07-04-2022, 09:12 AM
I'll start this one off. When we got started we thought we would just simply input directly into HockeyTech what was happening in realtime. That went well for about the first :30 seconds.
We've grown to where we now use a combination of analog tracking (the Quicksheets below) and computer input (HockeyTech) across all our roles during a game. What started out as scratch paper has turned into what I call Quicksheets, specifically designed to gather what each of our roles are assigned and providing a hardcopy history for verification if necessary -- and very unique to how we are organized and capture the game's vital data.
Scorekeeper Quicksheet is the most well rounded sheet and grew out of a need to quickly capture game events, sometimes several happening at once, and then when things settle back down, get it put into HockeyTech. Often a quick one-two punch in almost realtime, but for those times when there are multiple penalties all at once and game play resumes, these have been invaluable.
PTK Quicksheet is all about penalties. We just added this position this year so this one will likely morph some as we use it more.
Penalty Box Quicksheet serves three purposes. 1) it gives a redundant data point for any penalty related data in case it's needed, 2) it ensures the penalty box judge is up on who goes out of the box when, etc., and 3) in our situation, because of their vantage point, the penalty box officials track line changes and plus minus on goals. During intermission, the PB folks convey to the scorekeeper plus minus info.
Shots Spotter Quicksheet is used by our two person team in the stands as the analog capture of each shot while a second official on a tablet enters the shot data in realtime.
Goal Judge Quicksheet is all about goalie changes and empty net situations. We do our best to capture these from the scorekeeper box, but having the back up has proven vital. They capture any moment when a goalie leaves the net and what the shots are at that point in time.
You can tell by the version numbers at the bottom of each Quicksheet they have undergone some revisions based on how our knowledge and needs evolve (e.g. the shots spotter quicksheet was adjusted when we began tracking shots specifically during power plays). I'm sure they'll change more as we keep going.
We've grown to where we now use a combination of analog tracking (the Quicksheets below) and computer input (HockeyTech) across all our roles during a game. What started out as scratch paper has turned into what I call Quicksheets, specifically designed to gather what each of our roles are assigned and providing a hardcopy history for verification if necessary -- and very unique to how we are organized and capture the game's vital data.
Scorekeeper Quicksheet is the most well rounded sheet and grew out of a need to quickly capture game events, sometimes several happening at once, and then when things settle back down, get it put into HockeyTech. Often a quick one-two punch in almost realtime, but for those times when there are multiple penalties all at once and game play resumes, these have been invaluable.
PTK Quicksheet is all about penalties. We just added this position this year so this one will likely morph some as we use it more.
Penalty Box Quicksheet serves three purposes. 1) it gives a redundant data point for any penalty related data in case it's needed, 2) it ensures the penalty box judge is up on who goes out of the box when, etc., and 3) in our situation, because of their vantage point, the penalty box officials track line changes and plus minus on goals. During intermission, the PB folks convey to the scorekeeper plus minus info.
Shots Spotter Quicksheet is used by our two person team in the stands as the analog capture of each shot while a second official on a tablet enters the shot data in realtime.
Goal Judge Quicksheet is all about goalie changes and empty net situations. We do our best to capture these from the scorekeeper box, but having the back up has proven vital. They capture any moment when a goalie leaves the net and what the shots are at that point in time.
You can tell by the version numbers at the bottom of each Quicksheet they have undergone some revisions based on how our knowledge and needs evolve (e.g. the shots spotter quicksheet was adjusted when we began tracking shots specifically during power plays). I'm sure they'll change more as we keep going.