Demosphere Tip of the Week: Scorekeeping and Team Advancement

Looking for the best workflow to handle scorekeeping and advance your teams to the next round of a tournament/event? Follow these easy steps below:

1. Scorekeeping: First enter all scores for the first round of games using one of these options:

   1. Use the PhoneItIn mobile option (yourdomain/phoneitin), using the game # and season PIN. There is also a link to PhoneItIn within the TeamNet mobile app. Generally, this is the best workflow for team admins reporting scores from the field.
      
      
   2. Click “Edit all blank scores link” from the Scheduling Admin element to edit all scores at once. This is the typical workflow for Site Admins looking to update scores for all games:
      
      
      
   3. Edit all scores for an entire division at once – this is a good option for either Site Admins or Division Managers:
      
      
      

2. Scorekeeping and Team Advancement: 

   Use the steps below to enter scores and advance teams to subsequent rounds:

   1. Click on Elements and choose Scheduling Administration
   2. Select your season
   3. Under the Audit Reports section, click on the Scorekeeping and Team Advance link:
      
      
      
   4. Choose your age group.  The divisions in that age will load at the bottom of the screen.  You will see division names and a list of all game dates.  Each cell under the game date shows the number of games on that date (any value in parentheses lists the number of games missing scores).
   5. To enter scores for any game, click on the number for the game date in question, and the games on that date will load, with an option to enter scores:
      
      
      
   6. To advance teams to the next round of play, click the blue plus sign next to the name of the placeholder in the schedule.
      
      
      
      1. The system will make its best guess to pre-select the team for you from the dropdown.
      2. If the system cannot make a determination (ex. In the case of a “wildcard” placeholder) then you can select the appropriate team from full list of teams.
      3. If the system chooses the wrong team, then you can modify it by selecting the right team from the dropdown.
      4. Lastly, if any of the prior rounds have scores missing, the system will warn you and prompt you to enter all prior scores before advancing teams to the next round.
      5. Once you are satisfied with the selected teams press the Save button.

   7. Notes:

      1. Even if you have chosen a team and saved it, you can always use the blue plus sign again to replace it with a different choice for that placeholder as needed.
      2. The team advance feature does not automatically choose the team and update the information publicly until you verify that the prior scores have been entered properly. Similarly, you should confirm all tie-breakers have been taken into account (especially ones the system may not know about such as coin flip, PK’s etc). However, once you review and approve the teams, the schedule will be updated automatically on your public website upon saving the screen above.

Finally, if you need additional support, please contact the Demosphere Support Team:

Chat: accessed from your Admin dashboard
Email: support@demosphere.com
Phone: (800) 949-9440, Option 2