Live Tracker Android
This is the manual for tennisTOUCH app for android. Find the manual for iPhone and iPad here.
Download tennisTOUCH for android at google.play.
To use full possibilities of tennisTOUCH (Tracking LIVE matches, sharing them and storing), please register here.
Our first part of manual shows KEY FEATURES of tennisTOUCH Live Tracker. Find out what you can do with this app - watch LIVE matches and tournaments, learn about the difference between OFFLINE and LIVE matches, difference between types of match trackers and about additional features (take a note, map).
In HOW TO find out how to use tennisTOUCH app for tracking a match (offline and live, private or public, tournament or individual), see how you can share it and more.
TRACKER BUTTONS are explained here.
Find out what each button does in an interactive part of this manual "TRACKER EXPLAINED". See different tracker types, match settings and special Chair Umpire Menus.
Register an account with tennisTOUCH
In order to get the most out of tennisTOUCH, you need to register your account.
This will give you opportunity to SHARE all your LIVE matches and STORE them on your account.
Read about TOUCH Account here.
KEY FEATURES
1. Watching Live Matches/Tournaments
Starting the application takes you to the first screen of tennisTOUCH app - LIVE MATCHES.
The matches here are PUBLIC and have been shared by other users of the app.
Some users will track matches LIVE but will keep them private. In order to watch these types of matches, you have to know MATCH ID.
With tennisTOUCH app you can also find live or completed tournament matches.
A live tournament contains: live matches, completed matches, a schedule of upcoming games and draws - with one or more categories, updated with the latest scores and news.
Read more on watching tournaments here.
2. Offline vs. Live matches
An OFFLINE match is saved only to your device. It is not shareable nor stored on your tennisTOUCH account. LIVE match can be PRIVATE or PUBLIC. PUBLIC matches are visible in the app and on tennisTOUCH homepage. Switching from OFFLINE to LIVE match costs one TOUCH Point.
Read more about CREDIT here.
All your LIVE (Private and Public) matches are stored on myTOUCH Account.
They will not be deleted even if removed from the device you used for tracking.
You will have a much broader statistics available for stored matches.
3. Types of tracking
Live Tracker offers you four trackers: Simple Tracker, Simple Court Tracker, Statistics Tracker and Chair Umpire Tracker,
Simple tracker is point or score oriented.
Simple Tracker with court has an image of court and player's positions changing sides as on court.
Statistics has many other descriptive buttons for tracking a match. Using this type of tracker gives you better statistics.
Chair Umpire Tracker (image on the left) - conforms to ITF rules, has warpm up section, player menus with violations, ball change notifications, timers and export of ITF scorecard.
4. Sharing options
You can share your score to social networks (send to facebook / other - depending on your device apps) directly from the device.
Sharing is only available if the match is set to LIVE.
5. Statistics
Statistics of a match contain data such as: 1st serve, 1st serve points won, total service points won, aces, serve winners, break points won, return errors, rally winners, total errors, total winners and total points won.
Of course, these come with a list of all points in a match.
6. Additional Features - Take a note, map
Take a note feature is an audio commentary taken during the match at any point in match. It is accompanied by a textual note and can be taken at any point of the match, for as many points as you like.
Map - shows you all the venues of matches, if available.
Install App
1. Install application "tennisTOUCH Live Tracker" through Google Play Store.
2. Tap on the icon tennisTOUCH Live Tracker on your screen.
3. Start using Live Tracker!
Start the app
On first run of Live Tracker app, after installing, you will see a screen with choice for your default tracker type. This can be changed later under match settings /**link./
Start Tracking:
Find out what are the main differences of trackers through interactive Tracker Explained section, for each type of tracker tap on screen buttons and read descriptions:
Go now to:
APPLICATION MENUS
At the top of the app on your device there are five icons for five menus of tennisTOUCH Live Tracker:
Find out all about them in the next chapters.
I. LIVE MATCHES
List - find a public match , tap on it to view live score
Map - Shows location of public matches if that information exists.
