Daktronics DakStats Football - Manual (Page 14)

8 Initial Setup
3.3 Configure Teams
The next step to set up the DakStats Football program is to configure the teams. For the
program to work correctly, both home and guest teams must be configured.
Adding a Team
Choose one of the following ways to add a team:
To Manually Add a New Team
Users are required to enter the team location, nickname, print name, and abbreviation for
teams to be added correctly. All other information is optional.
1. Go to Configure > Teams.
2. In the Configure Teams window (Figure 5), select the Season.
3. Click Add New.
4. Type in the Team Location. (a high school’s or university’s name, for example)
5. Type in the Stadium, City, and State if desired. When a new game is created, these
fields will populate based on the selected home team (Section 3.5).
6. Type in the team’s Nickname. (The team’s mascot may also be entered here).
7. Type in the team’s official name in the Print Name text box. This name appears on
most reports and printouts.
8. Enter the team’s Abbreviation. The abbreviation is used to identify games.
9. Enter the following optional information as desired:
10. Click Save to keep the changes, or click Cancel to discard the changes.
11. Click Close when finished.
Note: Check Female as needed. Users should only check the Disable Team checkbox
when they do not want the selected team to show up in the teams list. Checking Show
Disabled Teams will allow the user to view all teams, whether they were disabled or not.
Figure 5: Configure Teams Window
 League
 Division
 Coach
 Conference