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Flash Tutorials:
Other
Tutorials:
Illustrations
of Building a Play
I. Overview:
Football
Play Designer by WheelBarrow Software will allow the recreational football player to
create all types of customized plays to help you win!
a. Downloading:
When you attempt to download the file, make sure when prompted, that you save
the file vs. opening it from the location. Once you have saved it, you
can then double-click the file to install the designer.
b. Installation:
After you download the file, you will double click it to install the
software. Follow the instructions and when you are going to utilize the
application for the first time, please copy your serial number from your receipt
into the prompt including the dashes. For example:
FOOTBA1888-503G-X3DK-23RV-8568-5123
This will be the only time you will need to provide the application with the
serial number unless you are going to reinstall the application.
The
protection on the application allows us to keep our prices down, and pass them
on to you so that the program cannot be easily shared. These serial
numbers are registered on a central server. We do not share our customers
information. Please read our privacy
policy if you have any further questions.
II. Right Click on the Main Screen for the Following Options:
A)
Get New Player:
Add Offensive Positions
Add Defensive Positions
Add Special Team
Add Generic Positions
Add Standard Football Diagram Positions
Add Referee Graphics
These options will all allow you to add a player or graphic to the screen.
They are grouped into smaller logical groups.
B) Animate Play:
This will execute the animation of the play
C) Set Animation Speed:
This will allow you to set the speed of the animation.
D) Flip Play
This will flip the entire play
III. Right Click on a Player
/ Position for the Following Options:
Simply
right-click on any player for the following options
A) Custom Offensive
/ Defensive Pattern
After you click this, simply click through the path of the
route to draw the route on the screen. Your
first click will draw the initial line, the second click will connect a second
line, and the third click will finish the line.
Only three moves are allowed in Football Play Designer.
B) Custom Blocking Route
After you click this, simply click through the path of the
route to draw the route on the screen. Your
first click will draw the initial line, the second click will connect a second
line, and the third click will finish the line.
Only three moves are allowed in Football Play Designer.
C) Add QB Pass Route
After you click this, simply draw the path of the pass.
D) Add QB Handoff
After you click this, simply draw the path of the handoff.
E) Add Motion Route
After you click this, simply click through the path of the
route to draw the route on the screen. Your
first click will draw the initial line, the second click will finish the line.
Only two motions moves are allowed in Football Play Designer.
F)
Add/ Edit Position Name
This will allow the user to add a name to the player
/ position. This name is displayed
directly under the position.
G)
Add/ Edit Position Comment
This will allow the user to add a comment to the player
/ position. This comment will be
displayed when the user rolls over the player / position.
H) Clear Player (Route
/ Motion)
This will clear the route or motion route of the clicked on
receiver
I) Remove Player
This will delete the player and all routes associated with
them.
J) Change Route Color To:
This will allow you to change the color of the players route
K) Flip Play Route Options
a) Flip Route on Y Axis: This will flip just the route of
the player
b) Flip Player and Route: This will flip both the player and
the route
c) Flip all Positions and Routes: This will flip the entire play
L) Change Player Position To…
This will allow you change a player from one position to any
other.
IV. File Menu:
File / New Play
This will allow you to clear the screen to create a new
play; options also available for a new window.
File
/ Open Play
This will allow you to open a saved play.
File
/ Save Play
This will allow you to save the current play.
File
/ Save Play As
This will allow you to save the current play to any file name.
File
/ Save Play to Picture
This will allow you to save the current play to a picture file.
You can save as many plays as you want to pictures. Once you have this
archive of plays set up, you can go into any word processor and insert these
picture(s). Once you have the pictures in the document, you can resize
them, save the playbook, and add text. This provides the functionality to
e-mail and print these documents/ playbooks for your team. We have created
a sample document in Microsoft Word that you can edit or add to to create
and save your very own playbook.
File
/ Print Play
This function will allow you to quickly print the play, the play description,
and the scouting notes as well as the filename to the chosen printer. Make
sure to either choose a clear background or to change the printer preferences to
black and white to minimize ink consumption.
File
/ Properties (in 2006)
This will provide you with a prompt to add both scouting notes and a play
description to the play. These descriptions will show up in the quick
print option and when you create a play using the add-on playbook creation tool.
File
/ Exit
This will exit the database.
V.
Add Player Menu:
Add
Player / Add Quick Set:
This feature will allow you to customize a quick addition of player to your
web. Choose the number and type of player to add to your screen.
This feature will increase your efficiency in play creation.
Add
Player / Add Offensive Positions
Add
Player / Add Defensive Positions
Add
Player / Add Special Team
Add
Player / Add Generic Positions
Add
Player / Add Standard Football Diagram Positions
Add
Player / Add Referee Graphics
These options will all allow you to add a player or graphic to the screen.
