It's Game Day!

Game check-in is easy if you are prepared. Be sure your rosters and passes are complete and follow the procedures on this page.

Game Day Procedures

Pre, Game, and Post activities

Printing the Match Card

Match Cards are mandatory at check-in. All players must appear and NO WRITE-INS ARE ALLOWED. Players beyond the allowed maximum must be crossed off prior to check-in.

Entering Scores

Score reporting is mandatory within 24 hours of match end.

Entering Red Cards

When Red Cards are entered with score reporting, GCF gets a heads up to report the cards. We then know to contact the referee if the card was not yet reported.

GAME DAY PROCEDURES

Pre-Game

OPTION 1 – Digital Check-In

Use the GotSport Live App to choose the game, use the + to go to the Team roster, select your team, Add Players, Add Coaches, Save and Done.
See below and here for detailed instructions through GotSport support.

OPTION 2 – Photo Match Card

Print your Photo Match Card (no passes are required). You are responsible for your own card.
No players may be handwritten onto the Match Card. Written names are an automatic Forfeit.

Home teams prepare the Referee fees in the correct denominations (if paying by cash)

Game Day Check-in

Check-in takes place 30 minutes prior to game kickoff.

Teams choose their own method of check-in, Digital or Photo Match Card.

Digital Check-In

Access the game, go to the + menu and choose Referee check-in QR code. Present to the referee to scan.

Photo Match Card

Present your Photo Match Card to the referee. No passe are needed.
If a Standard Match Card was printed, passes are required (laminated or virtual). Virtual passes are allowed ONLY when shown directly from system.GotSport.com.

Referee payment may be presented at check-in or at completion of the game.

Post-Game

Digital Check-in

The Referee should enter the score along with any red cards issued during the match.
If you do not see a score within 24 hours, either team may enter it and red cards.

Photo Match Card

BOTH teams verify the score entered and the coaches/managers initial both cards.
Teams exchange their photo match cards so that each has a record of players.
Within 24 hours, the Home team is required to use GotSport to enter the score and all red cards issued during the match. After 24 hours, the Away team may enter the score/red cards.
The Home team uploads the Match Card(s). Please take one photo of both cards side-by-side if possible.

NEW! GotSport Digital Check-In

GCF is allowing the new GotSport Digital Check-in. You will need the GotSport Live App.

See the GotSport support links for instructions: support.gotsport.com/gotsport-live-coach/manager-resources

You can also see the recorded Webinar here:

How to Print the Match Card

Both teams print their own Photo Match Card.

Login to GotSport at system.gotsport.com.
Click on Team Management.
Click Matches on the left. If you have multiple teams, you can filter by My Teams and/or Event.
Click the 3 dots to the far right. Choose Print Match Card.
- Choose Photo as the selection.
- Click Export. This opens a PDF to download or print.

GotSport Help Page: Print Match Card

How to Access Virtual Passes

See the GotSport help pages to see how to bring up virtual passes on your phone:

Mobile Phone: Accessing virtual cards as a coach or manager

Browser: accessing virtual cards as a coach or manager

How to Enter Score and Red Cards

The Event Code (starts with GCF) and PIN are at the top of the match card. The PIN is always 9876.

The Event Code and Pin remain the same throughout the season, the game number changes.

The home club is responsible for reporting the game result in GotSport. If a score is not reported within 24 hours, the visiting club may report the result.

Scores can be entered in multiple ways - with a QR-code scan, through the Schedule page, through Team Management. Quick Add (QR-code) does not give you access to file uploads.

Red Cards - When a player receives a red card during a match it must be reported. While it is the responsibility of the center referee to send in their report we ask that red cards be reported along with entering the score. This alerts GCF to the card.

Quick Add of Score:

Scores are easily added using the QR Code on the match card

Scan the QR code on the Match Card.
Scroll down to the match and enter Score (top fields are not needed).
If there was a Red Card issued:
Click the red card box and fill in the information. The red card code should have been entered on the match card by the referee.
Upload the Match Card: click Upload Game Sheet, select the Match Card file and click Upload.
Save.

Entering Score and Red Cards through Team Management:

Login at system.gotsport.com and go to Team Management.
Click Matches in the left column. Use Filters as needed.
Click the 3-dots to the far right and choose Match Stats.
Enter the Score.
If there was a Red Card issued:
Click the red card box and fill in the information. The red card code should have been entered on the match card by the referee.
Upload the Match Card: click the Choose File button, select the Match Card file and click Upload.
The Injury and/or Incident reports are filed separately by the referee and do not need to be entered here
When complete, click Save.

Entering Score and Red Cards through the public scoring site:

Got to the public schedule page and click Scoring Input.
(or go to system.gotsport.com/scoring and enter the Event Code shown on the match card, ex. GCF26S)
Enter Event PIN: 9876 and click Submit
Enter the Match Number found on the report and click Search.
Enter the Score.
If there was a Red Card issued:
Click the red card box and fill in the information. The red card code should have been entered on the match card by the referee.
Upload the Match Card: click the Choose File button, select the Match Card file and click Upload.
The Injury and/or Incident reports are filed separately by the referee and do not need to be entered here
When complete, click Save.

GotSport Help Page: Enter Score

Hidden U9 and U10 Scores

Following USSF recommendations, GCFYSL does not publicly post match results online for any 7v7 divisions. This has been the policy for nearly all FYSA sanctioned leagues for several years.

Please keep in mind that player development is the main focus at this age. While score is kept at the field, tables of wins and losses are ultimately irrelevant to this development. All 7v7 results are still required be reported to verify that matches have been played as scheduled and to aid the GCF Competition Committee in managing competitive balance in future seasons.

All Club Directors of Coaching may request complete results for these divisions at any time.