The role the Score Room plays in different affiliates varies widely. Under this topic we’ll cover random topics that you may need to address. Let us know if other topics need to be added (email: [email protected]). A starting point is to understand others associated with the tournament that might be valuable in answering questions.
What information is needed to be ready to score the tournament? Both scoring programs can collect this information from the Resource Area. Click here to see an example of the tournament dashboard.
How do the Kids Compete? At a tournament, the teams in the same Team Challenge and Level compete against one another. We refer to such a group as a Challenge-Level (or chal-lev for short). Who scores the Teams? In addition to forming teams, a competition need judges that will score their solutions. At a DI tournament, teams are judged…
There is information needed to score a tournament beyond the teams and appraisers. This includes: The Resource Area has #1 information because it setup the tournament. It passes this information to the scoring program. The Resource Area does not always know the advancement rules. The Scoring Program Settings page lets you see and set some of this information for the…
Earlier we described that a DI tournament is a competition (more here). Tournaments are also in a hierarchy; Earlier we also talked about the need for advancement rules (more here). The Scoring Program uses the advancement rules to determine which teams will advance to the next level of competition. The Resource Area is designed to use the…
This section of the help library discusses scoring a Destination Imagination tournament from the perspective of someone responsible for calculating the final results. We will cover:
If you are responsible for scoring a tournament, often you get involved a few days to a week or so before the tournament. At the point you get involved: You can check on all of these by visiting the tournament dashboard (Tournaments=>dashboard) for your tournament. To see this page you must be registered as: An…
To use Mobile Scoring you do need certain hardware and software. This topic covers these requirements. Appraisers Appraisers are divided into 2 groups: Scoring appraisers can run the Mobile Client on a smartphone, tablet, or laptop. Typically appraisers are asked to supply this device mainly because we want them to use a device they are familiar with. The requirements of the device are: Head Appraisers and Prep…
The diagram below shows the tools currently available that assist in scoring a tournament. The Resource Area is a website that sets up tournaments. Using the Resource Area: The Mobile Client is web-based app an appraiser can use to: Currently DI has 2 tools to calculate the results of a tournament.