Wristband Playbook

Support

Setup, answers and a way to reach a human. The app is a flag football play designer for iPhone and iPad.

Email us. Most questions are answered within three business days. Tell us your device and iOS version and we will get to the point faster.

[email protected]

Getting started

There is no account and nothing to buy. On first launch the app loads a starter playbook so you are never staring at an empty screen: 34 ready-made flag plays, a wristband card, a call sheet, a practice plan and three logged games.

  1. 1Open the Playbook tab and tap any play to see its diagram, assignments and coaching note.
  2. 2Tap Edit Play to open the designer. Tap a player to select them, then tap Route to stamp a numbered route.
  3. 3Go to Sideline and open the wristband card. Add the plays you actually want to call, then tap Export card.
  4. 4Print the card at actual size, cut it out and slide it into the wristband window.

Draw

22 formations for 5-on-5 and 7-on-7, 24 routes, freehand drawing, motion, handoffs, pitches and blocks.

Trace

Photograph a whiteboard or pick a photo from your library and trace it into a clean diagram.

Print

Four wristband layouts and a twelve-situation call sheet, both exported as shareable images.

Track

Log calls during a game and see which plays actually gained yards across the season.

Frequently asked

Do I need an account or a subscription?

No. There is no sign-up, no login, no subscription and no in-app purchase. Every feature is available from the moment you open the app.

Does it work without a signal?

Yes, completely. The app makes no network requests at all. Everything is stored on your device, which is deliberate — most fields have no usable signal. Airplane mode changes nothing.

How do I trace a play from a whiteboard?

Open any play, tap Edit Play, then tap Trace in the row of actions. Choose Take a photo to use the camera or Choose from library to pick an existing picture. Shoot the board straight on rather than at an angle. Once the image is in, use the slider under the field to set how strongly it shows through, then draw over it. Tap the × next to the slider to drop the photo when you are done.

How do I add a route to a player?

Two ways:

To mirror a stamped route to the other side, select the player and tap the left-right arrow button.

How many plays fit on a wristband card?

It depends on the layout: Strip holds 8, Grid holds 12, Fold-over holds 16 and Coach plate holds 24. For a youth team we would keep it to eight. Twelve is the practical ceiling for anyone under about twelve years old.

My exported card prints too small or too large.

Export the card, open it in Photos and print from there with Scale to Fit switched off, or drop the image into a document at 100%. Card windows vary by manufacturer, so print one, hold it against the wristband and adjust once — after that every card you export will match.

Where do exported images go?

Tapping Export or Share hands the image to Apple's standard share sheet. From there you choose — save to Photos, message it to an assistant coach, AirDrop it, print it. The app itself does not upload the image anywhere.

Practice reminders are not arriving.

Check three things, in order:

Can I change the play numbers?

Yes. Open a play, tap Edit Play, then Details, and use the stepper next to Number. If your numbering has gaps after deleting plays, the sort menu on the Playbook tab has Renumber 1 to N, which closes them in one go. Bear in mind that renumbering changes what is printed on cards you already exported.

How is my data backed up?

Everything lives inside the app's own storage on your device. If iCloud Backup is on for your device, iOS includes it in your own encrypted Apple backup and it will restore with the device. There is no account-based cloud sync, so the app does not move your playbook between devices on its own — export the cards and sheets you care about if you are switching phones.

How do I start over?

Settings → Reset everything. This replaces your plays, cards, sheets, sessions and games with the starter playbook, cancels any scheduled reminders and deletes traced photos. It cannot be undone.

Does it support iPad?

Yes, as a first-class layout rather than a stretched phone screen: a navigation rail, a multi-column play grid and side-by-side detail views. All four orientations work on both iPhone and iPad, along with Dark Mode and Dynamic Type.

Is it for tackle football too?

It is built around flag: the field proportions, the formations and the personnel groupings are all 5-on-5 and 7-on-7. You can draw whatever you like on the canvas, but the presets assume flag.

Requirements

iOS 17 or later iPhone and iPad No account Works offline No ads

Privacy

The app collects nothing and sends nothing. Camera and photo access are used only for tracing a play; notifications are local reminders you switch on yourself. The full text is on the privacy policy page.

Report a bug or ask for a feature

Email [email protected]. Useful things to include: your device model, your iOS version, what you tapped, and what happened instead of what you expected. Screenshots help more than anything else. Feature requests from coaches actually get built — several of the drills and the call-sheet situations came from them.