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Welcome to BlisScout
Help File
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Create
- Click on the "Scouting" tab...
- Click on the "New" button
- Enter the name of the team in the space provided within the prompt message. If you plan on keeping an archive of your teams, you may want to add the year at the end of the name. An example name would be like "Wildcats99" or "Tampa99".
- Click the "OK" button or press the "ENTER" key.
- Enter a play - "review the EDIT section for details".
- Select the update button
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- A prompt message will appear asking you to add a new play. In other words, are you wanting to continue and begin entering another play, or are you through adding plays.
- To continue and add another play select the "YES" button.
- BlisScout will automatically figure out what down it is and what yardline the ball is on.
- To end adding plays select the "NO" button.
BlisScout will end the create method, and you are now ready to generate the reports. BlisScout will not automatically generate the reports, for you will have to select the "complete reports" button.
Open
- Click on the "Library" tab.
- The middle window with folders contain the team(s) you have created. Double click on the team folder you would like to open.
- The left window contains the team report. If you single click on the file then the file name will appear in the text box above--now select the Open Record
button and the tab window will change to the scouting section. If you double click on the file then the team report will open automatically and the tab window will change to the scouting section.
Edit
- Click on the "Scouting" tab.
- After opening a Team Record, you may edit the file
accordingly.
- If data is changed, the file is saved by selecting any of the navigational arrows (i.e., the right arrow).
- If a check box is active (checked), you will be unable
to check another check box within its section. To check
another check box, you will need to un-check the active
check box. Doing this will enable all check boxes within
its section--now you are able to make your selection.
- The first section pertains to the Quarter the plays
relate to. Please ensure that you select the appropriate
quarter while entering the plays.
- The next section contains four(4) parts.
- Down-Distance
- The check boxes relate to the downs.
- The down-distance dropdown list box allows you to
place the distance to the next 1st down.
- Yardline
- The Yardline dropdown list box allows you to select the yardline the ball is on. Please note that with the Offense version, the yardline will normally start out on negative numbers NOT positive. For example, 1st down and 10 on the -20 yardline...NOT 20 yardline.
- Strength
- The check boxes relate to the side of the strength.
- HashMark
- The check boxes relate to the side of
the field (left-right-middle) the ball is on.
- The next section pertains to the Play Action.
- The check boxes dictate whether the play
is a "run" or a "pass".
- The dropdown list box allows you to
select a Play Action.
- Once you type in a play for the
first time, you will need to add that play to the data file
so you can select it for another record.
The play is added by clicking on
the "add image".
- The "Run" section is only enabled if the play is a run.
Click on the run hole that pertains to the play.
- The "Pass Route" section is only enabled if the play is a pass.
Click on the pass zone that pertains to the play.
- The pictorial command button will display
a picture of the zones.
- The dropdown list box allows you to
select a Pass Route.
- Once you type in a pass route for the
first time, you will need to add that pass route to the data file
so you can select it for another record.
- The pass route is added by clicking on
the "add image".
- The next section has two parts.
- The yardage dropdown list box contains
yardage information. Select the amount of yards gained
during the play.
- The formation dropdown list box allows you to
select a Formation.
- Once you type in a formation for the
first time, you will need to add that formation to the data file
so you can select it for another record.
- The formation is added by clicking on
the "add image".
- The last section contains Results and Key Player
information.
- The results dropdown list box contains
Results information. Select the appropriate results
for the play.
- The key player list box allows you to
select a key player for the current play.
- Once you type in a key player for the first time, you will need to add that player to the data file so you can select him for another record.
- The key player is added by clicking on
the "add image".
To move around within the plays, you can do so by selecting the appropriate arrow. Again, by selecting one of these navigational arrows, the database will save all data.
- If you add add or delete plays, it will be necessary for you to update the down-distance and yardline sections. We do not automatically update these fields with the offense version.
Delete
- Click on the "Library" tab.
- From the directory folder--the middle window--double click on the folder representing the team you would like to delete. Then select the file in the file list box.
- Select the "Delete" button to delete the folder and its contents.
Tabs
- Scouting tab. This tab is used for entering and editing plays.
- Reports tab. This tab is used for accessing the reports.
- Synopsis tab. This tab is used to view the snyopsis of a team after the
team has a current file.
- Help tab. This tab is used to view the help file.
- Library tab. This tab is used to open files and delete files.
- PlayBook tab. This tab is used to create your playbook to provide to your coaches and players.
PlayBook
- Controls:
- Selection Tool (Arrow): Select the Arrow Tool in order to select drawn objects.
- SELECT AN OBJECT: Left click on one of the green line-handles
or on an X or O to select that object. The selected object will turn RED.
- MOVE AN OBJECT: After the object is selected, left click and drag to move that object. If it is line you are
moving, you will need to left click on the green or red dot to move or adjust the line.
