Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- General Info
- Pricing
- System Requirements
- Video
- Multi-user, Data Synchronization and Secuirty
- Scoring
- Reports and Statistics
- My Team
- Seasons
- Schedules
- Events
- Roster
- Opponent Teams
- Social Networking/Takedown LIVE
- Weight Certification and Weight Management
- Scoreboard
- Accessories
- Known Issues
Who is LevelChanger?
LevelChanger is the developer and publisher of the Takedown line of wrestling apps. For information about our company, click here.
What is Takedown Scoring and Stats?
Takedown Scoring and Stats is a multi-user wrestling team productivity tool offering a rich assortment of features for capturing scoring, video, weight, attendance and equipment inventory data, reviewing and analyzing data, sharing information with various audiences and managing your team.
Takedown is downloadable from the Apple App Store, just like any other app that runs on your Apple iPad tablet.
Takedown does not do tournament bracket management.
Who uses Takedown Scoring and Stats?
More than 1,000 colleges, high schools, middle schools and clubs in forty nine states.
Pricing and Purchasing
What is the cost to download the app?
Takedown Scoring and Stats is free to download from the App Store.
Can I try it out?
Yes, the app has a fully functional and free trial built in allowing you to score and video recording up to 30 wrestling matches.
How do I score matches after the first 30?
Purchase an annual scoring subscription via the Takedown Store in Takedown Settings.
How much is the scoring subscription?
$149 annually as of August 2023. The subscription is valid for 365 days from date of purchase. The Scoring subscription is the Base subscription.
How do I video record matches after the first 30?
Purchase an annual video recording subscription via the Takedown Store in Takedown Settings.
How much is the video recording subscription?
$149 annually as of August 2023. The subscription is valid for 365 days from date of purchase. The Video Recording subscription is an Add-On subscription to the Scoring subscription.
How much does it cost to add my girls team?
There is no additional charge to add a girls team, a middle school team or a club team. You can add as many affiliated teams as you'd like.
Are the subscriptions purchased for each iPad?
No. One scoring subscription and one video subscription per Takedown account. You can use as many iPads as you'd like.
What kinds of payment methods can I use?
The subscriptions are purchased in the app via the Apple App Store and charged to the payment method associated with your Apple ID. See this Apple support article regarding valid payment methods.
Can I purchase the subscription directly from LevelChanger?
Not currently.
Can a subscription be used on another iPad?
Yes, any iPad logged in to your Takedown account can use Takedown subscriptions.
Are there any other costs?
No.
Can I get an online demo?
Can I get a receipt for my subscription purchases?
Yes. Apple emails a receipt for every App Store purchase. See this Apple support article.
Can I temporarily change my Apple ID to purchase a subscription?
Apple does not support this type of purchase and it will eventually lead to Takedown failing to recognize the subscription.
Can I get an invoice?
Yes. Send an email to support@levelchanger.com
My subscription isn’t working, what should I do?
In the Takedown Store, tap “Check for Active Subscriptions". Confirm you have a valid Internet connection. See this Apple support article. .
Can I transfer my subscription from one Apple ID to another?
Apple doesn't permit transferring annual, auto-renewing subscriptions from one Apple ID to another. For this reason, you should use a team-centric Apple ID rather than a personal Apple ID. An Apple ID is simply an email address of any type.
How many Takedown accounts can use a scoring or video subscription?
Takedown subscriptions can be used by one Takedown account. Subscriptions can not be shared between different Takedown accounts.
Takedown says my subscription is in use by another team -- what does this mean?
Typically this means you've created two Takedown accounts. In Takedown, delete the account that you longer want.
System Requirements
iPad: iOS 15 or higher.
Mac: MacOS 12 or higher and M1 or later (Apple silicon).
Video
Does Takedown offer integrated video recording, review, sharing and cloud storage capabilities?
Yes. Here's our Video FAQ.
Multi-User, Data Synchronization and Security
Is the app multi-user?
Yes, you can have multiple iPads using your Takedown account simultaneously.
Is my data automatically stored in the cloud?
Yes, the cloud is the primary storage location for your data and it is automatically uploaded.
Is my data automatically synchronized between all iPads logged in to my Takedown account?
Yes. Data synchronization requires an Internet connection.
Is my data available to any state or national wrestling organization?
No. Your data is private and can be accessed only by logging in to your account.
Can I change the email address for my team's Takedown account?
Yes, in the app. For best results, the email address for your Takedown account should be team-centric, e.g. centralhighschoolwrestling@gmail.com, and not work-related or personal.
