ISCORE INTEGRATION IOS SCORING GUIDE

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1 ISCORE INTEGRATION IOS SCORING GUIDE

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS... 2 INTRODUCTION... 4 INTEGRATION REQUIRMENTS... 4 GETTING STARTED... 4 Discover Games... 4 GAME INFO... 5 Game Info Options... 5 GAME LINEUP... 5 Verify Starting Lineup... 5 Home/Visitor Selector... 6 Batting Order... 6 Batting Status... 6 Fielding Positions... 6 Jersey Number... 7 Add Player... 7 Options... 7 Preset Fielders... 7 Sync... 7 Done... 8 GAME SETTINGS... 8 Configure Game Settings... 8 SCORING... 9 Scoring Screen... 9 Scoring a Game... 9 Scoring Runners SI Play LLC. All Rights Reserved. Page 2 of 15

3 Misc Menu Options Pitch Tracking Pitch Detail Entry (Optional) Pitch by Pitch Listing Scorecard Main Scoring Screen Game Info Screen Substitutions Defensive Substitutions Offensive Substitutions GAME FINISH SI Play LLC. All Rights Reserved. Page 3 of 15

4 INTRODUCTION In this guide we will: Discover Games from your SI Play League System. Score games using the iscore Baseball and Softball app. Edit scores. Make sure the game scored in the iscore app made it onto the SI Play Team Website. INTEGRATION REQUIRMENTS In order for this integration to work, you must have: An Active SI Play Team Players/Volunteers must be on the roster. An ios device. The iscore Baseball & Softball App - This may be downloaded from the App Store. GETTING STARTED Discover Games Discover Games within the iscore app will find the teams & rosters from the SI Play League System so the games may be scored. This feature will import: Game details, like competing teams, date/time of game, etc. The entire roster for Home & Visitor teams, like player names, jersey numbers, etc. How to discover a game: 1. Open the iscore Baseball and Softball app on your ios device. 2. Tap Game Manager. 3. In the upper right-hand corner, tap Add. 4. Under Discover an Existing Game, tap Discover Game. 5. Under Organization, tap Sports Illustrated Play. 6. In the Find League field, search for your SI Play League Name. NOTE: Searching for team names at this step will return no results. 7. Locate and tap on the game you wish to score. 8. In the upper right-hand corner of your screen, tap Import. 9. Tap Yes to confirm Import. 10. Tap Ok. 11. Tap the gray Back button to return to the Game Manager screen --OR-- tap the blue Back button to discover another game SI Play LLC. All Rights Reserved. Page 4 of 15

5 GAME INFO Game info allows you to do the following and more: Set information about a game. View statistics after scoring is complete. View and edit games pitch by pitch. To access game info: 1. Open the iscore Baseball and Softball app. 2. Tap Game Manager. 3. Select the game you wish to manage. 4. View Game Info screen. Game Info Options Below are some of the options available in Game Info. Most of these options are used post scoring, however it s best to familiarize yourself with the options before scoring your game. Score Game - Tap this button to begin scoring. Game Name - Unless you re discovering games, you can edit the name of the game by tapping in the edit area that appears above the line score. Line Score - As games are scored, line scores are automatically created. o Runs scored by inning. o Game totals of: R- Runs. H- Hits. E- Errors. L- Runners left on base. Game Record o View games play by play, including a full pitch history. o Make post game edits to correct scoring mistakes, missed substitutions, and more. GAME LINEUP Enter as much information as you can prior to the start of the game to simplify the experience. Verify Starting Lineup When on the Game Info screen of a new game, tapping Score Game will take you to the pre-game Line Up screen. Here, you can verify the starting lineups for each team SI Play LLC. All Rights Reserved. Page 5 of 15

