RecordBoard
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Changelog

Shipped updates to RecordBoard, in reverse chronological order.

September 2026
Latest

Running a meet is free, and starting takes one click

  • —Running a meet is free, permanently — unlimited meets, events, athletes, and finalized results, including public results pages. Nothing will stop you in the middle of a meet. Paid plans now cover only the equipment and integrations around it: hardware scoreboards, live streaming, timing-system file exchange, and results sync.
  • —Paste a list of athletes — names from a heat sheet, a spreadsheet column, or a message from another coach. Teams are created as they appear, so there is no roster to build first and nothing to claim. Bib numbers and header rows are ignored, and any line we cannot read is shown to you rather than quietly skipped.
  • —One place to add athletes — pasting, CSV, HyTek and Athletic.net files, scanning a printed heat sheet, or typing a single late entry, each with a line telling you when it is the right one. Previously these were spread across a search box, a button, and a dropdown with no guidance.
  • —Try a demo meet — one click opens a sample meet with a shot put already mid-competition and a high jump ready to start, so you can record a mark and finalize results before setting anything up. Delete it whenever you like.
  • —Faster first run — new meet directors go straight to their meets instead of being asked to create and name an organization first. Every account already has one, and you can rename it whenever you want.
September 2026

Meet-day reliability: marks survive a dropped connection

  • —A retried mark no longer becomes a second mark — when a phone loses signal at the pit and the app resends, the mark is recognised as the same one instead of being recorded twice or flagged for review.
  • —A second device is warned before it records — if someone opens an event another device is already scoring, they are told, shown how recently the other device was active, and can take over deliberately. Nothing is locked, because a lock that outlives a dead battery would strand a meet.
  • —Undo is safe to repeat — an undo that gets resent no longer removes a second, good mark.
  • —Fewer notifications during a meet — a twelve-event meet used to send a push and an email for every event going live and every set of results posting. Alerts are now grouped, so your phone stops buzzing two dozen times in an afternoon. Alerts about your account, support replies, and your own personal records are never held back.
July 2026

Talk to us inside the app, and a desktop layout that uses the screen

  • —In-app support chat — ask a question from inside RecordBoard and get an answer in the same place, without leaving a meet to find an email address. We can start a conversation too, when we spot something worth flagging.
  • —Import format templates inline — the exact columns each import expects are shown next to the file picker, so a failed import tells you what to change instead of just failing.
  • —Responsive desktop layouts across the core pages — meets, events, entries, and results now use the width of a laptop screen rather than a phone-shaped column in the middle of it.
  • —Roster fix — meets deleted from a team no longer linger in a roster's meet list.
  • —Notification emails are marked as automated, so out-of-office replies and helpdesk auto-responders stop bouncing back.
May 2026

RecordBoard on iPhone, from the App Store

  • —The iOS app — the whole product on your phone, signed in with Apple or Google, with results, judging and scoreboards where you already have your phone in your hand at the track.
  • —Works without signal — marks recorded during a dead spot are stored on the device and pushed up when the connection returns, so a judge keeps scoring through the gaps at the far end of a track.
  • —Multi-select session picker — add several events to a session at once instead of one at a time.
  • —Consistent imperial units everywhere — feet and inches now read the same on every screen, from the judge view to printed results.
  • —Around twenty fixes reported by coaches during the spring season: staffing requests, live-event filters, round labels, meet logos, schedule ordering, and breadcrumbs among them.
May 2026

Bluetooth laser measurement, from the device in your hand

  • —Pair a Bluetooth laser directly from the browser — no dongle, no desktop software, and the same pairing flow on the iOS app.
  • —Tap "No laser" to open pairing — the connection status doubles as the way to fix it, instead of hiding in a settings screen.
  • —Collapsible keypad on mobile when a laser is connected — the marks list gets the screen back, since the laser is doing the typing.
  • —Imperial keypad and a unit toggle for field events, so a meet run in feet and inches is entered in feet and inches.
  • —Dashboard live-now section and tappable cards — jump straight into whatever is being scored right now.
April 2026

Field judging parity, timing badges, and meet-wide results

  • —Horizontal events reach parity with vertical — throws and horizontal jumps get the same judge view depth that high jump and pole vault had: attempt-by-attempt entry, fouls, passes, and live standings.
  • —Timing source badge on track results — every imported time shows whether it came from a photo-finish system or chip timing, so a questioned result has an answer.
  • —Meet Results tab — event summaries, records broken, and a bulk export for the whole meet in one place, rather than event by event.
  • —Junior High meet type with its own event template, including the implement weights and distances that differ from high school.
  • —Follow feed shows what is coming up — entries in the next seven days for the athletes you follow, not just what already happened.
  • —Search results by athlete name on public results pages, and Today / This weekend / This week filters when browsing meets.
March 31, 2026

Laser measurement suite: source badge, connection status, and one-tap Foul/NM

  • —Laser source badge — every recorded distance now shows whether it came from the connected laser or was entered manually. The crosshair icon and 'Laser' label appear directly on the result, giving judges and meet directors a clear audit trail for every mark.
  • —Live connection status chip — a green, yellow, or red chip at the top of the judge view shows the current device connection state at a glance. One tap triggers a reconnect without navigating away from the active flight.
  • —One-tap Foul and No Mark buttons — record a foul or no-mark instantly from the judge view without opening a sub-menu. Built for the pace of a throwing event: no menus, no delays, no lost marks in the middle of a flight.
March 31, 2026

