Letting Parents Follow the Game From the Stands
One link that shows the live score, the stats, and who has played
Every team has a grandparent two states away, a parent stuck at work, and a sibling at another field. They all want the same thing, which is to know what is happening without texting you in the middle of an inning.
A shared game link answers that. You send it once, and anyone who has it can watch the game fill in from wherever they are.
What the link is
Every game has one public page of its own. The address is unguessable, and it is the only way in: there is no account to make, no app to install, and nothing to log into. Whoever you send it to can open it, and whoever you do not send it to will not find it.
It is also the same link the Share button on the game page produces. There is one address per game rather than a separate one for the lineup and another for the score, so you can send it before the season and keep using it.
What people see before the game
Open it early and it shows the game details and the lineup: who is batting in what order, and where they are starting on defense. That alone answers most of the texts you would otherwise get on the drive over.
Until you start scoring, the page says the game has not started yet and leaves the lineup up. Nobody sees an empty scoreboard and assumes it is broken.
What people see once you start
The page updates itself every few seconds. There is no refresh button to explain to anyone.
The scoreboard is the part everyone came for: runs by inning, the count, and who is on base. That much appears for every game, whichever mode you are scoring in.
- •The live scoreboard: runs by inning, hits, errors, the count, and the bases.
- •Playing time, so a parent can see their kid has been in the field for four innings without asking you.
- •The lineup, and your game note if you wrote one.
- •In stat tracking games, the full box score: batting and pitching lines for every player.
It shows less in Basic mode, on purpose
A Basic game tracks the score, pitch counts, and playing time, and does not record at-bats. So the shared page shows the scoreboard, playing time, and a per-pitcher innings and pitch-count table, and skips the batting box score rather than printing a wall of zeros.
If you want parents to see hitting numbers, that comes from turning on stat tracking when you set the game up. The link does not change; what it has to show does.
What it does not show
There is no play-by-play feed. The page is a scoreboard and a box score, not a broadcast, and it will not narrate an at-bat back to anyone.
It is also read-only. Nobody holding the link can change a score, edit a lineup, or see anything about your other games. It shows one game.
Who to send it to
Most coaches paste it into the team group chat once and leave it there. It is worth saying plainly that it is a public link when you send it, because parents will forward it to family and that is usually the point.
If you would rather a game not be followed, do not send the link for it. Nothing is shared until you hand the address to somebody.
Sharing a game from the Game Day tool
Sharing a game is part of a Dugout Edge subscription and works during a free trial. The link exists as soon as the game does, so you can send it while the team is warming up.
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Open the game in the Game Day tool.
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Open the menu and find the section called Share with fans.
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Tap the link to copy it. It copies the whole address to your clipboard.
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Paste it into your team group chat, a text, or an email.
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Start the game as usual. The page fills in on its own from there, and the same link keeps working after the final out.
Track your game for free
The Dugout Edge Game Day tool keeps the score, outs, runners, pitch count, and batting order in one place. No account needed, and it works right in your browser.
Open the free scorekeeperFrequently asked questions
Do parents need an account or the app?
No. The link opens in any browser on any phone or computer. There is nothing to install and nothing to sign up for.
How quickly does the score update?
Every few seconds, on its own. Nobody needs to refresh the page. If a viewer loses signal, their page holds the last score it had and catches up by itself when they are back online.
What do parents see if the field has no signal?
The page stops moving. Your scoring still works offline and is saved on your phone, but nothing reaches the shared page until your device is back online, at which point everything you scored appears at once. Tell parents the field is a dead zone rather than letting them think the game stopped.
Can someone with the link change my game?
No. The page is read-only. It shows one game and nothing else about your team, and there is no way to edit the score, the lineup, or anything else from it.
Is the link private?
It is unguessable rather than password protected, so treat it the way you would treat a photo album link. Anyone you send it to can open it and can forward it. Nobody who has not been given it is going to stumble onto it.
Why do parents see the score but no batting stats?
That game is in Basic mode, which tracks the score, playing time, and pitch counts but not individual at-bats. Turn on stat tracking when you set up a game and the batting and pitching lines appear on the shared page too.
Does the link still work after the game?
Yes. It keeps showing the final score and the box score, so it doubles as the recap you send afterward.
Keep learning
Track Player Stats During a Game
Turning on stat tracking, which is what puts a box score on the shared page.
Reading and Fixing the Box Score After the Game
What the line score means, and how to correct an inning that came out wrong.
Scoring a Game Without Signal
What happens to the game, and to the shared page, when the field has no bars.
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