6 To verify the starting team lineup: 1. Open the iscore Baseball and Softball app on your ios device. 2. Tap Game Manager. 3. Locate and tap on the new Game you wish to manage. 4. In the upper right-hand corner, tap Score Game. 5. Verify/Edit your Starting Lineup. Home/Visitor Selector This selector is located at the bottom of your screen and allows you to switch between the home and visitor lineup. Batting Order When on the Lineup screen, you MUST have at least one player set to Batting = YES for each team. To adjust the batting order: 1. On the far right-hand side of each player row, place your finger on the three-bar icon of the player you wish to move. 2. Hold your finger in place. 3. Drag up/down the list to set your batting order. 4. Once satisfied with the placement, release your hold. 5. Repeat until you are satisfied with the batting order for both Home and Visiting teams. Batting Status If your league has managed substitution (i.e. not all players bat ), at least one player must be set with Batting = NO in order for the Offensive Substitution menus to be available. To set batting status: 1. To the right of the player you wish to manage, tap the second available box. 2. Select from the following list to determine the player s starting batting status for the game. No- Not batting, but available as an offensive sub if/when needed. Yes- Batting in the starting batting order. DP- Acting as a Designated Player. Flex- Acting as the Flex Player. 3. Repeat until you are satisfied with the player s batting status for both Home and Visiting teams. Fielding Positions To set fielding positions: 1. To the right of the player you wish to manage, tap the first available box. 2. Select the desired fielding position of this player. 3. Repeat until you are satisfied with the fielding positions for both Home and Visiting teams SI Play LLC. All Rights Reserved. Page 6 of 15

7 Jersey Number To set/edit the jersey number of a player: 1. To the left of the player you wish to manage, tap the number (or empty space). 2. Ensure the desired jersey number for that player is entered. 3. Repeat until you are satisfied with the jersey numbers for both Home and Visiting teams. Add Player Do not use this feature Make any changes in the SI Play League System, then rediscover the game. Options These are the options from the starting lineup screen: Swap Teams - This will swap the Home and Visitor teams prior to scoring. Copy Lineup > Roster Copies changes back to the team roster from the lineup. Preset Fielders Allows you to pre-enter the planned defensive positions for the entire game. Substitutions will automatically be made at the start of an inning. o NOTE: See the Preset Fielders section below for more information on using this functionality. Lineup Card Sends the Lineup Card to desired recipient(s). To select lineup options: 1. In the bottom right-hand corner of your screen, tap Options. 2. Select the desired option. Preset Fielders Allows coaches to plan the defensive lineup for their team prior to game time. Standard substitutions can override these presets if needed. Allows coaches to plan and distribute playing time for each player. The preset fielders option ensures only one player is associated to a position in any given inning, for the rest of the game, until another player is subbed in. Preset fielders are automatically subbed in at the desired point of the game. To preset positions: 1. From the options screen, tap Preset Fielders. 2. Tap the cell in the grid for the player and inning you wish to manage. 3. Tap the desired position from the above menu. 4. Repeat until all desired positions have been set. 5. Once complete, click the Back button in the upper left-hand corner of your screen to return to the lineup. Sync This function is only available when scoring Major League roster add-ons and is not available for the SI Play/iScore integration SI Play LLC. All Rights Reserved. Page 7 of 15

8 Done Once you are satisfied with your starting lineup, tap Done in the upper right-hand corner of your screen. This will take you to the main scoring screen. GAME SETTINGS Here you can configure the way iscore works to fit your needs. Here, there are settings to change game details and scorekeeper s preferences. To configure game settings: 1. Open the iscore Baseball and Softball app. 2. Tap Game Manager. 3. Locate and tap on the Game you wish to manage. 4. In the bottom right-hand corner of your screen, tap the Tools Icon ( ). 5. Ensure all settings are configured to your league s specifications. Configure Game Settings Enter as much information as you can prior to the start of the game to simplify the experience. Some devices may not see certain options. Innings number of scheduled innings for the game. Fielders You can choose whether your game has 9 or 10 fielders. Play Sounds Choose whether a sound is made when the Ball/Strike/Foul buttons are used. Pitch Location First - Determine whether pitch location should be entered before or after the batter s action. Record Hit Location - By default, you are prompted to enter the location of all hit balls. This option allows you to turn off recording the hit location if preferred. View from Behind - Allows you to enter pitch locations based on the view from behind the pitcher or behind the catcher. This affects the left to right placement of the ball. Skin - Allows you to choose between a Dark or Light display. Scorekeeper Level - Decide between Basic or Advanced mode. o It is recommended that scorekeepers for youth games to keep this level in Basic mode. o Setting level to Advanced mode allows additional options for advanced plays to be scored. o Advanced mode will allow the most complete stats to be recorded as possible. Show Names - Decide how players will be displayed on the field Player names & Jersey numbers, or just jersey numbers. Voice Recognition - Enables scoring balls or strikes by voice command. Minimize Questions In order to capture a complete and accurate accounting of a game, iscore asks questions designed to ensure every action is recorded. If you prefer instead to remember to enter the additional actions when they occur rather than be prompted, set Minimize Questions = Yes SI Play LLC. All Rights Reserved. Page 8 of 15

