Chalk Talk HQDesign Plays.
Build Teams.
Win Together.
Chalk Talk HQ is a digital playbook and athlete quiz platform for football coaches. Design plays on an interactive canvas, organize them into shareable playbooks, and quiz your athletes to know exactly who's ready — no more PDF screenshots or group text chains.
Edit Play
Draw your formation on the field, then save
Play Details
Play Name *
Type
Formation
Coaching Points
11 personnel
Red Zone Package
12 plays organized
Quiz Assigned
14 athletes tagged
Your Entire Coaching Workflow, In One Place
Chalk Talk HQ covers every step of a coach's workflow — designing plays, building playbooks, running quizzes, planning practice, and tracking game day — replacing the binders, PDFs, and group text chains coaches used before.
Visual Play Designer
Click to place players, drag to draw routes, and add coaching notes to any assignment. 40+ formation presets let you start fast — or build any concept from scratch.
Playbook Builder
Organize plays into shareable playbooks by situation, personnel, or week. Export to PDF for practice, or send athletes a live link they can study anywhere.
Quiz Builder
Turn any play into a quiz question in seconds. Assign to your roster and see exactly who knows their assignments — and who needs more reps.
Drill Library
Build your team's drill catalog from 40+ proven presets — or create your own. Attach YouTube clips so your staff can reference exact technique, then pull drills straight into your practice plans.
AI Practice Planner
Set your practice length, focus, and goals, then pick from your saved drills. The AI builds a full timed schedule with coaching cues — ready to print or share in seconds.
Athlete Study Mode
Athletes join with an Athlete Access Code — no email signup, no app download. They get a mobile-friendly portal to study plays and take quizzes on any device.
Roster Management
Add athletes with positions, jersey numbers, and grade level. Issue an Athlete Access Code and get every athlete onboarded in under 30 seconds.
Game Time
Track every athlete's snap count live from the sideline, even offline. Finalize the game and print a participation report in one tap.
Draw a Real Play — Right Now
This is Chalk Talk HQ's play designer, running live — no account, no download, no waiting. Drop players on the field, draw routes, and see how fast you can diagram your whole offense. Create a free account to save and build your playbook.
Edit Play
Draw your formation on the field, then save
Play Details
Play Name *
Type
Formation
Coaching Points
11 personnel
Ready to save your playbook? Create a free account →
How It Works
Building a playbook in Chalk Talk HQ takes four steps, start to finish. Most coaches have their first one built in under an hour.
Design Your Plays
Open the interactive canvas and start placing players. Choose from 40+ formation presets or build any concept from scratch.
Build Your Playbook
Drag plays into playbooks organized by situation, personnel, or game week. Add coaching points and sort by formation.
Share With Athletes
Publish your playbook and hand out an Athlete Access Code. Athletes are in Study Mode in under 30 seconds — no email required.
Quiz & Track Results
Build quizzes from your play content, assign to the whole roster, and track every score. Know who's ready before you take the field.
See It In Action
Watch how coaches design plays, build playbooks, and get athletes studying in minutes.
Know Who Knows the Playbook
The Quiz Builder turns any play in your playbook into a quiz question in seconds. Attach diagrams, assign to your roster in one click, and see every score in your dashboard — so you know who's ready, instead of guessing.
- Attach the actual play diagram directly to any question
- Multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and more
- Edit, reorder, or remove questions before publishing
- Athletes take quizzes via Athlete Access Code — no account needed
Question 2 of 8
In the Gun Trips Right concept, what is the primary assignment of the outside receiver on trips side?
Red Zone Package
12 plays • Offense
Inside Zone
Fade-Corner
RPO Bubble
PA Boot
Power Right
Quick Out
Latest Score
88%
Red Zone Quiz
Quizzes Taken
14
This week
Your Athletes Study on Their Own Time
Athlete Study Mode is a mobile-friendly portal athletes join with an Athlete Access Code — no app download, no email signup. Once you publish a playbook, they can study on any device: on the bus, at home, between classes.
- No app download — works in any browser on any device
- Instant access via Athlete Access Code (no email or account needed)
- Play diagrams are mobile-optimized and tap-to-zoom
- Quiz scores reported to coaches automatically
Separate coach and athlete portals — athletes only see what you publish.
Built for the Whole Staff
Head coaches own the org. Assistant coaches collaborate. Athletes study and test. No confusion, no overlap.
Head Coach
- Create and manage the organization
- Build plays, playbooks, and quizzes
- Manage roster and staff access
- View all quiz results and scores
- Customize team branding
Assistant Coach
- Join via Staff Access Code
- Access all plays and playbooks
- Create and assign quizzes
- View athlete quiz scores
- Collaborate on game planning
Athlete
- Join via Athlete Access Code (no email needed)
- Study published playbooks
- Take assigned quizzes
- View personal quiz history
- Access from any device
Simple Pricing
Chalk Talk HQ has three plans: Free, Coach, and Program. Start free, upgrade when you're ready.
Free
Get started, no card needed
- 10 plays
- 1 playbook
- 1 quiz
- Unlimited athletes
- PDF export & print
- Team colors
Coach
For coaches who are all-in
- Unlimited plays, playbooks & quizzes
- 1 assistant coach
- AI quiz generation
- Game Time live play tracker
- PDF export & print
- Team logo & banner branding
Program
For full coaching staffs
- Everything in Coach
- Unlimited coaching staff
- All Teams view across your program
- Team Manager role (roster & Game Time)
- Playbooks per team & grade
- Shareable playbook links
- Priority support
Ready to Level Up
Your Coaching?
Free to start. No credit card. No app download. Just a better way to coach.