Pitchnotes: Skill Library

Pitchnotes is the small library a curious footballer wishes they had on their phone. Pick a move from the catalog — say, the rabona. The page opens with the move's name, the player most associated with it, the difficulty, and the body parts involved. Below: a tidy animated diagram drawn into the page, showing the foot positions, the ball, the motion arrows. Tap a step to see it animated. Swipe through the steps slow or fast, your choice. Below the diagram: a short factual paragraph about the move's history — where it came from, who first did it on the big stage, which players are known for it now. The text is pulled live from Wikipedia with proper attribution. Below the history: a couple of curated reference video links to YouTube, each opening in your browser when you tap them. You can watch the masters, then come back to the app. Mark the move on your way out — Want to Learn, Learning, or Mastered. Write your own notes. Pitchnotes keeps your collection growing. The catalog spans the recognized greats — rabona, knuckleball free kick, panenka chip penalty, the rainbow flick, the elastico, the scorpion kick, the Cruyff turn, the step-over, the croqueta, the Maradona spin, the bicycle, the McGeady spin, and more. Each move has an animated diagram, a history paragraph, and curated reference videos. The app needs no account, no login, no fee. The user's data lives on the device. Built for adults who want to learn the old tricks. Or just look at the diagrams.