Summer Update #2

We’re busy! Here’s what we’re doing.

Improving Scoring Interface

Engineering is improving the scoring interface by making the scoring buttons easier to access, surfacing “choice-on-restart” to the score sheet, filling in notational voids in the rules books, preventing a handful of infrequent scoring errors and adding support for non-participant penalties. We’re working closely with a bunch of experienced Takedown users to validate the changes and chase bugs. The group is giving us some great insights and they are expert bug finders.

This work will make the scoring interface even more reliable and easy to use while, at the same time, generating statistical details that aren’t currently available. In addition, architectural changes will make it easier for us to implement a high quality scoring interface for international styles in the future.

The major release with these changes will be available in early September.

High School Rules Changes

On April 23, 2024, the NFHS annouced a slate of wrestling rules changes for the 2024-2025 season. The relevant changes concern point awards for takedowns and near falls. These changes will be in the early September release.

Mat Side Scoreboard — Should we offer?

We’ve dabbled in scoreboards from the beginning. Takedown currently offers a a Scoreboard feature for presenting a professional, real-time, wrestling-specific scoreboard on a digital display.

So far, we haven’t offered for sale a hardware scoreboard though we’ve designed, built and used plenty of them.

We were pleasantly surprised to discover we could deliver a tripod stand-mounted, wireless, dual display scoreboard — pictured above — for about $600.

With enough concrete interest, we’ll likely make this dual display scoreboard available for purchase. Until then, it’ll sit in the lab (all lonely and stuff).

Express your interest to support@levelchanger.com .

Generate Revenue for your Program

We’re adding Advertising to the Scoreboard feature. This capability offers an exciting way to generate revenue for your program by allowing you to display a rotating schedule of advertising or sponsorship images on the Scoreboard. This is an easy way to raise significant funds for your program. Many local advertisers will renew their ads every season, so this new feature offers the potential for a low cost, recurring source of incremental funding.

Impact of NCAA Rule Changes on Scoring

Lastly, we’ve analyzed customer data to assess the impact of last year’s NCAA rules changes on scoring. We’re the first to do this work and it’s garnered some attention in the wrestling world. Read our analysis here.

We’ve had some questions from around the wrestling-verse so this work is ongoing.

New Release of Takedown LIVE for Android

Takedown LIVE for Android version 1.2.1 is available for download in the Google Play Store. Recommended download for all Takedown LIVE for Android users.

With this release, Takedown LIVE for Android’s feature set is equivalent to Takedown LIVE for iOS. So whether you’re on an Android or Apple device, you’ll get the same great fan experience!

If you’re a Takedown Scoring and Stats user, turn on and customize Takedown LIVE in Settings.

Version 3.3.11

The newest version of Takedown Scoring and Stats is 3.3.11

This release includes bug fixes.

Highly recommended download for all users.

Version 3.3.10

The newest version of Takedown Scoring and Stats is 3.3.10

This release introduces significant improvements to Pairings for dual meets as well as bug fixes.

Highly recommended download for all users.

Pairing Improvements

We’ve improved the multi-user features of Pairings for dual meets. With release 3.3.10, multiple users can simultaneously configure dual meet Pairings. Split the task between two or more people by weight class or one person enters the home team and another person configures the away team. Remember: if multiple people are configuring the same entry — the Opponent Team wrestler at 138, for example — the last entry is the one saved to your database. So, make sure you’re coordinated and this improvement will save time.

Another important update in dual meet Pairings is the ability to import your lineup from another dual meet. This exciting new capability — accessed in Pairings, Copy Lineup from Event — replaces your Pairings lineup with the lineup from the selected dual meet. Using a lineup from a previous dual meet is more convenient than configuring all weight classes manually. Limitations are: (1) dual meet only, not for tournaments and (2) the source dual meet must be the same competition level and weight classes.

Version 3.3.9

The newest version of Takedown Scoring and Stats is 3.3.9

Bug fixes and other improvements.

Highly recommended download for all users.