Tap method and mobile application for sports data collection

A mobile application including program instructions tangibly stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium and operable when executed to cause a mobile device and perform a method of sports data collection via at least one user interface, the method comprising:

• communicating with each of a plurality of spectators to accept a plurality of tap inputs each corresponding to a competition metric achieved by a selected competitor witnessed by each of a plurality of spectators while viewing at least one competition;
• sending the plurality of tap inputs to a server controller in communication with the mobile device associated with the at least one user interface;
• and
• receiving and displaying tap data related to an analysis of the plurality of tap inputs for scoring purposes by the server controller and at least one comparison statistic associated with each of the plurality of spectators from the server controller, the at least one comparison statistic associated with the plurality of tap inputs from each of the plurality of spectators compared to the plurality of tap inputs from others of the plurality of spectators.

A method of collecting sports data comprising the steps of:

• communicating with at least one user interface configured to interact with each of a plurality of spectators to accept a plurality of tap inputs each corresponding to a competition metric achieved by a selected competitor witnessed by each of the plurality of spectators while viewing at least one competition;
• receiving and recording the plurality of tap inputs from each of the plurality of spectators during the at least one competition;
• analyzing the plurality of tap inputs to determine when a clear statistical event is evident from the plurality of tap inputs for scoring purposes;
• for each of the plurality of spectators, calculating at least one comparison statistic associated with the plurality of tap inputs from each of the plurality of spectators compared to the plurality of tap inputs from others of the plurality of spectators;
• and
• communicating the at least one comparison statistic to the at least one user interface associated with each of the plurality of spectators.