Refresh
Search - input Match ID - for matches that are LIVE and PUBLIC
II. TRACKER
1. FIRST TRACKER SCREEN
"+" sign - add a new match
trashcan - delete matches from device - tapping this button will add an "X" sign right of all the matches in your device.
It gives an option to delete a match from your device. If the match was LIVE or PUBLIC it will stay stored on your TOUCH account.
2. MATCH SETTINGS
This is the main screen for setting up a match.
Start - starts a new match
Get Match - input match code// input tournament code// filter
MATCH CODE or MATCH ID is a unique code of a LIVE or PUBLIC match.
You can input the code in this field if the person that tracks match has shared its ID
TOURNAMENT CODE or TOURNAMENT ID is a unique code of a tournament, with all the matches that are played at it. Use filter to find a particular match in that tournament.
Match Type - singles(default)/doubles
Player 1 Details and Player 21 Details - input players names under edit
Under doubles match has all four names.
Court - 1(default)-30 or NO COURT
Server - Player 1 (default) / Player 2 - choose which player serves first
Select Tracker Screen - A tracker type - Statistics (default) //Simple
Match rule - Standard Match - 3 Sets (default) - other options are: One set, Match tie break noAd, 8Games Pro Set, 10Games Pro set, 4Games 1 Junior set, 4 Games 3 Junior Set, 1set Just Tie Break and Custom Match settings - explained here.
Tournament Info (Tournament description data) - includes: Tournament Name
Category - (singles or doubles); Round - for example 1st, 2nd, 3rd, quarterfinals, semifinals, finals... City, Country
Round
Statistics (Send statistics to server) - on(default)/off -
this feature adds option for live sharing of match statistics - every match will save your stats, no matter if this button is switched to on/off. When it is on, your statistics are live together with the scoreboard. Whenever you click on game to change score instead of player's name or point description, statistics will automatically turn off. You can turn the statistics back on at any time.
Live - On/Off(default) & Public - On/Off(default)
All matches start as offline match by default. Live and Public matches are charged one TOUCH Point. Offline matches are stored on your device. They are not sharable nor saved on your TOUCH account. Live are shareable and saved on TOUCH account. Public matches are visible in the list of Live matches on device and on tennistouch.net web homepage.
Send to facebook - Off(default)
Send Score - If you loose internet connection during the match, click this button after you reconnect device online to send current score.
Upload Points - If you loose internet connection during the match, click this button after you reconnect device online to send points list.
Finish Match
Finish with the current score - Stops the score and ends match
RET player 1 - finish if player 1 gave up the match
RET player 2 - finish if player 2 gave up the match
Restart Match
Restarts the same match, no extra tennisTOUCH points needed if match was previously set to Live or Public.
Custom match settings - has two areas that can be tweaked - general and tie break settings shown below:
General settings
Sets in match - change number of sets
Games in set - change number of games
2 games difference - On/Off
No advantage - On/Off(default)
Tie break settings
Points in regular set - 1-10 - change number of points
Points in last set - 1-10 - change number of points; match tie break must be "On".
Match tie break - On/Off(default)
III. TOURS
News - information from tournaments with text, photos and videos. Includes featured news article - main article with larger image.
In progress - shows the list of all live tournaments.
Completed - shows the list of all completed tournaments with dates and places of tournaments.
Webcam - shows live video feed if available.
3.1 IN PROGRESS
Shows all tournaments in progress and all the details relevant to a single tournament. Choosing a tournament you will find more info.
For example: click on menu item to view more details!
Live - shows the list of all live matches in the tournament.
For both types of matches (live and completed) users can view statistics if they are available, if not there will be "No Statistics" in the upper right corner of the scoreboard
Completed - shows the list of all completed matches in the tournament
For both types of matches user can view statistics if they are available, if not on scoreboard there will be "No Statistics" in the upper right corner
Schedule - Order of play
Includes players, category and round, court number and time.
Draws - full list of matches at a tournament, in one or more categories, shows current state of tournament and it is updated with finished matches score.
News - information from tournament with text, photos and videos. Includes featured news article - main article with larger image.
3.3 Completed
Completed - shows the list of all completed matches in the tournament
Draws - full list of matches at a tournament, in one or more categories with the final scores of every match
Refresh button - force refresh to get live data (default setting 5 seconds)
IV. WEB MENU
Sign in to your account for tournament access...