Can I change my Takedown account password?
Yes, in the app.
Can I delete my Takedown account?
Yes, in the app.
Schedule, Rosters, Reports
Do I need to re-enter my team's schedule for every season?
No, you can copy a previous season's Schedule and make minor changes.
Can I download my schedule on Trackwrestling into my Takedown account?
No.
Do you offer rosters for downloading?
Yes, all colleges, high school boys, high school girls and middle school rosters from Trackwrestling and participating USA Wrestling clubs are available for download in the app.
Can I import my roster into Takedown Scoring and Stats?
Yes. Please see this support article. If you are in a state that uses Trackwrestling, you should not need to do this.
Do I need to re-enter my team's roster for every competition?
No. Your Roster is persistent and can be accessed in any Event.
Do you have college rosters?
Yes.
Do you have girls high school rosters?
Yes.
Do you have USA Wrestling club rosters?
Yes.
Can I add and delete wrestlers from my roster?
Yes.
Do I need to enter my opponent's roster for every competition?
No, Opponent Team rosters are persistent and can be accessed in any Event.
How many opponent teams can I download?
No limit.
Can I download teams from other states?
Yes.
Can I export my Takedown data to a spreadsheet?
Yes, some of Takedown's statistical reports can be exported to a spreadsheet.
Can I copy scoring data from a paper score book?
Yes. However, be sure to let Takedown know that you're "Copying" the scoring. Takedown will ask you that question at the end of any match it suspects is being copied from a non-live source.
Can I print reports?
Yes, all of the statistical reports can be Shared to a printer.
Can I print reports without an iPad-compatible printer?
Yes. Email the report in PDF format and retrieve it on a device -- laptop or desktop, for example -- with printer access.
Can I save my reports?
Yes, though it's not necessary. The reports are easily and quickly generated, typically in less than a second. One exception would be an officially signed Scorebook.
Can I export my reports to cloud storage services like iCloud Drive, Dropbox and Google Drive?
Yes, these options are available if you've installed those services on your iPad.
Can I upload match results and weigh-ins to the OPC hosted on Trackwrestling?
Yes. See Tutorial.
Weight Certification and Weight Management
Is there a paperless weight management feature?
Yes, read about it here.
Do you offer weight certification information?
Yes, if your team has weight certification information on Trackwrestling then we will download weight on certification date, minimum wrestling weight (MWW) and minimum weight class (MWC).
Do I need to "weigh-in" my wrestlers for each event?
No. However, if you enter weigh-in data then Takedown will utilize that information to prevent user errors and generate better statistics.
Do I need to "weigh-in" opposing wrestlers for each dual meet?
No. However, if you enter weigh-in data for opposing wrestlers Takedown will utilize that information to prevent user errors.
For a dual tournament, do I need to re-enter My Team weigh-in data for every dual meet?
No. Enter the weigh ins for the first dual meet and then copy those weigh ins to subsequent dual meets.
Can I copy weigh-ins from any event to any other event?
Yes.
Can I create custom weight classes?
Yes. Once created, custom weight classes are available for use in any dual meet or tournament.
Can I upload weigh-ins to the OPC hosted by Trackwrestling?
Yes. See this support article..
My Team
Can Takedown support more than one team or program?
Yes, related teams -- girls, boys, middle school, club -- are supported.
Can I name my team whatever I'd like?
Yes.
Can I change my team name and team short name?
Yes. The change will propagate to Reports and other features.
Can I add my team logo?
Yes. Team logo is used in Takedown LIVE, all Reports, Scoreboard and Handout.
Seasons
What is a Season?
We use Seasons to segregate schedules, rosters, scoring, video, weight and attendance data from one year to the next for reporting and statistical purposes. Each Season is a 'silo' of data and changes in one Season do not affect any other Season.
How is a Season defined?
A season is defined by a name you assign, a start date and an end date and a default set of weight classes.
What does a Season contain?
Each Season has a Schedule of competition events, your team Roster, a list of Opponent Teams, scored matches, video, practice attendance, weigh ins and equipment inventory.
Can I add a text note to a Season?
Yes. This is a great place to record team goals/objectives.
Are Seasons in Takedown the same as Seasons in Trackwrestling?
Conceptually, they are similar in that they both contain events and rosters defined for a period of time. In Takedown, however, you decide how many and what type of Seasons to create. They are totally unrelated to Trackwrestling in this regard.
How many Seasons can I have?
No limit.
I just started using the app. Can I add scoring from previous seasons?
Yes, just add the scored matches from whatever source you have.
Schedules
What is a Schedule?
