Playside

CANADIAN FOOTBALL PLAY DESIGNER

Free Canadian Football Play Designer

Playside is a free online tool for drawing 12-player Canadian football plays. Save formations, add routes and assignments, and build playbooks, call sheets and wristbands from your diagrams.

Draw your first Canadian playSee how it works

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BUILT FOR CANADIAN FOOTBALL

Built for twelve a side.

  • Canadian field

    Start a new play on a Canadian football field.

  • Twelve players

    Line up a full Canadian offense and defense.

  • Canadian formations

    Start from Ace 3x2 or Pro 2-Back, then save your own looks.

  • Routes and assignments

    Draw the movement and write each position's job.

  • Playbooks and print

    Arrange plays, then export play cards, call sheets and wristbands.

TO SCALE

See the space in the Canadian game.

A wider field changes the splits, routes and coverage. The diagram keeps the field and players to scale, so you can teach the spacing you intend.

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CANADIAN FIELD

The whole field. The detail you need.

Zoom into a route, pan across the alignment and choose your yard-line spot. View the play from either end of the field.

  • Canadian field preset
  • Pan and zoom
  • View from either end
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SAVE YOUR FORMATIONS

Save your alignment. Start the next play.

Adjust a starter to match your splits, save it with your own name, and apply it to the next diagram. Keep the lineup and draw a different play.

  • Your splits and formation names
  • Pin your go-to formations
  • Reuse the lineup for new plays
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PLAYBOOKS & PRINT

Build the playbook. Print the install.

Organize your twelve-player plays into sections and drag them into the order you teach. Export the playbook to PDF or PowerPoint for your staff and players.

  • Sections in your terminology
  • Drag-and-drop play order
  • PDF and PowerPoint exports
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ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Show the play. Explain every job.

Record each position's assignment beside the play. Include those responsibilities in the PDF you give your staff and players, so the drawing and the coaching notes travel together.

  • Assignments for each position
  • The drawing beside the notes
  • Responsibilities in your PDF
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LIVE MODE

Try the adjustment. Talk it out live.

Live mode keeps your edits temporary. Share your screen on a video call to workshop your playbook with other coaches, then save a new version or reset to the original.

  • Temporary changes
  • Save a new version
  • Reset to the original

Draw your first Canadian play free.

Draw your first Canadian play

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