Webinar: Working with basketball stats & stat rules

College Sports Communicators

On-Demand College Sports Communicators WebinarWorking with basketball stats & stat rulesLearning about the sport of soccer, its rules, and and producing accurate statistics.Slides from the webinar (on team rebound, dead-ball rebound, flopping rules): https://collegesportscommunicators.com/documents/2023/11/14//Bball_webinar_slides_Nov_14_2023.pdf?id=11278This webinar on men's and women's basketball stats and stat rules was the fourth in our CSC statistics/stat rules series this fall.Generating consistent statistics and consistent stat reporting are essential duties of each athletic communications department. The presenters held a review of basketball rules as they apply to basketball statistics for 2023-24 and discussed how to utilize proper basketball scoring techniques to register accurate statistics, taking attendee questions throughout.The discussion focused on:• college basketball 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 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 rebound definitions (deadball rebound, team rebound), and how to ensure that the stats between rebounds and missed shots balance• 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-matchPanelists• Sarah Boissonneault – Northeast Conference, Assistant Commissioner for Communications & Digital Media / Statistician for WNBA's Connecticut Sun• Kevin Smith – The College of Wooster, Director of Athletic Communication• Terie Smith – Freelance Statistician, USC, NBA's Clippers and Lakers• Moderator: Courtney Day, DePaul University, Associate Athletics Director for Communications and Digital Strategy / CSC Professional Development and Continuing Education Committee member