A list of dual meets and tournaments. Just like your paper schedule.
Do you download our schedule from Trackwrestling?
No.
How many Schedules can I have?
One for each Season.
My JV and Varsity Schedules are slightly different. How should I deal with that?
Events are categorized as Varsity, JV, Freshman, Middle School or Other -- we call that "Competition Level." For reporting purposes, you can select the Competition Level of interest to keep the stats separate. But, if you'd like to have separate JV and Varsity Seasons, that works, too. In this case, title your Seasons something like "2020-2021 JV" and "2020-2021 Varsity."
We have a separate girls team and they wrestle only girls. How should that be handled?
Suggest a separate girls Season such as "2023 - 2024 Girls".
Do I have to re-enter my Schedule every year?
No. Copy the Schedule from any other Season and edit as required.
Should I add the text "Varsity" or "JV" to my Event name?
Isn't necessary, the app allows you to specify the competition level and displays this information in the appropriate places such as Schedule, Match Scoring and Reports. Adding the competition level to the Event name will create visually unappealing labels -- such as "Central HS Varsity -- Varsity" in the app.
Events
What is an Event?
A dual meet or individually bracketed tournament. Schedule multiple dual meets on the same date for a dual tournament, quad or tri.
How is the Event defined?
An Event includes the following information: event name, opponent name (dual only), date and time, competition level, location, weigh-in (optional), weight classes, first weight class wrestled (dual only), period lengths (including consolations for tournaments), 2nd period choice, pairings (expected match ups) official's and scorer's name (optional, dual only), team and individual place winners (optional, tournament only) and notes (optional).
How do I Schedule and Score a dual meet?
How do I Schedule and Score a tournament?
Can I have separate JV and Varsity Events?
Yes and you should.
How do I schedule a dual tournament?
A dual tournament is simply a series of dual meets over a short period of time, typically one or two days. Schedule each opponent as a dual meet with the appropriate date and time. You can give your dual tournament a Name which is different from the opposing team's name.
Can I manually select the first weight class to be wrestled in a dual meet?
Yes.
How many Events can I have on a Schedule?
No limit.
Can I pair wrestlers for weight classes before entering Scoring?
Yes. You can also create exhibition matches in the Pairing section.
Roster
Can I download my team's Roster from your database?
If your team is on Trackwrestling or in the USA Wrestling club portal, you can download it from our database.
My Team's Roster isn't in your online database, but I have it in a spreadsheet. Can I import my Roster from a spreadsheet?
What's the minimum amount of information required to add a wrestler to My Team's Roster?
First and last names.
What else can I enter for a wrestler on My Team?
Photo, grade or college year, birth date, telephone number, email address, weight certification data, equipment issued/returned and notes.
Can I remove a wrestler from my Roster?
Yes. For removed wrestlers, associated match scoring data remains in the database for reporting and statistics.
Can I manually add a wrestler to my Roster?
Yes. If you're in a state that relies on Trackwrestling for official rosters, you shouldn't need to do this.
Is an Internet connection required to add a wrestler to my Roster?
No.
How many wrestlers can I have on my Roster?
No limit.
Can I add a photo for each wrestler?
Do you support a "conference" or "non-conference" designation for opposing teams?
Yes. This tag is used to easily generate statistical reports for a specified list of Opponent Teams.
Opponent Teams
Can I add an opposing team's wrestlers without an Internet connection?
Yes. Any wrestler can be manually added.
What is an Opponent Team?
A named list of wrestlers, typically representing a school, college or club program against which you compete.
How do I enter an Opponent Team?
Download from our online database, import from a spreadsheet (CSV format) or enter manually.
I'm a college coach. Can I download all the college teams and be done with it?
Ye..
I'm an Ohio high school coach and we wrestle only Ohio schools. Can I download all the Ohio teams and be done with it?
Yes.
I'm still an Ohio coach. We often wrestle against Indiana and Pennsylvania teams. Can I download teams from those states?
Yes. Download as many teams from as many states as you'd like.
How many Opponent Teams can I have in Takedown?
No limit.
Can I add an Opponent Team Logo?
Yes. This logo is used in Handout and Scoreboard. There is no reason to add an Opponent Team logo if you aren't using these features.
Scoring
Can I transcribe matches from a paper scorebook or any other non-live source?
Yes. Ignore the match clock. Start it and enter the scoring.
Can I score a match from existing video?
Yes.
I'm in the scoring section, but nothing's happening. What next?
Select your wrestler and the opposing wrestler, then tap the match clock in the center.
