App for stats

JAD said:

If no one on your team is keeping a book I would like to suggest that you volunteer to "step up" and keep an electronic book for the team. I would recommend using iScore. It is cheap and others can follow along online if they are not able to be there. It will also give you the ability to produce stats for everyone. The coaches may even appreciate it if you are a reasonable scorekeeper.

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I wish I could use something electronic. I used to enjoy keeping the score, and seeing the details of the game, when I went to MLB games. Unfortunately, because of a pain disability I cannot hold most small things like pencils, iPhones, even iPads are painful for me to hold.

A parent does keep the book for the coaches. I guess I should just ask if I could make copies of it.

Bob516 said:

I wish I could use something electronic. I used to enjoy keeping the score, and seeing the details of the game, when I went to MLB games. Unfortunately, because of a pain disability I cannot hold most small things like pencils, iPhones, even iPads are painful for me to hold.

A parent does keep the book for the coaches. I guess I should just ask if I could make copies of it.

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Sorry to hear about your disability. Would a small laptop be an option? They also make larger tablets now.

Bob516 said:

I wish I could use something electronic. I used to enjoy keeping the score, and seeing the details of the game, when I went to MLB games. Unfortunately, because of a pain disability I cannot hold most small things like pencils, iPhones, even iPads are painful for me to hold.

A parent does keep the book for the coaches. I guess I should just ask if I could make copies of it.

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Ask coaches if they're compiling the stats. Some only keep a book and never look at it outside of the game. If they are compiling them, they should at least make your kid's stats available to you.

My DDs high school team doesn't release stats until after the season, but the box scores are available on gamechanger. They have blocked the ability to view season stats. I just take the box score info and enter it into a spreadsheet I got from a friend years ago.

JAD said:

If no one on your team is keeping a book I would like to suggest that you volunteer to "step up" and keep an electronic book for the team. I would recommend using iScore. It is cheap and others can follow along online if they are not able to be there. It will also give you the ability to produce stats for everyone. The coaches may even appreciate it if you are a reasonable scorekeeper.

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Yes. And then be prepared to answer disgruntled parent questions after every game about why their daughters hit was an error, or why the other teams hit was actually an error by their daughter, or why that steal was actually defensive indifference.
No good deed goes unpunished!

Coaches also don't necessarily like being questioned by other parents about why their DD who is 3rd in BA is batting 6th.

Keep your DD's stats and let someone else have the glory of team stats. IMHO

We have a score keeper. It's just for personal use. Our coach keeps track of everything. I don't like to ask all the time, figured I can do it myself.


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None of our parents want to keep score so the coach has the players doing it most the time.

1st game DD and her friend came over with book and asked me to keep score, I told them I did not know how too.

Next thing I know DD has the book trying to keep score so I went into dugout to help her.

She looks at me ... "You liar".

JAD said:

Sorry to hear about your disability. Would a small laptop be an option? They also make larger tablets now.

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Thanks. Unfortunately I cannot use a laptop, I have one of those oversized ergonomic keyboards on my desk top computer. That is the only way I can type. Can't imagine how that would work outdoors.

BigNateDawg said:

i always just use my note pad on my phone but wanted something more modern


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This is what I do. Seems to work OK and like Quincy pointed out, can add additional details.

#7sDad said:

Yes. And then be prepared to answer disgruntled parent questions after every game about why their daughters hit was an error, or why the other teams hit was actually an error by their daughter, or why that steal was actually defensive indifference.
No good deed goes unpunished!

Coaches also don't necessarily like being questioned by other parents about why their DD who is 3rd in BA is batting 6th.

Keep your DD's stats and let someone else have the glory of team stats. IMHO

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I kept score for over ten years for my daughters teams (travel and high school). Rarely did I have a parent approach me directly about a call. I always made it a practice to discuss "controversial" plays or judgment calls with the head coach after each game to make sure we saw it the same way. On occasion we would disagree, but the coach always had the final say. Most of the parents realized the coach had a high degree of confidence in how "the book" was kept, so "fussing" wasn't going to change anything. Over the years, there were a few interesting comments made by parents in my absence that I heard indirectly, but frankly, I never let it bother me.

Over the years, I also developed a network of trusted people I could rely on for their knowledge of the rules and their opinions (including some here). If I missed something during a game, I'd always ask others in attendance rather than guess. There were also many hours spent studying rules, and networking to ensure I scored unique situations correctly. Bottom line is most came to understand I took the responsibility seriously, and my only goal was to get each play right so the stats for each girl were accurate.

IMHO the hardest ages to keep score are 8U and 10U. Sadly, many parents didn't know the rules or maybe didn't understand the differences between softball and baseball. I had to explain the concept of a fielder's choice on numerous occasions, and some parents never got the concept of defensive interference. Knowing scoring rules and being able to explain them usually limited and ongoing parental frustration....even at the younger ages.

My youngest is playing collegiate ball this fall, so the days of using iScore to score games is over. Enjoying all the nuances of the game was one of the reasons I liked keeping score. People knew I was busy and would let me focus uninterrupted. We went to my daughters first college game last weekend, and several people in the stands wanted to chat about various things.... I finally excused myself and found a quiet place I could enjoy the game alone... The return to sanity and normality may take a little time.