Drawing tactics

How do I draw a freehand line on the pitch?

Draw freehand with the pen

1. Open the board at /app.
2. Click the Pen tool in the left toolbar (or press P).
3. Pick a color from the swatches below the tools — Teal, Blue, Yellow, Red, White or Black.
4. Click and drag on the pitch to draw. On a phone, touch and drag.
5. Switch back to the Select tool (or press V) when you're done drawing so you don't draw by accident while moving players.

How do I draw a pass or run arrow?

Draw movement arrows (pass, run, dribble, shot)

1. Open the board at /app.
2. Click the Movement tool in the left toolbar (the arrow icon, or press A). A small dropdown mark shows it has options.
3. A popover opens with seven arrow styles: Pass (solid), Run (dashed), Dribble (wavy), Shot (thick), Long Pass (double line), Lob / Cross (curved), and Block.
4. Click the style you want.
5. Press where the arrow should start, drag to where it should end, and let go (on a phone, touch and drag). The arrow takes the color picked in the toolbar.

How do I highlight a zone or circle an area of the pitch?

Mark a zone, area, text label or number badge

1. Open the board at /app.
2. For a rectangular zone, click the Zone tool (or press Z), then press on the pitch and drag out a rectangle.
3. For a circular area, click the Area tool (or press O), then drag out a circle on the pitch.
4. For a text label, click the Text tool (or press T), click on the pitch, type your note and press Enter.
5. For a numbered marker (useful for a sequence of steps), click Number Badge, then click on the pitch to drop a numbered circle. Each click adds the next number.
6. Pick a color from the swatches for any of these before you draw.

How do I select more than one item, or delete something I drew?

Select and delete items

1. Open the board at /app and make sure the Select tool is active (or press V).
2. Click a player to select them. A small bar appears above the player.
3. Hold Shift or Ctrl (Cmd on a Mac) while clicking to add more players to the selection. Drag any selected player and they all move together.
4. Press Delete or Backspace to remove everything selected, or click Delete in the little bar above the player, or drag the selection onto the trash-can icon in the pitch corner. On a computer Ctrl+Z brings them back; a phone has no Undo, so delete with care.
5. Press Escape to clear your selection without deleting anything.

Tips

• Drawings are not selected: remove one with the Eraser tool (press E, then click it) or drag it onto the trash can. There is no drag-a-box selection.
• A selected piece of equipment goes with Delete too.

How do I undo a mistake or clear the whole board?

Erase, undo, redo or clear everything

1. Open the board at /app.
2. To erase part of a drawing, click the Eraser tool (or press E), then click the line, zone, circle, text or number you want to remove. One click removes one thing; players and equipment are left alone.
3. To undo your last change, click the Undo icon at the top of the page, or press Ctrl+Z (Cmd+Z on a Mac). A phone's top bar has no Undo or Redo buttons.
4. To redo something you undid, click Redo, or press Ctrl+Y (or Ctrl+Shift+Z).
5. To clear everything at once, click the trash-can icon in the pitch corner without dragging anything onto it. A menu opens with Clear drawings, Clear equipment, Clear players, and Clear all.
6. Confirm the popup. On a computer, clearing can be undone with Ctrl+Z right after. A phone has no Undo, so check which Clear you pick.

What keyboard shortcuts does the board support?

Keyboard shortcuts

1. Open the board at /app on a computer (shortcuts need a physical keyboard).
2. Press V for the Select tool, P for Pen, A for Movement/arrows, Z for Zone, O for Area, T for Text, E for Eraser.
3. Press Space to play or pause the animation, and the Left or Right arrow to jump between keyframes.
4. Press Delete or Backspace to remove the selected item(s).
5. Press Escape to close popovers and clear your selection.
6. Press Ctrl+Z (Cmd+Z on a Mac) to undo, and Ctrl+Y (or Ctrl+Shift+Z) to redo.
7. Shortcuts are ignored while you're typing in a text box, so they won't interfere with naming a player or plan.