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Using SoloStats 123 And WebReports

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Contents

SoloStats Overview
Getting Started
Taking Stats
Assists, Overpass Kills, Setter Attempts
Fast In-Rally Mode
Stat Definitions
Stat Analysis: In-App
Stat Analysis: Coach
Stat Analysis: WebReports

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SoloStats Overview

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The SoloStats Family

SoloStats Touch

For taking adhoc stats such as practice drills, use SoloStats Touch
Touch is free form and allows you to select the stat buttons and player for each drill

SoloStats Video

You can synchronize your stats to your match video easily with SoloStats Video
Stats from SoloStats Touch, Clipboard, 123 and LIVE can all be synced to video very quickly

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Understanding SoloStats 123

SoloStats 123 is designed to be easy to learn and use

From Beginner to Advanced Intermediate teams
You can use it for Advanced teams but because of the speed of the game, it’s easier to stat fast rallies using SoloStats LIVE

It’s called SOLOSTATS because you can stat and coach

You can just capture the starting stats (serve or pass rating) and the terminating actions (Kill, Dig Error) and not worry about the in-rally stats and still have plenty of stats to make important coaching decisions

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The SoloStats Family – cont.

SoloStats WebReports

All of our stat apps are free and backup their stats to SoloStats WebReports
WebReports is a subscription-based service that allows you to:

Aggregate any combination of matches into summary reports
Generate over 20 reports that provide a variety of stat views for ranking players, viewing rotational data, comparing matches, graphing trends
Export stats to Maxpreps and other external services
Edit stats and enter additional data
Use additional stat takers simultaneously to capture more data
Share stats with other coaches, players and fans
Benchmark your team against national stats for your level of play

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The SoloStats Family – cont.

SoloStats Coach

With your WebReports subscription you can view your stats in SoloStats Coach, a small screen version of SoloStats WebReports
If your stat taker has WIFI, then you can view live stats during a match with SoloStats Coach on your smartphone

SoloStats Fan

From WebReports, invite player, parents and fans to see your team and individual stats LIVE
Control the amount of stats broadcasted – team, individual, all players
It’s a great way to build community around your team

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Getting Started

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Getting Started

The key steps are:

Create a new Team
Enter the Players
Create a new Match
Open Game 1 and do basic setup
Open Capture screen, take stats

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Create Team

On the Your Team page

Tap the New button at the bottom right
Enter your roster information

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Important Roster

Note

Once you have entered your roster, you can make jersey number changes but be careful not to move players around after you have started taking stats
You will end up will multiple copies of players

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New Match

To create a new Match, tap the button to the right of the team name

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New Match - cont

Tap the New button on the lower right to open the New Match dialog
Enter the information
Tap Save

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New Match - cont

Tap the New button on the lower right to open the New Match dialog
Enter the information
Tap Save

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New Game

The create a new Game, tap Game 1

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New Game - cont

On the Setup screen select:

Who has First Serve
Your Starting Rotation - more here.
Who are your setter or setters are.

If you use 3 or more setters, just designate one. This designation is used to automatically assign Assists to setters.

If you are new to SoloStats use the Standard Capture.
If you are in the US, use United States rotation numbering.
Leave Echo off.
You can name your lineup.
Leave the Error Details off for now.

Tap the Capture Tab at the top

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Taking Stats

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Start Capture

When the Capture screen opens, you will need to select your first server

Tap your first server

The Red S1 badge on the player button indicates the designated setter

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Taking Stats

The process is simple, Player + Action + Enter
You tap in either:

Player then Action
Action then Player

Eliminate the Enter button by double tapping the second key
New Stat Takers

The most critical thing is to capture the last action of a rally. What ended the rally. It’s typically an error or a kill.

This will advance the score and the rotation and keep things on track.

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Key Items

Look at the score buttons.

It should be 0 - 0 when you start
The RED dot indicates the serving team

Make sure the Rotation # is correct
You can CLEAR an entry part way through if it’s not right
You can UNDO the last entry if it’s wrong
You can tap the Score or Rotation number to make adjustments if it’s not right

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Action Buttons

Buttons are colored for easy identification
Gray - In Rally buttons.

Touches that don’t end the rally.

Green - Earned Points

Typically these are points that your team earns such as a service Ace.

Yellow - Error Points

A point loss through an error either for your team or your opponent such as hitting the ball out.

Red - Fault Points

A point loss through a Fault either for your team or your opponent such as touching the net.

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Learning To Take Stats

Button detailed definitions - click here.

Or use the Help button in the app

It’s best to “practice” before going to a live match

Find a video of your team or any team you know
Set up the team properly
Begin taking stats and try to avoid stopping the video because you can’t stop a live match

Progression

Start with just the end of rally stats. This is the easiest way to stat.
Add first touch - your serve rating or your receive rating

This is extremely helpful and Serve and Receive are the most important measure of your team’s level of play
Taking first and last rally stat will allow you to watch the game
It will also provide you useful coaching information

Add digs
Add hitting attempts

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Stat Taking Philosophy

Never provide Earned stats to your opponent - Aces, Kills

Why?

