Score a game

Every game takes three steps: Sport & rules, Players, Launch. Then you score on the referee console, a big tap-to-score screen made for a phone.

Plans: Free Pro and up What each plan includes

  1. Start a new match Free

    Tap Play in the top bar, or ๏ผ‹ Play on a phone. ๏ผ‹ New match does the same. The page is called New match.

    The New match page with sport tiles in groups
    The New match page with sport tiles in groups
    The New match page with sport tiles in groups (on a phone)
    On a phone
  2. Pick a sport Free

    Sports are in groups: Racket & paddle, Court & field, Lawn, yard & bar, and Card games. Tap a tile.

  3. Pick a preset Free

    A preset is a ready-made set of rules, like USA Pickleball doubles or Fast4 tennis. Tap one under Presets and every rule fills in.

  4. Change any rule, including house rules Free

    Below the presets is every rule for the sport. The House rules group holds the casual ways people play, like skunk, point caps and handicaps. Tap the i button next to a rule to see what it does.

    Presets and the rules for a sport, with the House rules group
    Presets and the rules for a sport, with the House rules group
    Presets and the rules for a sport, with the House rules group (on a phone)
    On a phone
  5. Save your own preset Pro and up

    Set the rules the way your group plays, then tap ๐Ÿ’พ Save current rules as preset and give it a name. Next time it shows at the top as โ˜… and your preset name. Settings lists your saved presets.

  6. Go to the players step Free

    Tap Next: who is playing โ†’. The page is called Who is playing?

  7. Add the players Free

    Each spot has a type: Me, Name only (a quick guest), Name + email (keeps their record and rating), or Score All account (type their email and tap Find account). Players with an email or an account get the result by email.

    The Who is playing? step with player types and side colors
    The Who is playing? step with player types and side colors
    The Who is playing? step with player types and side colors (on a phone)
    On a phone
  8. Pick side colors (optional) Free

    Under Side colors, pick a color for each side, or tap โœŽ for any color. The console and the scoreboard use them. Reset to default puts them back.

  9. Start now Free

    Under When, keep โšก Start now and tap Create match โ†’. To play another day, see Schedule games.

  10. The Match ready page Free

    This page has tiles for the referee console, the pregame lobby, the spectator scoreboard, the big screen and the broadcast overlay, plus the scoreboard link and the TV code. Tap ๐ŸŽฎ Open the referee console.

    The Match ready page with its tiles, links and TV code
    The Match ready page with its tiles, links and TV code
    The Match ready page with its tiles, links and TV code (on a phone)
    On a phone
  11. Tap to score Free

    Racket sports and other rally games show two big halves. Tap the side that won the point. The serve, the games and the court positions update by themselves. Timed sports and baseball show buttons for each side instead, like +2 or Out, with a clock bar.

    The referee console with two big tap zones
    The referee console with two big tap zones
    The referee console with two big tap zones (on a phone)
    On a phone
  12. Undo and Fix Free

    โ†ถ Undo takes back the last tap, serve and all. ๐Ÿ›  Fix lets you type in the score, games, server, clock and more when something got out of step. Tap Save to keep it.

  13. End the match Free

    Most matches end on their own when someone wins. To stop early, tap โน End. The score at that moment becomes the final result. Everyone on the roster with an email gets the result.

  14. Next time: Quick Play Free

    Every sport you have played shows on your dashboard under Quick Play w/Last Settings. One tap skips straight to the players, with the same rules as last time.

    Quick Play w/Last Settings on the dashboard
    Quick Play w/Last Settings on the dashboard
    Quick Play w/Last Settings on the dashboard (on a phone)
    On a phone
Good to know
  • ๐Ÿ”Š Audio reads the score out loud after each point. Pick the language with the flag in the top bar.
  • ๐ŸŽค Voice appears in browsers that support it. Say โ€œleftโ€, โ€œrightโ€, โ€œundoโ€ or โ€œfaultโ€.
  • On a computer, โ† and โ†’ score a point for each side and Backspace is undo. Bluetooth clickers and pedals that act like a keyboard work the same way.
  • Team logos for the broadcast overlay are on the players step; see Broadcast overlays.

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