Timely Information for Takedown Scoring and Stats Users
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Most of us love "writing the book." When you "write the book" with Takedown, life is better and you'll do less work. Here's why.
I had the pleasure of scoring Boise v. Purdue dual meet last Friday evening.
This was a last minute assignment, but no matter. From scratch, setup took about ten minutes and most of that time was spent scouring the Internet for suitable team logos (thank you, Amanda).
After the last match, I emailed the scorebook and box score to each team’s Sports Information Directors and posted the relevant reports to social media. Both officials praised the scoreboard layout and functionality.
Below are the benefits of scoring a dual meet (or tournament) with Takedown.
Of course, these reports are much more powerful as more events are scored. Trends and tendencies become obvious, post-event analysis is data driven rather than belief based. Your fan base is happier, it's easier to update your website or compose an email update. All the content you need is automatically generated and immediately available. No logging into websites or copying from paper to a spreadsheet.
Score your events with Takedown, instead of with paper and pencil, and get all of these goodies:
Scorebook
Readable, durable, accurate, complete, shareable and branded.
Box Score
Easy to read, available in multiple formats including the text format preferred by newspapers and media outlets.
Image or PDF format.
Text format for press and media.
Scoring Detail
Wrestler scoring, for-against.
Riding Time
Riding time by wrestler, by period and total, for-against.
Short Time Scoring
By wrestler, for-against, 20/15/20/5 seconds remaining in period. This is the 10 second report.
Shot Success Rate
Shots by wrestler, for-against and success rate (takedowns / shots).
Wrestler Profile
Every metric for a wrestler on one page. What college coaches should ask for when recruiting high school wrestlers.
Leadboard
Ranked wrestlers in 19 categories.
Win/Loss Record
By wrestler, duals and tournaments, total and pins.
Seeding
By wrestler, each match, opponent, outcome, event with sorting options.
Schedule
Updated with results.
Takedown LIVE
Fan-focused, real-time scorebook and video on your Apple or Android mobile phone or tablet Free.
Live Results on Twitter
Auto-posted, end-of-period or end-of-match. Team score included. This is a sample of 50+ auto-posted tweets for this dual meet. These results were posted to our Twitter timeline as a matter of convenience. Teams post their results to their own timelines.
Scoreboard
Professional , wrestling-dedicated, referee and athlete friendly. Wired or wireless. Optionally deploy a mirrored, second screen for your announcer.
Audience Scoreboard
Mirrored secondary scoreboard for announcer
Use Takedown to "do the book" and derive a wide range of benefits for coaches, athletes, managers and fans.
Shot Counter and Success Rate
Want to know how successful you are on your feet? It's easier than you think with this new feature.
With release 2.4.2, Takedown Scoring and Stats introduces a new-to-the-world of wrestling capability: a simple Shot Counter and associated stat called Shot Success Rate. Developed in cooperation with a Top 20 Division I team, this new feature allows coaches, for the first time, to easily assess how aggressive and effective wrestlers are in the neutral position.
Using the Shot Counter is optional and has no impact on scoring. The purpose of the feature and associated statistics is to give coaches a simple way to record shots and understand neutral position performance. The Shot Counter is available in the Scoring interface for your wrestler and the opposing wrestler. The implementation is simple with large '+' buttons to add shots and '-' button to remove shots in the case of an error.
The new Shot Success Rate report presents the total number of takedowns and shots at the match level by period and total. Results are totaled for each wrestler and across all wrestlers for a view of team performance. Like all reports, you can use filters to narrow the scope over which the Shot Success Rate calculation is performed. For more info on reports, see our recent blog post.
Here's a tutorial on using the Shot Counter and generating the Shot Success Rate report:
Takedown Scoring and Stats Release 2.4
Important release has many new features. Here's the scoop.
Takedown Scoring and Stats release 2.4 is available for download from the App Store. This release requires iOS 9 or higher and is recommended for all users.
