2026 Shanahan/McVay Style Play Call Sheet (Plays By Formation)

Description

This free downloadable play call sheet is built for high school offensive coordinators who want a clean, professional, NFL-style structure without needing the full automated system. It includes two of the most important parts of my personal game-planning workflow:

📌 1. “Plays by Formation” – Your Saturday Mind Map

This page is directly inspired by older Shanahan and McVay play sheets, where concepts are grouped into small clusters:

Formation + motion presentation

Run / Counter / Pass packaged together

Color-coded formation families

A simple visual way to see all the different ways you can stress a defense pre-snap

It’s the exact page I use on Saturday and Sunday while breaking down film and building the week’s play packages.
Even without automation, this sheet gives you a clearer, faster way to think about presentation and surfaces, not just plays.

📌 2. “Situational Calls” – Down & Distance Framework

This is the full skeleton of my situational call sheet, already formatted for:

Opening Script (First 10)

Openers (P&10 drive starters)

Priority Calls

Get Back On Track (GBOT)

Backed Up

4-Minute offense

Turbo / 2-Minute offense

3rd & 4th down buckets (1–2, 3–4, 5–7, 8–10, 11+)

Strike Zone (fringe red zone)

High Red, Low Red, Goal Line, and Two-Point Plays

This structure ensures you never enter a game without answers built in—no guessing, no scrambling, no “what do we like here?” on Friday night.

Perfect For:

High school offensive coordinators

Coaches installing a modern system

Anyone wanting a Shanahan-style or McVay-style play sheet layout

Coaches wanting a professional structure before upgrading to automated versions

What This Free Version Does NOT Include (By Design):

To keep this version simple and accessible, it does not include:

Automated personnel menus

Automatic wristband generator

Linked play entries

Portrait-mode top-personnel menu

If you want the full model (with automatic linking & time-saving macros), the paid version is available as an upgrade.

Download It. Duplicate It. Build Your Plan.

This sheet is intentionally clean and flexible so you can duplicate it every week and build a complete, confident game plan.

If you want to learn how I use this template in my own offense, check out the video walkthrough linked in the description.