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by Michele Maley

ScoreStream Tutorial: Getting Ready for Game Day

The most successful General Managers are the ones that act as the best champion and evangelist for their team.  They rally other fans to show their team spirit and chat in games, they provide comprehensive play-by-plays and keep the score accurate and up to date during games they attend.  Here are some tips and examples of things Super GMs are doing on game day!

 

Before Game Day

Game Time & Location: Is the game time and venue correct? If not, change it! Once you make the change, followers of your team will be notified.

Pre-Game Posts: post in the game the week of to get people excited and keep them in the loop with anything they need to know. Is there a pep really? A spirit night? Parking information? Make sure you utilize ScoreStream as a way to communicate to your team’s fans.

Cheer Battle: did you know you can hit that cheer button as many times as you want? Start cheering for your team and get others to cheer as well!

Game Promotion: use our Promo Maker to create a game match up card. You can tweet it out on your account, your school or team’s account, or even in the game!

On Game Day

Bring the Spirit: rally your team! Get them excited and participating in the game conversation!

Interviews: record a pre-game video, half-time interview, post game interview or post game wrap up with some of the athletes, coaches or fans.

Score: keep the score updated and encourage other fans to help out.

Play-by-Plays: for all the fans who aren’t able to be there, keep them updated with play-by-play updates or details about interesting plays.

Photos & Videos: everyone loves visuals. Post lots of photos and videos!

Rally Fans: get all the other fans to do all these things too! Find other fans and team advocates who want to contribute to game coverage. Remind them that the best photos and videos may get highlighted on our media partners‘ news websites. Put your team on the map!

 

You may also be interested in…

>>GM Promotional Playbook
>>Tutorials

by Michele Maley

ScoreStream Tutorial – WidgetManager: Update Your Widget

WidgetManager allows you to update any of your existing scoreboard widgets at any time.

Want to add or delete teams or sports?  Change colors, add a sponsor name or switch to box scores?  No problem.

Follow the steps below and check out some examples here for inspiration!

STEP ONE: Login and go to WidgetManager

Login to ScoreStream.com and click on “My Widgets” or go to http://scorestream.com/widgetManager.  There you will see a list of your current widgets, plus a link to create new widgets

Tip:  Don’t see your widgets listed?  Send us a note at partner@scorestream.com and we’ll add them right way.

Tip:  Don’t have an account?  Create one now at ScoreStream.com, send us your username to partner@scorestream.com and we’ll permission you for WidgetManager and more.

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STEP TWO: Choose the widget you want to update

Just click the “Update” button next to the widget you want to update.  This will take you to the “Update Your Widget” page:

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STEP THREE:  Edit Your Teams

You will see a list of the current teams in your widget on the right.  Scroll down to see the full list.   Are these the teams you want to cover?  Want to delete teams?  Just scroll through the list, find the school you want to delete, click the “x” to the right.

Want to add teams?  Click on the “Type to Search” tab, apply the relevant filters, start typing the school’s name and the platform will auto-suggest matches.

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Tips:  First, be sure to apply your state filter to reduce your auto-suggested options.  Second, start typing the most distinct word in a school’s name.  For “St. John Bosco ”, just start typing “Bosco” rather than “St.”

STEP FOUR: Edit  Sports & Squads

Choose the sports and squads you want to cover.  Squads and sports will be clearly labeled on your board, or go to you can delete sports to make your widget a single sport widget.

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STEP FIVE: Edit the look and feel

You can change the look and feel of your widget by experimenting with the customization options.  All of your changes will appear automatically in the Widget Preview feature.

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STEP SIX: Finalize & Update to Your Website

When you’ve made the changes you want,  just click the “Update Widget” button.  Any updates to your widget will automatically on appear your site without having to re-deploy the iframe code.

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Still have questions? We’re here to help!
partner@scorestream.com

 

 

by Michele Maley

ScoreStream Tutorial – GameScheduler: Schedule Games in Advance

GameScheduler allows you to schedule games in advance that will appear as upcoming games on your Scoreboard Widget.widgetcreator-upcoming schedules

Tip: A game does not need to be scheduled in advance for you to receive a score. ScoreStream auto-creates games when scores are posted  from fans in the stands.

Tip: For major sports like football, you may find that your games have already been scheduled. Before scheduling  games, check your Scoreboard Widget for upcoming games and/or search for games in GameManager. If a game has already been scheduled, you will receive this notification so that duplicates are not created.

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Make sure you have created a username with ScoreStream so we can give you permission to access the GameScheduler.  If you’ve not already created a Scoreboard Widget, check out WidgetCreator Tutorial.

STEP ONE: Login

Login in at www.ScoreStream.com.

Go to “Tools” and click on “Schedule Games” or go to:  http://scorestream.com/gameScheduler.

game scheduler-time zonesSTEP TWO: Choose your sport and set the game time

Choose your sport and select the quarters/ halves/ innings from the drop down.

Next, enter Game Time. Be sure to enter the precise date, time and time zone. Be sure the time zone corresponds with where the game is being played. The time will be adjusted on the scoreboard and website to show the correct time based on where the user is viewing it from.

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STEP THREE: Add the teams & squads

Add the Away Team and then the Home Team by simply typing the school names into the respective boxes.

