SoloStats123:

Quick Start

& Full Tutorial

April 2024

Chapters

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• Stat Tutorial
• Setup Guide
• Detailed Explanation & Definitions

Stat Tutorial

How to Take Stats

Capture: Score & Input

• Score & Server
• Tap the score area to adjust either teams score or serving team

• Input & Adjustments
• The Current Entry bar shows the in-progress stat, tapping Enter will log those to the score
• Tap Rotation to modify your team's current rotation
• Tap Timeout to log a timeout for either team
• Tap to Undo the last entry, this will put those stats in-progress stat bar
• Tap Clear to remove those stats from the Current Entry bar

Capture: Players & Stats

• Player Selection
• Tap the relevant player in the Our Lineup section to indicate which player did an action
• Stat Selection
• If the action happened during a rally, use the In-Rally section to select which action occurred
• If the action won the point for your team, select from the action from the Earned section
• If the action lost the point for your team, select from the action from the Errors section

Basic Structure

• The Rally:
• Your player #11 serves and aces the opponent
• The Structure:
• Player + Action + [Rating]
• What you Tap:
• Player: Player 11
• Earned: Ace
• Enter

Stat an Entire Rally

• Just before the serve confirm your rotation and server (or next server) are correct
• Track In-Rally stats that occur during the play
• EX: Tap #11 player button, then tap the in-rally 2-receive button, then Enter
• Use the buttons in Earned or Errors sections for end of rally stats
• EX: Tap #7 player button, then tap the earned spike button, then Enter

Fix Incorrect Stats

• Tap UNDO to remove the last entry
• The details from the last stat will show up the Current Entry bar next to the score
• Adjust the player and/or action
• Press Clear to remove the entire stat and start over
• For example:
• Tap Number 11, then In-Rally: Dig, Tap UNDO, Tap Number 10, then Enter

Or

• Tap Number 11, then In-Rally: Dig, Tap UNDO, then Clear

Practice with the Tutorial Team

Create the Tutorial Team

Learn SoloStats123 with our tutorial team and video examples

• Tap the Create Demo Team button
• On the popup screen, Tap the Create button
• Tap the 1 Match button

Start Practicing

Practice taking stats using the SoloStats123 tutorial

• Then tap the Game 1 button
• Review the Setup screen
• Open the Capture screen to take stats

Practice Examples: Short & Simple

Sample Rally #1: Serve, Block Error

What to Input:

• Tap Number 2, In-Rally: 1-Serve, Enter
• Tap Number 11, Errors: Block, Enter

Note - ball lands on our side of the court

Sample Rally #2: Receive, Attack Error

What to Input:

• Tap Number 16, In-Rally: 3 Receive, Enter
• Tap Number 1, Errors: Spike, Enter

Click here for help with Receive Ratings

Sample Rally #3: Receive, Kill

What to input:

• Tap Number 2, In-Rally: 3-Receive, Enter
• Tap Number 10, Earned: Spike, Enter

Click here for help with Receive Ratings

Setter stats are automatic based on the designations on the setup screen

Sample Rally #4:

Serve, Dig, Attack, Kill

What to tap:

• Number 10, In-Rally: 3-Serve
• Number 10, In-Rally: Dig
• Number 16, In-Rally: Hit still in play
• Number 16, Earned: Spike

Click here for help with Serve Ratings

Sample Rally #5:

Serve, Block, Kill

What to tap:

• Number 16, In-Rally: 2-Serve
• Number 11, In-Rally: Block still in Play
• Number 11, Earned: Spike
• Number 23, Assist (set)

Sample Rally #6:

Serve, Block

What to tap:

• Number 16, In-Rally: 3-Serve
• Number 11, Earned: Block
• Number 5, Assist (Block Assist)

Click here for help with Serve Ratings

Practice Examples: Faults & Opponent Errors

Sample Rally #7:

Fault

What to tap:

• Number 11, Faults: ball handling

Sample Rally #8:

Opponent Serve Error

What to tap:

• Their Player, Errors: Serve

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Note: The Their Player button is just below the opponent team score

Sample Rally #8:

Opponent Attack Error

What to tap:

• Number 10, In-Rally: 3-Serve
• Their Player, Errors: Spike

Quick Inputs

Quickly Enter

There are a few shortcuts to input stats more rapidly in certain circumstance:

• Server Stats: When you have an assigned server for the current rotation, you can tap any In-Rally serve stat and the server will be automatically added to the Current Entry bar
• Double Tap to Enter: After selecting a player, you can double tap the stat to input the stat without pressing the Enter button

Quick Adjustments

Easily Correct Stats

If you select the wrong player or stat before you press enter, you can quick edit any part of the stat:

• Incorrect player: Tap the right player to adjust the Current Entry, then press Enter
• Incorrect action or rating: Tap on the right action or rating to adjust the Current Entry, then press Enter

Easily Correct Game Information

If you find yourself in a situation where the serving team, serving player or score is wrong, you can easily adjust those things:

• Incorrect Server: Tap on the Change Server button below the score, then select the right server
• Incorrect Serving Team: Tap on the Score, then tap the correct serving team
• Incorrect Score: Tap on the Score, then tap the plus/minus buttons until the scores are correct

Practice Examples: Long & Complex

Sample Rally #9:

Long Serve

What to Tap:

• Number 11, In-Rally: 3-Serve
• Number 11, In-Rally: Dig
• Number 14, In-Rally: Hit still in Play
• Number 11, In-Rally: Dig
• Number 10, In-Rally: Hit still in Play
• Number 10, In-Rally: Dig
• Number 1, Errors: Block

Sample Rally #10:

Long Receive

What to tap:

• Number 16, In-Rally: 3-Receive
• Number 23, In-Rally: Hit still in Play
• Number 10, In-Rally: 3-Free ball pass
• Number 14, In-Rally: Hit still in Play
• Number 10, In-Rally: Dig
• Number 16, Earned: Spike

Sample Rally #11:

Long Receive 2

What to tap:

• Number 13, In-Rally: 3-Receive
• Number 14, In-Rally: Hit still in play
• Number 1, In-Rally: Block still in Play
• Number 10, In-Rally: 3-Free ball pass
• Number 1, Earned: Kill

Get the most out of your stats

The Right Process

• Stat your team’s errors and not your opponent’s earned points
• Examples:
• Stat Your Players’ Dig Error or Block Error NOT Opponents’ Kill
• Your Players’ Receive Error NOT Opponents’ Ace
• By tracking YOUR players’ actions, you can pinpoint where to make improvements
• Without knowing where the errors are occurring, it’s difficult to practice and reduce those errors

The Right Process

• Specific situation:
• Number 14 passes a ball that is almost a shank but the setter gets to the ball but can’t make a set
• Instead of statting it as Number 14, 1 pass and a setter error, give Number 14 the Receive Error
• This means that you are tracking the root cause of the error, not the symptom of the error
• How to stat this:
• Number 14, Receive 1…
• Undo
• Number 14, Receive Error
• This way you can take the initial stat, which may turn out to be correct
• If the team can’t control the ball, you can Undo the original entry and turn it into an Error

Practice Example: Full Match

Full Practice Match

Additional Videos

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You are ready to take Stats!

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Setup Guide

Choose How to Setup or Start Taking Stats:

Login & Sync:

I already use SoloStats123 or Live and want to sync an existing team

New Account:

I do not use any SoloStats product yet and want to create an account

Ready to Stat:

I already have my team ready and I want to start taking stats

Login & Sync

Login to Your Account

• Login using your account info for you SoloStats/Rotate123 account
• On successful login, you will see a popup message confirming your account is linked

Sync Your Account

• Tap the “Account” button at the top of the screen
• On the popup message, below your email, press the “Sync to previously uploaded data”

Download Your Teams

• Select the device you want to sync from
• Then select the teams from that device you want to sync
• NOTE: You can select multiple teams
• Tap the “Sync” button to download the team to your device

Ready to take stats?

