SALT LAKE COUNTY SOFTBALL TRAINING Section VII Stats SALT LAKE COUNTY SOFTBALL TRAINING Section VII Stats

Training  County Policy, Procedures & Forms  Time Sheets & Vouchers  Preparation for your league  At the field  Terminology and Scoring in the Book  Finishing up the night  Stats  Finishing the League  Review

Ways Stats Can Be Done  Stats can be done by hand  Stats can be done using a computer  The program that is in this presentation is an Excel program part of Microsoft Office

Naming your file  After opening the original stat file  Click on file  Save As  Chose a location on your computer where you will remember where it is  Name the file as follows  Night of Week – Location  For Example "Monday LHM 1“  Also acceptable are abbreviation such as  Mon V 1  Mon SS East

Starting the League  Go to the tab titled leading Hitter Data  Fill in the boxes in the Yellow Section THIS IS THE ONLY SECTION YOU WILL CHANGE ON A WEEKLY BASIS Enter the number of games the league has played to date here (This is total games, after week 1 most likely 4 after week 2 most likely 8 ECT.) 0 YOU WILL ONLY NEED TO SET THIS SECTION ONLY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON Number of Teams in your League0 Number of games a Team plays during the Year0 DO NOT CHANGE ANY NUMBERS IN THIS SECTION Number of Plate Appearances per Game2.5 Number of Plate Appearances for season0 Number of Plate Appearances to date#####

Naming the Tabs for Each Team  Go to the tab titled Team (1)  In Cell A1 where it says "Night of Week - Location- Season - Type of League - Classification"  Type over the word the information it is asking for  For Example "Monday LHM 1 Summer Men's Upper Rec"  Stay on this same tab to enter teams Name  On the tab double click and type in the teams name  Then go to the top of the page and type the teams name in the cell it is asking for the name.  You will type over Team #1 Name  Repeat these instruction for all teams in your league  Now all teams in your league has their own tab in the work book

Entering the names for each player  Go to the Team Tab  Type the players name on the line to the left of PA  If your League is a Coed league in column B list the sex "M" of "F"  If you need more spaces for players then you can unhide. There is room for 35 players however only 20 are showing  Hide all columns that you will not be using  This just makes the sheet look better PLAYERS PA AB H PA AB H

Delete all tabs you do not need for your league  You do this by right clicking on the tab and delete  This just makes the file look better

Entering the data during the season  If a team is adding the player  Unhide the rows you need  On line 2 of each teams tab type Yes if the game was a forfeit  On line 3 of each teams tab list who the opponent was for that day  On line 4 of each teams tab type the date in the cell (ex; 5-7 will show May 7)  On each teams tab find the players name and enter the following  PA (plate appearances)  AB (at bats)  H (hits)

Figuring the minimum Plate Appearances (PA) Required THIS IS THE ONLY SECTION YOU WILL CHANGE ON A WEEKLY BASIS Enter the number of games the league has played to date here (This is total games, after week 1 most likely 4 after week 2 most likely 8 ECT.) 0  Go to the tab titled leading Hitter Data  Fill in the boxes in the Green Section  This is done by adding the numbers of games played that night to the total already there  The red section will calculate the Min. PA

Filling Out the Leaders page  On the Leader Hitter Link page sort the following  Ave (largest to smallest)  Player (A to Z)  After sorting then filter on the column PA  Filter by using the line "is greater than or equal to" your minimum PA for that week  After sorting highlight the top 30 Coed or top 60 Non Coed that includes the following columns  (player, team, PA, AB, H, and ave)

Filling out the leading hitters list  The following cells are formulas and do not need anything done.  Type in the date of your last game (Example for May 7 use 5/7)  After you have copied from previous slide  right click, paste special, and the values

Stat program in Excel  These instruction are also located in the Stat program for you to reference back to as needed

What do you do when your stats are completed  Your stats are then ed to the SLCO personal that will upload the file into Quick Scores.  For the 2014 season that will be Bob Herlin address is  are due by 2:00 PM each Sunday. You may send them sooner if you like.

Doing your stats Long Hand

Doing your standings Long Hand