PlaybookFootball Help
Help Topics
Basic Concepts
Player Customizations
Play Customizations
Formations
Play Management
Sharing Plays
Using Cones
Using Notes
Rosters – Basic Concepts
Rosters – Lineups
Basic Concepts
1. Creating a Play
2. Drawing up a Play
3. Navigating through and Animating a Play
4. How to Draw a Pass
5. How to Draw a Kick
6. How to Draw a Run
7. How to Draw a Block
Player Customizations
1. How to Change a Player’s Positions
2. How to Label a Player with a Name
3. How to Change a Player’s Colors
4. How to Change the Number of Players per Team
Play Customizations
1. How to Change the Play Name
2. How to use Play Tags
3. How to Change the Step Speed
4. How to Change the Animation Speed
Formations
1. How to Load a Formation
2. How to Save a Formation
Play Management
1. How to Search for a Play
2. How to use Play Tags for Organizing Plays
3. How to Copy a Play
4. How to Delete a Play
Sharing Plays
1. How to Share a Play
1a. with another iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch
1b. as a PDF
2. How to Import a Play (iTunes File Sharing)
Using the Whiteboard
1. How to draw on the Whiteboard
2. How to change pen color
3. How to erase pen marks
Using Cones
1. How to Add a Cone
2. How to Move a Cone
3. How to Delete a Cone
Using Notes
1. How to Add a Note
2. How to Move a Note
3. How to Edit a Note
4. How to Delete a Note
Rosters – Basic Concepts
1. Adding Teams
2. Adding Contacts
3. Adding Player Info
4. Adding Lineups
Rosters – Lineups
1. How to set a lineup
2. How to save a lineup
Help Topics
Basic Concepts
Creating a Play
Tap Main Menu, then tap Create New Play. This will bring you to the Add Play menu where you can customize things about your play such as the name, number of players and court size. Note that many of these settings can be changed at a later time via the Play Settings menu. However, once the Court Size is set, it cannot be changed after a play is created.
Drawing up a Play
New plays always start in Edit Mode on the Place Players step. On this step you can setup your players initial position. If you’d like to apply a Formation or use Cones you must set them up on the Place Players step. To place your players, tap and drag on each player to where you’d like them to be. When you have them all setup tap the 
button on the bottom of the screen to go on to the next step.
The next step will be Step 1 of 1. This will be the first step where you can draw motion lines for each of your players and the first frame in the animation. Players with the ball can have motion types of Run, Pass or Run or Block. Tap and drag each of your players to where you’d like them to go and tap when you are done with the step to continue drawing the play.
Navigating through and Animating a Play
Use the buttons on the bottom center of the screen to navigate forward and backwards through each step of your play. Tapping 
will take you one step forward. Continued tapping it will take you forward until there are no more steps in the play. Note that the end of the play is denoted by either a Shot, or no motion by any players. Tapping will take you backwards one step. Continued tapping will take you back to the beginning of the play. Note that tapping the 
button will rewind the play all the way back to the beginning.
To animate the play, make sure you are in View Mode. To do this, tap on View Mode on the bottom right hand corner of the screen. This will change the menu bars from black to gray. Then, rewind the play to the beginning by tapping 
and finally tap the 
button to animate the play.
How to Draw a Pass
First check to make sure you are in Edit Mode, tap Edit Mode on the bottom right. Then check the player with the ball’s Motion Type to make sure it is set to Pass. To do this, tap the player with the ball to open the Edit Player menu, then tap on Motion Type, then select Pass and tap Done to apply the changes. Finally, tap and drag on the player with the ball to whom you’d like the player to pass the ball to. If the pass was drawn successfully, then a dotted line will be drawn from the player with the ball to the player to be passed to. If the arrow did not end up on a player, then the pass line will disappear and will need to be drawn again.
How to Draw a Dribble
First check to make sure you are in Edit Mode, tap Edit Mode on the bottom right. Then check the player with the ball’s Motion Type to make sure it is set to Dribble. To do this, tap the player with the ball to open the Edit Player menu, then tap on Motion Type, then select Dribble and tap Done to apply the changes. Finally, tap and drag on the player with the ball to where you’d like the player to dribble to. This will draw a squiggly line on the screen following the movement of your finger.
