Homerun Baseball Ottawa

Free coaching apps

Four browser tools built under this venture for Ottawa-area volunteer coaches, players, and fans. All are free and require no account.

All four apps run entirely in the browser, work offline after the first load, and do not require an account.

Rosters and game-day lineups

Homerun Lineup

For volunteer coaches who manage rosters and game lineups.

Helps coaches plan and manage rosters, season schedules, and game lineups. Runs entirely in the browser with no account, no server, and offline after first load.

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What it includes

  • Roster management with jersey numbers and pitcher/catcher eligibility and call-up flags.
  • Season schedule tracking (dates, times, opponents, locations, results).
  • A game lineup editor for attendance, batting order, and per-inning field positions with automatic lineup generation that enforces Little League equal-play rules.
  • A rule-flagging system distinguishing hard Little League rules (red), configurable team preferences (amber), and advisory notices (blue).
  • JSON backup/restore.

Practice planning

Homerun Practice

For volunteer coaches building a timed practice plan.

A practice plan builder with 368 drills from the Youth Baseball Canada knowledge base. Runs entirely in the browser with no account, no server, and offline after first load.

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What it includes

  • A searchable drill library of 368 drills from the Youth Baseball Canada knowledge base, filterable by skill, intensity, and age range.
  • Skill-focused pre-built plans you can load with one click.
  • A plan builder in Sequential or Stations mode, with a live time budget bar tracking the session.
  • Save plans to this browser, print a clean timed practice sheet, and export/import your saved plans as a JSON file.

Defensive positioning

Homerun Plays

For coaches and players ages 6+ learning who takes the ball, who covers a base, and who is backup.

A free teaching app for coaches and players ages 6+, animating defensive positioning and movement on common game situations, identifying who is on the Ball, who covers a Base, and who is Backup. Runs entirely in the browser, offline after first load, no account.

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Sections

  • Plays — a categorized library of defensive scenarios (ground balls, bunts, fly balls) that animate on the field.
  • Field — an interactive diamond to set hit type, runner positions, and tap a ball location before animating.
  • Lingo — a searchable plain-language glossary of coaching terms and cues.
  • Coach — field dimensions, defensive alignments, custom play creation, homework playlists, and import/export.

Baseball fundamentals, start to scout

Homerun Learn to Play

For brand-new players, parents, and fans learning the game from scratch.

A browser app teaching baseball from first principles through 24 chapters, with a placement quiz, chapter quizzes with spaced-repetition review, and a standalone Baseball IQ test. Runs entirely in the browser with no account, no server, and offline after first load.

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What it includes

  • 24 chapters across six tiers, from “never watched a game” to scouting and analytics literacy.
  • A placement quiz that recommends a starting tier, plus interactive diagrams and hands-on widgets in every chapter.
  • End-of-chapter quizzes and a spaced-repetition review deck for anything missed.
  • A standalone Baseball IQ test, scored on a 40–160 scale with a per-topic breakdown.