Editing Scoreboard (section)

==Scoreboards in various sports==

===North American football===
[[Image:SSHS Football Scoreboard.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A scoreboard for American [[high school football]], which also features tenths timing for [[track and field]] events]]
In both the [[American football|United States]] and [[Canadian football]] codes, the minimum details displayed are the time and score of both teams.  A typical [[high school]]  scoreboard will additionally display the [[down (football)|down]], the yardage of the [[line of scrimmage]], the yards to go until a [[first down]], the team with the possession (usually signified with the outline of a [[football (ball)|football]] in lights next to the possessing team's score) and the quarter.  Higher levels will also include [[play clock]]s and the number of [[Time-out (sport)|time out]]s left for each team. [[American football]] scoreboards may include a [[Horn loudspeaker|horn]] to signal the end of a quarter, but they are not used in larger venues. In those cases, the referee or [[public address]] announcer denotes the termination of a quarter vocally via the PA system; formerly quarter ends were denoted with the firing of a [[starting pistol]] in the era before digital timing.

===Basketball===
[[File:Daktronics Scoreboard Blue and Yellow.png|thumb|A basketball/volleyball scoreboard]]
A [[basketball]] scoreboard will at the minimum display the time left in the period and both teams' scores. The last minute of each quarter is usually displayed with [[Millisecond|tenths]] of a second, which is required in FIBA, NBA (since 1989), and NCAA (since 2001). Most high school scoreboards also include a display of the number of team fouls, the number of the last player to commit a [[Personal foul (basketball)|personal foul]] (with the total number of personal fouls for that player), the period, and indicators of which team is in the team foul penalty situation, and possession (with a separate possession arrow display at half-court; not used in the NBA). College basketball scoreboards include [[shot clock]]s and the number of time-outs left for each team, with some high school state athletics bodies also beginning to adopt shot clocks to remove end of game [[Running out the clock|stalling]].  Larger scoreboards include statistics on the players in the game. Basketball scoreboards must include a [[Klaxon|horn]] or [[buzzer]] to signal the end of a period, fouls, and substitutions; the shot clocks have their own buzzer system sounding a different octave to avert any confusion with the game clock system.

In some multipurpose venues where ice hockey and basketball are played, the scoreboard unit which shows penalties will be used to display the player on the court, number of fouls, and points scored in the game.  The team fouls are usually placed in the same position as shots on goal in hockey games. In some university arenas, the scorer's table, which has traditionally been used for displaying physically scrolling advertising boards along its face, may also feature either a traditional mechanical scoreboard, or a scoreboard display within a [[Light-emitting diode|LED display]] on the front of the table which also functions with virtual scrolling advertisements.

Since 1991, the NBA has mandated that each shot clock carry a duplicate readout of the time left in the period in addition to the shot time. Since 2011, the shot clock also shows tenths of a second past five seconds left on the shot clock. Many college and even some high-school shot clocks (in states where a shot-clock rule is in effect for high-school basketball) now also include a game timer.

Three-sided game shot clocks became a trend in the 1990s, and after a controversial series of calls during the [[2002 NBA Playoffs]], the NBA instituted a new game shot clock rule in 2002, requiring specific visibility of the game- and shot-clock time for [[instant replay|instant-replay]] purposes. FIBA installed a similar three-sided rule in 2004. The rule was further changed in 2005 by permitting a new [[Daktronics]] see-through model (one on top of the basket, one on the end of the basket unit) that has gained popularity as many OES and Daktronics venues have adopted the system. Since [[2016-17 NBA season|2016]], see-through clocks made by [[Tissot]] are what the NBA use for all venues.<ref>{{cite web|title=NBA, watchmaker Tissot announce multiyear partnership|date=5 October 2015|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/13813208/nba-watchmaker-tissot-announce-multi-year-partnership|publisher=ESPN|access-date=1 June 2023}}</ref>

Daktronics has introduced a technology called ColorSmart, which denotes the trailing team's score numbers with red lighting, while the leading team is in green. However this technology has yet to be utilized in a game settings as the bylaws of the major basketball sanctioning bodies and many of the high school athletic bodies decree that both scores must display in the same color; the rule came into effect in 1994 after Spectrum Scoreboards introduced an earlier version of the concept. This is used almost exclusively in recreation leagues.

===Baseball===
[[Image:Ray Fisher Stadium scoreboard University of Michigan Ann Arbor.JPG|thumb|right|260px|[[Ray Fisher Stadium]] baseball scoreboard with [[Box_score_(baseball)#Line_score|line score]], [[University of Michigan]]]]
For [[baseball]] the scoreboard will at the minimum show both team scores, as well as the current [[Inning (baseball)|inning]].  In addition the number of balls, strikes and outs is represented by digits or individual lights. Larger scoreboards offer an [[Inning (baseball)|inning]]-by-inning breakdown of the scores, hits, errors, [[pitch count]] and the time of day, along with [[pitch clock]]s for leagues which mandate that rule. There may also be another display either separate or combined with the scoreboard listing the [[radar gun]] reading of the last pitch thrown in miles per hour. Almost all Major League facilities have a video board as a scoreboard or a matrix display. Usually these scoreboards are controlled via programs that keep statistics and not just the score. Usually the official scorer will operate this program. Then all the information the official scorer will enter, will automatically be made output to the scoreboard. Currently, the largest scoreboards are located at [[Progressive Field]] in Cleveland, Ohio, and Kansas City, Missouri's [[Kauffman Stadium]]. There is also a very large scoreboard at [[Citizens Bank Park#Video boards|Citizens Bank Park]], in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Manually operated scoreboards are still found frequently in baseball, particularly at older venues. Well-known examples of manual scoreboards, using numbers painted on metal sheets hung by people working inside the scoreboard, include [[Fenway Park]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] and [[Wrigley Field]] in [[Chicago]]. 