Because you are taking stats to improve YOUR team’s performance.

Opponent’s Ace = Your Team’s Passing Error
Opponent’s Kill = Your Team’s Digging Error

Without this information, you won’t know what to work on

Additionally, many coaches assign an Earned Kill to the opponent when the opponent makes a powerful hit that is hard to dig.

Not assigning the digging error to your team will actually decrease your team’s digging error and in turn increase your digging percentage. So your digging looks better when you are actually doing worse.

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Taking Stats

Assists,

Overpass Kills,

Setter Attempts

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Set Assists

This is a set that results in a kill for your side
SoloStats automatically gives the setter designated for the current location with an Assist if a kill occurs
If the set did not come from the designated setter, you can reassign the Assist
Reassigning Assists

Enter the Player + Earned Spike or Tip
The Assist button will turn Green
Press Assist and the Player that set the ball
If the set was an Over Pass from the opponent

Press Assist and Their Player

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Block Assists

If two blockers blocked for a point
Enter either Player + Earned Block
Then the Assists button will turn Green
Press Assist and the second Player

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Set Attempts

To accurately count the number of sets a setter makes, it’s important to track the hits that did not terminate the rally.
Use the gray Hit Still In Play button when the set comes from the designated setter
If someone else set the ball and the attack did not terminate the rally, press the Hit In Play Not From Setter button

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Taking Stats

Fast In-Rally Mode

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Fast In-Rally Mode

Setup

If you are trying to track all the in-rally touches, it helps to have less players to pick from and to have buttons close to where you need them

In Setup, choose Fast In-Rally Buttons below the Setter Assignment

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Fast In-Rally Mode

Add Players

Select your active players
There is space for 7 players so you can designate a Libero
Drag players to the Active column
Tap Save when done

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Fast In-Rally Mode

Select First Server

Tap the player you want as your first server

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Fast In-Rally Mode

Begin Capture

Fast In-Rally mode puts the In-Rally gray buttons right across from the player.
In-rally touches happen quickly
You only need to double tap the gray button next to the player to enter the action

For example, double tap dig next to #3 Kayla to enter her dig

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Stat Definitions

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Stat Definitions

Receive

Receive error
A receive of a serve that is not brought under control enough to return to the opponent.
Receive rating
The quality of a receive pass

0 = error
1 = out of system return to opponent
2 = good enough to set pins
3 = perfect, can run middle quick

Serve

Ace
A serve resulting in a point for the server that either hits the opponent’s court or is received but not brought under control enough to return to the server side.
Service error
A failed serve attempt resulting in a point for the opponent that can be due to the ball going out of bounds, hitting the antenna or not crossing the net.
Serve rating
The quality of a serve

0 = error
1 = opponent’s 3 or perfect pass
2 = opponent’s 2 pass
3 = opponent’s 1 pass
4 = ace

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Stat Definitions

Free-ball Pass

The attempt to control a ball that is returned by the opponent in a non-attack action.

Free-ball pass ratings
The quality of a free-ball pass

0 = error
1 = out of system return to opponent
2 = good enough to set pins
3 = perfect, can run middle quick

Attack

An attempt to score a point, other than by serving

Attempt: An action to score a point, other than by serving. You count the attempts when calculating Kills %. For example: kills/attempts�
Kills: An attack that results in a score.�
Errors: An attempt to score a point, other than by serving, that results in a point for the opponent.

Attack error/set

The number of Attack Errors during a single set or the Total Attack Errors divided by all the sets in which the errors occurred.

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Stat Definitions

Block

Block – successful
When the blocker returns an attack into the attacker’s court and it directly results in a point by the blocker.
Blocker errors
During the block, the blocker either nets, deflects the attacked ball out of bounds or makes a center-line violation.

Dig

Dig attempt
An attempt to control an opponent’s attacked ball and prevent a kill. It does not include recovering a ball blocked by the opponent into the digger’s court.
Dig
A player successfully controlling an opponent’s attacked ball and preventing a kill. It does not include recovering a ball blocked by the opponent into the digger’s court.
Dig error
A failed attempt to control an opponent’s attacked ball resulting in a point for the opponent.
Dig errors/set
The total number of dig errors divided by all the sets in which the errors occurred.

