Basketball Scorekeeping

Scoring a Shot
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1) Tap the court at the location where the shot was taken
2) Credit the shot to a player by clicking the box with the player’s number
3) If the shot goes in, click the box with the green check mark

Default Miss

When you tap the court, the app will assume a missed shot. This allows you to keep up with the play if there have been multiple shots taken in a short period of time, rather than taking the time to click the red “X”. If the shot was made, simply tap the “Made” button, designated by a green check mark. On a miss, you may still opt to click the red “X” if you prefer, but it is not necessary.

Did You Know?

• You can also edit whether a shot was a 2 or 3-pointer by tapping on the shot value at the top of the play's column within the play log.

• When you first tap the court to record the shot, hold your finger on the screen to move the shot locator. As you move from the lane, to the perimeter, and out to the 3-point range, each section of the court will highlight to inform you where exactly you are about to record the shot from.

Recording Rebounds

Any time that a missed shot is scored in the GameChanger Scorekeeping app, a rebound may also be recorded.

How to Score a Rebound 

1) Tap the area on the court where the shot was taken. (The play selector will assume a missed shot, so you do not need to tap the red “X”)
2) Assign the missed shot to a player. The player selector will then collapse and reveal the team selector for a rebound.
3) Select the team that grabbed the rebound.
4) Choose the player who rebounded the ball

Note: You may skip the shot assignment step and score the rebound first. You can then assign the shot at any point from the play history.

Auto-Assignment

If a rebound is not recorded by the scorekeeper, the app will assign the rebound on a team level based on the result of the following play.

For example, if you score a missed shot for Team A, then score a made shot for Team B immediately after, the app will assume that Team B recorded a defensive rebound on the missed shot by Team A.

How to Activate Individual Rebounds

1) Open the Game Menu.
3) Set Individual Rebounds to ON.

Scoring Free Throws

The GameChanger Scorekeeping app for Basketball allows for both the scoring and tracking of Free Throws. The stats generated are accessible directly within the game as well as outside of the game on the team's corresponding GameChanger website. 

Scoring Free Throws

1) Tap the location on the court where the Foul was committed and click "Foul" or click "Add Foul on Shot" from the play log below the court
2) Select the type of Foul that was committed (Offensive, Defensive, Technical, Flagrant)
3) Identify the team that committed the Foul
4) Assign the specific player by selecting a number in the play log
5) Score any resulting Free Throws by selecting "Add Free Throw" from the play log
6) Select whether the free throw was Made or Missed
7) Assign the Free Throws to a player through the same play log

Reviewing Free Throw Statistics In-game

1. Select the "Stats" button in the upper right-hand corner while scoring
2. Select "Detail"
3. Select "Free Throws & Fouls"

Here you will have a view of your players' free throw percentage for the game.

Post-Game

1. Open your team website on www.gc.com
2. Open your team's Schedule & Results
3. Select the game for which you wish to review free throw stats

Here you will have a view of each team's free throw percentage for the game as well as a breakdown of Free Throws Made vs. Free Throws Attempted for each individual player.

​Recording Turnovers

GameChanger allows for Basketball scorekeepers to track turnovers as the game is being scored.

Scoring a Turnover
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1. Tap the court at the location where the turnover occurred.
2. Select the Turnover option from the play selector
3. Select the player who committed the turnover from the play log along the side of the court.
4. If the ball was stolen by the other team, click "Add Steal" from the play log and assign the steal to a player.

Note: In order to be able to score a Steal, you will need to have the “Assists, Blocks and Steals option turned ON from the Game Menu.

Recording Timeouts

1) Tap the game clock located above the court.
2) Select the team that called the Timeout (i.e. "Timeout Red")
3) Choose whether it was a Full or 30-Second Timeout
4) Select Continue Game when you wish to resume scoring.

To Review Timeouts Taken

1) Tap the "Stats" button 
2) The ensuing window will display Timeouts taken for each team.

To Track Timeouts by Type

1) Click the "Menu" button
2) Select "Game Settings"
3) Tap "Timeouts"
4) Choose whether to track Timeouts by Half or Game
5) Select how many Timeouts each team will be allowed to use for both 30-Second and Full

Whenever a Timeout is called, the In-Game Analytics screen (seen below) will appear, helping coaches make adjustments on the fly.

Note: This screen will also appear in between quarters/halves, and is available at any time by clicking the "Stats" option in the upper righthand corner of the iPad app. Recording and reviewing fouls is a central part of any basketball game. Check out the instructions below for help with both scoring and viewing fouls on the GameChanger app and website.

Recording a Foul

1) Tap the area on the court where the Foul occurred and then tap the "Foul" button under the court. 
2) Select the type of Foul (Offensive, Defense, Technical, Flagrant)
3) Assign the Foul to a specific player by selecting that player’s number
4) Score any resulting Free Throws by selecting "Add Free Throw" from the play log

Viewing Foul Counts (App)

1) Tap the "Stats" button at the bottom of the screen
2) Click "Details"
3) Select "Free Throws & Fouls" from the dropdown menu
4) Each player's foul count will be in the column to the far right

Viewing Foul Counts (Web)

Within each GameStream the Foul Totals for each individual player will be listed in their stat lines on both the GameStream and Stats pages of each individual game. A player's cumulative number of personal fouls over the course of the season can be viewed from within the season Stats tab.
 
1) Click the "Menu" button
2) Select "Game Settings"
3) Tap "Timeouts"
4) Choose whether to track Timeouts by Half or Game
5) Select how many Timeouts each team will be allowed to use for both 30-Second and Full