My Account
Tournaments in progress
Help for live tracker (a short pdf of key features)
About us - overall presentation on tennisTOUCH concept.
V. SETTINGS
tennisTOUCH identity
Login/logout - Default user is "guest" - sign out from guest account when you register with tennisTOUCH
Username - input your user name after you register on TOUCH account page; input password. Tap "OK"
Players Administration
Here you can input all the data of players whose matches you will track. Usefull for frequently tracked players. Tap plus sign and input: short name, first name, last name, club, country and gender.
Tournament - Edit this in case the device is an official tournament device.
Tournament Code - ID given to you by the tournament organiser
Person Code - your code in the current tournament
Default Tracker Type - Simple/Statistics/Court/Chair (default is chosen on first run after install) - see more on trackers ceunder Tracker type chapter.
Play sounds - On(default)/off
Tracker screen always on
Vibrate on point - On(default)/Off - Usefull to keep "on" if user cannot see the display properly.
Short Names - on/off(default)
Description as a point - On (default)/Off- If set to "off", tracking match is done by tapping on player that scored a point and after that choosing description of that point (optional). Example: after you clicked on point winner, tap "Ace" or "Return winner" if you wish to describe the point in question. Setting it to "on"(default) will automatically change score depending on the description that you tapped. For example, tapping "Ace" will automatically add point to server player.
Fast Start Match - On(default)/Off - if set to"On" the match starts without any data of the game inputed, directly into tracker with "Player 1" and "Player 2". When "Off" first screen is that of match settings.
Show Live indicator - On(default)/Off - Antenna sign in the upper left corner. If "on" user can change from offline (red colored) to live (yellow colored) or public (green colored) match with a simple tap.
Show Note Button - On (default)/Off - adds a microphone icon in the upper right corner of tracker for a quick activation of sound recorder. Taking a note gives you option to save audio file of a point in game and add textual description. It is connected to that point in match.
Refreshing interval - 5 seconds (default) can be changed to: 30sec, 1 - 5min
Refresh list - On(default)/Off
facebook sharing is possible only if a match is set to live or public
tennisTOUCH homepage
Tell a friend about tennisTOUCH - sends an e-mail
Send us Feedback - sends an e-mail
Help - short pdf on key features
About us - presentation on tennisTOUCH concept
Contact us - sends an e-mail
Version
TRACKING
Inputting private match data
1. Tap on tennisTOUCH Live Tracker icon on your mobile device.
2. Once app has started, tap Tracker menu in top navigation.
3. Tap Plus sign
4. Scroll down to Match Settings part and check if tracker type is set to Simple Tracker. If it is not, tap on it and select Simple Tracker from the list of tracker types.
5. Input match data.
6. Under match type, choose single or doubles match.
7. To input player data (name, last name, club, country, gender) tap Edit next to Player11 Details.
8. Input all player info and tap Save.
9. Repeat steps 7 and 8 for other player/s. Choose Player21 details and Edit
10. To change court number of wanted match, tap Court and select its number.
11. Player who serves first is selected under “Server”. This can be changed later. (See “Match settings”)
12. In case standard rules do not apply to this match, you can change them. Select Match rules, tap on it and you will reach a list of options. Select top one - Templates and find the one that suits your needs. If your wanted match rules are not among templates, scroll down the list of templates and select “Custom”. Now edit each element (sets in match, games in set, tie break at, 2 games difference, no advantage, points in regular set, points in last set, match tie break). For example, select custom, change sets in match to 1, change games in set to four, and so on.
Once you have selected match rules, tap android’s back button.
13. To edit tournament info, tap on it in match settings. To edit Tournament Name, tap on it, input name, and tap OK. Repeat in the same way for Tournament Place, Tournament Stage and Tournament Category. Once you have edited tournament info, tap android’s back button.
14. Scroll back to top of match settings screen and press Start to start tracking match.
Tracking matches with Simple tracker
1. You can input match score point by point or game by game, or just input final score.
2. To track point by point, tap on name of player who won the point, or tap on first box on the left, depending on which player won the point. If you wish to input games, tap on second column (first set scores), third column (second set scores) or fourth column (third set scores), depending again on which player won the point.
