Tutorials
We have extensive football software tutorials so you can learn how to effectively use Coach’s Office.
Dashboard: Programs & Add-Ons
This tutorial explains how to open the Coach’s Office software programs and gives a brief description of each program.
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Chalkboard: Draw Plays
Introduction – all plays start with the chalkboard (Time 1:54) Play Video
Offense (Time 3:11) Play Video
Save and delete (Time 2:09) Play Video
Working with file names (Time 2:39) Play Video
Defense: fronts & coverages (Time 2:20) Play Video
Drawing tools intro (Time 0:59) Play Video
Predefined routes (Time 2:39) Play Video
Connect-the-dot routes (Time 2:46) Play Video
Complex routes (Time 1:13) Play Video
Editing tools (Time 3:03) Play Video
Drawing blocks (Time 3:41) Play Video
3 independent files – offense, front, coverage (Time 0:52) Play Video
Change player font (Time 1:11) Play Video
Flip offense and defense (Time 0:55) Play Video
Print a single play card (Time 1:56) Play Video
Leader in sophisticated coaching software
As the game of football continues to evolve with technology, students who learn to use Coach’s Office will be ahead of their competition. We require our ‘Football GM and Scouting’ students learn Coach’s Office, as it is the leader in sophisticated coaching software.
Chalkboard: 12-Man Canadian Football
Creating an offense and defense for 12-man Canadian football is easy with these simple instructions. Canadian-12-Man-Football
Chalkboard: Passing Tree
Introduction – show finished, complex passing tree and explain how to draw it (Time 1:52) Play Video
Draw routes – draw routes in the chalkboard (Time 5:24) Play Video
Add text – add numbers, names, and descriptions in the playbook (Time 1:44) Play Video
Tables – add text descriptions in a playbook table; good tutorial on how to create tables (Time 3:18) Play Video
Chalkboard & Playbook: Keyboard Shortcuts
Learn to copy/paste routes, rotate blocks, zoom in on play box, position plays in play box, resize and move text box. chalkboard-Keyboard-Shortcuts
Playbook: Quick Start Tutorials
These tutorials cover the basic functions of the playbook and will get you started quickly. There are additional tutorials for tables, chapters, more.
Introduction (Time 1:39) Play Video
Chapters and pages (Time 1:25) Play Video
Define boxes and name page (Time 2:49) Play Video
Enter plays on page and edit them (Time 2:54) Play Video
“W” tool – word processing text (Time 1:35) Play Video
Print (Time 1:45) Play Video
Playbook: Additional Features
Change the box type – play box & Word box (Time 1:39) Play Video
Increase size of play inside box – zoom (Time 4:48) Play Video
Text box part 1 – “T” tool; place floating text box over a play box (Time 5:04) Play Video
Text box part 2 – manage multiple text boxes over plays (Time 2:02) Play Video
Playbook: Wristbands
Define the sheets to be inserted into player wristband (Time 5:27) Play Video
Create your own customized wristbands using the table function (Time 3:01) Play Video
Note: The customize video is a good example of how to use the table function and word processing.
Print wristbands (Time 0:37) Play Video
Playbook: Tables
In addition to the PDF below, there are two videos that have good examples of creating and editing tables.
- The Chalkboard: Passing Tree “tables” video. (Last video in that section.)
- The second video in the Playbook: Wristbands section.
Create multi-purpose tables right in your playbook. Playbook-tables
Playbook: Move Pages & Chapters
Learn how to use the Playbook Utility to move pages and chapters. Playbook-Move-Pages-Chapters
Playbook: Print to PDF
Print your playbook pages to a PDF and distribute electronically, print on another computer, or display on an iPad. Print-to-PDF
Saves countless hours
Since 2004, the Coach’s Office software program has been a tremendous help to me and our staff. Both the Playbook and Script have saved us countless hours of preparation on a weekly basis. I would highly recommend Coach’s Office to any staff or program.
Playbook: Custom Templates
Now included in both pro and youth versions.
Introduction – tool bar and create methods (Time 1:51) Play Video
Insert Template Method – create a new template (Time 3:40) Play Video
Importance of saving templates to the master playbook list and how to do it (Time 0:16) Play Video
Copy & Paste Method – how to copy an existing template to make a duplicate and customize it (Time 2:24) Play Video
Reverting to the Original – before the file is saved (Time 0:50) Play Video
Coloring a Box Outline – color the outline of a box or multiple boxes to highlight information (Time 2:12) Play Video
Removing a Box or Template – remove a box or entire template (Time 0:48) Play Video
Return to the Playbook – impact of saving the edits; return to the playbook and view templates (Time 0:25) Play Video
Create a custom template for SlideShow presentations. PDF
This doc is similar to the collection of videos, plus it includes an additional section on custom presentation templates. Playbook-Template-Builder
Script: Play Cards
Introduction – tool bar, fields on script spreadsheet (Time 1:54) Play Video
Define the schedule – how to create the daily schedule (Time 4:17) Play Video
Create a New Week – based on the defined schedule (Time 2:01) Play Video
The Practice Script – complete the entire week’s practice script (Time 2:46) Play Video
Edit a Play: The Chalkboard – edit the play in the script play box by going to the chalkboard (Time1:10) Play Video
Select Week – choose a different week (Time 0:22) Play Video
Select Plays In Week – how to script practice for each day and not entire week (Time 1:37) Play Video
Edit the Practice Script – make changes; focus on rows and columns (Time 4:02) Play Video
Remove Week – permanently delete weeks (Time 1:47) Play Video
Print Scripts & Play Cards – multiple print options; slideshow on your computer (Time 5:11) Play Video
SlideShow Presentations
This tutorial gives instructions on creating and showing a slideshow presentation of the playbook. (The SlideShow is an add-on.) The presentation is created in the playbook and shown in the slideshow (in Coach’s Office). SlideShow
SlideShow & Playbook: Plays to Hudl
Use the slideshow ACI to save pages and/or plays in the playbook to Hudl. (The SlideShow is an add-on.) SlideShow-Plays-Hudl
Back Up and Restore Utility
Keep an external backup of your Coach’s Office database: chalkboard, playbook (with wristbands, custom templates), script. Utility-back-up-restore
