Telestration lets you draw directly on a video frame to highlight player positioning, movement patterns, or tactical details. It’s a powerful coaching tool for making your analysis visual and easy to understand.
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Opening Telestration
- Open a Clip Project and navigate to the clip you want to annotate
- Pause the video on the frame you want to draw on
- Click the Telestration button (pencil icon) in the video controls
- The telestration canvas opens as an overlay on the video frame
Drawing Tools
The telestration toolbar provides:
- Freehand drawing — sketch arrows, circles, or any shape
- Color picker — choose different colors to distinguish elements (e.g., red for opponent, blue for your team)
- Line width — adjust thickness for visibility
- Undo/redo — correct mistakes easily
- Clear — start over with a fresh canvas
Telestration Best Practices
- Pause on the right frame — find the exact moment that best illustrates the point you want to make
- Keep it simple — one or two annotations per frame is usually more effective than a cluttered diagram
- Use color coding — consistently use the same colors for your team vs. the opponent so players learn to read your annotations quickly
- Combine with clips — annotate a clip and include it in a Review for maximum impact during team meetings
Use Cases
- Positioning errors — circle where a player should have been vs. where they were
- Passing lanes — draw arrows showing the optimal passing option
- Defensive coverage — highlight gaps in zone coverage
- Set plays — diagram the intended play vs. what actually happened