Shot Clock (shotclock.online) is a free online shot clock. The laptop, TV or projector you already have is the clock, and the phone in your pocket is the remote. It runs in the browser, with no app to install and no account.
Why it exists
Korfball gives the attack 25 seconds, and most training halls have no shot clock on the wall. Players meet the clock on match day and never during the week. A hardware shot clock costs from $158 (see the comparison) and needs someone to carry, plug in and run it.
Shot Clock puts the clock on a laptop and the remote on the phone every coach already carries. The same idea works for every sport with a possession limit, so there are now presets for basketball, college and high school basketball, 3x3, water polo and lacrosse. The times are checked in each sport’s rulebook: see shot clock rules by sport.
How it works
Open the display on the screen that faces the court. It shows a QR code. Scan it with your phone and the phone becomes the remote: start, pause, reset and nudge the time. The screen counts down by itself, so a weak connection never makes the clock stutter. Phone and screen need internet, not the same Wi-Fi. With no second device, the clock and the buttons fit on one screen, and that mode works offline once the page has loaded.
What is free and what is Pro
The shot clock, the phone remote, extra screens, the buzzer and every sport preset are free, with no time limit. Shot Clock Pro costs €12 a season (or €25 once) and adds a scoreboard with game clock, a drill timer, match rules, your club on the screen and an overlay for livestreams. Pro pays for the servers and further development.
Independent
Shot Clock is an independent product, run from the Netherlands. We store as little as possible: no accounts and no tracking cookies, see privacy. Company details are on the company page.
Contact
Questions, ideas or a sport we should add? Write to hello@shotclock.online. We answer within three working days.