9 Mode - Select Baseball or Softball mode. This will affect the pitch types available. Simultaneous Subs - When making a substitution, decide if you wish to be asked to make a corresponding offense/defense substitution. Default is set to No. Mound Distance - Set the mound distance in feet or fractions of feet in order to approximate the speed of a pitcher s pitch. Example: 40.5 would be 40 ½ feet. Balls for Walk Set the number of Balls before a batter is walked 4 is default. Strikes for Out - Set the number of Strikes before a batter is out 3 is default. Outs per Inning - Set the number of outs that makes up each half of an inning 3 is default. If the whole lineup bats before the other team comes up, you must set the number of outs per inning larger than the number of batters in the lineup. Once the other team goes to bat, go to Misc > End Inning. Starting Balls - Allows you to edit the starting number of balls for a new batter. Starting Strikes - Allows you to edit the starting number of strikes for a new batter. Pitch Count Warning 1 - Set the number of pitches thrown before receiving your first warning of when a pitcher is close to reaching his/her limited number of pitches. Enter 0 to not receive warning. o Pitch Count Warning 2 - Set the number of pitches thrown before receiving your second warning of when a pitcher is close to reaching his/her limited number of pitches. Enter 0 to not receive warning. Coach Pitch on Walk - In some situations, when 4 balls are thrown, a coach will come in to pitch instead of a batter getting an automatic walk. Set this value to Yes in this scenario. SCORING Once you have set the starting lineups for the game, you are ready to begin scoring. The main functions of scoring are handled by the buttons along the bottom of your device. Scoring Screen The main scoring screen is where the real action takes place. Tablets provide the most screen space and allow more to be done from the main scoring screen. Phone size devices provide the same functionality, but sometimes require more taps, or revealing additional screens to perform some of the same actions. Scoring a Game 1. Open the iscore Baseball and Softball app on your ios device. 2. Tap Game Manager. 3. Locate and tap on the Game you wish to score. 4. In the upper right-hand corner, tap Score Game. NOTE: You will be asked to verify your lineup each time you tap Score Game for a game that is not already in play. Tap Done to advance to the main scoring page if you are satisfied with your lineup. 5. Tap Play to begin scoring SI Play LLC. All Rights Reserved. Page 9 of 15

10 6. Select from the various functions laid out below to score your game: Ball - Tap when a pitcher throws the ball. Walks are automatically triggered when ball has been tapped 4x. o Intentional Ball- Instead of tapping, place your finger on the Ball button and slide up. Strike - Tap when a strike is thrown to a batter. o Swinging Strike- Instead of tapping, place your finger on the Strike button and slide up. Strike 3 - When the 3 rd Strike has been entered, the batter will automatically get a strikeout. o Exceptions: If you have changed the number of Strikes for Out in Game Settings, a strikeout will automatically register once this number has been reached. Foul - Tap this button any time a batter fouls off a pitch. o Enter Foul Ball Location- Instead of tapping, place your finger on the Foul button and slide up. Out - Tap this button any time a batter does something that causes them to make an Out. You will then be presented with a set of choices for all the ways a player can make an out. o NOTE: When entering an out, you will be prompted for additional information depending on the type of out that occurred. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete any scoring entry. Record Hit Location- For any out where the ball is put in play, you will first be asked to enter the hit location if this feature is enabled in Game Settings. To enter hit locations: 1. Tap the location, or place your finger on the screen and drag for a more precise placement of the hit location. 2. (Optional) Enter the strength of the hit ball. 3. (Optional) Enter the flight of the hit ball. 4. Once complete, tap Next. 5. Touch each position that handled the ball in the order of the play. For a play handled by a single player, you would just tap the one player That was involved. 6. Once complete, tap Done. If there were no runners on base prior to the play, you are now done with this play. If there were runners on base, you will now be prompted for what happened to the runners on base. Quick Out- Instead of tapping, place your finger on the Out button and slide up for common plays. o Quick Outs can save you several taps while scoring. In Play - Tap In Play when a batter reaches first base safe. When entering plays, if you make a mistake you can tap Cancel or Back to abort play entry and re-start. You can also shake your device to abort entry, and see if you d like to cancel. o Tapping In Play will bring up the In Play dialog SI Play LLC. All Rights Reserved. Page 10 of 15

