Vista Vikings · 10U Library

Clip Board

Home dashboard: team record, contacts, calendar, and shortcuts into the rest of Coach Desk.

Offense Builder

Where you build offensive formations and plays, then star the ones that belong in the official playbook.

Defense Builder

Where you build defensive schemes, coverage, keys, and stunts.

Playbook

Official book of starred formations, plays, schemes, stunts, and special teams. Check Game day to pack a PDF.

Official / Star

Solid green star = on the official playbook. Outline star = not official yet. Tap to add or remove.

Game day

Checkbox on a playbook tile. Checked items go into the Offense / Defense / ST PDF pack.

Library

Safety manuals, policies, lists, documents, videos, sample plays/looks, and this glossary.

Sample Plays / Looks

Starter templates in the Library. Add a copy to your builder; the sample stays in the library.

Import Offensive Playbook

Upload a photo or PDF of a play sheet. Coach Desk scans alignment and auto-builds the offensive play and a matching defensive scheme, then stars both.

Import Defensive Schemes

Same scan as the offensive import: the sheet becomes a defensive scheme plus the offensive play on the other side of the ball.

New Play

Creates a new offensive play in the playbook builder.

New Defensive Scheme

Creates a new defensive look (front + coverage) you can diagram.

Flip

Turns the field diagram so offense is at the top or the bottom.

Fit

Resets the field zoom so the whole diagram fits on screen.

Lock

Locks the diagram you are viewing — the base look, a stunt, or a play — so tokens and arrows cannot move until you unlock that item.

Undo / Redo / Reset

Undo last edit on the open look, redo it, or reset the look back to its original template.

Roster Contacts

Players, coaches, parents/guardians, and other contacts with cards, photos, and export.

Parent / Guardian (P/G)

Up to two adult contacts per player. Empty P/G rows stay off the contact list and export.

Coaching Card

Coach profile with credentials and the required-before-coaching checklist (CPR, first aid, trainings).

Player Card

Player summary: name, number, position, DOB, contacts, assignment notes. Grade is not used.

Depth Charts

Who starts at each position, with extra depth teams you can rename (1s, 2s, 3s…).

Assessments

Pre-season skill tests (times and ranks) used to help place players.

Virtual Practice

Videos and quizzes coaches assign so players learn alignments, stances, assignments, and techniques.

Ruleset

11-man, 8-man, or 7-on-7. Changes which formations, plays, and looks are available.

Formation

How the 11 (or 8) offensive players line up before the snap — I-Form, Spread, Wing, etc.

Play

A named call from a formation: huddle words, jobs, blocking, routes, and the ball carrier.

Huddle call

What the kids hear. Short, loud, same every time (example: Base I — Power Right).

Personnel

How many backs and tight ends are in the game (21 = two backs, one TE).

Hole numbers

Run-play landmarks through the offensive line. Even holes to the right of center, odd to the left (0 is the center).

Power / Power side

Downhill gap scheme. Power side is the direction the extra blocker and ball are going.

Zone

Offensive run where linemen step together and block an area instead of a man.

Pull

A lineman leaves his spot, loops behind the line (dotted path from his rear), and leads the play.

Block T

Blocking path that ends in a T, not an arrow tip — that player is sealing / blocking off, not running a route.

Ball carrier arrow

Thin red dotted arrow showing who has the ball and where they are going.

Route tree

Classic pass routes (hitch, slant, out, curl, post, go, screen). Pick from the tree, then nudge.

Eligible receiver

A back or end who can catch a pass. The play maker lets you pick one and assign a route.

Scout defense

The defensive look you draw the play against so kids see their keys and blocking.

QB / RB / FB / WR / TE

Quarterback, running back, fullback, wide receiver, tight end.

C / OG / OT

Center, offensive guard, offensive tackle. Center is the square token.

Scheme / Look

A named defensive alignment plus coverage (example: Base 4-4 — Cover 3).

Front

How many down linemen and linebackers: 4-4, 4-3, 5-3, 6-2, 8-man fronts, etc.

Alignment

Where a defender stands relative to the offensive line (head-up, inside shade, outside shade).

Stance

How the player is set: 2-point, 3-point, 4-point, sprinter, upright read.

