Mobile Scoring
Historically team scores were recorded at a DI tournament on paper score sheets by appraisers and then entered into the Classic Scoring Program by data entry staff.
With Mobile Scoring, appraisers enter team scores using Mobile Devices. These scores are then imported into the either of 2 scoring programs from the Mobile Devices. The Mobile Devices that can be used include:
- smart cell phones
- tablets that support WiFi
- laptops that support WiFi
Actually any device that can run a modern internet browser such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Apple Safari should work. While your affiliate could supply appraisers with devices to use for scoring, you want the appraiser to be comfortable with the device. This suggests that the appraiser provide their own device so they are not trying to learn how to operate the device at the tournament and, in fact, might do some practicing before getting to the tournament.
Mobile Scoring has 3 parts depicted in the diagram below.
- Mobile Client that runs via a browser on each appraiser mobile device
The appraisers use the Mobile Client to review online forms and enter and enter scores and deductions. - the Web Scoring Program(WSP) or the Classic Scoring Program(CSP) that tabulates the tournament scores
Both scoring programs can tabulate the results of the tournament. Both scoring programs can collect scores from the Mobile Client. Only the CSP tabulates scores from paper score sheets. Both scoring programs are discussed here. - DI Resource Area that allows officials to setup and monitor mobile scoring
In this documentation, setup is describe here. We will cover monitoring mobile scoring in this section under Mobile Scoring.