How to Draw a Kick
First check to make sure you are in Edit Mode, tap Edit Mode on the bottom right. Then to kick the ball, set the player with the ball’s Motion Type to Kick. To do this, tap the player with the ball to open the Edit Player menu, then tap on Motion Type, then select Shoot and tap Done to apply the changes. This will draw a double line to the nearest goal post.
How to Draw a Run
First check to make sure you are in Edit Mode, tap Edit Mode on the bottom right. Then check the player’s Motion Type to make sure it is set to Run. To do this, tap the player you’d like to move to open the Edit Player menu, then tap on Motion Type, then select Run and tap Done to apply the changes. Finally, tap and drag on the player to where you’d like the player to run to. This will draw a line on the screen following the movement of your finger.
How to Draw a Block
First check to make sure you are in Edit Mode, tap Edit Mode on the bottom right. Then check the player’s Motion Type to make sure it is set to Block. To do this, tap the player you’d like to move to open the Edit Player menu, then tap on Motion Type, then select Block and tap Done to apply the changes. Finally, tap and drag on the player to where you’d like the player to set the block. This will draw a line on the screen following the movement of your finger.
Player Customizations
How to Change a Player’s Positions
There are two ways that you can change a player’s position, however, first check to make sure you are in Edit Mode, tap Edit Mode on the bottom right. The easiest way is to tap on the player who’s position you’d like to change, which will open the Edit Player menu. Then tap on Position, and select the desired position. Finally, tap Done to apply your changes.
The other way that you can change a player’s position is via the Play Settings menu. Tap Play Settings (in the upper right of the screen), then tap Player Settings, then tap either Home or Away Players, depending on which side you’d like to edit. Here you should see a list of players that are currently on the court. Tap on the player you’d like to edit and tap Position to edit their position. Next, tap the button in the upper left of the menu until you see the Done button. Finally, tap Done to apply your changes.
How to Label a Player with a Name
There are two ways to label a player with a name, however, first check to make sure you are in Edit Mode, tap Edit Mode on the bottom right. The easiest way is to tap on the player who you’d like to name, which will open the Edit Player menu. Then tap on Player Name, and enter the desired name. Finally, tap Done to apply your changes.
The other way that you can label a player with a name is via the Play Settings menu. Tap Play Settings (in the upper right of the screen), then tap Player Settings, then tap either Home or Away Players, depending on which side you’d like to edit. Here you should see a list of players that are currently on the court. Tap on the player you’d like to edit and tap Player Name. Then enter in the name you’d like the player to have. Next, tap the button in the upper left of the menu until you see the Done button. Finally, tap Done to apply your changes.
How to Change a Player’s Colors
There are two ways to change a player’s color, however, first check to make sure you are in Edit Mode, tap Edit Mode on the bottom right. The easiest way is to tap on the player who you’d like change their color, which will open the Edit Player menu. Then tap on Player Color, and select the desired color. Finally, tap Done to apply your changes.
The other way that you can change a player’s color is via the Play Settings menu. Tap Play Settings (in the upper right of the screen), then tap Player Settings, then tap either Home or Away Players, depending on which side you’d like to edit. Here you should see a list of players that are currently on the court. Tap on the player you’d like to edit and tap Player Color. Then select the color you’d like the player to be. Next, tap the button in the upper left of the menu until you see the Done button. Finally, tap Done to apply your changes.
How to Change the Number of Players per Team
First check to make sure you are in Edit Mode, tap Edit Mode on the bottom right. Tap Play Settings (in the upper right of the screen), then tap Player Settings, then tap either # of Home Players or # of Away Players, depending on which side you’d like to edit. Next select the desired number of players you’d like on the court. Then, tap the button in the upper left of the menu until you see the Done button. Finally, tap Done to apply your changes.
Play Customizations
How to Change the Play Name
Tap Play Settings (in the upper right of the screen), then tap Player Settings, then tap Play Name and enter in the new name you’d like to name the play. Then, tap the button in the upper left of the menu until you see the Done button. Finally, tap Done to apply your changes.
