An easy-to-use soccer tactics board
The side lined up in one go. Players registered in a minute.

Fast from the first tactic — the starting eleven goes in in about a minute

Putting the whole squad in for the first time always takes some effort. That part is kept as short as possible here.

There is no separate roster screen to fill in first. Tap a player on the board, type the name, press "next player" — the same two moves, eleven times over.

A recording of the real thing. How long it takes depends on your device and how fast you type.

With the eleven named, open the team panel and press "Register everyone on the board". They go into the register and into that team's group in one step. From the next tactic on, you pick them rather than type them.

Anyone already in the register, and anyone left without a name, is skipped — there is no second pass to do one by one. Shirt numbers, roles and the players on the bench can be added when you need them.

Register once, then just pick

Players and formations you enter once stay in the app. For the next tactic, you pick from your registered players or swap them around, and nothing has to be typed in again.

These are account-wide settings, not settings inside one tactic. So from the next tactic on you are not building it — you are just picking. The preparation you do once becomes the speed you get every time after.

Cross-platform — change device, and the preparation syncs across with you

It works without signing in. Your data stays on the device you are using. Sign in and the same data is yours across every device.

In the browser, on iPhone, on Android

The same tactic opens from any of the three. The browser version needs nothing installed and no account; open it and it is ready. The iPhone and Android versions install as apps.

• Browser (Windows, Mac, iPad, phone) — current Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox. Nothing to install. Use your browser's "Add to home screen" and it opens in one tap, like an app.
• iPhone and iPad app — from the App Store. The same tactics as the browser, under the same account.
• Android app — from Google Play. Same account, same tactics.
• Offline — a pitch with no signal does not stop you. A save completes on the device first and is sent once the connection comes back.

The browser version, the iPhone and iPad app and the Android app are all open to everyone. iOS is out on the App Store, and Android is out on Google Play.

And on top of that

• Line of sight — show not only where a player is standing but where they are looking.
• Sight follows the ball — move the ball and the players turn to follow it automatically. You never correct them one by one.
• Animation — chain scenes together and play them back, so the movement is shown as movement.
• Substitutions and the bench — handle changes and bench places directly on the board.
• Role suggestions — roles you have used before come up as suggestions while you type. Tap one and it goes in.
• 3, 5 (futsal), 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11-a-side; full pitch or half pitch — set it to the format you actually coach. Each comes with standard formations, and shapes without a goalkeeper are supported.
• Drawing — arrows, lines, rectangles, ellipses, text and freehand. Lines can be straight, wavy or curved, and ends can carry an arrow, a cross or a T-bar.
• Export and share — a PNG image, a video, a GIF, and a tactics file you can open and edit again later. Turn a run of scenes into a video or GIF and send it straight to the squad.
• Organise My tactics — as the list grows, sort your tactics into folders. You can also select several and delete them in one go.

Not only tactics — training sessions too

Players are not the only thing that goes on the pitch. Twelve kinds of training equipment can be placed straight onto the board: cones, markers, ring markers, poles, mannequins, a free-kick wall, mini goals, full goals, coaches, players, balls and a ball cart. What you set out on the grass is what you set out on screen.

Chain the scenes and the session plays back as movement. "Cone here, then they run like this" becomes one animation instead of an explanation.

A shirt number, or a role like CF or CMF

Each player has a shirt number and a role (a position abbreviation) as separate fields. The number takes up to three characters, the role up to four. Which one shows inside the circle is chosen per team with "Show on the shirt" in the team panel (numbers by default). With roles showing, a player whose role is empty still shows their number. It works the same whether your team calls players by number or by position. On the board below, only the home side is on roles. The away side is still on numbers, so one picture shows both.

When you swap two players, the number and the role move differently. A shirt number travels with the player. A role stays where it is, so after a swap the same roles are still standing in the same places. When the point is "whoever plays here does this", roles are the better label.

Common role abbreviations

• GKGoalkeeper
• CBCentre-back
• LB / RBLeft and right full-back
• DMFDefensive midfielder
• CMFCentral midfielder
• LMF / RMFLeft and right midfielder
• AMFAttacking midfielder
• LWG / RWGLeft and right winger
• SSSecond striker
• CFCentre-forward

These follow the abbreviations football games use. The role field is free text up to four characters, so you are not limited to them. LSB, RSB, SH, ST or whatever your team says will go in just as well. Roles you have used before come up as suggestions while you type, so after that it is one tap.

