Sports Team Viewer
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Game day checklist

Set up the camera, pair it, record or stream the game and get the video onto YouTube — all on one sheet. It assumes the phone is already approved and has a spot name and PIN.

Before you leave

  • Phone charged, plus a charger or power bank and cable — a full game drains a battery.
  • Enough free storage on the phone: a game at the highest quality takes about 5–6 GB. Check the number on the phone's waiting screen.
  • Internet at the field. Wi‑Fi or a hotspot is best. Mobile data works, but a live stream uses about 1.8 GB per hour.
  • The camera's spot name and PIN — you type the PIN on the website, never on the phone.
  • Tripod or mount, and the laptop, tablet or phone you'll run the scoreboard from, signed in to Sports Team Viewer.

At the field: scoreboard and pairingWebsite

  1. Create the game. Sign in, tap + Create game, pick the sport and enter both teams (and logos if you have them).
  2. Assign the camera. On the game's control screen tap the video‑camera icon. Nearby waiting cameras are listed closest first; a green dot means it's online.
  3. Enter the PIN and choose the mode. Stream live plus a quality to broadcast on YouTube, or Record locally to only save the video on the phone. Tap the green Pair … button (it names the camera).
  4. Check the framing. Tap the preview button next to the camera's name to pull a fresh snapshot from it.
  5. Start the clock (▶). The camera starts recording — and streaming, if you chose that — on its own. Nothing to tap on the phone.
  6. Share the watch link. On the Games screen the game's YouTube icon opens the live stream — send that link to friends and family.

👧 Under‑18 game? Choose Record locally — we don't encourage public streaming of youth games. See Recording youth & children.

PIN, then Stream live or Record locally, then Pair …
PIN, then Stream live or Record locally, then Pair …
The control screen: ▶ starts the clock and the camera; End game is top‑right.
The control screen: ▶ starts the clock and the camera; End game is top‑right.

At the field: the cameraPhone

  1. Mount the phone in landscape with a steady, clear view of the whole field, and plug in power. Keep the sun off the lens.
  2. Open the app. It shows the spot name, “Waiting for a game to be assigned…” and three chips: battery, free storage and network. All three should look fine — a red chip means fix it now.
  3. Aim it. Tap 👁 Show viewfinder to see the live picture, frame the field, then tap again to hide it.
  4. Leave it alone. Keep the app open on the screen — don't lock the phone or switch apps. Everything else happens from the website.
The waiting screen — spot name, battery, storage and network. Nothing to tap.
The waiting screen — spot name, battery, storage and network. Nothing to tap.

During the gameWebsite

  • Keep the score, count and clock up to date — changes show on the video within a few seconds.
  • The camera's name on the control screen shows its battery and storage. Red means act now: plug it in or free up space.
  • Streaming on mobile data? The phone shows a short “this can be costly” notice when it starts. That's expected.
  • Need to stop early? Tap End game on the website. The phone's ■ Stop button also works if you're next to it.
What the camera films: the live score, clock and inning are burned into the video.
What the camera films: the live score, clock and inning are burned into the video.

After the game

Tap End game on the website and confirm. The camera stops, saves the recording and joins its clips — the game shows Merging: NN% for a few minutes — then goes back to waiting for the next game.

📡 If you streamed

  • The video is already on the Sports Team Viewer channel — the stream's own recording, with chapters added automatically. Nothing to upload.
  • The watch link on the Games screen now opens the finished video. It's public unless you marked the game as not public.

💾 If you recorded locally

  1. On the Games screen (My games) tap Send recording to YouTube on the game's card — or Send to YouTube next to the camera's name on the game screen. The button changes to Queued ✓, the game shows Uploading: NN%, and when it's done a YouTube icon appears on the card.
  2. The phone must be on Wi‑Fi (a hotspot counts), plugged in and left unlocked with the app open until the upload finishes.
  3. Alternatively, on the phone tap ↑ YouTube and pick the recording.
  4. Uploads land unlisted: only people with the link can watch. To make it public on the channel, tap the publish icon on the game's card and confirm.
The game card after the game: Send recording to YouTube, then the publish icon.

Packing up: leave the app installed and never “clear data” or “clear cache” on it — that deletes any footage still waiting to be joined or uploaded.

Quick fixes

Camera not in the list
Is it powered on, online and on its waiting screen? Only waiting cameras appear — a camera still paired to an earlier game is busy until that game is ended.
Wrong PIN
On the phone tap ✎ Edit name / PIN and set a new one; the spot name and location can stay.
Nothing recorded
Recording starts when you start the clock on the website — not before. Check the phone shows this game, not the waiting screen.
Stream didn't go live
The phone falls back to recording locally, so the game is still saved. Send the recording to YouTube afterwards.
Network chip is red
The phone has no internet. Reconnect Wi‑Fi or the hotspot, or turn on mobile data. The scoreboard doesn't need the same network as the phone.
Phone warns about storage
Free up space before you start: once old recordings are on YouTube, delete them from the phone's Movies › SportsTeamViewer folder.