Which team is My Team?
In the scoring grid at the top, the team on the first line is always "My Team."
Can I manually add Opponent Teams and wrestlers in the Scoring section? Sometimes we can't enter the information ahead of time.
No. For a dual meet, select "Unknown Wrestler" and for a tournament select "Unknown Wrestler and Team." When you resolve the team and/or wrestler identity, edit the Match accordingly at a later time.
Can I add exhibition matches "on-the-fly" in Scoring?
Yes.
In a dual meet, can I score weight classes in any order?
Yes.
Can I change my wrestler's color in the scoring grid from green to red to correspond with the ankle bracelet color assigned by the official?
Yes.
I selected my wrestler and the opposing wrestler, but nothing's happening.
Start the match clock by tapping it.
But, the Takedown match clock and the official match clock aren't showing the same time! Won't that mess everything up?
Use the "+" and "-" buttons to get the Takedown match clock to agree with the official match clock if you'd like. This isn't required, but having an accurate match clock in Takedown will create better statistics.
Why are some of the scoring buttons faded?
To prevent scoring errors. The scoring interface knows the match context and permits only legal scoring actions based on the NFHS or NCAA rules books.
I need to use one of the disabled scoring buttons. How do I do that?
Tap Override and all the scoring buttons will be visible. Override should be used sparingly.
Can I add a generic point (or two) to the match score to compensate for action that I missed?
No and click here to understand why that's a really bad idea. Use Override or Undo to correct an error. Override should be used sparingly.
How do I erase a scoring error?
The Undo button will erase the last visible scoring action. You can tap the Undo button more than once. Once the match clock starts, you can not Undo back to the previous period.
Do you support Injury, Blood, Recovery and Riding Time clocks?
Yes.
Do you support Choice on Restart after injury?
Yes.
How is start-of-period choice managed?
For a dual meet, go to the Schedule and select the event, then on the right side select Odd or Even for your team and 2nd period choice will be offered to the correct wrestler in each match.
Is "defer" an available choice?
Yes.
Do you support stalling and cautions?
Yes. Correct points are tallied into the non-offending wrestler's match score. Progression towards disqualification -- per the Penalty Table -- is implemented in the scoring logic.
Do you support the full range of penalties?
Yes. Correct points are tallied into the non-offending wrestler's match score.
Do you support team penalty points?
Yes. Team penalty points are subtracted from the offending team's score.
Is overtime supported?
Yes. The regulation scoring grid transitions to an overtime scoring grid if regulation ends in a tied match score.
Can I change the view from overtime to regulation time and back if I need to check something?
Yes. Swipe the scoring grid left to right to go back to regulation and then right to left to go back to overtime.
How do I record an intentional release (escape) on the restart?
On the restart, tap Override and tap Escape prior to starting the match clock. See this support article.
In a tournament, do you support different period durations for Championship and Consolation matches?
Yes. Also, within an event if a loss is recorded then that wrestler's additional matches will automatically use Consolation period durations.
Is Riding Time and Riding Time Advantage tracked?
Yes, for college matches. Riding time clock operation is automatic, no user action required. Supports NCAA 5.1.4 — stopping the riding time clock when the offensive wrestler commits an infraction. A riding time advantage point is automatically added to the match score as appropriate.
Is Riding Time Advantage noted at the end of each period?
Yes, in compliance with NCAA rules.
Can I copy match scoring from a paper record into Takedown Scoring and Stats?
Yes. Be sure to start the match clock in each period. Don't use Override to avoid starting the clock. Override should be used sparingly. Make sure to tap "Copying" if Takedown asks.
Can I stop scoring an event and score some other event?
Yes. This can be done between matches. If you try to switch in the middle of a match, Takedown will give you the option of finishing the match or throwing it away.
Do you calculate the Tiebreaker criteria?
Yes. Tiebreaker criteria are continuously calculated and displayed in the Event.
When I finish scoring a match, the app asks if the match is Live or Copied. What does this mean?
If you are copying scoring from a non-live source, a paper scorebook for example, then the match clock is obviously inaccurate. Some of the statistical reports rely on an accurate match clock. So, when the app "senses" that you're copying from a non-live source, it asks for confirmation. If you say that the match is Copied, then that match won't be included in certain statistical calculations -- short time scoring, riding time and various stats in Wrestler Profile -- that assume a valid match clock.
I paired two wrestlers for a weight class in a dual, but the coach sent someone else to the table. What now?
You can override any pairings by simply selecting a different wrestler in the Scoring view.
How can I record scrimmages or other events without messing up my statistics?
