Daktronics DakStats Basketball Quick Start Guide - Manual (Page 2)

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ED-17014 Rev 4
12 December 2012
Creating Games
1. Go to File > New Game.
2. Select the season and visiting and home team for the game.
3. Make sure the Date and Start Time are correct.
4. Select one of the following Entry Modes:
 Play-by-Play: Simple mode records each play as it happens
 Box Score: Game Totals records total game stats
 Box Score: Period by Period records stats for each period
 Two-Click records stats for both teams or just one
5. Click Save Game, and then click Done when finished.
Note: Go to Configure > Games to edit a game’s information after it
has been created. Select the correct Season and Game ID to make the
appropriate changes.
Play-by-Play Entry
Daktronics recommends that at least two people operate the
DakStats software in Play-by-Play mode with one person acting as
the spotter and the other actually entering the stats.
1. Go to File > Open Game.
2. Select the Season and Play-by-Play (Pbp) game, and click OK.
Note: In Play-by-Play mode, you can use the [Space Bar] to start
and stop the game clock.
Entering Starters
1. Press [F2] or click the Substitution button .
2. Click on the players from the complete team roster on the
right side of the screen, or type in the jersey numbers.
3. Click the button with the opposing team’s abbreviation
(or press [X]) to enter their starters as well.
Using the Shot Chart
Using the shot chart is optional, and it may be disabled by clicking
the Toggle Field button. If you accidently click on the court and a
shot appears, click the Redraw Shots button to erase it.
Toggle Field Redraw Shots