Bowling Secretary: AUTOMATIC EVELYN

Automatic Evelyn

Online Bowling League Secretary

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About "Evelyn"

ABOUT AUTOMATIC EVELYN

What is "Automatic Evelyn"?
How long has Automatic Evelyn been around?
What can Automatic Evelyn do for my league?
Can Automatic Evelyn handle my league?
Is Automatic Evelyn hard to use?
What's the hardest part about using Automatic Evelyn?
How do I get started with "Automatic Evelyn"?

WHAT IS "AUTOMATIC EVELYN"?

Automatic Evelyn is an online bowling league secretarial system. It is capable of handling a wide assortment of league formats of any size. Automatic Evelyn creates a website for your league without any need for you to have any kind of webmaster skills at all. It is truly automatic when it comes to creating your league's website and hardcopy.

HOW LONG HAS AUTOMATIC EVELYN BEEN AROUND?

Automatic Evelyn has been around and in constant use since the early to mid-1980s, where versions of the desktop application existed on the old DOS-based home computers, as well as on the 'GEM Desktop-based' (Windows forerunner) Atari computers. "Evelyn" was a 'more than capable aid' in its infancy, drastically reducing the amount of work for a few of the larger leagues in the Washington Metropolitan area, one of which that rolled at the old "University Fair Lanes"--a league that boasted a stout 48-team, 5-player roster. As times have changed, the system has evolved, breaking onto the Internet scene in 1996 with its rapid updating ability, and most recently interfacing with the bowlers who use their cell phones to surf the web to check their league standings.

WHAT CAN AUTOMATIC EVELYN DO FOR MY LEAGUE?

What Automatic Evelyn offers:

Your league will have its own 'websites'--site versions that will show on conventional computers and mobile devices
It's handily available from any computer with Internet access
You don't need any web designer experience whatsoever, to publish your league's results to the web, and it's done instantly
Your special weekly output sheets can be printed from any computer with a printer and Internet access, thus enabling your league members to print their own 'hardcopy', and reducing the number of weekly copies you need to print

CAN AUTOMATIC EVELYN HANDLE MY LEAGUE?

Listed below are some of Automatic Evelyn's useful features:

MIXED OR UNISEX
Your league can be all female, all male, mixed, or unisex in which both sexes fall under the same leader board

TENPIN, DUCKPIN, FIVEPIN, CANDLEPIN, AND WII BOWLING
Evelyn is not just limited to tenpin bowling. Duckpins and Candlepins are readily available, and feature "spare" and "strike" capturing, as well as Canadian Fivepins, which features a different maximum score.

SCRATCH OR HANDICAP
Whether your league uses handicap, or just free-fall, Automatic Evelyn can accommodate.

HANDICAP SYSTEMS: TEAM VS. TEAM OR INDIVIDUAL BASE, W/MATCH POINT AND/OR PETERSEN POINTS
"Team vs. Team", with handicap assigned to the lower average team is one method, used in many small ball leagues. The Individual Base Average system is also present, in which each bowler in the league receives a handicap from a 'base' score. And the more competitive, 'add-on' Match Point and Petersen Points methods are also ready for inclusion.

PRE-MADE SCHEDULES
Enjoy the convenience of as high as a 56-team 'ready made' schedule for your league. You can also modify schedule weeks individually.

POSITION ROUNDS
You have the ability to indicate multiple position rounds, so there's no limitation in that regard.

SWITCH/TRANSFER LINEUPS
With Automatic Evelyn, you can easily move players from one team to another, replace a player with a substitute, or switch a team's lineup.

DIVISIONS
Divisions can be set up for leagues with a substantial number of teams. Please note that Automatic Evelyn only handles situations in which an equal and even number of teams is in each division, such as two 12-team divisions, three 10-team divisions, four 8-team divisions, etc.

SPLIT SEASONS
Many leagues utilize Split Seasons to divide the league into segments. You can break your league up into quarters, thirds, halves, etc.

TRAVELING LEAGUES/SPORT CHALLENGE LEAGUES
One of the newer trends in bowling today is the Sport Challenge league, which is conceptually similar to a 'Traveling League', in which all or part of the league will bowl on a different surface from week-to-week. With Automatic Evelyn, your bowlers will be able to chart their progress in each environment through its statistical analysis/graphical reports.

DESIGNING YOUR PRINTOUTS
You have the option of determining just what Leader Categories you want to display, and what particular fields you'd like shown on your weekly printouts. You can also select your own print-style, provided it is within Automatic Evelyn's "11-font repertoire" of web-safe styles.

VACANTS, BLINDS, AND SUBS
It's recommended that you include the ability to use Blind and Vacant scores. You can establish your own rules for these types of bowlers in the amount of penalty each title carries. You'll also be able to include substitutes in your database.

RE-PROCESS AND DISPLAYING WEEKS
There may be a time when you need to go back and view or change the league's standings/statistics after a specific week during the year. You can do so without a hitch with Automatic Evelyn.

IS AUTOMATIC EVELYN HARD TO USE?

Automatic Evelyn is designed to be simple to use. However, just like any software like Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer, Facebook, or even Xbox--you need to take a little time to learn how to use it. Automatic Evelyn's question/answer system at the beginning of the league setup process will give you an understanding of some of the terms you can come to expect as you head towards the weekly input procedure. So, in a sense, you're learning as you go along. There are 'help' links available for you, should you encounter anything that might seem unclear.

WHAT'S THE HARDEST PART ABOUT USING AUTOMATIC EVELYN?

The hardest part when setting up a league is always, appropriately enough, in the 'setup'. And it's not necessarily difficult work--just time consuming. It takes a good deal of effort to key in all the team names, player names, sexes, and entrance averages. But, whether it's with Automatic Evelyn or anything else, you've got to do this phase, one way or the other.

HOW DO I GET STARTED WITH AUTOMATIC EVELYN?

To get started with, or to re-use, Automatic Evelyn, simply go to the "Sign In" link in the upper right corner of "Evelyn's" home screen. There, you'll be asked to enter a username and password for your login credentials. A username and password are necessary to allow you to keep your league data separate from other leagues, also allowing you to work on your league inputs at the same time as anyone else.

You'll also be asked for your league's name and your email address. The league name is for identification purposes, and your email is used for sending you a confirmation message, showing your username and password. You can't change your username and password once they are created. And you should keep this confirmation email, just in case you forget your username and/or password.

Automatic Evelyn will also ask you for your Country, State, and Bowling Center. (Your state/province is requested if your league is within the United States or Canada). This information will be displayed on the World Leagues home page, along with your league name to let visitors know where your league bowls.

After the input of your login credentials, Automatic Evelyn will route you to the appropriate league setup screens, until all pertinent information has been entered. Should you exit the league setup at any time, upon signing in again, "Evelyn" will return you to the beginning of the last screen you worked on, before you interrupted your session.