Basketball tactics board
On the FIBA 28×15 court, draw a half-court set, a pick and roll and a full-court transition.
Open the basketball tactics board
Free coach playbook
Digital
Tactics Board
A free tactics board for basketball, football and volleyball. Draw the set, the formation or the rotation, then keep it in your playbook.
FIBA 28×15m standard
Cloud sync
Football formations
Football
Tactics Board
Draw the shape, the overlap and the set piece on a full pitch. A 4-3-3 and a corner routine live on the same football tactics board.
UEFA 105×68m standard
Set pieces & transitions
Volleyball rotation
Volleyball
Tactics Board
Set the 1–6 rotation, setter distribution and 5-1 attack on the same volleyball tactics board.
FIVB 18×9m standard
Rotation zones 1–6
Play Diagram
PlayDiagram is a free digital tactics board for basketball, football and volleyball coaches. You place the shape on official court lines and save the drawing in a cloud playbook.
Place your lineup on a federation-standard court in seconds. Plan offensive sets, defensive schemes, screening rotations and set pieces with clean vector lines.
Everything syncs across tablet, phone and computer. Draw a tactic on your laptop before practice and walk your players through it from a tablet on game day.
Three courts, one board
A tactics board for each sport
PlayDiagram is a free online sports tactics board for basketball, football and volleyball coaches. Create, organize and save tactical diagrams in the browser.
An online tactics board replaces the paper clipboard: the drawing stays in your account, opens on a tablet and can be edited later.
Football tactics board
On the 105×68 pitch, draw a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1, plus corner and free-kick routines.
Open the football tactics boardVolleyball tactics board
On the 18×9 indoor court, plan the 1–6 rotation, a 5-1 attack and serve receive.
Open the volleyball tactics boardFederation standards
Three sports. Unlimited tactics.
Official court dimensions and sport-specific action rules are ready for every sport.
Basketball
28 × 15 metres
Basketball
Full-court and half-court views. Half-court sets, pick-and-roll actions, zone defense and after-timeout plays.
Views: full · half
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Futbol
105 × 68 metres
Football
Full pitch, half pitch and attacking-third views. 4-3-3 and 3-5-2 shapes, corner routines and counter-attacks.
Views: full · half · final third
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Voleybol
18 × 9 metres
Volleyball
Official FIVB indoor dimensions, the attack line and rotation zones 1–6. Serve receive, block combinations and setter distribution.
Views: full court (1–6)
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Simple and fast
Three steps to a finished play
No design software and no paper clipboard.
01
Start
Pick your sport
Open a basketball, football or volleyball court in one click. The official lines are already there.
02
Draw
Draw the tactic
Drag players, draw passes and runs, and mark screens. Color-coded lines show how the play flows.
03
Save
Save it to your playbook
Name the set, add coach notes, and it is stored in the cloud. Copy, edit and reuse it whenever you need.
Tactic library
Ideas for your game plan
A few of the play patterns coaches draw in PlayDiagram:
🏀 Basketball · Offense
Horns Pick & Roll
The 4 and 5 set a double screen at the elbows and the 1 attacks the weak side.
5 players · 3 lines
Half court →
🏀 Basketball · Set play
5-Out Motion
Five players space the perimeter, looking for backdoor cuts and open shooters.
5 players · 4 lines
Half court →
⚽ Football · Press
4-3-3 High Press
The front three lock onto the centre-backs and midfield squeezes the gaps for the second ball.
11 players · press
Final third →
🏐 Volleyball · Rotation
5-1 Attack Rotation
Opposite and outside hitters attack according to whether the setter is in the front or back row.
6 players · rotation
Full court →
Complete toolkit
What you draw on the tactics board
Players, passes, runs, screens and formations on one free board.
Place players and opponents
Put your players and the defence on the court.
Run, pass and dribble lines
Show the run, the pass and the dribble with an arrow.
Screens, shots and free drawing
Finish the set with a screen, a shot or a free draw.
Undo and redo
Undo a wrong step and try it again on the same board.
Title, category, description and notes
Name the set and add a category, a description and a coach note.
Search, sport and category filters
Search the playbook by sport and category.
Duplicate and soft delete
Duplicate a tactic and keep the variation as its own play.
Autosave
The drawing is saved, so closing the board does not wipe the work.
Free coach account
Build your game plan today.
Create an account and start your digital playbook. Every feature is free.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
What is a digital tactics board? ▼
A free coaching tool that opens a basketball, football or volleyball court in the browser so you can draw players, passes, runs and screens on it. The tactic is a playbook record you can reopen and edit, not a flat image.
How do you draw a basketball play? ▼
On the basketball tactics board, choose full court or half court, place the players, then draw the screen and pick-and-roll arrows. Name the set, add a note and save it to your playbook.
Can I draw a formation and a set piece? ▼
Yes. On the football tactics board you can draw a shape such as 4-3-3, plus corner and free-kick routines, on the full pitch, the half pitch or the attacking third.
How do you plan a volleyball rotation? ▼
The volleyball tactics board shows zones 1–6. In a 5-1 you mark where the setter stands and who covers serve receive and attack on that same court.
Does an online tactics board replace paper? ▼
For practice and game day, yes. The drawing stays in the cloud, opens on a tablet, and can be copied and edited. You do not redraw it from scratch each time.
Does it cost anything? ▼
No. PlayDiagram is free.
Can another coach see my tactics? ▼
No. Each account can only view, edit and delete its own tactics.
Which devices does it work on? ▼
It runs in the browser. The drawing screen is built for desktop and tablet, and it also opens on a phone.