On-Demand Webinar: Working with soccer stats & stat rules

October 18, 2023

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CSC live webinars are free to attend in 2023-24 with advance registration required. Visit CollegeSportsCommunicators/ProfessionalDevelopment for a complete list of available sessions and registration links. Selected sessions may later be available on-demand in the hub and on CSC channels such as YouTube and podcasts.

On-Demand Webinar

Working with soccer stats & stat rules

Learning about the sport of soccer, understanding unusual plays and scoring situations, and producing accurate statistics.

Original date: Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023

Generating consistent statistics and consistent stat reporting are essential duties of each athletic communications department. From our 2023-24 CSC Statistics and Stat Rules Webinar Series, this webinar featured leading college soccer statisticians discussing pre-game best practices setups, in-game scoring, and giving an understanding of the rules of the game as they pertain to producing accurate statistics.

college soccer rules and how to score them correctly
best practices for pregame preparation for statistics, setting up stat personnel and job duties of that personnel, and how to effectively work with your opponent SID; setting up rosters, uniform number issues, etc; in-game statistical how-to's; post-game reporting; working with your opponents’ athletic communications sport contact(s)
the needs of the NCAA as it pertains to soccer roster and schedule accuracy, statistical reporting, and changes which might need to be made
the use of proper in-game scoring techniques to register accurate statistics, including: entering starters; what sources to use if unsure about a play; recording basic statistics
a review of the "own goals" definition, what is a shot versus a shot on goal versus a cross/pass attempt, how to define an assist
discussion of difficult/unusual plays, ways to troubleshoot them and the way to accurate stat them during the game
best practices and communications in editing game files and working with your fellow SIDs post-match

Panelists

Matt Holmes – NCAA Assistant Director of Media Coordination and Statistics
Chris Shoals– University of Kentucky Associate Director, Athletic Communications and Public Relations
Chad Twaro – CSC member and freelance statistician
Moderator: Robert McKinney, Willamette University Assistant AD, Communications / CSC Professional Development and Continuing Education Committee member

College Sports Communicators · Webinar: Working with soccer stats & stat rules

Other resources and statistical training materials:

From CSC 360 September issue: Accurate statistics are important; resources are available

For sports that utilize NCAA LiveStats (football, soccer, volleyball and ice hockey), the NCAA Manager is a terrific resource filled with training videos and a FAQ page for each sport.
Live training webinars for fall sports have passed, but recordings of the sessions remain available online.
Be sure to sign up for the NCAA LiveStats newsletter to receive product updates and register for upcoming webinars.
On game day, if you incur any issues, contact NCAA LiveStats help desk at (877) 542-7282 or email NCAASupport@geniussports.com. We encourage you to CC the corresponding NCAA staff member (more on that below!) so that we are aware of the issue.

For those in the NAIA utilizing Presto Sports statistics software: YouTube Presto Training Playlist

Presto Stats Help Cente — Find resources with cheat sheets, webinars, live scoring and more!

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