How to Score In-Person Events

Enter live results for athletes during an in-person competition.

Prerequisites

• Approved volunteer with score-input access on the in-person competition
• The competition is in-person type (online competitions use the video review flow)
• Heat assignments are published (organizers do this from Volunteers → Judge Schedule)

Where to Score

Organizers run scoring through the competition's Results page, which is also reachable on a tablet or phone via a deep link the organizer shares before the event:

• Per-event grid: /compete/organizer/{competitionId}/results?event={eventId}
• Mobile-optimized score entry: shared by the organizer on the day

If you only have score-input access (not full organizer access), you'll be redirected to a scoped score-entry view that only shows the event/heat you're assigned to.

Score Entry Formats

Match the input format to the workout type — the field shows a live preview of how WODsmith will interpret your input.

Workout Type	Format	Examples	Notes
For Time	mm:ss or m:ss	3:45, 12:30, 1:02:34.567	Bare digits (no colon) are read as raw seconds
AMRAP	rounds+reps	8+15, 12+0	The +0 is required if the athlete didn't break into a partial round
Max Weight	number	225, 185.5	Lb or kg per the workout setting
For Time (capped)	mm:ss or cap	4:32, cap	If athlete hit the cap, enter the reps completed in the secondary field that appears

The live "Parsed as: X" feedback turns green for valid inputs and red for invalid — fix red errors before submitting.

Multi-Round Workouts

When roundsToScore > 1 (e.g., a 3-round chipper), the form renders one input per round:

• Enter each round's time (or AMRAP score) separately
• WODsmith sums them server-side and derives per-round cap status
• The leaderboard tiebreaker honors "fewer capped rounds wins"

Don't sum manually — let WODsmith do it.

Tiebreakers

Some workouts have a tiebreaker (e.g., "time at the end of round 2 of a 3-round AMRAP"). When present, an extra Tiebreak Score field appears using its own scheme:

• Time tiebreak — M:SS.mmm (e.g., 2:30.250)
• Reps tiebreak — integer (e.g., 100)

Always enter the tiebreaker — leaving it blank silently drops it on save.

Status Overrides

If the athlete didn't complete the workout, use the Status dropdown:

Status	Meaning
scored	Normal completion (this is the default)
cap	Hit the time cap (auto-set when input ≥ cap on capped workouts)
dnf	Did not finish — for partial AMRAP or capped time workouts
dns	Did not start — athlete was registered but didn't compete
dq	Disqualified — rule violation
withdrawn	Athlete withdrew before completing

When you pick a terminal status (dnf, dns, dq, withdrawn), the score input collapses — leave it blank.

Saving and Confirming

Scores auto-save as you type — there's no separate "submit" button. The save status shows next to the input:

• Saved — confirmed in the database
• Saving… — request in flight
• Error — something went wrong (most often a parse error or stale registration)

Always wait for Saved before moving to the next athlete. If you see Error, fix the issue or flag the organizer — don't skip past it.

Common Mistakes

• Bare digits on a time workout — 2000 is read as 2000 seconds (33:20), not "20:00". Always include the colon for times.
• Forgetting +0 on AMRAP — 12 alone is invalid for AMRAP; use 12+0.
• Editing across multiple divisions — an athlete registered in two divisions for the same workout has two separate scores. Each one is scoped by division — make sure you're scoring the correct registration row.
• Pre-filling the cap value — for time-with-cap workouts, WODsmith auto-derives cap status when you enter a time ≥ the cap. Don't override the status manually.

After the Heat

Once the heat is complete:

1. Verify all athletes in the heat have a Saved status
2. Flag any disputes to the organizer immediately — disputed scores are easier to resolve before the next heat starts
3. Move to your next assigned heat (the Schedule tab shows your rotation)

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See also: How to Review Video Submissions | How to Apply a Penalty