Scoring a Football Game with Down and Distance
How to run the American Football scoreboard in CineSportCam 2.0: quarters, possession, down and distance, the game clock, timeouts, and overtime.
American Football is new in CineSportCam 2.0, and it is the most involved scoreboard in the app. Here is how to run it without missing a play.
Pick the layout
Standard
- Score, quarter, possession
- Down and distance
- Everything a parent in the stands needs
Advanced
- Everything in Standard
- Running game clock
- Timeouts per team
- Overtime periods
Running the game
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Select American Football
In Scoring mode, tap the Sport button and choose American Football. Choose Standard or Advanced. You can switch mid-game without leaving the screen.
The sport picker with American Football selected
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Set possession
The possession control sits next to the quarter, on your phone and on the remote scorer. Tap it when the ball changes hands.
Scoring screen with the possession control next to the quarter
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Update down and distance
Tap the down after each play and adjust the distance. A first down resets it. This is the part the scorer will thank you for handing them.
Down and distance controls
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Score, with the right points
Touchdown, field goal, safety, one-point and two-point conversions all have their own buttons, so the total is always right and the broadcast never shows a typo.
Touchdown, field goal, and conversion buttons
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Manage the clock and timeouts
On Advanced, start and stop the game clock from the scoring screen and tap a timeout to take one off the board. When regulation ends tied, step into overtime and the broadcast reads OT 1.
The Advanced controls, shown here on basketball. Football adds possession and down and distance.
Sports with a game clock
Football joins basketball, soccer, ice hockey, and lacrosse as the clock sports. All five show overtime the same way, on the broadcast, your phone, and the remote scorer.
- Sets automáticos. O placar zera e o próximo set ou game começa sozinho.
- Outs e innings automáticos. Três outs viram a meia entrada. Bolas e strikes zeram para você.
- Cronômetro de jogo. Um relógio de jogo em andamento com prorrogação, exibida como OT 1, OT 2 em todo lugar.
- Rally ou side-out. Escolha o sistema de pontuação da sua liga, com um botão de Side Out direto na tela de pontuação.
- Down e distância. Down, distância e posse de bola no placar, pela tela de pontuação ou pelo placar remoto.
- Layout compacto. Um segundo placar, menor, para o qual você pode trocar no meio do jogo.
- Avançado. Faltas, tempos técnicos e períodos configuráveis. Parte do CineSportCam Pro.