11 o o Enter hit location Record what happened to each runner. Exit - Use this to exit out of the scoring screen when you are done scoring. You will get a confirmation asking if you are sure this is what you want to do. Undo - Tap this after entering any play to Undo the pitch. You can tap undo all the way back to the start of the game if needed. Redo - As long as you remain in the scoring screen, and haven t entered a new pitch, you can tap Redo to restore a pitch that was reversed with the Undo option Misc - The Misc button will bring up a menu of choices. See Misc Options for more information. Scoring Runners Batter didn t Hit the Ball - Sometimes while scoring, a runner will do something outside of the batter hitting the ball. In these cases, you will tap on the runner to bring up the runner dialog. Multiple Runners - If there are multiple runners on base, you should tap the lead runner, and iscore will prompt for all runners on preceding bases as needed. Quick Play - If you place your finger on the runner and slide your finger up, you will also bring up the Quick Play for Runners menu. Misc Menu Options There are several options available under the Misc button. These are things that can occur in a game that don t fit in the In Play or Out menus. Tap the Misc button (or the Menu button on Android devices) to reveal these options. Balk - iscore will record the balk when tapped during the course of play, and advance baserunners if they are present. No Ball is given to the batter. Illegal Pitch After tapping this button, you will be asked if runners should advance bases. The ball is given to the batter. No Pitch Strike Adds a strike to a batter count, but not the pitcher's pitch count. Used in some leagues where rules prescribe a strike to the batter (e.g. delay of game) without a pitch being thrown. Skip Batter - After this selection is made, you will be asked if this skip counts as an out. The next time the skipped batter comes up to bat, you will be asked if they should be skipped again. Assign Error If the batter hits a foul ball that s dropped by a player, use this option to assign the error to the fielder. This affects Earned Run calculations. End Half Inning - If a team up at bat is ended prior to the required number of outs being made, you can use End Inning. This ends the half inning. Adjust Score Manually sets the score, inning, number of outs, and the next batter line up position for each team. This advance feature is useful if you show up late to a game and start scoring after the game has started. Tie Breaker - If a game ends in a tie, some leagues use a standard Tie Breaker rule, where the last person out starts on second base. iscore gives you the flexibility to start with any runner on any base if local rules dictate. If local rules call for a tie breaker to start with 1 out, you can use the Misc > End Inning option when the second out is made SI Play LLC. All Rights Reserved. Page 11 of 15

12 End Game - If a game ends early, use the End Game button to let iscore know the game will not be played out to the scheduled number of innings. If your league should roll back to the end of the previous inning, you can use Undo back to that point in the game. Stats will not be maintained for the plays during this period. Rain Delay/(Resume Game) When selected, game time clock pauses and displays delay on the main scoring screen until the next scoring action is entered. The clock will resume from time of the delay. Resume Game will appear under the Misc menu while the clock is in delay. Tapping Resume Game will reset the clock back to zero. Show Starting Lineup To perform corrections to the starting lineup. Do NOT use the starting lineup screen to perform a substitution, as doing so will change the plays entered for that spot in the lineup to be a different person for the rest of the game. Pitch Tracking iscore allows you to track pitch details on every pitch of the game; Pitch location Pitch type Pitch speed. The pitch speckle chart can be viewed on the pitch tracking screen and is also included on ed Scorecards. There are also statistics that will track effectiveness by pitch type. This information will be displayed in the pitch by pitch listing and on iscorecasts. Charges may apply. Tablet Devices On tablet devices, pitch tracking is available right from the main scoring screen. Phone-Size devices Place your finger in the outfield of the scoring screen and flick to the left to reveal the pitch tracking. To get back to the main scoring screen, you would flick back to the right. You can do basic scoring right from this screen if you wish. You could then flick back to the main field view if you need to perform an action on a baserunner. Pitch Location First If this Game Setting is set to Yes, enter the pitch location prior to the outcome of the play. If this Game Setting is set to No, enter the pitch location after you enter all the play details. View from Behind If this Game Setting is set to View from Behind (Catcher), enter pitches based on a view from behind the Catcher (default setting). If this Game Setting is set to View from Behind (Pitcher), enter pitches based on a view from behind the Pitcher SI Play LLC. All Rights Reserved. Page 12 of 15

