and check the roles your roster needs.
• Communicate clearly: Prepare selection messages and cut conversations before decisions become difficult.

WORKED EXAMPLE · FICTIONAL PLAYERS AND SCORES

Same score. One spot. What does your roster need?

The roster: You already have dependable shooters. You need a second guard who can advance the ball against pressure and defend the ball.

How the tools connect: The evaluation card records the scores and observations. The bubble-player guide checks the close call. The roster board records the selection tier and role.

The decision in this example: Select Player B for the pressure-relief and defensive role. Player A's shooting has real value; a different roster need could change the decision. The total score informs the discussion without replacing coaching judgment.

The conversation: Use the included communication templates to explain the roster need, the observed evidence, and a development direction respectfully.

Inspect the tools before you buy.

These are actual pages from the 30-page PDF you receive. Open any page full-size to read every field.

Player evaluation card · p. 17

Record four category scores, specific observations, and a selection status on one printable card.

Bubble-player guide · p. 16

Work through the close calls after the scores are in. Compare the players with what this roster needs.

Final roster board · p. 19

Organize the selection tiers and review the final questions before you confirm your team.

100-point scorecard · p. 7

Use shared, on-court standards across four 25-point categories so evaluators can compare evidence.

Your $29.99 includes the full tryout process.

• Tryout plans: One-, two-, and three-day format guidance, a three-day matrix, daily plans, featured drills, and a station setup map.
• Printable evaluation tools: A 100-point scorecard, player evaluation card, station evaluation sheet, and evaluator assignments.
• Roster tools: Decision tiers, a construction model, bubble-player questions, the final roster board, and role cards.
• Communication tools: Team selection and non-selection message templates plus a cut-conversation script.
• Implementation support: Coach checklist, standards scoring, returning-player evaluation, the first week after tryouts, and a decision audit.

Download. Prepare. Coach.

1. Before tryouts: Open the PDF, choose your schedule, and prepare the relevant evaluation sheets.
2. In the gym: Assign evaluators, run the planned stations, and record specific on-court evidence.
3. At selection: Compare scores and roster needs, confirm roles, and prepare the conversations.

Know what you are buying.

Built by a basketball coach.

Josh Esters is the creator of Competitive Systems Model and the varsity boys basketball head coach at Galesburg Christian School. CSM connects evaluation, roster roles, practice, and game decisions. Your coaching staff retains responsibility for every selection.