To input final score, tap on games until you reach the wanted score.
You are at SIMPLE TRACKER SCREEN.
SIMPLE TRACKER, as its name says, is suitable for easy and simple match tracking. Score is inputted fast by tapping on players' names. Switching from offline to live and public is easily accessible. It is ment for parents, friends and other who wish to gather basic, score oriented matches of their players.
Score can be inputted point by point or game by game. Some buttons for basic statistics are also included - such as ace and errors. Every tracker type has timers and undo button, for easy correction.
Touch buttons to read detailed description on their function!
Change your tracker type under match settings - find out how.
Online status of tracker:
Red OFFLINE Match visible only to you and only on your device. No backup if deleted.
Yellow LIVE AND PRIVATE - Match online with Match Code on top - share this code to persons of your choice and they can view it.
green LIVE AND PUBLIC - Match visible to anyone using Live Tracker App.
MATCH CODE - Public and live matches have this code. Private offline matches do not.
MATCH SETTINGS - change player names, court number, server and more: here.
TAKE A NOTE - record audio commentary. It saves comment together with point in match when it was taken.
PLAYER1 - Tap on name to add score to this player
Ball indicates server.
Current points in game - tap to change score.
Score of three sets for PLAYER1
Current points in game - tap to change score.
Score of three sets for PLAYER2
PLAYER2 - Tap on name to add score to this player
TIMER - duration between points or games
MATCH - duration of the entire match
SERVE ERROR - Tapping “Serve error” button once will register Second Serve. Tapping it again will register double fault and receiving player will get a point.
UNFORCED ERROR (multiple button) - First tap - point description is changed to Unforced Error, second tap and point description is changed to FORCED ERROR. If you tap on the button one more time, point description will be cleared.
Important: For this button, weather it is unforced or forced error, after you put the description you must tap on the loser of the point.
Tap “Unforced Error” and choose player that made that error, he/she will lose a point. Tap “Unforced error” twice and button will change to “Forced Error” then choose a player and he/she will lose a point. Tap “Unforced Error” three times and it will change to “Clear”. Tap on it and you can continue tracking because no errors were made.
ACE - player who serves wins a point
UNDO - each tap undos the last action, and actions before that one by one with each tap (if you make a mistake). Undo can be tapped all the way to match start. Does not reset time.
You are at SIMPLE COURT TRACKER SCREEN.
SIMPLE COURT TRACKERis evolved simple tracker with view of the court and players from the umpire's perspective. Players on screen change sides automatically as they do on court.
This tracker type is one step closer to Chair Umpire tracker, but far simpler. Its menu on the bottom has options for switching sides, choice on wanted number of games for ball change, countdown to ball change,
Tracker za naprednije praćenje meča, koji vam osim mogućnosti brzog unosa rezultata i postavljanja meča live&public, nudi prikaz terena i sa pozicijama igrača na terenu te prikaz trenutnog rezultata unutar gema. Namijenjen je za sve koji žele detaljnije pratiti meč, a ne žele koristit sve opcije sudačkog trackera. Simple court tracker je nešto jednostavniji od sudačkog trackera, ali također sadrži i neke od njegovih opcija, kao npr. mogućnost odabira gemova na kojima se vrši promjena loptica, mogućnost promijene pozicija igrača na terenu, mogućnost unosa prijestupa i duplog prijestupa, te mogućnost resetiranja vremena imeđu poena pritiskom na tipku LET.
Touch buttons to read detailed description on their function!
Change your tracker type under match settings - find out how.
Online status of tracker:
Red OFFLINE Match visible only to you and only on your device. No backup if deleted.
Yellow LIVE AND PRIVATE - Match online with Match Code on top - share this code to persons of your choice and they can view it.
green LIVE AND PUBLIC - Match visible to anyone using Live Tracker App.
Android battery percentage.
Match Code - Public and live matches have this code. Private offline matches do not.
Match settings - change player names, court number, server and more: here.
