What is Rotating/Interchanging?
Rotating/Interchanging in OpenField is a means of excluding an Athlete's data for a desired portion of time. This is usually done during matches where players are interchanging or substituting on and off the Field.
The excluded data in the 'Rotated off'/'Benched' time period does not affect data averages and totals displayed.
How to Rotate/Interchange Players during a Live Session
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In the Console during a live session, select the Individual Athlete Boxes you want to Interchange from the PIP Box.
Note: An active Athlete box is selected when the Athlete has an underscore. -
From the PIP box, click Interchange.
Note: This will switch an athlete to a 'Rotated off'/'Benched' status if currently 'Rotated on', or switch an athlete to a 'Rotated On' status if currently 'Rotated off'/'Benched'.
- To alternate the current Rotation Status for an Athlete, select the Individual Athlete Boxes and click Interchange again.
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- In the Console, during a live session. Press F2 on your keyboard and enter the jersey number of the athlete you want to Interchange.
- Press Enter to alternate the Rotation status for the selected athlete(s).
How to Rotate/Interchange Post Session
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In the Console with an activity open, select all Active Athlete boxes that you want to graph and interchange.
Note: An active Athlete box is selected when the Athlete has an underscore. - Right click any of the selected Active Athlete Boxes and select Graph from the menu.
- In the activity timeline area, navigate to the end of the velocity trace of the graph. The athletes name, number and the velocity trace should appear.
- Right click on the athlete’s name at the end of the velocity trace.
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Select Graph Rotations.
Note: Graph Rotations is selected when a check-mark appears beside the parameter name. - Periods of time where the Athlete is 'Rotated on' are highlighted by Green Areas. If no Green Area appears, the Athlete is 'Rotated off'/'Benched' during this time period.
- On the graph, hold CTRL + SHIFT on the keyboard and click and drag over the section/period of time of the activity you would like to Rotate off/Bench the athlete. This excludes this data from appearing in Console Widgets etc.
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To 'Rotate on' an athlete, hold down CTRL and click and drag over the section they are currently 'Rotated off'/Benched.
Note: You cannot have overlapping rotations. Sometimes it is easier to clear the entire rotation to avoid having a small period of time where the Athlete is Rotated off/Benched.
Handy Tips
Set up a visual display of Rotation status from the PIP
- In the Console, right click the title ‘PIP’ in the PIP Box.
- Select Settings.
- Navigate to Highlight Colors and select colours for On Field Highlights and Off Field Highlights.