How to Record Scores

This page gives you a description of computer recording in TScore, with a step-by-step 'how to do it'.

TScore has been designed to make recording scores easy, with lots of help so you can avoid making mistakes. If you do make a mistake, it's very easy to fix.

This may be the first time you've had to do computer recording at a competition, or you may have used other programs before and this all looks a bit new and scary. Either way, don't panic! TScore is very easy to use and will guide you through the process. If you are about to do something irreversible or unusual, it will generally warn you, explain what your options are and let you decide how to proceed.

The Welcome Screen

Normally, the computer will already be set up and running the program, ready for you to start. You might already be on the 'Scoring Screen', in which case click here.

If it isn’t though, simply click the TScore icon on your computer desktop to start the program.

.. and if you can't see that, try the Start Menu under TScore or TScore-Pro!

When you start the program, you should see the main ‘welcome’ screen like this:

The current competition name, venue and date should be shown at the top of the screen.

If the competition name and date are not set correctly, or there are some buttons missing from the screen, check with the competition organiser, as you may not be connected to the correct competition database.

As a recorder, you should only need to use the 'Score this Competition' option from this screen.

When you click this button, the scoring screen will appear.

The Scoring Screen This is the screen that you should see while you are recording scores. It has 3 main sections – top, middle and bottom. The top section is where you choose the panel and class to be scored. It also has buttons to print documents, edit competitor details and to exit this screen. You will also find a handy 'help' button in case you get stuck.
The middle section of this screen contains the information for the competitor you have chosen from the list. You see their name, club and the currently recorded individual scores.
The bottom section is a list of the competitors for the class you have chosen. For each entrant, is lists their name, class, club, panel, start order value and shows their recorded totals for each round plus their current position. The last column indicates whether they have been withdrawn from the competition.

Choosing a Class and Competitor

The top section of this screen lets you choose the class to score from a pull-down list.

You can either choose a single class, or show ‘All Classes’. When scoring, it is best to choose just the class you need.

It’s a good idea to set the panel from the first drop-down on the screen, so that only those classes on your panel are listed.

When you choose a class, the list of entrants appears in the bottom section of the screen.
The details of the first competitor in the class will be shown in the middle section of the scoring form.
To choose a different competitor to score, simply click on their row in the list, or use the 'Next' (>>) and 'Previous' (<<) buttons

If you click on the header of each column, T-Score will sort the list by that column. Click again to sort in reverse order, and a 3^rd time to reset the order.

Entering Scores
To enter scores, position the cursor in the box for the first judge of the round you are scoring and enter the scores as the Chair of the panel reads them out. You can set the cursor to the box you want by doing any of the following:

Clicking the box with the mouse
Using the ‘Tab’ key on your keyboard
Using the ‘Arrow’ keys on your keyboard

You only need to put the numbers in. Zeroes and decimal points will be inserted intelligently by T-Score (although it won't object if you do decide to enter them).

Example

If the scores are 7.6, 7.4, 7.0, 7.5, 7.7 and the tariff is 1.5,
you can press the following keys:-
7 6 tab 7 4 tab 7 tab 7 5 tab 7 7 tab 1 5

Common typing errors are corrected for you - "76." or ".76" will be interpreted as "7.6" for instance.

If you want to enter a score less that 1.0, simply put a zero or '.' in front of it: 04 is 0.4 for example.

Here you can see a typical entry sequence from someone having trouble with decimal points! Notice how TScore just puts it right for them. You can also see that the total score is calculated as each judge's score is entered.

As each new score is entered, it is shown in BLUE on the form. The "Save" and "Undo" buttons will also appear, and the totals will update according to the usual scoring rules.

You may click the 'Tab' key on your keyboard to move to the next judge, 'Shift'+'Tab' for the previous judge.

If you have unsaved changes, the Exit button will be disabled until you either ‘undo’ or ‘save’ the scores.

When the scores for a competitor have been entered, you may click the 'Save' button to save the changes.
Alternatively, simply pick another competitor, click on the 'Next' button (or the 'Enter' key when you are in the last box on a row) to move to the next competitor. In each case you will be asked to confirm whether to save the scores you have just entered.

If you don't want this reminder to appear every time, check the 'Don't ask me again' box, or 'Autosave' on the scoring screen.

Before it saves any scores, the program will check that they are complete and sensible.
If you have missed any scores out, it will ask you to confirm this.
It will also ask you to confirm the scores if they differ by one whole point or more.

Incomplete Routines
The current BG promotion rules require that only those competitors who complete both routines are eligible for promotion points. For this reason, you should ensure that if a routine is interrupted, you must record the actual number of completed moves for that round in the box provided. This is then taken into account when calculating the qualifying percentages. If the routine is completed, leave this box blank.

The Final
When you get to the final, you will generally be running the top 8 qualifiers in reverse order.
To do this, simply tick the 'Final' box (and uncheck the 'Rank Order' box!).
In most competitions, we run a 'Zero Final', which means the scores from the preliminary rounds don't count towards the final placings. This can be confusing at first, as the person with the highest total score need not be the competition winner!
TScore sorts this all out for you though, along with any tie-break decisions according to FIG 2009 rules.
You may also need to print checklists for the final - see the 'Printing Checklists' section for details.

You can tell when a Zero Final is being run by the orange "Z"

Changing Scores
You will inevitably need to make corrections to the recorded scores at some point - whether it's your fault or the judges. Simply find the competitor and click on their row to show their scores as usual. Now just make any changes you need to by altering the scores.
If you want to unset the scores for a whole round, use the 'Clear' buttons on the left of the scoring screen.
When you have finished, click 'Save'.