BES:PlayMax is a powerful tool for coaches to help better illustrate their plays, drills and team play. With PlayMax one can create, store and illustrate their favorite plays and drills on a digital whiteboard. Create a static drawing or movie-like play/drill with frame control to better illustrate the dynamics and progression. Several players pieces with user defined jersey numbers or positions: change their shape, color and size to better distinguish player groups such as offense and defense. Add our symbols for plyons, equipment, coaches, etc or create your own. Add comments and action lines of various colors, types, sizes and ends.

Some other features are:

• Create unlimited plays or drills, share with colleagues and add to our archives (several plays supplied).
• Multiple Frame or static format plays/drills.
• Easy creation with Add frames before/after, duplicate last frame.
• 4 choices of playing surfaces (full or half size).
• Players have definable fonts, colors, shapes, size, labels, etc.
• User definable symbols such as pylons, balls, etc.
• User definable action lines.
• Optional tracing of player movement.
• Chalk option to free draw on any play/drill.
• Save notes, title, play parameters with each play.
• Save several formations - typical player positions.
• Save to graphic Bitmap files.
• Print to B&W or color printer in multiple formats.
• Manual stepping through frames forward/backward.
• Video playback with adjustable speed, direction and looping.
• Online help and Web site support.

The files distributed:
PlayMax is an Auto Installation program which includes:

PlayMax.exe The program

PlayMax.hlp Help file

Sym1-8.bmp  8 standard symbols

*.pmx       PlayMax plays & drills

System Requirements:

• Windows 95 or NT.
• 4 MB of disk storage.
• SVGA color monitor (800 x 600).
• Color printer optional.

To install:

1. From Windows 95, click on Start, then click on Run.
2. Type PMX?.exe (where ? is the sport letter.)
   
   H for hockey
   S for soccer
   V for volleyball
   K for basketball
   L for lacrosse
   B for baseball

   Don't forget to include the full path to the installation program. Use the BROWSE option to safely find the file.

3. Run the installation & follow the instructions on screen.

To run PlayMax, you can use the shortcut keys stored by default under PlayMax under Programs from the START menu or use the RUN command and select PlayMax.EXE from the Program files/Playmax/(sport) directory.

After starting the program for the first time, you should check the PlayMax parameters under the Options menu and set to your needs. Review the plays supplied and the online Help before creating a new play or drill. If you have any problems or have any questions, feel free to contact us by e-mail at:
besteffort@bigfoot.com

or on the Internet at our home page
http://www.besteffort.on.ca/

or by mail to:

Best Effort Software
569 Viscount Rd
London, On, Canada
N6J 2Y1