Webinar: Working with soccer stats & stat rules

College Sports Communicators

On-Demand College Sports Communicators Webinar Working with soccer stats & stat rules Learning about the sport of soccer, its rules, and and producing accurate statistics. Generating consistent statistics and consistent stat reporting are essential duties of each athletic communications department. From our 2023-24 CSC Statistics and Stat Rules Webinar Series, this webinar featured leading college soccer statisticians discussing pre-game best practices setups, in-game scoring, and giving an understanding of the rules of the game as they pertain to producing accurate statistics. The discussion and insights focused on: • college soccer rules and how to score them correctly • best practices for pregame preparation for statistics, setting up stat personnel and job duties of that personnel, and how to effectively work with your opponent SID; setting up rosters, uniform number issues, etc; in-game statistical how-to's; post-game reporting; working with your opponents’ athletic communications sport contact(s) • the needs of the NCAA as it pertains to soccer roster and schedule accuracy, statistical reporting, and changes which might need to be made • the use of proper in-game scoring techniques to register accurate statistics, including: entering starters; what sources to use if unsure about a play; recording basic statistics • a review of the "own goals" definition, what is a shot versus a shot on goal versus a cross/pass attempt, how to define an assist • discussion of difficult/unusual plays, ways to troubleshoot them and the way to accurate stat them during the game • best practices and communications in editing game files and working with your fellow SIDs post-match Panelists • Matt Holmes – NCAA Assistant Director of Media Coordination and Statistics • Chris Shoals – University of Kentucky Associate Director, Athletic Communications and Public Relations • Chad Twaro – CSC member and freelance statistician • Moderator: Robert McKinney, Willamette University Assistant AD, Communications / CSC Professional Development and Continuing Education Committee member