Take a note - record audio commentary. It saves comment together with point in match when it was taken.
Scoreboard area - Ball on the left indicates server.
Timer (left) - duration between points or games
Match (timer on the right) - duration of the entire match.
ACE - player who serves wins a point
LET - restarts time between points (in case a ball flies in from another court) and clears the point description if there was one.
SERVE ERROR - tap once for serve error, tap again for double serve error.
FOOT FAULT - tap once for foot fault, tap again for double foot fault (player looses point).
UNDO - each tap undos the last action, and actions before that one by one with each tap (if you make a mistake). Undo can be tapped all the way to match start. Does not reset time.
Player names, tap to change score.
Main match MENU with ball change, switch sides... more here:
Player names, tap to change score.
View of the court and players from the umpire's perspective.
Players on screen change sides automatically as they do on court.
You are at STATISTICS TRACKER SCREEN.
Statistics Tracker is your best choice for a detailed match tracking. It contains different description buttons such as Unforced Error, Forehand or Backhand. All stats are viewable on the screen right of tracker (reached by swiping to the left). Once you have an account on tennisTOUCH, your matches will be saved there with even more detailed statistics (point by point charts).
Touch buttons to read detailed description on their function!
Change your tracker type under match settings - find out how.
Online status of tracker:
Red OFFLINE Match visible only to you and only on your device. No backup if deleted.
Yellow LIVE AND PRIVATE - Match online with Match Code on top - share this code to persons of your choice and they can view it.
green LIVE AND PUBLIC - Match visible to anyone using Live Tracker App.
MATCH CODE - Public and live matches have this code. Private offline matches do not.
MATCH SETTINGS - change player names, court number, server and more: here.
TAKE A NOTE - record audio commentary. It saves comment together with point in match when it was taken.
Scoreboard area - Ball on the left indicates server. Menus on the right are player menus.
ACE - player who serves wins a point
SERVE ERROR - tap once for serve error, tap again for double serve error.
CLEAR - clears the description of the point.
RALLY WINNER - Point won in play after second shot, during game - tap on it, after that tap on some other description such as forehand or backhand and finally tap on the player's name to add score.
UNFORCED ERROR (multiple button) - First tap - point description is changed to Unforced Error, second tap and point description is changed to FORCED ERROR. If you tap on the button one more time, point description will be cleared.
Important: For this button, weather it is unforced or forced error, after you put the description you must tap on the loser of the point.
UNDO - each tap undos the last action, and actions before that one by one with each tap (if you make a mistake). Undo can be tapped all the way to match start. Does not reset time.
RETURN WINNER - Point won on return of serve. Tapping on it automatically changes score.
RETURN ERROR - Tapping on it automatically adds score to other player.
Track players' emotions - tap on every point -tap through different emotions and match the one you see on court. Later view in point by point statistics.
TIMER (left) - duration between points or games
MATCH (timer on the right) - duration of the entire match.
SERVE WINNER - Point won on serve
BACKHAND - Forehand and Backhand together with Rally Winner or Rally Error, give additional descriptions of a point that has passed phase of serve and return on that serve, therefore entering the RALLY. For example, Player 1 has scored a Rally Winner with backhand - tap Rally winner and finally tap backhand, in order to describe that point as a "Rally winner-backhand".
FOREHAND - Forehand and Backhand together with Rally Winner or Rally Error, give additional descriptions of a point that has passed phase of serve and return on that serve, therefore entering the RALLY. For example, Player 1 has scored a Rally Winner with backhand - tap Rally winner and finally tap backhand, in order to describe that point as a "Rally winner-backhand".
You are at CHAIR UMPIRE TRACKER SCREEN.
