Coaches and team administrators will notice a difference when they score their games this year.
The tabular scoring ('Edit Stats') has been disabled beginning this season. The Sport NGIN Live scoring system will be the sole method used for entering stats this season and forward.
The NGIN Live system offers the benefit or being able to print a scoresheet and scoring summary for each game. (See sidebar for example).
Best Practices (Live Scoring)
The best practices listed above refer to scoring the game at the rink in 'real time.' You can also enter the game stats after the game, using the official score sheet and entering all events for both teams.
The home team should enter the stats, but if 24 hours pass and the game has not been posted, the visiting team may enter the stats.
Also, if one of the coaches is proficient at using the system, the home coach can defer to that coach for entering stats.
I have entered over 100 games using Sport NGIN Live scoring. Once you have done a few, it is very easy to use. Depending on the number of 'events' (goals, penalties, etc.) in a game, data entry can take from 10-20 minutes.
Give NGIN Live scoring a try; you will find it is not difficult and creates a concise and detailed scoring summary for your game.
Feel free to contact me with any questions.