Qualification

Qualification Rounds

The Qualification Round is a key phase in each tournament, from local ones to the most important competitions in Archery. For what concerns i@nseo, everything that is related to scoring, scorecards, and printouts is available in the Qualification item of the main menu.

Scoring and Printouts

The Qualification item in the main menu of the software includes the following functions:

Input Score: the main feature in the scores management. Selecting this option, the software will open dropdown submenu with some other items, which are related to the different procedures through which users can input scores in i@nseo. Users can enter scores in the system in four separate ways:

1. Standard Table: after selecting the whished Session, Targets and Distance, clicking on OK , a screen with a spreadsheet layout will be displayed: here the user can input scores in a simple and fast way (see Figure 3.1). Ticking the box G/X , the user can manage 10s and Xs (or 9s in indoor tournaments) that each athlete will shoot. Generally, this is a required activity during competitions; it can be skipped when the user needs to manage only some parts of scorecards and golds are not relevant (e.g. for scoring at half distance).

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Once scores of all archers are inputted, the user has to click on Re-Build Teams, Re-Calculate Distance Rank and, then, Re-Calculate Final Rank . The software will open 3 different pop-ups: always click OK . The software will, then, generate the Final Rank for the tournament. The user could also click on Save results for snapshot feature , to generate data for the real time displaying of ranks, but it is not necessary, unless there are visual electronic devices (TV or similar systems) in use, for they need to manage in real time the athletes ranks or positions in the entire competition. Plus, without using HTTs, this command is partly effective, for results will be ranked and displayed only considering sessions and distances in the tournament.

2. Extended Table: it works just as the Standard Table. It differs only for the output, that shows, in addition to scores to be inputted, the scores of the previous end (after the first one), or the sum of the scores of the previous ends (see Figure 3.2). It is useful to check that scores, that have been previously inputted, have been entered without mistakes.

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3. Arrow by Arrow (Advanced users): this function enables the user to manage the score of each arrow in an end for each athlete (see Figure 3.3). This scoring method should not be used when scoring with electronic devices, for the user can enter in the program only the total scores per end, and not the score of each arrow.

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4. Arrow by Arrow (Scorecards View): this function works just as the previous method, but on a different view, that displays a chart, which is similar to a standard printed scorecard (see Figure 3.4).

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Under the same menu (Input Score), the user can also find:

Check Data Update: this command enables the user to check Data Updates of scores, when the competition is managed with different networked computers. If an athlete decides to retire from the competition, or he/she has been disqualified, the user can set the archer as ‘pulled out’. The athlete will still be counted in the tournament statistics (payments, targets list, and so on), but the software won’t let the user input any scores. To set an archer as retired, the user just has to click on the two options on the left of the athlete’s name in the Scoring Panel: Set as Pull Out or Set as DSQ. The row will be turned into red, for athletes that have been set as disqualified, and yellow, for archers that have been set as pulled out, and any of their previously entered scores will be deleted (see Figure 3.5).

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Export text file: as for the item name, this function enables the user to save a text file (.txt) with all the scores inputted in the tournament. 3.1 Scoring and Printouts 37

Scorecard Printout: this function has been recently optimized for being as adaptable as possible. The first part is split into two columns, where the user can manage all the variables needed for customizing the Scorecard Printout. Generally, to help users printing what they need, the first part of the screen includes the REQUIRED options for composing a standard printed scorecard (see Figure 3.6).

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Should the user need to print any other kind of scorecards (e.g. Only Data, Only Target Number, or Only Drawings), the screen offers a selection list (on the left), where the user can choose the wished option. Obviously, the user can also modify a scorecard, to omit any text string, or picture included in the tournament. Once the scorecard type is selected and the final appearance is composed, the user can proceed to the actual printing page. In the lower row, the software shows some editable boxes, that enable the user to choose the wished Session and Number of Targets to be printed. The program, once the Session is selected, autocompletes any empty part with all the available targets. The user can also print all the targets, except for the empty ones only, by ticking the box on the right part of the row. Once Session and Targets are selected, the user has to choose the wished distance to be printed (see Figure 3.8). When electronic devices are in use for the automatic scores management, the user can print also scorecards created by the software with scores inputted directly by the archers. Eventually, the user can also print Mini Scorecards, to manually collect partial scoring results.

Athlete Numbers: this option enables the user to print the Athlete Numbers for the wished event. Editing the parameters, the user can modify the page composition, moving the Target Number, the Athlete Name and Country/Club. Plus, this page offers the tools both for adding customized images and importing graphic settings from another program (see Figure 3.7). The printing procedure is similar to the Scorecards one, for the user needs to select the wished Session and Targets.

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Qualification Field of Play Layout: clicking on this item, the user can view the composition page for the targets positioning in the tournament field. It enables the user to view distances and the related Target Numbers in an intuitive and direct way (see Figure 3.9).

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Personal Rank: this option enables the user to view the wished athlete in the referring Division and Class Ranking. As search values, the user can opt for the BIB number, the Family Name or the Name of the archer. After clicking on ‘OK’, the software will open a page displaying the athlete position in the ranking (the corresponding row will be highlighted in yellow), together with the archers in the two places before and after the wished one (see Figure 3.10).

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Division/Class Result List: clicking on this item, the software will open all the printout layouts for the Qualification Rounds. On this page, the main function is represented by the central icon Division/Class Result List. Clicking on this command, the user can print the Division and Class Ranking, both in the Individual and in the Team lists. Similarly, the user can click on the corresponding command on the right and on the left, but, then, only Individual (left) or Team Rankings (right) will be printed. Below these options, the software offers another row of icons that enable the user to print the rankings, where Medals Winners are highlighted. As for the above section, these commands enable the user to choose the rankings to be printed, by Division and Class, or extracting a specific number of places and scores (starting from a cutoff) and so on (see Figure 3.11).

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Qualification Round Printout: this page displays another set of printout layouts. From this page, the user can manage the printing of the tournament Qualification Round. Obviously, these printouts are very important if in the tournament there is a scheduled Elimination and Final Round, on the other hand, they are not necessary for any competition that is not including this kind of matches. As for the previous printout pages, there is a .pdf file in the central part of the screen, with the complete Qualification Round Report, on the side columns, instead, the user can find the Individual and the Team ones. Still in the other printout pages, there is a parameter section, through which the user can customize the layouts. Plus, the last default .pdf created by the software is Shoot Off/Coin Toss Status Printout, that immediately displays if there is any Shot-Off or Coin Toss to be broken, before proceeding to the Elimination and Final Round (see Figure 3.12).

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Speaker: this page displays the video printouts for the on-venue speaker. These printouts are mainly used in national and international events (see Par. 5.10).