Technique (DL)

Number that says which shoulder of which offensive lineman you line up on. 0 is on the center; 1–3 on guards; 4–5 on tackles; 6–9 on the tight end / wide.

0-tech

Head-up on the center.

1-tech

Inside shade of the guard (next to the center).

2-tech

Head-up on the guard.

3-tech

Outside shade of the guard (toward the tackle).

4-tech / 4i

4 is head-up on the tackle. 4i is the inside shoulder of the tackle.

5-tech

Outside shoulder of the tackle.

6 / 7 / 9-tech

On or outside the tight end. 9 (and Wide-9) is the widest.

Gap

The hole between offensive linemen a defender is responsible for. A is either side of the center, then B, C, D going out.

A gap

Between center and guard.

B gap

Between guard and tackle.

C gap

Outside the tackle (or between tackle and tight end).

D gap

Outside the tight end.

Assignment

The job on this play or look: gap, contain, drop, spy, KEY, etc.

KEY

The offensive player a defender reads first (guard, tackle, back, receiver). Drawn as a thin yellow dotted line.

Set KEY

Select a linebacker or DB, tap Set KEY, then tap the offensive player they read.

Man coverage

Secondary matches a receiver. KEY / matchup lines show who they have.

Zone coverage

Secondary drops to an area (deep third, half, or quarter) instead of following one man.

Cover 2 / C2

Two deep safeties; corners play the flats.

Cover 3 / C3

Three deep (two corners + a safety); four underneath.

Cover 4 / C4

Four deep (quarters). Each deep defender owns a fourth of the field.

LB drops

Linebacker pass-zone ovals you can drag and color. Hidden when LBs are in run fit.

Run fit

Linebackers play the run first; drop ovals stay off.

Stunt

A called twist or loop off a base look. Saved per look; toggle the checkbox to show the stunt over the base.

Contain / Set the edge

Do not let the ball bounce outside you. Spill it back inside to help.

Spill

Knock the ball carrier back inside instead of trying to tackle him outside.

Force

Make the ball bounce to the sideline or to the next defender’s gap.

Blitz

A defender who is not a down lineman rushes the passer.

Spy

A defender assigned to the quarterback on scrambles.

Robber

A safety or backer who sits in a throwing lane underneath a deep zone.

DE / DT / NG

Defensive end, defensive tackle, nose guard.

LB / MLB / OLB

Linebacker, middle linebacker, outside linebacker.

CB / S

Cornerback and safety — the secondary.

Special Teams

Kickoff, punt, return, extra point, and field-goal units and looks.

LS (Long snapper)

Snaps for punts and kicks. Shown as a square token like the center.

H (Holder)

Kneels to take the snap on a place kick.

GUN

Gunner — the wide coverage player on punt.

KR / PR

Kick returner / punt returner.

LOS (Line of scrimmage)

The white line the ball is on. Offense on one side, defense on the other.

Token

A player icon on the diagram. Defense = triangle, offense = circle, center / long snapper = square.

Arrow (defense)

Assignment path from a defender. Tip moves the line; middle dot deletes it; tip click cycles solid (green) / dashed (yellow) / dotted (white).

Zone oval

A coverage drop area. Faint until selected; drag to size. Does not belong on offensive play drawings.

Scout team

The offense (or defense) shown on the other side of the LOS so you can teach a look versus a real formation.

Marks

Extra arrows and zones you add from the field menu (Add arrow, Add zone).

Practice Plan

The day’s script: location, times, warm-ups, stations, coaches, and a PDF you can hand out.

Warm-ups

Stretch and movement list that runs at the start of practice. Can carry a URL or uploaded file.

Station

A timed block on the practice (O-line, defense, 7-on-7…). Color-coded on the timeline.

Drill

A named exercise inside a station, with optional video or diagram.

Assigned planner

The coach who owns that day’s practice plan.

Repeat task

Copy a practice job every week or every two weeks through an end date.

Practice location / Field

The site (with address) and the Field inside it (Field 1, Field 2…).

Calendar

Practices, games, and events. Next event also shows on the Clip Board.

Stats

Simple play-by-play: ball carrier, yards, penalties, downs. Can be assigned to a volunteer.

Play logger

Tap the result of a play instead of writing a full stat sheet.

Us vs them

Season points for your team and opponents, shown on the Clip Board.