Why we built it
Every coach has drawn a play on a whiteboard and watched half the team nod without really getting it. Arrows on a diagram don’t show timing: who moves first, who waits, and what happens if the defence does something different.
Playspedia is our answer. You put players on a field, move them one step at a time, and press Play. The routes draw themselves and the whole play animates, so everyone sees the same thing.
What it does
- Animated plays. Draw a play step by step, then replay it as often as you like. A play can branch into “what if” versions, so players learn to read the situation instead of memorising one script.
- Seven sports. Ultimate, soccer, football, hockey, tennis, pickleball and volleyball, with full fields, half fields, drills and small-sided setups drawn to real proportions.
- Playbooks. Group plays for a drill night, a tournament or a whole season. Share them with the team, print every step for the clipboard, or embed a play on a club website.
- Game day. Check players in, keep the score, record stats with a tap, and manage lines so playing time stays fair. Players are added by name and don’t need their own accounts.
- Plans for every team. A free plan to try it, with paid plans from $2.99 a month for coaches who need more.
Built, rebuilt and still growing
The first version of Playspedia went live in 2018. Since then we’ve rebuilt the play editor more than once, moved it onto current technology, and kept the site running for the coaches and players who rely on it.
In 2026 we rebuilt the editor from the ground up, with a simpler mode for phones, sharing as a link, an image or a short animation, and new sports. Plays made in the original editor now open in the new viewer automatically. We did that without rewriting anything people had saved, so years of plays kept working on the day the new editor launched.
Around the editor we added the pieces a growing product needs: playbooks with videos and links, starter playbooks a team can copy in one click, articles with live plays inside them, and team tools for game day. We use AI throughout our own process, from writing code to drafting articles, with a person checking everything before it ships.
Why it matters for your project
Running our own product keeps us honest. We pay the hosting bills, answer the support emails and live with every decision we make, which is the same position you’re in with your software.