We built the Sketchpad for soccer coaches who teach the game. The goal was to build a sketch program that could produce and print a professional looking drawing in 4 minutes. We believe we have succeeded. You be the judge.
Here are the basic Sketchpad features:
Add any number of the following objects to a drawing: Attacking Players, Defending Players, Neutral Players with any color jersey, Soccer balls, Cones, Flags, Text labels of any size, font, font color, Straight arrow, Curved arrow, Dotted arrow, Dribble Line, Shot Line, Rectangle, Oval
Additional functions with objects:
Rectangles and ovals have transparency and can be rotated
Group objects
Click and drag objects or groups of objects
Align objects: left, top, right, bottom, vertical center, horizontal center, distribute vertically, distribute horizontally
Lock objects so they don't move
Move objects through layers: back, backward, forward, front
Color objects using any color and save your 10 favorite colors
Text label attributes: color, size, font, bold, italic, underline
Create lists of text values to drop on to the drawing including team rosters (samples are provided)
Field Position palette allows you to see exactly where you are placing an object
Markers Palette allows you to create any number of marker sets by color and show a sequence of events using numbered markers
Roster palette allows you to have any number of rosters designed from which you can drag player names on to the drawing.
Additional Object functions from the menus:
Select all attackers
Select all defenders
Insert formation (4-4-2,4-4-3,4-3-4,3-5-2,4-5-1)
Drawing Backgrounds:
Blank
Full field
Half Field
Penalty area
Penalty area large
Quad - Upper left
Quad - Upper right
Quad - Lower left
Quad - Lower right
File Options:
Export a drawing as a JPEG file
Save a drawing as a template
Organize drawings and templates for easy access