USA FOOTBALL PARTNERS WITH FOOTBALL PLAY CARD TO PROVIDE PREMIER PLAYCALLING TOOLS TO COACHES AND ATHLETES

USA Football and Football Play Card partner to support Members and youth football 

INDIANAPOLIS – USA Football, the sport’s U.S. governing body and a Recognized Sport Organization of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, and Football Play Card announced a multi-year partnership today to provide grassroots youth football coaches, USA Football Members and USA Football’s U.S. National Team with comprehensive play design and play calling tools.  

USA Football joins the NFL Legends Community, NFL Play Football and several NFL clubs as partners with Football Play Card. 

Football Play Card’s premier tools allow users to connect with and teach players through a platform designed with input from coaches across multiple competition levels. The app is fast and intuitive with the football intelligence to meet the needs of users regardless of their experience.  

“We strive to provide athletes, coaches and league leaders with best-in-class resources to enhance performance and create memorable experiences in football,” said USA Football CEO Scott Hallenbeck. “We are honored to partner with Football Play Card to connect our USA Football members and the youth football community with an easy to use application capable of illustrating, animating and storing championship level play cards and playbooks to help in-practice or in-game. This partnership will also support our decorated U.S. National Teams as they face the best competition from around the world.” 

As the Official Football Playbook Platform of USA Football, Football Play Card will support USA Football members by providing discounts when subscriptions are purchased through the USA Football Membership portal. USA Football’s Athlete and Coach & Commissioner Memberships provide opportunities to take your love for the game to a new level with a combination of exclusive opportunities, access, tools and resources. 

Founded in 2013 by former college football players, Football Play Card allows users to design animated play cards to help players visualize offensive and defensive formations and pre- and post-snap movement. The app also allows users to download and print their play scripts to wristbands. 

“We are excited to partner with USA Football for the benefit of athletes and coaches nationwide,” said Football Play Card Co-Founder and CEO Chris Patullo. “Football Play Card was designed to help the many dedicated football coaches who pour their time and energy into learning and teaching the game. It scales to the needs of users at all levels and is an intuitive approach to creating and storing your game plan.”  

The Football Play Card app gives coaches the ability to create and draw football plays, play wristbands, play scripts, playbooks and scout cards in a speedy, simple and sophisticated manner. It has been designed by former collegiate football players with input from professional and collegiate coaches to include the necessary features to take creating and drawing football plays, play cards, play scripts and playbooks to a championship level. 

“The Football Play Card app is easy to use, but it’s also versatile, which makes it an ideal tool for coaches at any level,” said Kevin Patullo, brother of Football Play Card’s CEO and a professional football coach who has worked with multiple All-Pros. “The Philadelphia Eagles generated more than 19,000 play cards using the app last year. Football Play Card has been a great support throughout my career. I’m glad to see organizations like USA Football also see its value as a coaching tool.” 

About Football Play Card: The Football Play Card application gives football coaches the ability to create and draw football plays, play cards, play scripts, and playbooks in a speedy, simple and sophisticated manner. It has been designed by former collegiate football players with input from professional and collegiate coaches to include the necessary features to take creating & drawing football plays, play cards, play scripts, and playbooks to the championship level. 

About USA Football: USA Football is the governing body of American football in the United States, the sole US member of the International Federation of American Football, and a recognized sports organization of the US Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Its non-profit mission includes designing and delivering premier educational, development, and competitive programs for American football, including tackle and flag football. USA Football is the only organization that selects and organizes men’s and women’s US National Teams in federation-sanctioned international competition.