Getting Started

MockScores provides different tools depending on how you participate in a tournament:

• Organizers create and manage tournaments.
• Coaches manage their teams, rosters, and student assignments.
• Scorers complete ballots using a unique link and do not create an account.

Organizers and coaches can select their role from the MockScores home screen.

Signing in as an organizer

Organizers must have a MockScores account. You can create an account or log in.

MockScores supports signing in with:

• An email address and password
• An existing Google account

After registering with an email and password, follow any verification instructions sent to your email address before signing in.

Once logged in, select Organizer from the home screen to open the organizer dashboard. From there, you can create a tournament or open one you already manage.

If this is your first tournament, see Creating a Tournament.

Signing in as a coach

Coaches are added to tournaments by an organizer. When your team is registered, you will receive an invitation at the email address entered by the organizer.

To access your team:

1. Create a MockScores account or log in.
2. Use the same email address that received the invitation.
3. Select Coach from the MockScores home screen.
4. Open your team from the coach dashboard.

If you use Google to sign in, the Google account’s email address must match the address used for your invitation.

From the coach dashboard, you can manage your roster, assign students to roles, select witness call orders, and view published pairings and results. See the Coach Guide for the full workflow.

Note

Your tournament invitation is connected to your email address. Creating an account with a different address will not give you access to the invited team.

Accessing a ballot as a scorer

Scorers do not create MockScores accounts.

Before a round, the organizer assigns each scorer to a trial. Online scorers receive an email containing a unique link to their ballot.

To score online, you will need:

• A laptop, tablet, or smartphone
• Access to the email address provided to the organizer
• A reliable internet connection

Open the link in the assignment email to access the ballot. During the trial, enter your scores, select any award nominations, and review the ballot before submitting it.

See the Scorer Guide for conflict checks, score validation, nominations, tiebreakers, and submission instructions.

Danger

Your ballot link is unique to your assignment. Do not share or forward it to another person. If you were assigned to the wrong trial, contact the tournament organizer instead of using the link.

Choosing the correct dashboard

If you participate in more than one role, return to the MockScores home screen and select the role you want to use.

The organizer and coach dashboards contain different tools:

Role	Dashboard tools
Organizer	Tournaments, teams, scorers, courtrooms, rounds, pairings, ballots, and published results
Coach	Team roster, student assignments, witness call orders, ballots, and team results
Scorer	No dashboard; scorers use the unique ballot link sent by email

Note

The same account can be in the same tournament as both an organizer and a coach. Selecting the right dashboard will give you the tools you need to complete the given job.

To change your password, sign out, or permanently delete your account, see Managing Your Account.

Troubleshooting

I did not receive an account-verification email

Check your spam or junk folder and confirm that you entered the correct email address. If the message still does not arrive, contact MockScores support.

I’ve signed up as a coach but my team doesn’t appear

Make sure you signed in with the exact email address used by the organizer. If the addresses match, ask the organizer to confirm the invitation address or send the invitation again.

I did not receive my scorer link

Check your spam or junk folder. If the email is not there, contact the tournament organizer and confirm that the correct email address was used for your assignment.

My scorer link does not work

Use the most recent assignment email you received. Links from an earlier assignment may no longer apply if the organizer changed your trial or scorer assignment. Contact the organizer if you still cannot open the ballot.

I opened the wrong dashboard

Return to the MockScores home screen and select the correct role.