Live broadcast: camera preview before going live + spectator waiting screen

  • —Camera preview before broadcasting — coaches see exactly what they're streaming before a single viewer connects. The viewfinder is live on your screen the moment you tap Go Live; you confirm the framing, verify the audio level with a 5-bar mic indicator, then tap once more to go live. No guessing, no 'is this thing on'.
  • —Spectator-friendly waiting screen — when a stream hasn't started yet, viewers see the competition name and a clear 'Stream starting soon' message instead of a technical error. Shareable before the meet begins: send parents the link in the morning, they'll know exactly what they're waiting for.
  • —Parent-facing stream link — the public stream URL is designed to be shared. Drop it in your team group chat before the meet starts; parents and remote family can open it on any device with no account required.
March 19, 2026

Daktronics scoreboards: track boards auto-follow the active running event

  • —TRACK boards now auto-follow the active running event — no more manual reassignment between heats. The scoreboard updates automatically when the active event changes, so the timing operator never has to touch the board selector during a running event.
  • —FIELD boards retain the competition selector, letting operators choose which field event to display independently.
  • —This distinction is especially impactful at large invitationals and college meets where track events change rapidly between heats — one fewer task on the timing table during high-pressure moments.
March 18, 2026

Export results to athletic.net — one-click publish to your school's profile

  • —Athletic.net result export — one click after each competition generates the file athletic.net expects; upload it through their standard interface while the meet is still running, not 12 hours after it ends
  • —Per-competition export button on the results page — export each event as it closes without waiting for the full meet to finalize
  • —Meet-level export — export all events at once when the meet finalizes; useful as a final sync pass
  • —Auto-push on finalization — competitions set to auto-publish sync to athletic.net automatically; no manual export step required
  • —HyTek semi-colon delimited format — the same file format athletic.net has accepted for years; your upload process does not change
March 18, 2026

Personal record tracking — celebrations, notifications, and history

  • —PR celebration overlay — athletes see a full-screen celebration the instant they set an all-time personal record: their new mark front and center, the event name, and the meet. Designed to be screenshot-worthy and shareable.
  • —Coach push notifications for PRs and podium finishes — coaches receive an alert the moment an athlete sets a PR or finishes in the top three, from anywhere at the venue. No more finding out after the fact.
  • —PR detection service — all-time personal records are tracked accurately across corrections, team transfers, and multi-meet history. When the celebration fires, it means something.
March 14, 2026

Schedule builder, mobile UX overhaul, and interface polish

  • —Meet Schedule Builder — create sessions with start times, assign events, and publish a public schedule URL coaches and athletes can open on any device with no login required
  • —Mobile UX overhaul — every major management dialog (create meet, roster management, send team invite, HyTek import, CSV import, chip timing import) now opens as a keyboard-aware bottom sheet on mobile; inputs are no longer buried under the keyboard and action buttons stay pinned above it; if you tried these workflows on mobile before and gave up, give it another try
  • —Helpful empty states — dropdowns and lists now show actionable guidance instead of blank space when no data exists yet
  • —Consistent DatePicker — unified date selection component across the full app; inconsistencies between pages are resolved
  • —Tab and card polish — Schedule tab, event cards, and navigation controls received visual cleanup and layout improvements
March 2026

Officials staffing, notifications, FinishLynx desktop app, and more

  • —Officials staffing system — define role needs, invite officials by email with one-click accept/decline (no account required), track confirmations in real time
  • —Notification center — push, email, and in-app alerts for athletes and coaches: PR alerts, flight calls, competition-live pings
  • —FinishLynx desktop app — drag-and-drop installer with system tray integration replaces CLI sync agent for timing operators
  • —Pole vault standards position — per-athlete run-up position tracking (cm + imperial), inline edit from judge view, 3-value history
  • —Mobile streaming reliability — TLS TURN relay; streaming now works on cellular networks, not just WiFi
  • —Public scoreboard publish toggle — explicit control over when results go public; test and seed meets stay private
  • —Top-3 result preview — completed event cards show top 3 finishers inline on the meet Events tab
  • —Online entry portal — coaches submit athletes and relay teams from any device; limits, scratches, and entry confirmations handled automatically
  • —Native field event judge interface — one-tap recording for throws and jumps on any phone, works offline
  • —Seeding wizard — automatic flight and heat assignment, with drag-and-drop adjustments and one-click heat sheet PDF
  • —Live results page — public scoreboard with real-time standings and attempt history; no account required for spectators
  • —Results PDF export — meet print view, team scores, and individual score sheets
  • —TFRRS + Athletic.net results export — send meet results directly after competition ends
  • —FinishLynx file exchange — import start lists and export results for track timing operators
  • —Multi-day meet management — prelims, finals, Day 1 and Day 2 managed in one place
  • —Live video streaming from competitions
February 2026

Marketing site & public presence

  • —New marketing homepage with features overview and dual-audience positioning
  • —Pricing page with plan comparison
  • —Public events directory at /events
  • —Footer and navigation updated with all key routes
January 2026

Core meet management

  • —Meet and competition creation with full CRUD
  • —Athlete roster management independent of competitions
  • —Flight management — assign athletes to flights, advance between rounds
  • —One-tap attempt recording (Make, Miss, Foul, Pass)
  • —Offline support — competitions run without internet, auto-sync on reconnect
  • —Live results scoreboard with real-time updates
December 2025

Foundation

  • —The first working version — meets, events, entries, attempts and results, in the browser
  • —Accounts and sign-in
  • —An iOS app sharing the same codebase
  • —Billing