BASKETBALL STATISTICIAN v1.2
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This document contains the following information:

		-       a description of Basketball Statistician v2.0
		-       a general overview of the program
		-       shareware fee and registration information
		-       installation
		-       stats tracked (and their abbreviations)
		-       an explanation of the menus


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BASKETBALL STATISTICIAN v2.0
	Basketball Statistician v1.2 (the version you've downloaded) is freeware.  It was written for use with Microsoft Excel v4 or higher, but is a limited version and has a few bugs.
	If you want a "fuller" program, version 2.0 is available as shareware.  Features include:
		*  standalone application (doesn't require Excel)
		*  faster with fewer bugs
		*  better interface
		*  a complete Help system
		*  Windows95 compatible
	You can obtain a copy of v2.0 by searching for the file "bbstat20.zip" wherever you found "bbstat12.zip"; sending an e-mail message to SLACKER986 (AOL), 71513,1643 (CompuServe), or slacker986@aol.com (Internet); or by sending $10 to:

		Labrador Systems
		2406B Belmont Boulevard
		Nashville, TN  37212
	

OVERVIEW OF v1.2
	Basketball Statistician v1.2 is a custom application created with Microsoft Excel's macro language. It is an add-in and requires Excel v4.0 or higher to work. Simply double-clicking its icon, or that of any document created with Basketball Statistician, will launch the add-in and present the user with a set of custom menus.
	The purpose of the program is to track the individual and team statistics of a particular basketball team over the course of a season. Entering this data is done via commands on a custom menu and is stored using Excel's database capabilities. Season, game and individual player reports can be generated and printed.
	The add-in is not password protected. If you want to open it up and see how something works, feel free to do so. A warning:  this is the first application I've written, so I have no doubt much of my code is either redundant or slightly inefficient. (To open the add-in, start Excel, select Open... from the File menu, select the file "bball.xla", hold down the SHIFT key, and click OK.)

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SHAREWARE FEE AND REGISTRATION
	Basketball Statistician v1.2 is freeware.  Basketball Statistician v2.0 is $10 (see above).

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INSTALLATION
	Installation is simple. Just copy Basketball Statistician to your hard drive. YOU NEED TO STORE IT AND ALL FILES YOU CREATE WITH IT IN THE SAME FOLDER/DIRECTORY. This is important. (That's why I put it in all caps.) There is an Auto_Open command in every team file you create that will look for Basketball Statistician in the same folder/directory.

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STATS TRACKED (AND THEIR ABBREVIATIONS)
	Basketball Statistician tracks the following statistics:

		Two point field goals made (2FGM)
		Two point field goals attempted (2FGA)
		Two point field goal shooting percentage (2FG%)

		Three point field goals made (3FGM)
		Three point field goals attempted (3FGA)
		Three point field goal shooting percentage (3FG%)

		Total field goals made (FGM)
		Total field goals attempted (FGA)
		Total field goal shooting percentage (FG%)

		Free throws made (FTM)
		Free throws attempted (FTA)
		Free throw shooting percentage (FT%)

		Total points scored

		Assists
		Turnovers
		Rebounds
		Steals
		Fouls

		Net Contribution (see STATS menu section for explanation)

		Opponent's Score
		Win/Loss record
		
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THE MENUS

FILE
	NEW TEAM creates a worksheet with the necessary ranges and headers for use by Basketball Statistician. It will prompt you for the team name, league name and coach(es)'s name(s).
	OPEN TEAM... opens an existing Basketball Statistician file. You will not be able to open a file that wasn't created without this macro.
	CLOSE, SAVE, SAVE AS..., PAGE SETUP..., PRINT..., and QUIT all work the way you'd think they would.

STATS
	The STATS menu contains the necessary commands for inputting information into your team file.
	ADD PLAYERS... inputs player names, positions and phone numbers.
	ADD PLAYER STATS... inputs statistics from a particular game.
	ADD GAMES... inputs opponent, date, opponent's total score, opponent's score by quarters and your team's score by quarters (or halves).
	EDIT STATS... finds stats currently in the database so they can be edited.
	EDIT PLAYER INFO... allows you to change player name, position and phone number.
	EDIT NET CONTRIBUTION FORMULA... changes the coefficients of the NC formula. This formula quantifies the contribution a player has made by factoring the number of steals, assists, rebounds, turnovers, fouls, missed free throws and total points. It's a way of recognizing something other than scoring.
	EDIT TEAM INFO... edits the team name, league and coaches names.

REPORTS
	Use the commands in the REPORTS menu to generate player, game and season reports.
	PLAYER STATS... creates a game-by-game report with totals and averages for a particular player.
	GAME STATS... creates a one game report showing the stats of all individual players. Includes totals as well as opponent's score and whether the game was won or lost.
	SEASON STATS... creates a report summarizing the entire season by either players or games (you'll be prompted to choose).
	TEAM ROSTER creates a report listing each player's name, position and telephone number.

EXTRAS
	FONT..., ALIGNMENT..., COLUMN WIDTH... , NUMBER... , STYLE..., BORDER..., and SET PRINT AREA all work the same way they do in normal Excel files.
			
