Free Football Play Designer
Draw football plays online in seconds. Drag players onto the field, draw routes, blocks and option branches, overlay Cover 2 or Cover 3, then export a PNG, print it or share a link. Works on your phone. No login, no watermark, free.
Drag players, points and labels. Tap a player to edit it.
Play setup
Pick a formation, drop in a defense, then draw.
Add a player
Export & share
Free, no account. The link holds the whole play.
Your play is saved in this page's address as you work. Bookmark it or copy the share link.
How to use the play designer
- 1
Pick a formation
Trips, Doubles, Empty, I-Form, Singleback, Pistol, Bunch, Trey, or a flag football and 7-on-7 set. Every player is draggable, and you can add or remove anyone.
- 2
Draw the routes
Tap a receiver and choose from the 17-route tree, or pick Draw and tap the field to place your own points. Switch a line to curved, or add a dashed option branch for a read.
- 3
Add the defense
Drop in Cover 0 to Cover 6 or Tampa 2 over a 4-3, 3-4 or nickel front. Zones shade, man coverage links to the receiver, and every defender moves like your offense does.
- 4
Label, export, share
Add a label for the read or the tag. Download a PNG for your playbook, print a clean sheet, or copy a link that holds the whole play. No account needed.
What's in the box
Built from the same play library our athletes train with, so the formations, routes and coverages are drawn the way coaches teach them.
Want the plays explained? Every position in the 440 learning library covers the routes, reads and coverages you can draw here.
12 formations
- Trips Right. 3x1: three receivers strong, one backside.
- Doubles (2x2). Two receivers each side, back beside the QB.
- Empty. Five out, no back.
- I-Form. QB under center, FB and RB stacked.
- Singleback. One back, one TE, three WRs.
- Pistol. QB 3.5 yards deep, back directly behind.
- Bunch Right. Three receivers stacked tight, picks and rubs.
- Trey Right. Inline TE plus slot and wide receiver strong.
- Flag 5v5 Trips. 5-on-5 flag: center, QB, three receivers to one side.
- Flag 5v5 Spread. 5-on-5 flag: two receivers each side of the center.
- Flag 7v7 Trips. 7-on-7 flag: center, QB, back, trips strong.
- 7-on-7 (2x2). Skelly: QB, back, two receivers each side, no linemen.
17-route tree
- Slant 7 yd
- Flat 1.5 yd
- Out 10 yd
- Curl 12 yd
- Comeback 15 yd
- Dig 12 yd
- Corner 10 yd
- Post 10 yd
- Go 22 yd
- Wheel 22 yd
- Seam 22 yd
- Hitch 6 yd
- Whip 4 yd
- Drag 2.5 yd
- Deep cross 14 yd
- Stick 5.5 yd
- Snag / spot 6 yd
14 pass concepts, 3 run schemes
Smash, Flood (Sail), Mesh, Four Verticals, Y-Cross, Stick, Snag, Levels, Drive, Curl-Flat, Slant-Flat, Dagger, Spacing, Shallow Cross, Power, Inside Zone, Outside Zone. Pick one and the routes draw themselves on your formation.
7 coverages, 3 fronts
- Cover 0. All-out man, no deep safety; 5+ rush.
- Cover 1. Man under with one deep middle safety.
- Cover 2. Corners squat in the flats; two safeties split deep halves.
- Cover 3. Three deep thirds, four underneath.
- Cover 4 (Quarters). Four deep quarters; safeties read #2 and lock vertical routes.
- Tampa 2. Cover 2 with the MIKE running the deep middle seam.
- Cover 6. Quarters to the right, Cover 2 to the left.
Fronts: 4-3 Base, 3-4 Base, Nickel 4-2-5. Corners align over your widest receivers; man defenders match the nearest eligible.
Draw the play. Then learn your part of it.
A diagram shows where to go. The position guides show how to get there: footwork, reads, drills and the coverages you'll see.
Play designer FAQ
Is the play designer really free?
Yes. There is no account, no trial and no watermark. Draw as many plays as you want, export them as PNG, print them or share them by link. The 440 Football training app is a separate paid product; the designer stays free.
How do I save a play?
The play is written into the page address as you work, so the URL is the save file. Bookmark it or use Copy share link. Anyone who opens the link sees the play and can edit their own copy. Nothing is stored on our servers.
Can I use it for flag football or 7-on-7?
Yes. The formation menu has 5v5 and 7v7 flag sets and a 7-on-7 skelly look with no linemen, and you can add or remove players for any roster size.
Which defenses can I draw against?
Cover 0, Cover 1, Cover 2, Cover 3, Cover 4 (quarters), Tampa 2 and Cover 6, each over a 4-3, 3-4 or nickel front. Zones draw as shaded areas, man coverage as a dashed line to the receiver, and every defender can be moved or reassigned.
Does it work on a phone or tablet?
Yes. Drag with a finger, tap to add route points, pinch nothing: the field scales to the screen. Export and share work the same on mobile.
What is the difference between a route, a block and an option branch?
A route is a solid line with an arrow. A block ends in a flat bar (linemen and tight ends get this by default), pass protection is a dashed line, and an option branch is a dashed second path from the route's break point that shows the receiver's read.
Can I print a wristband or a playbook page?
Print gives you a clean landscape sheet with just the field and the play name. For wristbands, export the PNG and scale it in any document editor.
Build your position plan
The designer is free forever. If you play, 440 Football turns your position into a daily plan: speed, reps, playbook IQ, fuel and strength, built for the spot you line up at.