How to use Play Tags
Play Tags can be very useful for quickly finding and organizing your plays. They work in a similar fashion as folders, but allow you to add multiple tags to a single play. The quick play search (found on the top of the Main Menu) will search through both the play names and play tags. So, if you were to give all of your plays of the same type the same tag, then they could quickly be found.
To add a Play Tag to a play, open the play you’d like to edit, then tap on Play Settings, the Play Tags. Enter in the desired Tags and finally tap the upper left button in the menu until you see the Done button. Finally, tap Done to apply your changes.
How to Change the Step Speed
Altering the the Step Speed will change the rate at which each step forward is animated. To change the Step Speed, tap Play Settings, Speed Settings, then move the Step Speed slider to the desired speed. Finally, tap the button in the upper left of the menu until you see the Done button and tap Done to apply your changes.
How to Change the Animation Speed
Altering the the Animation Speed will change the rate at which the play is animated. To change the Animation Speed, tap Play Settings, Speed Settings, then move the Animation Speed slider to the desired speed. Finally, tap the button in the upper left of the menu until you see the Done button and tap Done to apply your changes.
Formations
How to Load a Formation
To load a formation for the current play you must be in Edit Mode on the Place Players step. Tap the |< button to go back to the Place Players step. Then, tap on Play Settings (upper right corner of the screen), select Player Settings and choose either Home or Away Formation. Here you will see a few pre-loaded formations along with any custom formations that you have already saved. Tap on the desired formation, then tap the button in the upper left of the menu until you see the Done button. Finally, tap Done to apply your changes.
Note that the formation will only be applied to the side (Home/Away) that you chose the formation for.
How to Save a Formation
To save a custom formation you must be in Edit Mode on the Place Players step. Tap the |< button to go back to the Place Players step. Then, tap on Play Settings (upper right corner of the screen), select Player Settings and choose either Home or Away Formation. Next, tap Save Custom, which is located in the upper right of the menu. This will take you to a screen where you can give your custom formation a name. Finally, tap Done to save your formation.
Note that formations are saved only for the current Court Size. So if you'd like to use the same formation for a different Court Size, you will need to redraw it and save it again for a different Court Size.
Play Management
How to Search for a Play
To quickly search for plays, tap on Main Menu, then tap the search box at the top of the Main Menu. Enter in the name of a play or the Play Tag you are searching for and the results will be displayed. Then tap on the desired play to open the play.
How to use Play Tags for Organizing Plays
Plays can be given Play Tags to more quickly find and filter plays when using the Search from the Main Menu. To Edit a Play’s Play Tag, tap on Play Settings, then tap on Play Tags. Here you can enter in anything you’d like to categorize your play. Examples of useful tags could be, Offense, Defense, Box 4, 5v5, etc.
How to Copy a Play
To Copy a Play, open the Main Menu by tapping Main Menu in the upper left of the screen. Then tap Copy Play and select the play you’d like to copy. This will create a duplicate of the play so that you can modify it without having to start a new play from scratch.
How to Delete a Play
To Delete a Play, open the Main Menu by tapping Main Menu in the upper left of the screen. Then tap Delete Play(s) and select the plays you’d like to delete. Finally, tap Delete (in the upper right of the Main Menu) and you will then be prompted if you are sure you’d like to delete the selected plays. Tap Yes to confirm deletion of the plays.
Sharing Plays
How to Share a Play
There are multiple ways to share a play with other people. One of the most powerful ways is to email the play to another user to be loaded onto their iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch. Any plays created with either PlaybookFootball or PlaybookFootball-To Go can be shared with any other users of PlaybookFootball or PlaybookFootball-To Go.
with another iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch
Tap Main Menu, then tap Email Plays, then select the Plays you’d like to share. Finally tap Email, in the upper right of the menu. This will open up an email with the plays to be shared. Enter in the email addresses to whom you’d like to share your plays with and tap Send to finish sharing the plays.
as a PDF
The other way to share plays is to email the play as a PDF. This can be useful for sharing plays with others who do not have PlaybookFootball or PlaybookFootball-To Go. To do so, tap Main Menu, then tap Email Plays as PDF and select the Plays you’d like to share. Finally, tap Email in the upper right of the menu. This will open up an email with a PDF of the plays to be shared. Enter in the email addresses to whom you’d like to share your plays with and tap Send to finish sharing the plays.
