GSS Playbook Editor Help

Choose your plays. Create a coach card. Print.

Home Playbook Editor PowerPoint (PPTX) Import

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1. Draw plays

  1. Open the editor. Choose a playbook or + New. Set New plays: to 5v5 or 6v6, then + Add play.
  2. Use Select to drag players. Choose Arrow, click along the route, then press Enter to finish.
  3. Wait for Saved. Check the plays you want to print, then choose Create coach card.

Or use your PowerPoint plays

No OFFENSE/DEFENSE title slides? All plays are treated as offense. For both sections, put an OFFENSE title slide before offense plays and DEFENSE before defense.

Use one play per slide, with a separate field rectangle behind it. See section setup and examples, then upload your .pptx.

This makes printable PDFs, not editable plays.

2. Create and print your cards

  1. Choose coach cards, wristband inserts, or both.
  2. Pick 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, or 16 plays per page, separately for offense and defense. Fewer plays per page means larger drawings.
  3. Select Create coach card. Download and check the PDFs, then print on US Letter paper.

Unused spaces stay blank; extra plays continue on another page.

Wristbands: print at 100% (Actual size), laminate before cutting, then cut along the dashed guides.

More help, if you need it

Add blocks, lines, text, or a football
  • Block — click where the block ends. A line with a T-shaped end is drawn from the nearest player.
  • Line — click a start point and each turn, then press Enter or double-click to finish. It starts as a dashed black arrow; use the style controls to change it.
  • Text — click the field and type a label. Enter saves it; Shift+Enter starts a new line.
  • Ball — click the field to place a football symbol.
  • Erase — click a route, line, label, or football to remove it.
Change a route or undo a mistake
  • Select & reshape — with Select, click a route or line to select it, then drag its round handles to reshape it.
  • Add a bend — double-click anywhere on a selected route or line segment to insert a new handle there.
  • Remove a bend — double-click an existing handle to remove it.
  • Restyle — while a route or line is selected, the style controls apply to it directly: color swatches, Solid/Dashed, route end (Arrow / Ball / Block / None), and corners (Smooth / Sharp).
  • Edit text — double-click a label with Select to change its wording.
  • Delete — press Delete or Backspace to remove the selection.
  • Undo / redo — Ctrl/Cmd+Z undoes, Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Z (or Ctrl+Y) redoes. History is kept per play.
Manage playbooks and play numbers
  • Separate teams and seasons — use + New and a name such as “Fall 2026 5v5.” Switch books with the Playbook menu; use Rename to change a name.
  • Choose what prints — check a play to include it. Uncheck it to keep it saved but leave it off the cards. These unchecked plays are called “benched” in the editor.
  • Keep numbers consistent — offense uses numbers; defense uses letters. They stay the same when you leave a play out. Renumber puts them back in order; reprint old cards if their numbers change.

Playbook limits and deleting a book

You can keep 20 named playbooks, each with up to 64 offense and 24 defense plays, including benched plays. Both printing methods support these play counts.

To delete an extra playbook, select it, choose Delete, and type its exact name. This is permanent. Export a backup before deleting. The original playbook cannot be deleted; rename and reuse it instead.

Wristband sizes, holders, and cutting

Each sheet has six identical inserts for your players, with up to eight plays in each insert. More plays continue on the next sheet. The coach-card layout does not change wristband sizes. Cut around each whole insert, not each individual play.

Print at 100% scale and laminate before cutting. Turn off “fit to page” so the wristband inserts keep their exact size.

Compatible holder: The cut-out group is designed to fit the WristCoaches adult three-panel wrist coach. The manufacturer’s specifications list a 2 5/8 × 4 5/8 in clear window, so the 4.40 × 2.09 in insert fits when its long edge follows the window’s long edge.

  1. Print at 100% scale. Check the print dialog for “actual size” and turn off scaling or “fit to page.”
  2. Laminate the full sheet before cutting. Let it cool and flatten first if you use a heat laminator.
  3. Cut along the dashed guides. Scissors work, or an optional compact trimmer such as the Fiskars SureCut portable paper trimmer can make clean, straight cuts without taking much storage space.
  4. Load the holder. Slide each finished insert into a panel with the 4.40-inch edge following the window’s long edge.

The holder and trimmer are optional examples. Accessory links are for reference only; we are not affiliated with or endorsed by the sellers or manufacturers and receive no commission.

Share with another coach or save a backup
  1. Open the playbook and choose Export backup. Send the downloaded .json file to the other coach. The backup includes its source playbook name.
  2. The other coach signs into their own account, creates a new playbook, and chooses Import backup. They can also import into another playbook or account.
  3. Import offers to replace that selected book or add the plays to its bench. Check the imported plays you want to print.

This shares a copy, not a live shared playbook. Later edits stay in each coach’s own copy. To share only printable cards, send the downloaded PDFs instead. Never share your password or recovery code.

Sign in with Apple or email

Continue with Apple

Continue with Apple lets you sign in without another password. If you use the GSS app, use the same Apple Account. Playbooks do not yet appear in the app.

Adding Apple to an existing account? Choose Connect my playbooks to Apple. If asked, first choose Sign in to my existing account. Do not start a new account if you want to keep using your existing books. Once connected, use either Apple or your existing email and password.

Email and password accounts

Apple is optional. Choose Create a free account on the home page to use email and password. Save the recovery code you are shown in a safe place; it is your backup way to reset a forgotten password.

Password recovery and account deletion

Forgot your password?

Choose Forgot password? on the sign-in page. An email reset link lasts 15 minutes; use the newest one. If it does not arrive, check junk mail, then choose Have a recovery code? Use it instead. Email delivery is not yet reliable for every mailbox, so keep your recovery code safe.

After a reset, save the new recovery code; the old one stops working. If Apple is already connected to your account, you can sign in with Apple instead. Apple-only accounts use Apple for account recovery.

Delete your account

Open Account in the editor and follow the deletion steps. This permanently removes all your Playbook Editor playbooks, but not your GSS app account. Export each book first if you might need it again.