Plays

Plays are the most important part of your playbook. Here's how you can create, manage, and organize your plays.

To view your formations, head to your team's Plays page.

Create a play

Before you can create a play, you'll need to have created a formation. For a guide on how to create a formation, head to Formations. Here's how to create a play in Play Designer Pro:

Rename a play

Need to change the name of your play? Here's how:

Duplicate a play

Want to create a variation of an existing play? Duplication is the way to go. The name of the duplicated play will be the name of the original play with '(copy)' appended to the end.

Method 1: From the plays list

Method 2: When viewing a play

Flip play

Here's how to create a flipped version of a play:

Pro tip: The best way to create a flipped version of a play is to first have a flipped version of that formation. See the Flipped Formations section for help on creating a flipped formation.

Print or Download a play

You can download a play as a PDF and then share it digitally or print it out. Here's how:

Pro tip: This is a guide for printing a single play. Check out our other guides for printing a group of plays or an install.

Delete a play

Here's how you can delete a play:

Method 1: From the plays list

Method 2: When viewing a play

If you have any questions, chat to me using the feature or drop me an email at aaron@playdesignerpro.com

Last updated: September 1, 2025