What's new in Pitch Planner.

Start with practical substitution decisions for 4v4, 7v7, 9v9, and 11v11, including bench size, field roles, and repair choices when the match changes.

Enter player names, match format, periods, and rotation windows to generate a sideline-ready table you can print or save as a PDF.

Copy a link that preserves the format, roster size, game length, period structure, and rotation interval so an assistant can open the same plan.

Change to any formation supported by the match format while a match is live or paused. Pitch Planner keeps the current players on the field, saves the new shape, and records their positions.

Drag players with touch or pen input, or tap one player and then another slot to swap positions. If multiple players share a persisted slot, the live pitch keeps everyone visible.

Player times sync after substitutions and before leaving the match page, then rebuild from the saved substitution timeline when you return. Match summaries use actual elapsed time, including extra time.

Bench players now show their saved preferred positions, while players on the field continue to show the tactical slot position assigned in the lineup.

The drill builder uses a split layout at iPad widths, adds smaller/larger controls for selected markers, preserves per-marker sizes when reopening a saved drill, and keeps player detail borders white across colors.

A match can look organized before a substitution, then lose its wide outlet when the new shape gives a player a different job. The key tension is whether the formation is wrong or the player is making the wrong decision inside a workable shape.

Imagine a U10 7v7 team building out against a high press. After a substitution, the right-sided player drifts inside and the first pass goes straight back to the opponent. If the field slot changed during a formation switch, diagnose a tactical-role problem and use the slot shown on the pitch. If the slot is correct, diagnose a coaching-cue or spacing problem instead.

If the shape is wrong, switch to another valid formation and drag the player or tap two slots to swap them. If the shape is right but the player still drifts inside, keep the formation and write one cue for the next practice: “check wide before the center back receives.”

At the next session, recreate the same 7v7 shape, give the cue before the first repetition, and record whether the wide player creates one usable outlet in three consecutive attacks. Use the result to decide whether to add pressure or simplify the space.

Create and manage 8v8 matches, choose halves or quarters as the team default, override the match structure for an individual match, and set custom durations for each half or quarter.

Live matches now show Q1 through Q4, quarter breaks, End Quarter, and Start Next Quarter controls when a match uses quarters.

Rotation plans can schedule substitutions at period breaks while keeping the goalkeeper in place.

Match summaries and exported reports now include the selected halves or quarters structure and the configured period lengths.

Open player profiles from the roster and season statistics to review position minutes, season totals, match history, statistics, match summaries, and private coaching notes that accumulate over time.

Print or download a player development report containing position minutes, coaching notes, season totals, and match history.

Goalkeeper alerts now follow the player currently assigned to the goalkeeper slot, rather than anyone whose preferred position is goalkeeper.

Simultaneous bench-time alerts are now grouped into one notification so the sideline is easier to scan.

Live substitutions are less likely to trigger request-limit errors during a match.

Quarter rotation reminders remain accurate when a previous quarter runs into added time.

A match can look organized before a substitution, then lose its wide outlet when the new shape gives a player a different job. The key tension is whether the formation is wrong or the player is making the wrong decision inside a workable shape.

Imagine a U10 7v7 team building out against a high press. After a substitution, the right-sided player drifts inside and the first pass goes straight back to the opponent. If the field slot changed during a formation switch, diagnose a tactical-role problem and use the slot shown on the pitch. If the slot is correct, diagnose a coaching-cue or spacing problem instead.

If the shape is wrong, switch to another valid formation and drag the player or tap two slots to swap them. If the shape is right but the player still drifts inside, keep the formation and write one cue for the next practice: “check wide before the center back receives.”

At the next session, recreate the same 7v7 shape, give the cue before the first repetition, and record whether the wide player creates one usable outlet in three consecutive attacks. Use the result to decide whether to add pressure or simplify the space.

Teams containing completed matches and player statistics can now be deleted successfully.

Build, save, reorder, and print practice timelines from the drill library or your own activities. Add session and drill-specific notes, set the date, format, age group, and level, then save a full color or black-and-white PDF handout with diagrams and coaching points.

Create private drills on full-field, half-field, penalty-area, and grid templates. Add markers, goals, equipment, labels, zones, and movement lines, then move, duplicate, recolor, resize, and rotate the diagram until it is ready to share.

Tournament organizers now have dedicated navigation for competition formats, teams, registrations, venues, fixtures, scores, standings, calendars, and public registration flows while those public flows continue to be refined.

In-app bug reports now capture page context and reproduction steps for the admin review queue. Feedback prompts, hover-labelled shortcuts, context-aware sidebars, light-mode fixes, and clearer beta labels make newer workspaces easier to use.

Invited scorekeepers can access private tournaments, enter or update match scores, and manage match events while setup, scheduling, venue, and publishing controls remain organizer-only.

The Share tab now includes a scorekeeper panel with invite sending, pending invite tracking, and member removal controls.

Users can accept or decline tournament scorekeeper invites from a dedicated dashboard invite page.

Add and remove blocked dates from the Scheduling dialog. The blackout list saves with the tournament settings.

Automatic schedule generation now omits every blackout date before assigning venue slots.

Calendar drag-and-drop moves and match-save requests are rejected when they target a blackout date.

Move a scheduled match directly inside the tournament calendar. Successful drops immediately reschedule the match.

Drops are blocked when the target time is outside the venue slot pattern, already occupied, or would double-book a team.

Team blocked dates, venue restrictions, and shared-coach conflicts are checked before a drag move is saved.

New pages show data across all your teams in one place — no need to switch between teams.

Log passes and shots as team-level match events. Totals appear on the summary page and CSV export.

When a match runs past full time, the clock now shows overtime with a full-time banner. 15-minute hard cap per half.

Players are now displayed as cards with position badges. Edit a player position inline.

Goal posts, penalty areas, and GK zone added. Badges scale dynamically.

Every tournament can expose a subscribable calendar URL that updates as fixtures are scheduled, moved, canceled, or completed.

Each team gets its own stable iCal URL so coaches and families can follow only that team matches.

Two large buttons on the live match page. Tap Goal or Assist, then tap the player — done.

Generate a shareable link for your team. Post announcements, schedule changes, and match updates.

After a match, one tap generates a summary with goal scorers, assists, and top minutes.

The season stats page now tracks total goals and assists per player.

Lineup builder, rotation planner, live timer with tap-to-sub, and per-player minute tracking.

Player rosters, practice attendance logging, and coach/manager role invitations.

Reset your password via email — no more lost accounts.

Balanced fixtures generated using the circle rotation algorithm. Up to 16 teams.

Single-elimination brackets with proper seeding, byes, and optional third-place match.

Enter scores and watch standings update instantly — points, goal difference, ranking.

Sign up to save and manage multiple tournaments with full edit access.