Prepare a rondo
Place the players, mark the working area with cones or flat markers and use arrows to show support runs, movement or the circulation pattern you want to coach. The diagram helps explain the organisation before the drill starts.
Online soccer tactics boardFree
A soccer tactics board to draw, animate and explain every idea
Build a formation, draw a drill or explain a match situation directly on the pitch, with players, a coach and the equipment you use in real training. Add arrows, zones and text, animate the movements and download the result as an image or an MP4 video. Free forever, with no credit card required.
Free forever, no credit card.
Soccer formation creator: build your 4-3-3 in seconds
You do not need to start a presentation from scratch just to show a line-up. Open the pitch, drag players into position and build the system you want to use: a 4-3-3, 4-4-2, 3-5-2 or whatever shape you need to explain a specific situation. You can also drop in one of the catalogue formations with a single click and adjust it afterwards.
Work on a full pitch, half pitch, the penalty area or a blank background. Move each element until the structure reflects your idea, then add runs, zones or a written instruction when the formation needs more context.
The same tool works as a soccer formation creator and as a tactical workspace for more detailed explanations.
Build any formation and download it as an image or a video.
Draw with real training equipment
A drill is not always clear with only players and a ball. The NeoTactIQ Tactical Board therefore includes players, a coach and 17 pieces of training equipment so you can represent an exercise using the same visual language you will use when setting it up on the pitch.
If you are preparing a circuit, a conditioned rondo or a drill with mini goals, the equipment that shapes the exercise can appear in the diagram too. When you save the diagram as a drill, its equipment list fills itself in from what you placed on the pitch.
Draw with the real equipment from training: cones, poles, goals, ladders, hoops…
- Player
- Coach
- Ball
- Flat marker
- Pole
- Goal
- Mini goal
- Cone
- Large cone
- Hurdle
- Mini hurdle
- Agility ladder
- Hoop
- Fitball
- Bosu
- Balance disc
- Weighted vest
- Trampoline
- Dummy
Arrows, zones, text and freehand drawing to explain the idea
The starting positions are only part of a tactical explanation. Every line has its own meaning: the arrow shows a player run, the dotted line a pass and the wavy line a dribble. Add straight lines to connect players and shaded zones to highlight the space you want to occupy, protect or attack.
Add text when a coaching instruction needs to stay visible and use freehand drawing when the explanation does not fit a predefined element.
The goal is simple: the diagram should explain the situation before you place the first cone on the pitch.
Ready-made structures and tools to work faster
You do not have to draw every space from scratch. Structures gives you vertical and horizontal corridors, possession and small-sided game areas in three sizes — with goals at the ends or on the flanks, mini goals or portable goals — catalogue formations and player groups. You see a preview on the pitch before placing them.
To keep the diagram tidy you have magnetic guides, align and distribute, grouping so several elements move as one, mirror to flip a situation, duplicate, keyboard shortcuts, undo and redo, and zoom. The board also works on touch screens.
- Vertical corridors
- Horizontal corridors
- Possession areas
- Small-sided games
- Formations
- Player groups
- Magnetic guides
- Align and distribute
- Mirror
- Keyboard shortcuts
Animate the play and download it as an MP4 video
A static situation is not always enough. Create chained animations: in each one you move players, the ball or the equipment along straight or curved paths, with the speed you choose for each element. Then play the whole sequence back to see how the action unfolds.
When it is ready, download it as an image (PNG) or as an MP4 video of the animated scenes, in 1080p and generated on your own device. Send it to your staff or your players before training without rebuilding anything in PowerPoint.
If you are explaining it in the dressing room, presentation mode opens the saved drill full screen, designed for a TV or a projector.
Animate the play, present it full screen and download it as a video.
From the board to a drill or set play you can reuse
When you save a diagram you choose what it is: a training drill or a set play (set pieces and rehearsed patterns). It stops being a loose file and goes into your library with its context.
A drill is classified by game phase, tactical, physical and technical objectives, pitch zone, drill type, timings and scoring rules. A set play is saved with its type — corner, free kick, throw-in, build-up, high press… — and its animation.
On the Free plan you can save up to 3 drills and 3 set plays, each with up to 5 animation scenes. Paid plans remove that limit, let you build sessions from your drills and share content with your club and the community.
Save your best diagrams as drills or set plays and reuse them whenever you want.
A tactical board for real training and match situations
Draw a set-piece routine
Represent a corner, wide free kick or throw-in: place attackers and defenders, mark zones, animate the runs and save it as a set play to rehearse it. With Coach Pro you can also add it to your match plan.
Prepare a tactical talk
Build the team shape, highlight a specific area of the pitch and use text or arrows to explain the behaviour you want to correct before training or a match. Presentation mode puts it on the big screen.
Explain the drill before you get to the pitch
Download the drill video and share it with your players, or show it on the dressing-room TV. They reach the pitch knowing what they are about to do and less time goes on explanations.
Frequently asked questions
Is the NeoTactIQ soccer tactics board really free?
Yes. The board is free forever, with no credit card required: draw as much as you like, animate up to 5 scenes per drill or set play and download images or videos with a small NeoTactIQ mark. You can also save up to 3 drills and 3 set plays. It is not a time-limited trial.
Do I need to install software?
No. NeoTactIQ is a web platform and the tactical board runs in the browser on a computer, tablet or phone, including touch screens. Create your account and start drawing without installing anything.
Can I create line-ups and formations?
Yes. Place players on the pitch or start from a catalogue formation, move them into the positions you need and add arrows, zones, lines or text. Then download the result as an image or a video.
Can I animate a play and download it as a video?
Yes. You create chained animations with straight or curved paths and per-element speed, then download them as a 1080p MP4 video. The video is generated on your device and works in Chrome, Edge, Safari 16.4 or later and Firefox 130 or later.
What is the difference between the tactical board and a drill?
The board is where you draw and animate. A drill — or a set play — is that diagram saved in your library with its classification (phase, objectives, zone, type, timings and equipment) so you can find and reuse it. The Free plan saves up to 3 drills and 3 set plays; paid plans remove that limit and add sessions and sharing.
Open the pitch and prepare your next idea
You do not need to adapt a generic tool to football just to represent a formation or training drill. Open the board, place the equipment you use in real training, animate the action and take it away as an image or a video.
Start for free. When you want an unlimited library of drills, set plays and sessions, the next step is already inside NeoTactIQ.
Free forever, no credit card.