They are grouped into smaller logical groups.
VI.
Option Menu:
Options
/ Animate
This will allow you to animate the play.
Options
/ Animation Speed
This will allow you to set the speed of the animation.
Options
/ Set Animation Lines
This will allow you have lines on or off during the actual animation.
Options / Set Background
This will allow you to change the backgrounds.
Options / Flip Play
This will allow you flip all positions and routes on the screen
Options
/ Set Text Color To
This will provide the user with several options to change the color of
the text for the player / position names on the screen.
Options
/ Set Text Size
This will allow the user to increase or decrease the size of the font for
the position names.
Options
/ Crowd Noise at Animation End
This will allow the user turn on or off crowd noise at the end of the
play.
Options
/ Player Graphic Size
This will allow the user to increase or decrease the size of the position
graphics.
Options
/ Show Tips on Startup
This will allow the user to turn on or off the startup tips.
Options
/ Help Messages
This will allow you turn on/ off the help messages that appear during play
diagramming.
Options
/ Download New Plays from the Web
This will take the user to the archive of plays at
WheelBarrowSoftware.com
Options
/ Refresh Play / Screen
If the screen needs to be refreshed because the play isn't properly being shown,
simply click the refresh to re-draw the play
VII.
Add-On Menu:
Add-Ons
/ PDF Playbook Functionality / PDF Playbook Creator
Instead of printing ALL the plays, you can simply choose this option to compile
all your plays into a playbook. You will have the option to choose up to
100 plays and have the ability to print in 1 per page, 3 per page, or 6 per page
options. Using this option, you will be able to quickly save your playbook
to one PDF file. You will need Adobe
Acrobat to view this file.
Add-Ons
/ Web Playbook Functionality / Web Playbook Creator
Instead of printing ALL the plays, you can simply choose this option to compile
all your plays into a web-ready playbook. You will have the option to choose up to
100 plays and have the ability to add descriptions and titles for the instant
web site. Using this option, you will be able to quickly save your playbook
to a web-ready playbook. You can then take the output and modify for customization
in any web-page editor.
VIII. Troubleshooting:
Q:
Can I create any type of formation/ play that I can think of?
A: Yes! Football Play Designer by WheelBarrow Software will allow you to
create any type of play you can think of. We are going to continue
to add new types of routes and arrows so that you can represent your creativity
in many different ways.
Q:
How can I print my plays?
A: Many people would like to add a description and notations to their plays.
Sometimes just having a diagram doesn't serve the whole purpose to those looking
at the play. Therefore, we have put in an option to save the play as a
picture. This picture can be converted into all file types, and can be
insert into a Microsoft
Word document. This document, with many different plays can serve as a
playbook. From inside Microsoft Word, or any other application that can
take in pictures, you can print your plays. Simply save your
play as a picture (File -> Save as Picture) and in Word go to
(Insert -> Picture -> From File), select your picture and continue until
all the plays you want are inserted into your playbook. You can now add
text and logos to create a unique look.
Q: Why Can't the Screen Be Increased or Maximized?
A: We get this question a lot. Because of the above Question
(about printing) we like to keep the size of the screen to a level where the
user can insert the pictures easily into a word processing document. Also,
our background graphics look best at that width & height.
Q:
Can I represent any position having multiple looks?
( A primary and a secondary target)
A: From within the application, there is no way to place two passes on one
QB. However, in order to solve this problem, simple insert two QB's on the
screen. Label them accordingly (Primary Pass QB, Secondary Pass QB) and
draw the passing lines.
Upon animation, both of the balls will be thrown, but the labels will enable
your audience to determine where the primary and secondary routes are.
Q:
Are my Old Version 0.9/ 2003 Files Compatible with the New 2004 Release?
A: Yes and any new
functionality in Version 2 can be added to these older files.
Q:
How can I represent a player having a primary route and a route incase of blitz,
etc?
A: Very easy! Simply add two positions to the screen instead of
one. Put the primary route on one and the "hot" route on the
other and place them directly on-top or overlapping one another. An
overlap will instantly make your team realize that this is a route that has a
secondary option.
Q:
If I have on version on my PC, can I install another without uninstalling?
A: Yup! We have created the applications as completely separate entities. You
can have all Football Play Designers on the same computer at the
same time. However, the associations for all your play files will now open
in the most recently installed program.
Q:
Can I view my plays on a Pocket PC or Palm Pilot?
A: Yes. Although we do not make software for these devices, each Play
Designer comes with the ability to save your play to a picture. Most Palms
of Pocket PC devices come with software to view pictures. Simply take the
picture files into your palm (you can convert them to jpg to save space) and you
can view them and utilize your Palm or Pocket PC for practices or games.
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