- DELETE AN OBJECT: With an object selected, press the delete
or the backspace key to delete the object (multiple selection is not available).
- DE-SELECT AN OBJECT: With an objected selected, pressing the 'Esc'
key will deselect it.
- CHANGING PLAYERS TO SHOW WHO HAS THE BALL: If a non-X player object is selected (O, or Filled O) pressing the 'spacebar' key will toggle that player
between the O and filled O player types.
- Line Tool: Select the Line Tool if you want to draw a line.
When selected the tips, and style line buttons will be active.
- The "left" mouse button will BEGIN the line to draw. Simply left click and move the mouse to draw a line. To change directions, left click and move the mouse in a different direction.
- The "right mouse button will END the line.
- To have an arrow tip, select the arrow tip control.
- To have a "T" tip, select the "T" top control.
- To have NO tip at all, select the straight line style control.
- To change the line styles, simply select full, or the dashed style you desire.
- Curve Line Tool: Select the Line Tool if you want to draw a line that you can select later and place a curve to it.
When selected the tips, and style line buttons will be active.
- Drawing the line and selecting the tips and line style is the same as the line tool above.
- When placed the cuved line looks exactly like a straight line. Switch to the selection tool to move the available control points (points in between the end points of each line segment) to adjust the curve of that line segment.
- Player Positioning Tool: When you select this button, the toggle button will now be active. Left click in the field and an O will appear. Right click and an X will appear. To have a Filled O (person who should receive the ball) select the "Toggle O player or O ball carrier" button.
- How to Create a Formation: You first must place your X's and O's on the field. At this point you do not want lines drawned, because you would probably want to have several plays from one formation. After you have the X's and O's where you want them, select the Formation button. Name you formation in the field provided, then select the "export" button.
- How to Create a Play: Select your formation first by selecting the formation button, use the dropdown listbox to select your formation, then select the import button. The formation will then appear in the playing field. Draw your lines to show running, blocking, and passing as you desire. Once the play is designed, type your instructions in the text field provided on the right side of the screen. When you are ready to save the play, type in the name of the play in the play name field above the text field; the save button will now be enabled, select it to save the play.
- How to Edit a Play: From the Play Name dropdown listbox, select your play you want to edit. The Open button will now be enabled. Select the open button and the play will be drawn on the playing field, and your notes will be displayed in the text field. After you make your changes, select the save button. To rename it, simply change the name in the Play Name dropdown listbox.
- How to Delete a Play: From the Play Name dropdown listbox, select your play you want to delete. The delete button will now be enabled. Selet the delete key and the play will be deleted.
- How to Delete a Formation: Select the formation button, select the formation from the dropdown listbox, and select delete.
- If you want to start with a clean slate, select the "New" button...all fields will be emptied, and the playing field will be cleaned up.
- To create or update your playbook, simply select the PlayBook Maker button. It will be exported to a webpage, and then you can print the book from any web browser, or email the file to your coaches and players so they can have an electronic version.
Tools Button
- Administration
- Manage Dropdown Boxes: From here you can add or delete Play Action Plays, Pass Routes, Formations, and Key Players.
- Formation Creator: From here you can create the formations of your opponent. Therefore, you can have a pictorial of the formation to be used while you breakdown your films, and the pictorial will print off on the Formation Reports to be used during practice days.
- Team Manipulation
- Merge Teams: From here you can merge several game films into one database to create an indepth report of a team.
- Create Leagues: Select this tool to quickly create your league.
- Share Reports: In the future, an email program will be implemented. Till then, we provide instructions that you can email the reports using your favorite email program.
- Game Manipulation
- Re-Number Plays: If the play numbers get all out of wack due to deleting or adding a play, use this tool to get it all in sequence.
- Go-To Play Number: Just like it states...select this tool to go to a specific play number.
Receiving Errors?
- Run-Time Error 3078: BlisScout attempted to run a report, but was unable to find a required data field in the database. This error will occur when a new version of BlisScout is being used to generate a report from a database that was created under an older version of BlisScout. This will only occur when the data structure of the database is changed during a revision--this will not happen often.
- Error when trying to create a team. BlisScout attempts to create a folder within the BlisScout folder. Unless you have rights to create folders, you will not be able to do so. Contact your system administrator and request the following: 1. Create a user group called coaches. 2. Add all the coaches who will be using BlisScout to this new user group. 3. Apply this new user group to the folder called BlisScout; which is under the "Program Files" folder (i.e., c:\Program Files\BlisScout). 4. Allow read/write access for the new user group to all folders under the BlisScout folder.
- Printing Error. If you receive a shared file error or permission denied, you may have an old version of BlisScout. Download the latest exe file from our website. Till then, you can select the report from the reports menu to print - right mouse click on the reports window - select the print option.
If you receive an error that is not listed here, please contact us at www.mmbsports.com and provide a description of the error. Thank You.