There's an App For That!

So, its your turn to ref a game. Of course you have spent the time to make sure you are familiar with the WAKA Rules and Rules FAQ, because they are easy to find and download online. Here is the problem, sometimes its hard to keep track of all of the balls, strikes, outs, fouls and runs. Good news though. There is an App for that.

If you have an iPhone or an Android phone there are 2 applications that you can download to help with your reffing duties. They are both very similar.

For the iPhone is iRef Kickball. This app is 99 cents and it has a lot of customizable features plus includes a game clock and built in searchable rules (though the rules are slightly outdated the last time I looked at it).

If you have an Android phone there is Kickball Ref. This one is free. It doesn't have the same customization as the iRef but it is very helpful and easy to use. Since its free, you don't really have any excuse for not downloading it if you have an android phone. I even included the qr code so you can scan that with your phone and instantly download it.

These apps can definitely make your life easier if you are a ref or if you are simply a captain, trying to keep better score of the game. A real benefit to either of these apps is that after the game is over you can easily email the final score of the game, right from the app to whoever, say Erik, so you can quickly and accurately report the final score to any game.

If you don't have an iPhone or Android phone, well you are plumb out of luck and you should probably think about getting one. This whole smartphone thing is probably not a fad.