In some stadiums since 2005, LED boards which are the full height of the outfield wall have been installed to either replace a manual scoreboard or enhance an existing wall, are considered in play, and are durably constructed to withstand the impacts of fielders colliding with the wall, along with the impact of a baseball against the panel. Examples of this type of scoreboard display are seen in [[Milwaukee]]'s [[Miller Park (Milwaukee)|Miller Park]], [[Rogers Centre]] in [[Toronto]], New [[Yankee Stadium]] in [[The Bronx]], and [[Kauffman Stadium]] in Kansas City. In all three cases, the walls display the current game state of out-of-town games (often down to pitch count for the current at-bat and runners on base), statistics for the current batter or pitcher, and promotional messages.

Another display has been added to minor and major league stadiums through the mid-2010s to the current day, the [[pitch clock]], which will become a binding rule in MLB in the 2023 season. This is a separate display, analogous to the play clock in football, and has multiple iterations throughout the stadium for maximum player, coach, and umpire visibility, along with spectators. Outside of timing pitch releases, the pitch clock also displays time remaining before play resumes during a [[television timeout|media timeout]] between innings, and to time warmup periods for [[relief pitcher]]s coming out of the [[bullpen]].

===Cricket===
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[[Image:Adelaide Scoreboard1206.jpg|thumb|right|The scoreboard at the [[Adelaide Oval]] in Australia]]
[[Image:EdgbastonScoreboard.jpg|thumb|right|The Thwaites Scoreboard at [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]], [[Birmingham]]]]
For [[cricket]] a scoreboard will as a minimum display the batting team's score, wickets fallen, the opposition's totals. Most [[county cricket|county-standard]] scoreboards will also display each batsman's score, overs remaining, extras, the bowlers currently on and details of the last wicket to fall. [[Sheffield Shield|Australian state]] scoreboards will usually contain more detailed information.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Eastaway|first=Robert|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AjmnCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA104|title=Cricket Explained: From Grubbers to Googlies - A Beginner's Guide to the Great English Pastime|date=2016-04-19|publisher=St. Martin's Publishing Group|isbn=978-1-250-12020-5|pages=104|language=en}}</ref>

===Ice hockey===
[[Image:Gatorade Center 10.jpg|thumb|right|Modern ice hockey scoreboard in [[Gatorade Center]], Turku.]]
An [[ice hockey]] scoreboard will at the minimum display the time left (in North America) or played (in Europe), the number of goals scored by each team as well as any penalties currently being served. Additional information such as shots on goal may be shown on smaller scoreboards located in the arena. Tenths of a second are usually displayed within the last minute of each period.

In multipurpose arenas, the penalties being served will appear in the multi-purpose panels, used for player statistics in basketball, with shots on goal in the same position as team fouls for basketball. In some arenas the sideboards of the [[Ice hockey rink|hockey rink]] feature three or four LED displays the size of one advertising hoarding which will show scoring information and promotional messages, though their limited visibility makes them rarely used.

A [[horn (instrument)|horn]] or [[buzzer]] must be used to signal end of timeouts or period. In most games, the home team will either play a recording of or use a separate goal horn, usually an Airchime, Kahlenberg, or Buell when their team scores. These aren't required, but are rather used as a celebration, and they are often unique to their team and easily identifiable. A notable example would be the recording that the [[Boston Bruins]] play which is used by many other teams. {{cn|date=February 2017}}

===Motorsports===
[[Image:Indy500pylon.JPG|thumb|180px|The Pylon at the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]]]]
In [[auto racing]], the scoreboard typically displays the running order of the race, and number of laps completed. Some more complex boards scroll statistics such as average speed, laps behind, and timing reports.

===Rugby football===
All codes of rugby football have a game clock, the number of tries, penalties, field goals and conversions listed.

===Track and field===
In [[track and field]] there is usually an elapsed time display.  Sometimes the team scores are displayed.  Often in higher levels there is a variable message display next to each field event area that displays the standings and who is up next.  Other indicators may show track side wind speed. In some settings where a track surrounds an athletic field, a track and field scoreboard may be combined within the football scoreboards.

=== Association football ===
An [[association football]] scoreboard usually shows the score for the home and away team, as well as the current match time. A board displaying the current stoppage time is usually held up by one of the match officials towards the end of the first and second half. The same board is also used to denote the [[jersey number]]s of players coming in and leaving the game during a [[Substitute (football)|substitution]], with the substitute's number appearing in green, while the leaving player is denoted in red.

Some amateur and youth levels will have the clock count down.

Some American venues will use a multi-purpose gridiron/soccer venue type scoreboard where various statistics are shown.  Such may include either total fouls, corner kicks, shots on goal, or other important statistics for spectators to learn their team's overall performance.

===Softball===
Similar to [[baseball]], a [[softball]] scoreboard will at the minimum show both team scores and the current inning.  In addition, the number of balls, strikes and outs, and the number of hits and errors are often indicated.

===Swimming===
The scores for the meet, swimmer by lane, and their current placing, along with their race times are displayed on this type of board. The time display is most often in [[hundredth]]s of a second, though [[thousandth]]s may also be utilized.

===Wrestling===
Wrestling scoreboards will display the team scores, the current match time, the match score, and the weight class. Some scoreboards may also display riding time.