Jump to "Start Taking Stats" section

Create a New Account

Creating a New Account

• Enter your information
• Tap the “New Account” button
• On successful account creation, you will see a popup message confirming your account is created

Create a New Team

• Tap the “New” button in the bottom right of the screen
• Enter your teams information
• Tap the “Save” button to create your new team

Start Taking Stats

Create a New Match

• Tap the “New” button in the bottom right of the screen
• Enter the match information
• Tap the “Save” button to create the new match

Setup a New Game

• Tap the “Game 1” button on your new match
• Complete the game setup
• Select who is serving first
• Select the starting rotation
• Select & assign your setters rotations

Capture Stats

• Tap the “Capture” button to take stats
• Tap a blue player button, then a stat button on the right to capture your first stat

Setup Complete: Go take Stats!

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Appendix:

Detailed Explanations & Definitions

Serve and Receive Ratings Explained

Receive and Serve Ratings

• It’s important to note that each stat taker will interpret the quality of the pass differently. The most important thing is to be consistent from match to match so that the team’s receive ratings do not change due to the mood of the stat taker
• The following are General Guidelines, you may choose to look at things differently
• Remember that Receive and Serve ratings are the inverse of each other
• Receive 3 = Serve 1
• Receive 2 = Serve 2
• Receive 1 = Serve 3
• Receive Error = Serve Ace

Receive Ratings Defined

• 0 pass or passing error: ball hits the floor, is shanked or is not brought under control enough for your team to return the ball to the opponent's court. See Video
• 1 pass: poor pass that requires the setter to chase and put up a difficult set or must be returned as a free ball to the opponent. See Video
• 2 pass: pass is high enough and toward the front of the court such that the setter has more than one setting option. See Video
• 3 pass: a perfect pass close to the net where the setter can set all attackers including the quick middle set. See Video

Serve Rating Defined

Watch the opponent’s pass - it should be a least twice as high as the antenna

Antenna

Serve Rating Defined - cont.

• Watch the opponent’s Setter’s feet - in front or behind the 10 ft line
• This particular Pass is a 2 so it’s a 2 Serve

10 ft line

Serve Rating Defined - cont.

• Watch the opponent’s Setter’s set - using hands or bumping?
• Typically bump sets are 1 passes = 3 serves
• If the setter doesn’t get to the ball at all, it’s typically a 1 pass = 3 serve

Bump Set

Primary Vocabulary

Serve and Receive

• Receive
• Receive Error
• Receive 1
• Receive 2
• Receive 3
• Opponent Serve Error

• Serve
• Serve Error
• Serve 1 = Opponent Receive 3
• Serve 2 = Opponent Receive 2
• Serve 3 = Opponent Receive 1
• Ace

End of Rally

• Earned: Point for Our Side
• Kill
• Block
• Ace
• Error: Point for Opponent
• Attack Error
• Serve Error
• Dig Error
• Block Error
• Faults (net, under, ball handling, etc.)

• Opponent Errors: Point for Our Side
• Opponent Attack Error
• Opponent Serve Error
• Opponent Fault (net, under, ball-handling, etc.)

In-Rally

• Dig
• Your player controls the opponent’s attack and play continues
• Attack in Play
• Your player attacks ball but does not score with a kill or make an error and play continues
• Block in Play
• Your blocker[s] touch the opponent attack the ball stays in play on either side of the net
• Free Ball Return in Play
• Your team sends a free ball to the opponent and the play continues
• Free Ball Pass: 1, 2, or 3
• Your team passes a free ball that you can grade like a serve receive

Advanced Vocabulary

Assists: Set and Block

• Setter Assists
• If the setter designated in the current rotation did not set the ball that resulted in a kill, you can change the player
• Example
• Number 11, Earned: Spike
• Number 2, Assist
• Blocking Assists
• To add a blocker to a two person block
• Example
• Number 22, Earned: Block
• Number 3, Assist

Attack Descriptors

• In SoloStats, you can describe the KILL & Attack Error by adding:
• Spike
• Tip
• Dump
• Downball
• Example
• Number 14, Earned: Dump
• Number 12, Errors: Tip

Detailed Setting Stats

• If you want to have accurate Setting Stats
• First make sure to use the Assist stat so that the designated setter is not over credited for Kills
• Next use Attack in Play, Not from Setter

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Fault Details

• You can tap Faults then select the descriptor:
• Back Row Attack
• Ball Handling
• Foot Fault
• Net
• Out of Rotation
• Over the Net
• Under
• Example: Number 14, Faults: Net

Appendix Complete: Go take Stats!

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