Scoring Without Internet at the Venue

Takedown is built for gyms with bad Wi-Fi. Once an iPad is set up, you can score an entire tournament with no internet connection at all.

What works offline

• Scoring matches
• Recording video
• Rosters, schedules and weigh-ins you've already entered
• Reports
• The scoreboard on an Apple TV or external display

What needs internet

• Signing in on an iPad for the first time, and downloading your data
• Syncing between iPads
• Takedown LIVE updates for fans and parents
• Uploading video to YouTube and sharing video or reports
• Adding opponent teams and wrestlers from the roster database
• Starting or renewing a subscription

Before you leave for the venue

1. Sign in and open Takedown on every iPad you're bringing, on a good connection, so each one has the latest data.
2. Add the event, the opponent teams and their wrestlers while you still have internet. The roster database isn't available offline.
3. Update Takedown and iOS.

Getting online at the venue

• Ask for the Wi-Fi password. The host coach, tournament director or head table usually has it. On a school network, ask whether there's a guest network.
• Use a phone's personal hotspot. This is the most reliable option in most gyms. Apple's steps: Share your internet connection from your iPhone. Takedown uses very little data for scoring and Takedown LIVE; video uploads are the exception.
• Use a cellular iPad. An iPad with its own cellular plan never depends on the venue.
• Step outside the gym. Wi-Fi and cellular are often better in the hallway or lobby. A minute there is enough to sync.

After the event

Connect each iPad to the internet and open Takedown for a minute. Matches scored offline sync to your other iPads and appear on Takedown LIVE. Upload video when you're on fast Wi-Fi.