Introduction to Scorekeeping

Welcome to the Scorekeeping Guide! Whether you're new to scorekeeping or looking to sharpen your skills, this guide will help you navigate the essential elements of accurately recording and managing scores in various sports events.

Scorekeeping is a vital role in sports, ensuring that every play, point, and stat is documented clearly and accurately. This guide will walk you through the responsibilities of a scorekeeper, the tools you'll need, and the step-by-step process for tracking scores during a game. By the end, you'll be equipped with the knowledge to confidently fulfill this crucial function, contributing to a smooth and fair game experience for all.

Let's get started!

Access to the scorekeeping

Application setup

• Spordle Play uses modern web application technology that gives instant access to the app from your already installed browser without worrying about app updates. The application can be used on a phone, tablet, or laptop of any size.

• Installing the application will allow you to launch it in full-screen mode and provide a shortcut to open it easily at your next games.

Android/Chrome

• Go to http://play.spordle.com in your address bar.

• Open the browser menu (usually three dots) in the top right-hand corner of your browser. Click on Add to Home Screen to open a pop-up window with an icon and a name.

• Click on Install. The scoresheets application will now be installed on your phone. It will open full-screen and remain up-to-date.

iOS/Safari

• Go to http://play.spordle.com in your address bar.

• Press the Send icon in the middle of the bottom of your screen, then Add to the home screen. You may need to scroll to the right of the last row to find it. This will open a screen displaying an icon, a name, and an address.

• Click on Add to install it. The scoresheets application is now installed on your phone. It will open in full screen and stay up to date.

Log in

• Start the application you have installed, or go directly to Spordle Play - Electronic Scoresheet in your browser.

• Select Scorekeeper

• Enter the match number and home team ID. This information appears on the e-mail the league sent you when you were assigned as a scorekeeper. Otherwise, your local coach or officials will have these details.

Open

Before the game

• The following tasks are necessary to start the game. Some of these tasks can be completed by the league, coaches or officials. A check mark will appear next to tasks that have been completed. You can view and modify them as required.

Open

Team line-ups

• The team line-up should already have been completed by the coaches of both teams via their Spordle PLAY account access prior to the start of the match. If this has not been done, please ask them to do so.

• You can make the same changes on the scorekeeping application as on the Spordle PLAY platform. You can add extra members, change jersey numbers, add or remove a player. You can add whether a player is suspended and the number of games.

Scorekeeper and Timekeeper

• Indicate the names of the people responsible for scoring and timing the game.

• This task may already have been carried out by the league manager.

• If the name of a scorekeeper you've entered doesn't appear in the drop-down list, and you're sure the name is spelled correctly, it's because that person doesn't have an HCR number. You can add him/her as a volunteer for this game only.

• Enter first and last name.

• Click on the volunteer section to display a first and last name to create a temporary profile.

• Then click on Save.

Game officials

• Add the names of the referees and linesmen who will be officiating this game. You don't need to fill all the positions if they don't apply.

•  Check with the game officials that their names are entered correctly. They must be added so that they can sign the scoresheet.

Start Game

• Once all tasks have been completed, click Start Game in the top right-hand corner. A confirmation dialog box will appear. You must confirm the time periods. You can’t continue if you have not completed the pre-game tasks.

Add a goal

• To add a goal, press the Home Goal or Away Goal button of the team to which you want to add a goal.

• Enter the period and the game time at which the goal was scored.

•  Select the players you want to attribute goals and assists to by pressing their jersey number. To deselect, press the jersey again.

• Select a goal type, if required. The following options are available:

  • Power Play

  • Shorthanded

  • Empty net

  • Penalty shot

• If you have selected Power Play, a list of penalties is displayed to finish. If you select a penalty, it will automatically end when the goal is scored.

• Check the goal details and press SAVE.

Add a penalty

• To add a penalty, press the Penalty button of the team for which you wish to add a penalty.

• Enter the period and time of the game at which the infraction was reported and the game was stopped.

•  Select the player who received the infraction and, if applicable, the player serving the penalty by pressing their jerseys. Press the jersey again to deselect it.

• Then, select the infraction and duration.

• Click Next.

• Check the penalty details, then press Save.

• Once completed, the penalty will appear active on the screen.

End or Modify a penalty

• The middle row lists the active penalties for each penalty. You can tap on a penalty to view its details and modify or finish it.

• If you need to correct a penalty, press Edit to make the changes.

• When ending a penalty, click End. By default, this time will be the hour after the start time.

Change or remove the goalie

• To indicate a goalie change or removal, start by pressing the Goalie button.

• Enter the game time and the period the goalie change occurred and press the Pull or Swap.

• If the team has only one goalie, you'll only see the Pull button, as there are no other goalies to change.

• If the team has two goalies, the goalie leaving the ice will be displayed in the Off position, and the goalie entering the net will be displayed in the On position.

Return

• To return a goalie to the net, click on Goalie.

• Enter the game time at which the goalie returns to his net.

• Select the returning goalie by pressing his number.

• Click Return.

Shots on goal

• You can enter the number of shots on goal against a goalie for each period. Select the Shots button in the top right-hand corner to calculate additional goalie statistics.

Add game notes

• If additional notes are to be added to the scoresheet, select the Notes button in the top right-hand corner.

• Enter the note in the text box and press Save.

Edit or delete events

• To modify a goal, penalty, or goalie change, press the button with the pen icon to the right of the event. Make the necessary changes and press Save.

• To delete a goal, penalty, or goalie change, press the button with the red X icon to the right of the event.

After the game

End of game

• Press the End Game button in the top right-hand corner to end a game.

• Enter the remaining time on the game clock if necessary, then press End game.

Scorekeeper and Timekeeper signature

• Sign the Scorekeeper’s' signature box and ask the timekeeper to sign the timekeeper's signature box if needed.

• Once you have signed, press Next to allow game officials to review the game and sign the scoresheet.

Official Signature

• Officials must review penalties before signing the scoresheet. A review step is displayed before the game officials sign. Once the review is complete, the official clicks on Next at the top of the page.

• Finally, all officials must sign the scoresheet and click on Done.

Submit Scoresheet

• The Scorekeeper or the official must click submit. An additional email addresses can be added.

• When you're ready, click on Submit to finalize the scoresheet.

• You will be logged out once the scoresheet is complete. At this stage, a league administrator can only make any further changes.