Create a Season called “Scrimmages” or “Exhibition Events” or whatever you’d like. Or, in your official Season, create a tournament event called “Scrimmage” or “Exhibitions” or whatever you’d like and run all the matches as “Exhibitions.” There are other methods. It is easy to exclude a Season or an Event or Exhibition matches when generating stats. The Seasons method is most efficient.
Do you support stopping the Riding Time clock in the case of an offensive infraction as required by NCAA rules?
Yes.
Reports and Statistics
Can I create a report without an Internet connection?
Yes. All your match scoring data is stored on your iPad. All of the processing and calculations for creating the report are done on the iPad.
How do I select a report?
How do I narrow or expand the amount of data shown in the reports?
Use Filters. See this support article.
How long does it take to generate a report?
Typically, a second or two.
Can I combine data from multiple seasons into a single report?
Yes.
Can I narrow a report to focus just on varsity events?
Yes.
Can I narrow a report to focus on specific opponents or tournaments?
Yes.
Can I prepare an end-of-season stats report for our awards banquet?
Yes.
Can I prepare a wrestler's career report and email it to a college coach?
Yes.
Can I prepare a leader board report for posting in the practice or locker room?
Yes.
Over what time frame is short-time scoring calculated?
Over the last 5, 10, 15 and 20 seconds remaining in each period, user selectable.
Is the riding time report available for high school?
Yes.
How long is the ranked list in the leaderboard?
Each stat is displayed for 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20 or all wrestlers, user selectable.
In what formats are the reports available?
Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), spreadsheet (CSV), image and text.
Can I email reports?
Yes, from within the app by tapping the Apple "sharing" icon -- a square with an embedded up arrow -- in the reports view. Email needs to be installed and configured on your iPad. See this support article.
Can I post reports to Facebook, Instagram and X(formerly Twitter)?
Yes.
Can I print reports?
Yes.
I don't have an AirPrint compatible printer. What now?
Email your reports in PDF format to a desktop or laptop from which printing is possible.
Can I save reports on the iPad or to a cloud-based service like iCloud Drive?
Yes. Make sure you have the cloud-based storage service installed and configured on your iPad.
Do you support the box score format favored by most newspapers?
Yes. See this support article.
Our state has a website for posting results -- can I post our results on that website?
Yes, you can post your results anywhere you'd like. It's your data.
Can the referee sign the scorebook?
Yes. See this support article.
Social Networking/Takedown LIVE
Do you support auto-posting scoring results to X(formerly Twitter)?
Yes.
Do you support auto-posting results to Facebook?
No. Facebook developer guidelines prohibit auto-posting.
Do you support custom #hashtags?
Yes, it's easy to add a custom hashtag to X (formerly Twitter) posts..
How is Takedown LIVE different from posting my results to a social network?
Takedown LIVE displays detailed scoring action as it happens using the same scoring grid and notation as Takedown Scoring and Stats. Takedown LIVE is an app for Apple and Android mobile phones and tablets.
Takedown Scoring and Stats posts match score and team dual meet score to your team's X(formerly Twitter) timeline. It does not post scoring events like takedowns, escapes, etc.
Also, Takedown LIVE is real-time. Posting to X(formerly Twitter) is not real-time.
Can I post to Takedown LIVE and X (formerly Twitter) simultaneously?
Yes.
Our state has a website for posting results -- can I post our results on that website?
Yes, you can post your results anywhere you'd like. It's your data.
Can I install Takedown Scoring and Stats and Takedown LIVE on the same iPad?
Yes. This is a convenient way for coaches to follow their team if its wrestlers are split between two venues -- JV in City A and Varsity in City B -- or between multiple gyms at the same venue.
Scoreboard
What kind of display should I use?
Any display with an HDMI input.
Which aspect ratio is supported?
Either 4:3 or 16:9 will work. Most digital displays are 16:9.
What size display is supported?
Any size will work. We've run on 20" computer monitors and ceiling mounted, four-sided Daktronics monitors at college venues.
How do I connect Takedown to the display?
HDMI cable or wirelessly via Apple TV.
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Official Standing
Is Takedown data part of the "official" record?
No, the data is entirely for the benefit of your team.
Are you part of Trackwrestling or Flowrestling?
No.
Does my state association have access to my data?
No.
Does anyone other than me have access to my data?
Only us, LevelChanger. We access customer data as required for customer support, to understand feature usage and conduct statistical analysis and research.
Accessories
What accessories can help me realize the full potential of Takedown?
Known Issues
Is there a description of Takedown known issues?
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