LiveStats - cost?

Look into the Game Changer product. It is awesome! We used it for this summer and for a $10.00 one time charge you can get play by play of the games progress. The scorekeeper does it on an ipad or iphone. Creates box scores, stats, etc...really good product. They had a tent/booth in East Cobb this summer and PG is using it. Can't say enough about it. Just google it and I'm sure you'll find it.

Thanks, Elroy, I found their site and their product looks awesome! The school has something now called ScoreTrax but it only sends to phones and it's only the scores. Something more robust and with web access would be nice, and Game Changer looks like it has everything. Cool!

ESPN iScore is good too.

I agree with Elroy. I have used GameChanger for both high school and travel ball. It is extremely easy to use and anyone can follow for a $10 charge or one fee for entire team, parents, etc. to follow.

I followed my son at two different tournaments this summer on GameChanger. It was great! For only $10, it was well worth it.

Of course any following software is only as good as the data entry clerk. There were several inexplicable things that occured which could only be ironed out on the phone after the game (like a throw from the outfield which went into the dugout that was scored an error + a balk or having a pitch count of 35 after four innings when the dugout had 47).

If the you have somebody who knows how to score entering the data, it's great. Heck, it's even great when you're sitting at your desk 1,500 miles away and then data isn't perfect.

High School used Game Changer this past year. It was great, followed games when I was out of town or at work. They used the iPAD ap. Biggest problem was when they won the Summer State tournament and forgot to fianlize the game.

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Originally posted by Krakatoa:
Something more robust and with web access would be nice, and Game Changer looks like it has everything. Cool!

You can broadcast live video with UStream. Last spring, I watched a bunch of games- different sports, different locations. Some were basic, like watching a traffic cam. Some were pretty slick productions, with announcers, multiple cameras and graphics. The 'basic' package is free (banner ads). You may need permissions from the school and conference to use it.

Whatever you decide, make sure you have a strong signal at the field (cell or intranet). It's frustrating when your kid is on deck and the next update you get is three innings and thirty minutes later because the signal cut out.