Nothing gets in the way

Usability is not an adjective. It is this kind of detail, repeated.

• Editing a player is easy. Tap to select, tap again to edit.
• Your cursor stays put. If a change arrives from another device while you are typing a name, the focus does not jump out of the field.
• Stepping back one action is predictable. A resize, for example, is recorded once, when you let go of the slider. An action that changed nothing is not pushed onto the history.
• Delete works in either order. Press delete and then choose what to remove, or choose it first and then delete.
• Place one, or keep placing. Single placement and continuous placement are both there.

Where you can use it today

The interface is available in seven languages: Japanese, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.

Price — free first, Pro if you need it

Pitch Studio is free to use, with an optional subscription and ads. The free version is not a trial. There is no time limit; you can carry on using it for free.

Reaching the limit deletes nothing. Everything you have made so far stays exactly where it is. Stopping Pro deletes nothing either, but the number of tactics you can open returns to the free allowance, and you choose which ones to keep using. Take Pro again and all of them are available as before.

Try it for free

Common questions

Is this free soccer tactics board really free?

Yes. There is nothing to download, no account to create and no time limit. The free version shows a banner ad and limits how much you can store.

Do I have to sign in?

No. Without an account your data is saved on the device you are using. If you do sign in, it syncs across the devices on that account.

Does it work on a PC?

Yes, on Windows and Mac, in current Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox. There is nothing to install — open it in the browser.

Do I have to install an app?

No. Every feature works in the browser. If you use it often, your browser's "Add to home screen" makes it open like an app.

How is this different from other free tactics board apps?

The preparation stays in your account. Your roster, player groups and formation defaults are not per-tactic, so from the next tactic on you pick rather than type everything in again.

Does it work for youth football?

Yes — 3, 5 (futsal), 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11-a-side, on a full pitch or a half pitch. Each comes with standard formations, and shapes without a goalkeeper are available too.

Can I get my tactics out of the app?

You can export a PNG image. With two or more scenes, the movement can also be exported as a video or GIF. And you can export a tactics file that can be opened and edited again.

What happens if I stop paying for Pro?

Pro stays available until the period you have paid for ends, then the free limits apply again. Nothing you created is deleted.

Is there a limit on how many tactics I can save?

On Pro, 50 tactics with up to 50 scenes each: a year's worth if you make one a week. The limit is there because tactics are saved to the cloud, not only on the device, and kept in sync across every device on your account. An app that keeps everything on the device alone can do without a limit, but its tactics then cannot be opened anywhere else.

Is there a phone app?

The iPhone and iPad version is out on the App Store, and the Android version is out on Google Play. The browser version is open to everyone too, and a tactic made in the browser opens straight away in the app.

Can a player's circle show a role like CF or CMF instead of a number?

Yes. Alongside the shirt number there is a separate "Role" field, free text up to four characters. GK, CB, LB, DMF, CMF, AMF, WG, SS, CF and the rest all work, as does whatever your own team calls them. Set "Show on the shirt" to "Role" in the team panel and that side's circles show roles. Roles you have used before come up as suggestions while you type.

Can I keep a separate shape for attacking and defending?

Yes, on Pro. Give the team one shape in possession and another out of possession and a single icon swaps between them. Nothing has to be rearranged by hand.

Can I open a tactic made on my computer on my phone?

Yes. Signed in to the same account, tactics sync between computer, tablet and phone. Roster, groups and formation defaults belong to the account too, so adding a device never means entering them again.

Can I plan training sessions too?

Yes. Twelve kinds of equipment go on the board: cones, markers, ring markers, poles, mannequins, a free-kick wall, mini goals, full goals, coaches, players, balls and a ball cart. Anything with a front can be rotated, and dragging a corner sets it to the size you actually use. Chain the scenes and the session plays back as movement.

Is it simple to use?

A walkthrough runs the first time you open it. The basic move is dragging a player. Pick a formation, press "Apply", and all eleven arrive at once, so you are never placing them from nothing.

Terms and contact

Operated under the name Orfevre 3034
pitchstudio3034@gmail.com