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Mar 9, 2015
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Looking for suggestions on what type of app's or programs teams are using to capture game stats? We would like to keep stats private for reference only. Don't want anybody to search for player or team stats. Were considering Game Changer or iScore but is there a way to keep private? If so how is this set up? Talked to coaches and some are using Excel programs or other app's but didn't provide any more detail.
 
Oct 11, 2010
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I do Iscore and then put it into excel.

I find it easier to keep it private.

You need to decide who detailed you want, I stay at a pretty high level.

(It also allows me to make comments, really nice plays or whatever. Almost always positive)
 
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Jun 12, 2015
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I've used both and I prefer iScore (I'm not an Apple person). You can decide what you want to share and what you don't.
 
Oct 3, 2011
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It all depends on how complicated or, in other words, how many stats you want to keep track of. We use iscore. If you want nothing more than pitching or hitting, score finger is a good app. When you set up your website for either one, just make it private. You can still broadcast the games but keep the stats private by making your website private.
 
Dec 2, 2013
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You can allow for the parents to only see the stats of their player on game changer. When I coached, I shared the stats with the girls as it showed areas to work on. Also, gave me an opportunity to discuss why certain stats don't tell the whole story. I had the girls keep track of quality at bats. This stat is less outcome oriented while focusing more on the process.
 
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The main problem with Gamechanger is that it's only supported on Apple products. On Android your Screwed. OTOH, and I don't know if this is still true or not, iscore cost $20 for the app on Apple products and it's free on Android. Also, that same was true for GC. Anyone wonder why GC decide to focus on Apple development versus Android?
 
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Feb 21, 2009
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You can allow for the parents to only see the stats of their player on game changer. When I coached, I shared the stats with the girls as it showed areas to work on. Also, gave me an opportunity to discuss why certain stats don't tell the whole story. I had the girls keep track of quality at bats. This stat is less outcome oriented while focusing more on the process.

Disagree. IMO, the process is the swing and pitch selection and your eyes and ears are much more reliable indicators of whether they have that right than are QABs.
 
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Dec 2, 2013
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I guess I didn't go into too much detail about what we considered a QAB's, and maybe I was wrong in saying that it was less outcome oriented. It is just a different thought process than we grew up tracking. Our QAB criteria covers more of the things that aren't necessarily that stats that show up in typical stat book that most people pay attention to and I'm not talking about the GameChanger QAB's. Did the player do one of the following: Move a runner over, See more than 4 pitches after 2 strikes, barrel up a pitch-still got out, walk, drive in a run, get on base by hitting the ball hard creating an error, seeing more than 8 pitches in ab, get a hit, sac fly, sac bunt, help out the team somehow. Many of these don't really show up in the box score but they helped the team somehow. Having a team goal of .700 QAB's is what we strived for at 14U. It didn't always happen, but it was a goal. When the players are on the bench it gives them something to else to focus on during the game. The game within the game. The softball savvy players really took to it and there were other girls that were checked out that you knew didn't get it or would never get it. Of course, we still kept the traditional stats, but having that additional informational helps out.
 

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