Frequently Asked Questions

Is SoccerMagic.com Strategy Board difficult to learn?

No. If you can click a button, select an item from a menu, and drag something with a mouse, you can use Strategy Board. Choose a team, select a formation, move the players, and add arrows, lines, notes, and other coaching elements to the field.

Do I have to stop using my notebook, clipboard, or magnetic board?

No. Strategy Board is designed to work with the coaching system you already use. Build and test the idea on screen, then print it, save it, place it in your coaching notebook, share it with players, or take it to the field.

Does Strategy Board provide a library of drills?

Strategy Board is built to help you create and explain your own coaching ideas. Your team is not somebody else’s team. Instead of searching through generic drills that almost fit, you can build the activity, lineup, or tactical solution your players actually need.

Can I try Strategy Board before purchasing?

Yes. The online Basic Edition can be tested free without making a payment or downloading the program. Build a play, move players, add arrows and notes, create multiple frames, and press Play.

What can I do with the Basic Edition?

The Basic Edition lets you build formations, lineups, training activities, diagrams, and animated plays. You can export finished work, including a PDF, for printing and sharing. The Basic Edition does not save a complete editable project file that can be reopened later.

What does the Coach Edition add?

The Coach Edition adds complete project saving and reloading, animated video export, and the ability to add your own club logo or personal coaching mark. It is designed for coaches who want to build a permanent library of work they can continue editing and using.

Why is saving an editable project important?

A PDF preserves the finished page. An editable project preserves the work behind it. You can reopen the project, move players, change instructions, improve the activity, and adapt it for another team, opponent, or training session.

Can I add my own logo or coaching mark?

Yes. The Coach Edition lets you place your club logo or personal coaching mark on your work. It shows players, staff, and other coaches that the material was created by you and belongs to your coaching system.

Your idea. Your system. Your mark.

Can I use Strategy Board in more than one location?

Yes. One license may be activated in up to three locations. One location means one browser profile on one device.

Does my work automatically synchronize between computers?

No. Strategy Board is not a cloud-storage or synchronization service. Each activated location keeps its own locally stored information. Coach Edition users can save a complete project file, transfer it to another activated computer, and load it there.

Why should I pay when free tactics boards exist?

A free tactics board may be enough for a quick, disposable diagram. SoccerMagic.com Strategy Board is for coaches who want to build a permanent coaching system they can save, reopen, refine, print, animate, and mark as their own. You receive your own licensed copy instead of renting temporary access.

Is Strategy Board a subscription?

No. There are no monthly or annual subscription charges. You make one payment and can continue using the version you purchased for as long as you want.

How much does each edition cost?

The Basic Edition is $19.95. The first 100 Founding Coach Edition licenses are $29.95 as a one-time purchase. After the first 100 Founding Coaches, the regular Coach Edition price is $39.95. An existing Basic Edition license can be upgraded to Coach Edition for $20.

Are updates included?

Your purchase includes maintenance updates for the version you buy. A future major version may be offered as an optional paid upgrade. You can continue using the version you already purchased without upgrading.

What happens after I purchase Strategy Board?

PayPal sends a receipt confirming the payment. SoccerMagic.com also sends a separate delivery email containing the program download, license information, activation code, and instructions. The delivery email is sent immediately after the payment is verified and will normally arrive at approximately the same time as the PayPal receipt.

How do I begin using the downloaded edition?

Download the ZIP file from the SoccerMagic.com delivery email. Extract the files to a folder on your computer, open that folder, and click the index.html file to start Strategy Board in your browser.

What should I do if I do not see the delivery email?

Allow a few minutes, then check the spam or junk folder for the email address used during PayPal checkout. The PayPal receipt confirms whether the payment was completed.

What happens if I lose the email, ZIP file, or activation code?

Email support@soccermagic.com. After the purchase is verified in the fulfillment records, the complete delivery email can be resent.

Where do I get support?

Email support@soccermagic.com and include the name and email address used for the PayPal purchase.