Tracker za napredno praćenje meča. Tracker koji sadrži sve opcije potrebne jednom sucu da odsudi pojedinačni meč ili meč parova. Ovaj tracker je namijenjen sucima, ali i svima onima koji imaju želju isprobati napredne funkcije sudačkog trackera koje nisu zastupljene u ostalim trackerima. Ovaj tracker ima sve opcije koje su sucu potrebne od trenutka kada uđe na teren pa sve do zadnjeg odigranog poena u meču. Neke od tih opcija su: izbor igrača koji je dobio ždrijeb i što je izabrao, upisivanje poena tijekom cijelog meča, prikaza terena s realnim pozicijama igrača te prikaz igrača koji seervira, mogućnosti odabira kazne za igrača (prekršaj pravila ponašanja ili prekršaj vremena), odabir opcije za odlazaka igrača na toilet ili za primanje medicinske pauze, također opcija za zaustavljanje igre ukoliko dođe do bilo kakve vrste prekida meča.
Touch buttons to read detailed description on their function!
Change your tracker type under match settings - find out how.
Online status of tracker:
Red OFFLINE Match visible only to you and only on your device. No backup if deleted.
Yellow LIVE AND PRIVATE - Match online with Match Code on top - share this code to persons of your choice and they can view it.
green LIVE AND PUBLIC - Match visible to anyone using Live Tracker App.
Android battery percentage.
MATCH CODE - Public and live matches have this code. Private offline matches do not.
MATCH SETTINGS - change player names, court number, server and more: here.
TAKE A NOTE - record audio commentary. It saves comment together with point in match when it was taken.
Scoreboard area - Ball on the left indicates server. Menus on the right are player menus.
Tapping on player's name or on point area adds him/her a point.
Tapping on game area changes game scores (usefull when not tracking point by point).
PLAYER MENU - includes types of violation, medical timeouts and more: here...
TIMER (left) - duration between points or games
TIMER (right) - duration of the entire match.
ACE - player who serves wins a point
LET - restarts time between points (in case a ball flies in from another court) and clears the point description if there was one.
FAULT - tap once for first fault, serve error. Tap again for second fault (player loses point).
FOOT FAULT - tap once for foot fault, tap again for double foot fault (player loses point).
NET - ball touches net during serve.
UNDO - each tap undos the last action, and actions before that one by one with each tap (if you make a mistake). Undo can be tapped all the way to match start. Does not reset time.
Scoreboard from the server's perspective.
Countdown to ball change.
View of the court and players from the umpire's perspective.
Shows server and current score.
Players on screen change sides automatically as they do on court.
Player names, tap to change score.
MAIN MATCH MENU - Includes match suspensions, interruptions, ball change,switching of positions and more: here...
Player names, tap to change score.
Tips and Tricks:
1. Before you go to the court, make sure that your battery is fully charged.
2. There are external baterries for mobile phones that you can use.
3. If you want to reduce battery consumption, lower the brightness of the screen.
4. After you have finished using the application, it is recomendable to switch off application's background process, to reduce battery consumption. Follow this procedure: Tap "Home" button on your mobile phone. Keep it pressed until all applications that are active show up (nearly 1 sec). Turn off all applications that you want, swipeing them to the side (like you are moving from one screen to another on your mobile phone).
5. Set Screensaver to your wanted duration.
6. In case you want to turn off the vibration of the application tap "Settings" and unmark "Vibrate on point".
Troubleshooting:
1. PROBLEM: The sign "No internet connection" appears on your screen.
SOLUTION: You need to exit the application by pressing "Back button" until "Are you sure you want to exit tennisTOUCH?" question appears. Click "Yes" and start the application again.
2. PROBLEM: Black screen.
SOLUTION: Exit the application using "Home button". Turn off the apps background process. Start the application again.
3. PROBLEM: You already got the match, but you can't find it?
SOLUTION: You probably pressed "Get match" instead of "Start" after choosing the match you wanted to track. Ask for the tournament organizer. He/she will unlock your match, and you can get it again.
4. PROBLEM: You got wrong match.
SOLUTION: Same as in the previous case (look under number 3).
5. PROBLEM: During game, server changed.
SOLUTION: Tap "Match Settings", scroll down to the "Server". Tap on "Server" and choose the right one that is serving.
6. PROBLEM: There is no "Live Score".
SOLUTION: If you don't have internet, there would be no "Live Score"
7. PROBLEM: The application crashed and the message "Sorry application has crashed" showed up.
SOLUTION: Press "Cancel". Turn off the background process of application. Start the application again.
