Play creator
Create basketball plays that animate themselves
Draw the play once: players, screens, cuts, timing. Because it is stored as structured data instead of a picture, it runs as an animation, saves as a sharp image and travels as a link, without being redrawn.
What the play creator does
Draw it in minutes
Place players on a FIBA half or full court, or start from a named set with five already in it. Add the cuts, screens and passes, step by step.
It animates itself
Every play you draw runs as an animation with real timing. You never build a separate animation; the drawing is the animation.
Timing a coach controls
Each step has its own duration and each action its own window, so the screen lands before the cut, at the speed you set: slow, normal or fast.
Send it anywhere
A share link that opens with no account, a sharp picture of any step, an embed for your site, or an MP4 for the team chat on the Coach plan.
Undo like a whiteboard eraser
Full undo and redo while you work, and a preview that shows the play exactly as a reader will see it before you send anything.
Keep it forever
Plays you draw are yours. Stop paying and they stay viewable, editable and shareable; you just cannot add more until you are back.
A play creator, not a drawing app
Most play creators save a picture of what you drew. A picture cannot animate, cannot resize itself into an embed, and cannot be sent as a video. A Coach Play Studio play is a record; the drawing is just one of its outputs.
Want the whole playbook story, with the play and drill libraries included? See theplaybook softwarepage.
Frequently asked questions
Is the basketball play creator free?
Yes. The free plan includes the full editor, animated playback and sharing for up to three plays, with no card and no expiry. Paid plans start at $9 a month for unlimited plays.
Do my plays animate automatically?
Yes. A play is stored as structured data with timing on every step and action, so the animation is generated from what you drew. There is no separate animation step.
Can people watch my plays without installing anything?
Yes. A share link opens in any browser with no account and no app. The page is plain and fast, and edits you make show up on the link straight away.
Does the play creator work on a phone or tablet?
Yes. Touch is a first-class input: drawing, dragging and animating all work with a finger, and every screen holds at phone width. Coaches use it courtside.
Draw your first play now
Three free plays, the full editor, no card. If it is not faster than your whiteboard, close the tab.