NetFoos Apps
The NetFoos Official's Tool is a application
to help foosball (table soccer) officials and players efficiently
referee matches. The main functions include a timer and basic
match event logging (penalties, time outs, and game scores).
The most important feature of the NetFoos Official's Tool is that
it is designed such that the official using it should never need
to take their eyes off of the match while the ball is in play.
This is accomplished by the timer using nearly the entire main
screen area to function as the timer start/reset button. There
are no little buttons to find and each time the screen is tapped
the timer simply starts counting up from zero. In addition, the
previous four times are logged below the main counter if the official
wishes to show a time infraction to the players.
The second design feature designed to keep official's eyes on
the tables are the audio feedback systems. For example, each time
the timer screen is tapped and the timer starts counting up from
zero, a "beep" is sounded from the system (headphones
may be used to not disturb the players). Additionally, as the
timer reaches 10 or 15 seconds (tournament foosball players will
recognize the importance of these times), a voice says "ten"
or "fifteen" alerting the official that these possession
time limits have been reached. A vibration alert may also be enabled
for the "ten" and "fifteen" second milestones
on the iPhone (no vibration on iPod Touch). As for the timer beyond
15 seconds, it continues to keep counting up to 99.9 seconds which
means that the timer can also be used to time timeouts (30 seconds)
as well as time between games (90 seconds).
For the logging of penalties ("jars" and "resets"),
time outs and game scores there two separate screens to quickly
log as well as access this information. Navigation for these is
located in the small menu system on the bottom of the screen and
includes buttons for both Game data ("Time Outs" and
"Resets") as well as Match data ("Jars" and
"Score"). On these screens the official can simply tap
the appropriate box for the for the data they wish to log for
up to 5 games. Team names can also be entered at the top of these
screens to keep the data in line. Lastly, the feedback features
can be turned on/off in the Options settings so that you can configure
the feedback options to how you like best.
Remember that the NetFoos Official's Tool is designed to keep
the official's eyes on the game as well as making it easy to keep
track of crucial match information in order for them to fully
focused on the match. Once you get yours installed, simply launch
the app and tap the screen to start the timer. Then, be sure to
play around with the various option settings. Enjoy!
For more information please contact us.
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