Daktronics School SID - Manual (Page 5)

Introduction 1
Section 1: Introduction
The purpose of this manual is to help familiarize a NAIA Sports Information Director (SID) with
setting up a DakStats
® application for the Web-Sync process.
1.1 System Overview
A DakStats application with the Web-Sync process creates a centralized location for league
statistics while reducing the amount of time it takes to compile and distribute statistics to the
national office, other coaches, and the media. The Web-Sync service automates the collection
and distribution of player, team and league statistics by allowing the user to quickly report
statistics. Statistics can either be entered directly into the DakStats program or imported from
XML game files provided from third-party statistics software.
1.2 DakStats / NAIA History
DakStats programs have been the official statistical provider for the NAIA since 2001. Before
being named the official statistical software, DakStats programs were already involved in a
variety of NAIA national tournaments.
At the beginning of the DakStats/NAIA partnership, it was the responsibility of the
conference SID to report season-to-date files. This was a labor-intensive process, and in
January 2004, the Web-Sync service was launched, allowing schools to Web-Sync statistics on
their own and eliminating work for the middle man. Web-Syncing was initially used for
Basketball, and, in that first season, school participation was already at 80%. Football and
Baseball Web-Sync came online soon after, as well as Volleyball and Soccer most recently.
In August 2006, a revised Web-Sync site was launched, including a new layout. Additional
enhancements were released in subsequent years, providing users with new reports and
leader lists.
Page views for the Web-Sync site topped 20.6 million in the 2011-2012 season, illustrating the
success of the DakStats/NAIA partnership.
1.3 Web-Sync Integration
Daktronics has worked with other NAIA partners to automate many of the stats-related tasks
of SIDs. Information is distributed to partners to automate the following tasks:
 Player of the Week Nominations
 NAIA Scoreboard
 All-American Voting
 Schedule Entry
 Regional Rankings
 Year-End Statistics
1.4 Statistical Updates
Upon the completion of a successful Web-Sync, game statistics on the site update
immediately. Season cumulative statistics and rankings do not update until 3 a.m. CST
during a nightly process to tabulate and calculate the statistics.