Tips:  Be sure to apply your state filter to reduce your auto-suggested options. Also note that the filter defaults to High School, so adjust this if needed. 

game scheduler-filter expanededPick the squad (e.g. Boys High School Varsity).

Click the “Schedule Game” button and your game will now be scheduled and added to your Scoreboard Widget.

The games you create will also appear below the scheduling fields for ease of reference.

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Now that your game is scheduled, head on over to the GameManager tool and get ready to enter scores for the game. If you need a reminder about how to use the GameManager, take a look at our GameManager tutorial.

Remember, you can always score games right from your mobile device if you don’t have access to the GameManager.

Still have questions? We’re here to help!
partner@scorestream.com

You may also be interested in:

>>Team Venues
>>Updating a Team Page
>>GameManager

by Michele Maley

ScoreStream Tutorial – GameManager: Score and Manage Games

GameManager is a powerful workflow tool that allows you to find, follow, edit and score games in real time from your desktop.

Make sure you have created a username with ScoreStream and that we’ve given you permission to access the GameManager. If not, email us your username at partner@scorestream.com.

If you’ve not already created a Scoreboard Widget, check out the WidgetCreator Tutorial.

STEP ONE: Login

Login in at www.ScoreStream.com.

Go to “Tools” and click on “Manage Games” or go to: http://scorestream.com/gameManager.

STEP TWO: Search for games

The first thing you want to do is search for the games in your market. On the first page, you will see your filter options. For this example, select “Search by State”.

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Set the date to your desired date range and choose the sport. For Game Status: choose “all games”. The results will populate below.

Tip: once you’ve deployed your Scoreboard Widget on your site, you can filter games in GameScheduler by your Scoreboard Widget ID number to see only the games on your widget. 

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STEP THREE: Follow and Score Games

From here, you can follow games in real time as well as edit and update scores. You will see that most of scores will be accurate and up to date. If you see a score that needs to be updated, just click on the game, enter the score and click “+Add Score”.

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Tip: Be sure to send us your username so that we can give your scores a high confidence rating, effectively overriding the fans in the stands.

All of the scores you see, input and edit on GameManager will flow directly to your online widget, on-air ticker and mobile app if applicable, so you will never have to enter a score more than once!

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In case you missed it, check out our GameScheduler tutorial. GameScheduler allows you to schedule games in advance that will appear on your scoreboard as upcoming games.

Still have questions? We’re here to help!
partner@scorestream.com
by Michele Maley

ScoreStream Tutorial – WidgetCreator: Create Your Own Scoreboard

The Scoreboard WidgetCreator allows you to create customized scoreboards for your website that contain real time scores for all the games in your market.

Creating your own ScoreStream Scoreboard Widget is fast and easy. Follow the steps below and check out some examples here for inspiration!

STEP ONE: Create an account

First, create a free account at ScoreStream.com.

Login using your username password.

Click on “My Widgets” or go directly to the WidgetManager at http://scorestream.com/widgetManager

STEP TWO: Choose the scoreboard layout

You may create either a banner and/or vertical scoreboards. All widgets are responsive and will adjust to fit any allotted space.

Tip:  Banner scoreboard widgets are optimized for a minimum of 70 pixels high, while vertical widgets are optimized for a minimum of 150 pixels wide.

Choose the banner scoreboard widget.

widgetCreator-banner options2STEP THREE: Select Teams

After you choose the banner style, you will be taken to a page to pick your teams. You can pick teams by searching for the school name, searching by state or using the map.

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Use the Map to Select Teams: The easiest way to add teams is by clicking on the “Use Map” link under “Select Teams”.

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Then drag the pin to the center of your market, expand the radius to your coverage area and click “Add Teams”. Every school in the radius will be automatically added to your scoreboard.

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Tip:  You can easily delete schools from the list if, for example, they are not major participants in the sports you want to cover.

OR Manually Enter Teams – To manually enter teams, click on “Type to Search”, apply the relevant filters, start typing the school’s name and the platform will auto-suggest matches.

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Tips:  First, be sure to apply your state filter to reduce your auto-suggested options. Second, start typing the most distinct word in a school’s name. For “St. John Bosco ”, just start typing “Bosco” rather than “St.”

 STEP FOUR: Choose Sports & Squads

Choose the sports and squads you want to cover. Squads and sports will be clearly labeled on your board, or you can create multiple boards for different squads, sports or gender.

widgetCreator-squadsSTEP FIVE: Customize the look and feel

You can customize the look and feel of your widget by experimenting with the customization options.

widgetCreator-customizeScroll down to the “Widget Preview” to see how each option changes the look and feel of your widget.

widget gimpedSTEP SIX: Finalize & Add to Your Website

When you’ve found the look you want, just name your widget so you can easily find it again from the WidgetManager. Remember: you can always go back and update your widget at any time if you want to make changes.

widgetCreator-widgetdetails… click the “Make Your Widget” button and then copy and paste your custom iframe code to the desired location(s) on your site.

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Next try out the vertical scoreboard creator, which offers even more customization options, such as colors and titles:

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Want to make a change?
No problem. Just log in, head back to the WidgetManager, select the widget you want to change and make your changes. Those changes will automatically appear on your site without having to re-deploy the code.

Feel free to create, edit, deploy and test as many widgets as you want. You determine where and when each widget appears on your site. Put them up, take them down or move them around however you see fit.

Still have questions? We’re here to help!
partner@scorestream.com