UK Pinball League 2024 - Feedback

[AlanJ]

I’m just working on making a software system for a tennis league with 160+ players.

Suddenly realised that most of what I’m doing could be used for pinball leagues. E.g. user sign up, schedules of competitions, results entry, results viewed on-line and immediately available. Final rankings when each round or season is over. Etc.

I’m not desperate to do anything, hence my original question. Looks like there is stuff happening, so I’ll look forward to seeing that in future.

 

[Goodwinsplace]

I’m just working on making a software system for a tennis league with 160+ players.

Suddenly realised that most of what I’m doing could be used for pinball leagues. E.g. user sign up, schedules of competitions, results entry, results viewed on-line and immediately available. Final rankings when each round or season is over. Etc.

I’m not desperate to do anything, hence my original question. Looks like there is stuff happening, so I’ll look forward to seeing that in future.

That sounds a lot more sophisticated, my intention was to keep to the original format rather than move, but a new standalone could work.

Example form for Fish Tales, its ugly at the moment but basic functionality:

Fishtales - Meet 1

docs.google.com

Or Gorgar (which should sort by score on the results sheet until I messed with it was):

Gorgar - Meet 1

docs.google.com

Populates this table:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wIjbC_WloJfWoAP8Adbhtd1g5cix8dZsM0QO_OLawKE/edit?usp=sharing

 

[Wizcat]

I'm not going to discourage anyone from helping out or throwing ideas around. It's all terrific stuff. @PAZ really helped improve the spreadsheets last year and it's all progress forwards. Liking the idea of a Google forms sheet that could integrate with that. I think Todd/Janice in the Midlands mentioned something similar not too long ago

I've had my own ideas about long term goals, but there are lots of steps between where things are now (which is already massively improved from when I first took this on) to where I'd like to get to. I'd like to get logins implemented on the site as a next major step, that unlocks load of potential.
I also keep thinking I'll rewrite it in something other than php. But php has been really simple to learn and it's not hindered me too much at all yet.

Happy to chat to anyone about getting involved in the actual site code if interested - https://github.com/PaulGarnerUk/UKPinballLeague
I'm also adding more API style endpoints to the site so that people can investigate doing their own integrations separately. Again, chat to me if interested.

And similarly - sheets style integrations. Terrific stuff. I can selectively show people the latest 2025 draft of the sheet that East Anglia are using if interested (and I'd like to get more regions moved over onto it)

 

[Goodwinsplace]

I'm not going to discourage anyone from helping out or throwing ideas around. It's all terrific stuff. @PAZ really helped improve the spreadsheets last year and it's all progress forwards. Liking the idea of a Google forms sheet that could integrate with that. I think Todd/Janice in the Midlands mentioned something similar not too long ago

I've had my own ideas about long term goals, but there are lots of steps between where things are now (which is already massively improved from when I first took this on) to where I'd like to get to. I'd like to get logins implemented on the site as a next major step, that unlocks load of potential.
I also keep thinking I'll rewrite it in something other than php. But php has been really simple to learn and it's not hindered me too much at all yet.

Happy to chat to anyone about getting involved in the actual site code if interested - https://github.com/PaulGarnerUk/UKPinballLeague
I'm also adding more API style endpoints to the site so that people can investigate doing their own integrations separately. Again, chat to me if interested.

And similarly - sheets style integrations. Terrific stuff. I can selectively show people the latest 2025 draft of the sheet that East Anglia are using if interested (and I'd like to get more regions moved over onto it)

Sounds good, always happy to help where (and when) I can.
The forms approach was my best effort to not mess with the system that was already in place, but as Alan says to improve the speed of input.
An online system or app for individuals would be so much easier than typing up.

 

[AlanJ]

I'm not going to discourage anyone from helping out or throwing ideas around. It's all terrific stuff. @PAZ really helped improve the spreadsheets last year and it's all progress forwards. Liking the idea of a Google forms sheet that could integrate with that. I think Todd/Janice in the Midlands mentioned something similar not too long ago

I've had my own ideas about long term goals, but there are lots of steps between where things are now (which is already massively improved from when I first took this on) to where I'd like to get to. I'd like to get logins implemented on the site as a next major step, that unlocks load of potential.
I also keep thinking I'll rewrite it in something other than php. But php has been really simple to learn and it's not hindered me too much at all yet.

Happy to chat to anyone about getting involved in the actual site code if interested - https://github.com/PaulGarnerUk/UKPinballLeague
I'm also adding more API style endpoints to the site so that people can investigate doing their own integrations separately. Again, chat to me if interested.

And similarly - sheets style integrations. Terrific stuff. I can selectively show people the latest 2025 draft of the sheet that East Anglia are using if interested (and I'd like to get more regions moved over onto it)

I took a look @Wizcat -I didn’t realise you’d done so much on the UK site. It looks fantastic. If you can add users, user logins etc., & ability for them to enter scores during a league meet, then you are pretty much there.

Php is fabulous, that’s what I’ve been using, but with MySQL/mariaDB rather than SQLServer - although I’ve used PDO so it could be any dbase.

A few screen shots: