Coaching Guides
Practical, no-fluff guides for getting tactics out of your head and in front of your team — fast.
Coaching a Sport You've Never Played
Handed a sport that isn't yours? A four-block first practice that works in any sport, and the three things to learn before you show up.
Read the guide →Share a Tactics Board on WhatsApp
The fastest way to get a play from CourtDraw into your team's group chat — no app for players to install, full quality every time.
Read the guide →One Tactics Board for a Multi-Sport Club
Running football, basketball, and tennis programs with three different tools? Here's what one Club plan replaces instead.
Read the guide →How to Build a Training Session Plan
Turn saved tactics into a timed session with durations attached, then export the whole thing as a handout.
Read the guide →Digital vs. Whiteboard Coaching
A whiteboard and a digital board can draw the same arrow. Here's what's actually different once you switch.
Read the guide →Tennis Drill Diagrams Every Coach Should Have
The core cone patterns, feeding drills, and doubles rotations worth drawing once and reusing every session.
Read the guide →How to Plan a Junior Tennis Lesson
A repeatable four-block structure for a 60-minute junior lesson, with diagrams you can reuse every week.
Read the guide →Free vs. Pro Tactics Board: What Actually Matters
What you actually give up on the free plan, and which Pro feature solves it — not just the feature list.
Read the guide →Padel Positioning Drills for Beginners
The positioning habits that separate beginner padel players from intermediate ones, with diagrams to teach them.
Read the guide →Build a Reusable Coaching Play Library
Stop redrawing the same plays every season. A simple naming and organizing system that actually scales.
Read the guide →Best Tactics Board Apps: How to Actually Choose
Whiteboard, drawing app, video analysis tool, or a dedicated board — the real tradeoffs behind each category.
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