How to Import a Play (iTunes File Sharing)
If someone has shared a play with you will need to import the play onto your iPad via iTunes File Sharing. From your computer, first save the file somewhere where you can access it later. Then plug in your iPad to your computer and open iTunes. Next, select your iPad device on the left side and click on Apps in the right window. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and you should see a section called File Sharing. Next click on PB Football and then click on Add File… Finally, select the file that you saved to your disk and click Add. The play is now synced to your iPad.
Using the Whiteboard
How to draw on the Whiteboard
To draw on the Whiteboard, in Edit Mode, simply tap and drag your finger anywhere on the court. Note that if you begin a tap and drag motion on a player, the player will be moved instead of drawing a pen mark.
Note that any marks you draw will be saved only for the current step. So, if you’d like the marks to appear on all of the steps, you’ll need to draw them again for each step.
How to change pen color
Tap the / button and select a color.
How to erase pen marks
In Edit Mode, there are two buttons that erase pen marks. The <-/ button will erase the last mark that was made on the screen. The /=/ button will erase all of the marks on the screen.
Using Cones
How to add a Cone
To add a Cone, first make sure you are in Edit Mode on the Place Players step. To do so, tap the |< button to take you back to the beginning of the play. Then, tap Add..., located on the lower left hand corner of the screen, then tap Cone. This will add a Cone onto the court. Note that Cones can only be added on the Place Players step.
How to move a Cone
To move a Cone, first make sure you are in Edit Mode on the Place Players step. To do so, tap the |< button to take you back to the beginning of the play. Then, tap and drag the Cone to where you want it to be. Note that Cones cannot be moved on any other step.
How to delete a Cone
To delete a Cone, first make sure you are in Edit Mode on the Place Players step. To do so, tap the |< button to take you back to the beginning of the play. Then, double tap on the Cone you wish to delete. Note that Cones cannot be deleted on any other step.
Using Notes
How to add a Note
To add a Note, tap Add…, located on the lower left hand corner of the screen, then tap Note. This will add a Note onto the court.
How to move a Note
To move a Note, tap and drag on the edge of the Note to where you’d like the Note to be placed.
How to edit a Note
To edit a Note, tap in the center of Note and begin editing.
How to delete a Note
To delete a Note, tap the circled x in the upper left of the Note.
Rosters – Basic Concepts
To access the Roster features of PlaybookFootball, tap Main Menu, then tap Manage Rosters. Here you will be able to setup teams, contacts, players and line ups and use them to manage your players, and lineups. Any lineups or players that you save to the Roster, can be applied to any existing plays in the Playbook.
Adding Teams
To add a team, from the Playbook screen, tap Main Menu, then tap Manage Roster. Next tap Teams on the bottom menu. Finally tap the + button in the upper right corner of the screen. This will open up the Add Team menu where you will be able to setup a new team.
Adding Contacts
To add a contact, from the Playbook screen, tap Main Menu, then tap Manage Roster. Next tap Contacts on the bottom menu. Finally tap the + button in the upper right corner of the screen. This will open up the Add Contact menu where you will be able to setup a new contact. Setting the contact to type Player will allow you to add additional information to the player on the Player Info screen.
Editing Player Info
To edit a player’s info, from the Playbook screen, tap Main Menu, then tap Manage Roster. Next tap Player Info on the bottom menu. Finally tap the |> button for the player you’d like to edit. Note that you must have added a contact of type Player to see any players listed on the Player Info screen.
Adding Lineups
To add a lineup, from the Playbook screen, tap Main Menu, then tap Manage Roster. Next tap Lineups on the bottom menu. Finally tap the + button in the upper right corner of the screen. This will open up the Add Lineup menu where you will be able to setup a new lineup.
Rosters – Lineups
How to set a Lineup
If you already have your team roster setup, then you can also add a lineup from the Playbook. Tap Main Menu, then tap Modify Home or Away Lineup. This will open up the Modify Lineup screen. Here you can select players from a particular team and add them to the current play. Tap Done to apply the new lineup to the current play.
How to save a Lineup
From the Modify Home/Away Lineup screen, tap Save Lineup. This will save current lineup for the current team so that it can be loaded at a later time.
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