In the third installment of our Stats series, we’re going to take a look at NSOs, their paperwork, and what this means for skaters.
NSOs (Non-Skating Officials) are one of the unsung heroes of game day. They are the ones stood with stopwatches, holding clipboards, and they keep the game running.
NSOs fill in a lot of paperwork during the game:
- Scorekeeping – The score, jammer related stats
- Penalty Tracking – Penalties per skater and the jam they were issued
- Lineup Tracking – Skaters that took part in each jam, their position and box entries/exits
- Penalty Box – Timings for penalties served by skaters
- Official Reviews – Information on what official reviews were for and outcome Expulsion – Information and comments on expulsions
After the game, the HNSO (Head Non-Skating Official) collects all the paperwork and uses this to fill in the Stats Book.
(Images used are from 2014 from a mixed scrim for illustration purposes only)
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When all the paperwork is added to the Stats Book, it generates the Game Summary, which calculates a whole lot of lovely stats!
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Let’s take a closer look!
The first section shows how many jams each skater played in, and what position they played.
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The second section has all the stats related to jammers.
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The third section shows all the points scored for and against their team each time that skater was on track, and broken down by position
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The fourth section shows the VTAR (Versus Team Average Rating). This is how each member of the team performed against the average for the team.
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And finally, the fifth section shows how many penalties each skater was issued. There are more details on the Penalty Summary sheet.
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The Penalty Summary sheet displays all the penalties per skater for the game, and how many of each type.
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We use these Stats Books to create the skater stats you see here on the website, but we consciously don’t include penalty stats.
Next time you see a Stats Book we hope you can understand what you’re looking at!