New in this release:
- Subscription pricing options, annual and seven days
- Historical rosters back to 2012
- Buzzer test for scoreboard
We also released a slew of new features over the summer that you might have missed:
- Pairings for dual meets so that match-ups can be entered before the event
- Exhibition matches for dual meets, with or without an associated weight class
- "On-the-fly" exhibition matches in the Scoring interface
- Optional out-of-order match sequencing in a dual meet
- "Conference" or "Non-Conference" tag for Opponent teams
- Double forfeit uncontested weight classes
- Improved Report format for PDFs
- Sticky column headers for on-screen viewing of statistical reports
- Improved weigh-in interface allows adding an opponent
- Improved roster management allows easy deleting of Opponent teams and wrestlers
- Minimum Weight Class for Opponent wrestlers
- Weight Class eligibility guidance for My Team and Opponent wrestlers
- Match and team score simulator for dual meets
- akedown LIVE. We changed to a real-time database for higher performance. You'll need to re-register your team (we couldn't move the login credentials to our new vendor).
This is a substantial release with lots of new, powerful and helpful features. Don't wait until the whistle blows at your first event to get ready. Now's the time to kick the tires and get prepped for the upcoming season.
Takedown Scoring and Stats Release 2.2
Summer release with lots of goodies.
Takedown Scoring and Stats Release 2.2 is available for download from the App Store. New features include:
Improved weigh in
Pre-event pairings for dual meets
Team score and match outcome simulator
Exhibition matches, paired pre-event and "on-the-fly"
More flexible match sequencing in dual meets
In conference opponent tag for reporting
Improved report formats
Weight a Minute...How Accurate is Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA)?
Various ways to assess body fat percentage, a subject near and dear to most wrestlers.
Recently we've become more interested in the weight certification process. For all you nerdy types out there, here's a study of BIA v. other methods for determining body fat proportion. BIA is the method used in most situations for assessing a wrestler's fat percentage. The references at the end of the article are also very informative. Enjoy!
Dapper Dan Results -- 2010 to 2015
More Dapper Dan, 2010 through 2015
Here's a look back at the Dapper Dan, now Wrestling Classic, from 2010 through 2015. Many well-known wrestlers from throughout the nation in this event pitting Pennsylvania against the nation's best, with an undercard of western PA (WPIAL) versus the best from another state.
Dapper Dan Results -- 2000 through 2008
More Dapper Dan, 2000 - 2008.
Here's a look back at the Dapper Dan, now Wrestling Classic, from 2000 through 2008. Many well-known wrestlers from throughout the nation in this event pitting Pennsylvania against the nation's best, with an undercard of western PA (WPIAL) versus the best from another state.
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Dapper Dan Results -- 1991 through 1999
More Dapper Dan results, 1991-1999.
Here's a look back at the Dapper Dan, now Wrestling Classic, from 1991 through 1999. Many well-known wrestlers from throughout the nation in this event pitting Pennsylvania against the nation's best, with an under card of western PA (WPIAL) versus the best from another state.
How Expensive is an NCAA Division I Wrestling All-American?
Holy smokes! Developing an All-American is expensive!
With the recent demise of Boise State's wrestling program and discussions about budgets, we took a dive into the cost of operating a NCAA Division I wrestling program during 2015-2016.
For the sixty nine teams in the database, average annual expenses were roughly $886,000. University of Iowa has the most expensive program and spent more than twice that of the 20th most expensive program at University of Virginia.
Twenty Most Expensive Division I Programs
Source: US Dept. of Education
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Not surprisingly, these same programs did well at the NCAA Championships that year, capturing 57 (71%) of the All-American awards. Four of the twenty most expensive programs didn't not have an All-American in 2016.
Twenty Most Expensive Division I Programs -- All-American Awards
Source: NCAA
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From this data, it's easy to calculate a cost per All-American. On average, the top 20 most expensive programs invested about $500,000 to generate an All-American during the 2015-16 season.
Twenty Most Expensive Division I Programs -- Cost Per All-American
Source: US Dept of Education, NCAA
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As it turns out, many of the most expensive programs are also pretty efficient at making All-Americans. Virginia Tech, tenth in total expenses, was the most efficient at $229,351 per All-American in 2015-16.
Twenty Most Efficient Division I Programs -- Cost Per All-American
Source: US Dept of Education, NCAA
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What doe all these numbers mean? Wrestling is under siege -- witness Boise's demise -- and budget is part of the discussion. Knowing your "numbers" and improving spending efficiency might be important in battles that are sure to come.
Dapper Dan Results -- 1975 through 1990
Results from the Wrestling Classic (aka Dapper Dan).
Here's a look back at the Dapper Dan, now Wrestling Classic, from 1975 though 1990.
Many well-known wrestlers from throughout the nation in this event pitting Pennsylvania against the nation's best, with an under card of western PA (WPIAL) versus the best from another state.