13 Pitch Detail Entry (Optional) Gives greater insight into various aspects of your players if you do track this information. Pitch Location - Tap in the pitch entry area to record the location of the pitch. o The inner rectangle should be considered the approximate strike zone. o The outer rectangle would be outside the strike zone. If a ball bounces in the dirt, you can tap the bottom most area of the outer rectangle. Pitch Type - Tap on the label for the pitch type that is thrown. Baseball or Softball will be highlighted as current pitch type. o The pitch type will change to match the pitch types generally thrown in Baseball or Softball, depending on which Game Setting you ve selected. Pitch Speed - The numbers in the bar to the left of the pitch area are a speed wheel. Flick up/down to change the speed of a pitch. The 3 ball icon below the pitch speed wheel toggles the speckle chart on/off for the current pitchers. This lets you see pitch locations of previous pitches during the game and includes a breakdown in a grid as well. o If your field has a scoreboard with a speed gun, entering these values would just copy from that display. o If you have your own speed gun, enter the pitch reading. o If you are using an ios device, the timing mechanism can be used to approximate the pitch speeds. To use this, be sure your Mound Distance settings has been set on the Options menu (bottom right corner of scoring screen). o Place your finger in the pitch location area and hold it there. o When the pitcher releases the ball, lift your finger. When the catcher catches the ball (or would have caught the ball), tap back down. This will time the pitch and, based on mound distance, will give you an approximate MPH. The second number in parenthesis is the Major League equivalent speed. This number is based on the amount of time a batter had to react to the pitch. The speed displayed is what a major league pitcher would have to throw for a batter to have the same amount of time to react. Pitch Presets - Some devices will allow you to enter a preset pitch type and speed. Most pitchers throw the same pitches at approximately the same speed. To use a preset to enter future pitches: 1. Using a speed gun or time a pitch to determine Pitch Speed. 2. Hold your finger on the Hold to Set button when you feel you have a good reading, creating a preset for the speed/pitch type combo. 3. Tap those presets to enter future pitches SI Play LLC. All Rights Reserved. Page 13 of 15

14 Pitch by Pitch Listing On tablet devices, previous pitches will appear as a play by play on the scoring screen. This allows you to confirm your data entry when looking back through the list of details. On ipads, tapping a pitch in this listing will allow you to make basic edits to previous pitches. On all devices, when exiting the scoring screen, go to Game Info > Pitch by Pitch to make your edits. Tap the Inning Selectors at the top of the pitch by pitch listing to jump directly to the top half of the selected inning. Scorecard A traditional baseball scorecard is viewable from the following locations: The Scoring Screen. The Game Info Screen. Main Scoring Screen From a phone device: In the bottom right-hand corner of your screen, tap the Tools button to display a traditional scorecard. From an ipad device: In the bottom toolbar of your screen, tap the baseball diamond display scorecard. Game Info Screen From the Game Info screen, you can view the Home or Visitor scorecard by tapping the Scorecard option for each team. Substitutions iscore breaks substitutions into two separate actions: Defensive Substitutions Offensive Substitutions Defensive Substitutions Because leagues and age levels have different rules surrounding defensive substitutions, iscore allows you to score within your own rules instead of trying to enforce any rules in particular. Defensive Substitutions can be made at any time during the game. To perform a defensive substitution: 1. Ensure you are viewing the main scoring screen. 2. Tap the position of the player on the field that needs the substitute. 3. Select the player that should be in the selected position from the list of players. 4. Repeat for any additional defensive substitutions you wish to make. 5. Once complete, tap Save. NOTE: You can also make Offensive Substitutions prior to tapping Save by using the Offensive/Defensive selector SI Play LLC. All Rights Reserved. Page 14 of 15

15 Offensive Substitutions In order for the Offensive Substitution option to be available, you must have at least one player in the starting lineup set to Batting = No. Batting = No in the starting lineup tells iscore that player is available to bat but is not in the starting lineup. To perform an offensive substitution: 1. Ensure you are viewing the main scoring screen. 2. Tap the batter icon. 3. Select a lineup spot in the horizontal batting lineup near the top of your screen. NOTE: If you cannot see all of the batters in your current lineup, swipe the lineup right or left. 4. Tap the player you wish to sub in. 5. Repeat for any additional offensive substitutions you wish to make. 6. Once complete, tap Save. NOTE: You can also make Defensive Substitutions prior to tapping Save by using the Offensive/Defensive selector. GAME FINISH Once you have completely scored your game, you will receive a message of Game Over. You may now review your completed game information. Box Scores and Stats from this completed game will now be sent to your SI Play Team Website SI Play LLC. All Rights Reserved. Page 15 of 15