Score entry is one of the most time-sensitive tasks on event day. This article covers how to navigate the scoring interface, what to watch for as you work through the stack of scorecards, and how to control when scores appear on the leaderboard.
Before You Start: Scorecard Tips
A smooth score entry process starts before the athletes even take the floor. A few things that will save you significant time at the scoring desk:
Scorecards should:
Be pre-filled with each competitor's ID and name — scorecards with shorthand or illegible names slow entry and create matching errors. Use the scorecard labels or custom scorecard template features to automate this.
Be clearly designed so judges know exactly what to record
Have a dedicated field for the final score or completed reps (in the case of a time cap)
Include a competitor signature field — this is your reference point if a score dispute arises
Brief your judges to:
Review scorecards before the workout begins
Write legibly
Be clear on exactly what needs to be recorded
Always get a competitor signature before the card leaves the floor
At the scoring desk:
Sort incoming scorecards by lane before you start entry — this matches the default Heat view order and speeds up the process significantly
Stay consistent with your entry flow across workouts
Verify your input before moving on
Entering Scores
Go to Scoring → Manage Scores. From here, filter down to the workout you want to score:
Select the date of the workout
Select the workout location (if you have multiple stages)
Select the workout
Choose your preferred entry view: Division or Heat
From there it's straight data entry. Each row corresponds to an athlete or team — type in the score and save.
Key Features
Visual save confirmation — when a score is saved successfully, you'll see a visual confirmation on screen so you always know the entry was captured.
Score count tracker — the interface shows you how many scores you're expecting versus how many have been entered, so you can confirm every athlete has been accounted for before moving on.
Missing scores filter — click the Missing Scores button to instantly filter the view to only athletes without a score entered. This is the fastest way to catch any gaps before publishing.
Live Scoring vs Delayed Scoring
By default, scores are published to the leaderboard the moment they are saved — this is live scoring. If you've enabled Delayed Scoring (configured under your scoring settings), scores are saved to the system but held back from the public leaderboard until you manually publish them.
A typical use case for delayed scoring: you want to wait until an entire division has completed a workout before revealing the standings. You enter scores as the cards come in, and once all scores are in, you publish in one action — giving athletes and spectators a clean, complete leaderboard update rather than a rolling trickle of results.
When delayed scoring is active, each score will show one of two indicators:
Published — the score is visible on the public leaderboard
Unpublished — the score is saved but not yet visible on the leaderboard
See Setting Up Scoring for how to enable delayed scoring.
Leaderboard Access
As a scorekeeper, you have quick access to reports and the leaderboard view directly from the scoring interface — no need to navigate away to check standings mid-event.
