đ Where to find it: at the venue, in the few minutes before tipoff
These habits do more for stat accuracy than any camera upgrade. They take about two minutes.
1. Start recording before tipoff
Begin a minute or two before the game starts. That lets the software see who is on court at the opening whistle. Confirm you have battery and storage for the full game without stopping.
2. Identify the teams and jerseys
This is the single highest-value thing you can do. Either:
Say it on camera: "Team X in white, Team Y in black."
Or hold up a whiteboard with both team names and colours in the first frame.
It prevents the teams being identified the wrong way round, and it shortens turnaround.
3. Position the camera
Centre court: as close to the halfway line as you can get, so both ends are evenly visible.
As high as possible: elevation keeps players separated in frame instead of overlapping. A raised stand or the top row of the bleachers beats floor level.
4. Keep the whole court in frame
Do not zoom in on the ball. A steady wide shot of the live half-court beats a tight shot that keeps losing players.
5. Do not stop and restart
One continuous file per game is much easier to process than several fragments. If the recording does break, upload every part and tell us.
Uniforms matter too. See How the AI identifies players.