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TEAM USA FOOTBALL®

 Men's National Team vs Pro Football Stars
Saturday, March 21, 2026 | 4 PM ET

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Football Playbooks & Schemes

Tackle and Flag Football Playbooks & Schemes

Give Your Team the Winning Edge
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USA Football Playbooks

Whether you're a seasoned coach or just starting, having the right tools to draw up plays during the most critical game scenarios can make all the difference.

Having a solid playbook allows you to adapt quickly to your opponents' offense and defense formations. The better prepared you are to call the winning plays and execute under pressure, the more your playbook becomes a game-changer for your team.

USA Football provides playbooks and schemes for different levels of tackle and flag football to give you the winning edge.

BUILD YOUR PLAYBOOK

USA Football playbooks are built by coaches—For You. For The Game.

Coach Education & Training

With USA Football's education and training for coaches, you can log in to your account to access the tackle and flag football playbooks. Get full access to the Coach Planner App and additional resources for drills, practice plans, roster sheets, and more coaching tools and training.

TEAM USA FOOTBALL®

The TEAM USA FOOTBALL® Coach ID includes the Advanced Flag Course, National Team Development Program tiered eligibility, more tools and exclusive benefits like 50% off a Football Play Card subscription—where you can create and draw plays for practice and gameday, play cards, and customize your playbook.

Leagues

You dedicate yourself to the game, and running an organization can be hard and sometimes thankless work. That's why you can enroll your league for free with USA Football and log in to your account to access playbooks for different levels and game types, practice guidelines, operational resources, grant eligibility, and more.

Download a Free Sample Football Playbook!

Create Winning Plays

Whatever style of football you coach or play, USA Football offers various formations and schemes for your own playbook.

NON-CONTACT

Get passing and running plays for offense and defense to design Flag 5v5, Flag 6v6, and Flag 7v7 playbooks with Strong, Split, I, Spread, Trips, Stack, and other formations.

LIMITED CONTACT

Get plays for various versions of tackle football that offer limited contact, which introduces contact slowly, such as playbooks for Rookie Limited Contact™ or Senior Limited Contact playbooks to get players ready for full contact.

FULL CONTACT

Access playbooks and create plays for any style of full-contact tackle football, whether played on full-sized fields like Senior Tackle® or modifications that simplify the game like Rookie Tackle®.

Access playbooks through your Course, TEAM USA FOOTBALL® ID, or Enrollment Resources

Level Up Your Playbook

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USA Football transforms how coaches and players prepare, strategize, and perform on the field. As the official playbook platform for USA Football and the U.S. National Teams, Football Play Card provides tools that save coaches time and enhance player learning and development with easy-to-use, editable playbooks suitable for all levels of competition.

  • Customizable & Pre-Made Playbooks
    Coaches can edit, customize, and adjust plays to fit their team’s needs.
  • Play Creation & Game Planning
    Quickly and easily create, edit, and print play cards and wristbands.
  • Team Collaboration
    Share playbooks, plays, and animations with their staff and players on any device.
  • Animated Play Sequences
    Coaches and players can visualize movement and assignments before stepping on the field.
  • Used by the Pros
    The same platform trusted by professional teams to prepare, compete, and win world championships.

Football Play Card doesn’t just help teams create plays & learn faster—it gives them a competitive edge

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