OpenDraw is a free online tool for coaches to draw basketball plays on a court diagram. Design offensive sets, defensive schemes, and special situations — then export everything to a professional PDF.
OpenDraw gives you a full-court editor with all the tools a basketball coach needs — no software to install, no tutorials to watch. Open it in your browser and start drawing.
Basketball court diagram
Full court and half court views. Place players, label positions, and draw movement routes from the start.
Arrows, cuts, and screens
Draw straight cuts, curved routes, ball movement, and screens. Every essential element for diagramming a basketball play.
Text labels and annotations
Name each play, label player positions, and add coaching notes directly on the diagram.
Export to PDF
Download a clean PDF of any play — ready to print, share with your staff, or present at practice.
How to draw a basketball play in OpenDraw
Coaches are drawing their first play in under two minutes. Here's how it works:
01
Open the editor — no account needed to try
Go to the editor directly in your browser. No download, no install. Works on desktop, tablet, and phone.
02
Place players on the court
Drag player icons onto a full-court or half-court diagram. Label them with numbers or position names.
03
Draw routes and actions
Use the arrow tool to draw cuts, ball movement, and screens. Combine elements to build out the full play.
04
Save and export
Sign in to save your play to the cloud. Export a PDF at any time to share with your team or print for the locker room.
Works for any basketball play type
OpenDraw is designed to cover the full range of plays a coach diagrams during a season:
Offensive sets and half-court plays
Motion offenses, pick-and-roll actions, isolation sets, out-of-bounds plays, and more.
Defensive schemes
Zone defense alignments, man-to-man rotations, press breaks — diagram how your defense reacts to any action.
Transition and full-court plays
Fast break lanes, full-court press defense, and transition offense — use the full-court view to diagram end-to-end plays.
Free basketball play designer — no subscription required
OpenDraw is completely free during early access. Every feature — the play editor, the organizer, cloud sync, and PDF export — is available at no cost. No credit card, no trial period that expires, no locked features.