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Tactics board

Win the ball, play it deep, finish. One move, three frames.

Draw plays in proper football notation, play them back as an animation and show them full-screen to the squad – in the browser, nothing to install.

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  1. Tactics board with the scene "Ballgewinn im Halbraum" on the half pitch: purple zone labelled Ballgewinn, a dribble as a wave, yellow runs, a blue through ball, a curved run and a double arrow for the shot; the toolbar with undo, 100 % zoom and full/half pitch above, the legend for run, pass, dribble, shot, curved run and zone below Tactics board with the scene "Ballgewinn im Halbraum" on the half pitch: purple zone labelled Ballgewinn, a dribble as a wave, yellow runs, a blue through ball, a curved run and a double arrow for the shot; the toolbar with undo, 100 % zoom and full/half pitch above, the legend for run, pass, dribble, shot, curved run and zone below

    Board

    Half pitch, zone, pass into space.

    Magnets on the pitch, draw the moves – full or half pitch, with a legend everyone in the dressing room understands.

  2. Formations panel for 11 v 11 with a home/away switch and the shapes 4-3-3, 4-4-2, 3-5-2, 4-2-3-1, 4-1-4-1, 4-4-1-1, 4-5-1, 3-4-3, 5-3-2, 4-1-2-1-2, 4-2-2-2, 3-4-1-2, 5-4-1 and 3-4-2-1 Formations panel for 11 v 11 with a home/away switch and the shapes 4-3-3, 4-4-2, 3-5-2, 4-2-3-1, 4-1-4-1, 4-4-1-1, 4-5-1, 3-4-3, 5-3-2, 4-1-2-1-2, 4-2-2-2, 3-4-1-2, 5-4-1 and 3-4-2-1

    Formations

    4-3-3 in one click.

    Fourteen basic shapes for home and away – then just nudge the players.

  3. Tools panel: arrows in DFB notation – run, pass, dribble, shot, curved run – and the lines solid, dashed, double and dotted Tools panel: arrows in DFB notation – run, pass, dribble, shot, curved run – and the lines solid, dashed, double and dotted

    Notation

    Just like on the coaching course.

    Run, pass, dribble, shot, curved run – plus four kinds of line.

  4. Full-screen player: the half pitch large on a black background, the magnets of the short corner in mid-movement, below it the controls with speed 1×, 1.5× and 2×, play, loop, the timeline at about halfway and frames 1 to 3 Full-screen player: the half pitch large on a black background, the magnets of the short corner in mid-movement, below it the controls with speed 1×, 1.5× and 2×, play, loop, the timeline at about halfway and frames 1 to 3

    Full screen

    Speed 1.5×, frame 1 of 3.

    The move runs as an animation – with timeline, loop and keyboard shortcuts, big enough for the team talk.

  5. Print view "Ballgewinn im Halbraum" for SV Eichenfeld 04: header with pressing, half pitch, 3 frames and the team, the description below, then frame 1 and frame 2 side by side Print view "Ballgewinn im Halbraum" for SV Eichenfeld 04: header with pressing, half pitch, 3 frames and the team, the description below, then frame 1 and frame 2 side by side

    Print view

    Every frame on one sheet.

    As a PNG for the team group or as a printout with the club name on the dressing-room door.

  6. Properties and colours panels: line width thin, medium, thick with thick active, colour blue selected, a straighten button; below it the colours for home kit, away kit, ball, pitch and lines and zones Properties and colours panels: line width thin, medium, thick with thick active, colour blue selected, a straighten button; below it the colours for home kit, away kit, ball, pitch and lines and zones

    Properties

    Thick, blue, straightened.

    Line width and colour per element, straighten to the 15-degree grid – order instead of scribbles.

From above, every move looks simple.

On the tactics board it stays that way – until the team runs it on the pitch.

Good to know.

What can I draw on the tactics board?

Player and opponent magnets, the ball, passes (solid), runs (dashed), dribbles, curved runs, lines and zones – in different colours and line widths. The notation matches the symbols you know from coaching courses.

How does the animation work?

You capture your play in several scenes and play them back right in the editor. Playback can be paused and resumed at the same spot, you set the speed per scene – and the full-screen player adds a timeline, loop and keyboard shortcuts.

Can I share my tactics with the team?

Every scene can be exported as a PNG image – perfect for the team group or the dressing-room wall. Inside MatchPlanner, your assistant coaches see and edit all of the team’s tactics.

Does the tactics board work on a tablet?

Yes. The tactics board runs in the browser on desktop, tablet and phone – with nothing to install. On touch devices you drag magnets and draw plays directly with your finger.