Guides for coaches
Method and examples for getting the most out of a tactical board and a drill designer: how to plan a session, how to draw so your team understands first time, and what changes from one sport to another. Every guide links to the tool where you can put it into practice.
Fundamentals
- How to plan a training session with a drill designerA practical method for turning the week's objective into a full session: block structure, a card for every drill, progressions, and getting it ready to print.
- How to explain a tactical idea to your team with a boardHow to prepare a tactical talk players actually remember: one idea per board, step-by-step sequences, what to show pre-match versus at half-time, and common mistakes.
- Tactical board symbols and conventionsWhat each line, arrow and colour means on a tactical board, how to tell a pass from a dribble or an off-ball run, and how to build a visual code your team reads instantly.
- Exporting and sharing tactical plans: PNG, SVG or PDFWhich format to pick for each use (team chat, projector, printed folder, social media), which aspect ratio to use, and how to keep a whole season's boards and drills organised.
By sport
- ⚽ FootballFootball rondos and small-sided games: how to design and progress themHow to design rondos and small-sided games with intent: choosing the overload, sizing the space, adding rules that trigger the behaviour you want, and progressing the task.
- 🥅 FutsalFutsal: 3-1 and 4-0 systems, rotations and beating the pressHow the 3-1 and 4-0 work in futsal, which rotations make them work, how to play out against a high press, and how to draw it step by step on a tactical board.
- 🏀 BasketballHow to draw basketball plays: pick and roll, spacing and setsA guide to diagramming basketball plays clearly: pass, cut, dribble and screen notation, drawing a pick and roll, 5-out spacing, Horns, and baseline and sideline inbounds plays.
- 🏐 VolleyballVolleyball rotations, the 5-1 system and serve-receive formationsHow the six zones and rotations work in volleyball, what the service-order rule requires, how a 5-1 is organised, and how to draw serve receive for every rotation.
- 🤾 HandballHandball: 6-0, 5-1 and 3-2-1 defences and how to attack themHow the 6-0, 5-1 and 3-2-1 handball defences are organised, when to choose each one, which spaces they leave and which attacking tools work against them, with board examples.