Statistician Quick-Start Guide

For Statisticians

A game day reference for anyone keeping stats in Blitz Board Stats. It covers setup before kickoff, starting and ending a game, adding notes, fixing mistakes, and the two most common special teams questions: punting and receiving.

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01Before you start

  • New to Blitz Board Stats? Take the in-app Tour, which walks through each prompt and layout.
  • Turn on Show Hints for step-by-step instructions while you track live plays.

02Game day setup

  • Come prepared: get set up while the team warms up.
  • Charge your device and stay on strong Wi-Fi or LTE.
  • Use one statistician per game to avoid duplicate entries.
  • Confirm every player is on the roster before kickoff. Tell your coach if anyone is missing so they can be added in time.

03Start and end the game

  1. 1Tap Start Game.
  2. 2For each play, select the play type, assign the player, and confirm.
  3. 3Tap End Game when the game is over, review the summary, and make any corrections.

04Notes and corrections

  • Add a note to any play during the game. If you make an error, add a note right away to flag it.
  • Fix mistakes live while tracking, or after End Game. Either way works.

05Special teams: punting (your team is kicking)

  1. 1On the tracking screen, keep the Special teams box checked and toggle to Punting.
  2. 2Confirm the field position or yard line.
  3. 3Tap Choose under Manage Roster to select the punter.
  4. 4Tap the result: Down, Return, Touchback, Out of Bounds, or Fumbled/Muffed Punt.
  5. 5For a Return, enter the return yard line, then pick the result: Flag Pull, Return Touchdown, Player Out of Bounds, Player Down, Safety, or Lateral Pass.

06Special teams: receiving (your team is returning)

  1. 1Toggle to Receiving and confirm the field position or yard line.
  2. 2Enter Punt Received At, the yard line where your player fielded the punt, and tap Confirm & Track Play.
  3. 3Pick the return result: Flag Pull, Return Touchdown, Player Out of Bounds, Player Down, or Safety.
  4. 4If the ball changed hands during the return, use Lateral Pass instead of a return result.

Muffed punts:If the receiving team never cleanly controls the ball, log Fumbled/Muffed Punt on the punting side and skip the return result. The Punting / Receiving toggle only affects the current play.

07Add Blitz Board Stats to your home screen

  • iPhone and iPad (Safari): open blitzboardstats.com in Safari, tap the Share icon (bottom of the screen on iPhone, top toolbar on iPad), tap Add to Home Screen, then tap Add.
  • Android phone and tablet (Chrome): open blitzboardstats.com in Chrome, tap the three-dot menu (top right), tap Add to Home screen (or Install app), then tap Add or Install.
  • The icon opens straight into Blitz Board Stats on game day, with no app store needed.

08Access levels

  • Coach: full access, and assigns statisticians.
  • Statistician: live tracking access.
  • Guardian and Fan: view only.

Common questions

Can more than one person track the same game?
Use one statistician per game. Two people tracking the same game creates duplicate entries.
What if I log a play wrong?
Fix it live while tracking, or add a note to the play and correct it after End Game.
Do I need to download an app?
No. Add blitzboardstats.com to your phone or tablet home screen and it opens like an app.