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Stat Analysis

In-App Stats

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Analyzing Stats

3 Ways to Review Stats

In-App

Real-time, in-game analysis

SoloStats Coach

Real-time and post match, small-screen analysis

WebReports

Post match, large screen mobile and desktop analysis

Subscription is required for these services

Starter Bundle or higher

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Analyzing Stats

In-App

If you are logged into your subscription, then you can push your Capture Screen up to see Game and Match stats

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Analyzing Stats

In-App: Page 1

The buttons at the top allow you to see a game or the entire match stats
You can see stats for

Serve, Blocks
Receive, Free Ball
Attacks, Setting, Dig and Plus-Minus Points

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Analyzing Stats

In-App: Page 2

Rotation based Point Scoring % and Side Out %
Point Tree

Compares how your team is earning or losing points compared to your opponent
Compares passing, side out % and point scoring %

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Analyzing Stats

In-App

What to look at in-match the Point Tree

If you rate your serves and receives, see how you are doing compared to your opponent
You want to win the serve/receive battle
If you are losing this battle & your opponent hits well, make sure you’re serving tough enough, 3-4 service errors are ok

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Stat Analysis

SoloStats Coach

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SoloStats Coach -

Setup & Use

Follow this link for details

https://www.solostatslive.com/training-solostats-coach.html

Launch SoloStats Coach

www.rotate123.com/coach

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SoloStats Coach

Deeper reports than the In-App stats
View real-time stats if stat taker is on wifi and you are on your phone
Single match or aggregate any number of matches
Player Stats, Point Tree, Error Tree, Rotations, Play by Play
Serve, Receive, Attack, Dig, Bock, Free Ball, Setting, Player Time, Plus/Minus
Counts, Percent, Per Game

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Analysis: In-Match

For in-match analysis, you can use the point tree
Receive

If not passing well, go to Player Stats, look at Count
Tap Errors to sort the column
Locate the high error rate payer
Might need to consider subbing her out or in the back row

Serve

Do the same to get the best servers on the court

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Analysis: In-Match

Go the the Game level Game Log for play by play review
See how points are being won and loss during the match
Momentum swings are important to understand

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Analysis: Post Match

Aggregate matches:

eg - a tournament day

Look at the Point Tree
For this group of 5 matches

Team our scores opponent

Passing 1.69 v 1.59
Aces 44 vs 35
Serve Errors 29 vs 35
Kills 128 vs 94

Overall looks good
Might want to analyze the single match loss

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Analysis: Post Match

Consider looking at Error Tree

The number of Attack Errors is high

Might review video to see what kind of errors these are
If you sync your match stats with video using SoloStats Video you can easily watch all the error swings

The rest of the errors seem ok

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Stat Analysis

WebReports

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Analysis: Post Match

WebReports Set Up

Set up WebReports

First, make sure SoloStats app is connected to WebReports

Open SoloStats
Press Login and if logged in, log out
Press Login again and enter your account email that has your active subscription
Press Backup and make sure it goes to 100%

Open WebReports - click here.

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Launch WebReports

Login to WebReports

click here
On first screen you may have multiple device to choose from
Pick the button with right team

Select Your Team
Select Custom Match

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WebReports

Key Features

Select Matches

Last Match
Last Day
All Matches
Custom Match

Export, Enter or Edit Stats
Use Multiple Stat Takers
Share with Player, Parents, etc
Compare your performance to other teams at your level

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Custom Match Selection

You can select any combination of Matches from All to just one.

All Matches select here:
Select the Opponent for a single match
Select the Date for all matches on that day

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Reports

The Menu at the top of the page provides a large variety of Reports

Analyze - rotation based look at stats for Serve and Receive
Ranking - for ranking players by a skill
Summary - overview of all stats
Trend Report - new comparison reports

match to match or tournament to tournament tables and graphs
Player vs Team Average tables and graphs

Other Reports

By Rotation, Skill by Opponent, Player by Game
Rotation by Player, Point Logs
Attackers by Setter:

compares the effectiveness of each setter based on attacker results

Error Tree

Compares your teams errors to your opponents

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Analyzing Stats

Simple Process

There are pages of statistics and it can get very confusing and overwhelming but only a few key stats matter
Priority Order

Serve - Aces, Rating, Error %
Receive - Error %, Rating
Attack - Kills, Errors
Digs - Error%

These stats should drive your practice focus

First ball contact - Serve and Receive

Here’s a full presentation - click here.

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Serve Analysis

The key stat in serving is how much is your serving putting your opponent out of system:

4 Serve = Ace - Opponent no return
3 Serve = Opponent 1 Pass or out of system
2 Serve = Opponent 2 Pass or unable to run their middle

Depending on your league and level of play

High level play - 4 and 3 rating serves
Mid level - 4, 3, and 2
Low Level - Ace rate, Low Error rate

Service Errors don’t correlate strongly with losing however

Target 90% good or 10% error rate or less
You want to serve tough and consistently

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Serve Analysis - WebReports

Select the matches you want to review
Then go to either the Summary or Ranking Report
Summary Report

First table is Serve
Bottom row shows totals

and averages

Click in the heading

to sort the column

Look at:

Rating
Aces
Errors

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Serve Analysis - WebReports

Ranking Report is by Skill - there are many more stats here
Click the heading to sort the column

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Receive Analysis - WebReports

Select the matches you want to review
Then go to either the Summary or Ranking Report
Summary Report

First table is Serve and Receive
Passing Errors are the most

Important

Sort on Errors
Then look at Ratings

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