Coach Greg Tanaka
Sports Officiating & Scorekeeping Specialist
Former high-school athletic director and certified official; now consults on rules-of-game implementation in browser-based scorekeepers.
Greg ran a public high-school athletic department for eleven years before going independent in 2020. He still officiates basketball and soccer most weekends and brings that working-referee sensibility to his consulting practice — he is the person product teams call when their basketball scorekeeper handles team fouls correctly but breaks on the bonus rule, or when their soccer clock counts up but does not handle stoppage time the way the laws actually read.
He writes for coaches, parents, and anyone who has tried to keep score with a flip-phone in one hand and a clipboard in the other.
Credentials
- IAABO basketball official
- NFHS-certified soccer official
- 18 years high-school athletics
Areas of focus
- Basketball / soccer / track officiating
- Scorekeeper rule implementation
- Tournament operations
Writes in
EN
Articles by Coach Greg Tanaka
- Hockey Scorekeeper for Youth, Junior, and Women's Hockey: A Free Online Scoreboard That Actually Handles the Penalty Box From mites and squirts on Saturday morning ice to a college women's NCAA Division I tilt — the penalty math, period lengths, and goal-entry flows that the paren... Scorekeeping · May 10, 2026
- Pitch Counter for College Baseball: The NCAA's 110-Pitch Cap and Why the Bullpen Tracker Matters More The NCAA codified a 110-pitch ceiling and 25/51/76 rest tiers in 2018 — but the cap rarely binds. The actual job at the college level is managing four arms in a... Scorekeeping · May 10, 2026
- Pitch Counter for Little League: The Rest-Day Math Every Parent Scorekeeper Will Forget A working scorekeeper's guide to running Little League's per-age pitch limits and four-tier rest rules from a phone on the bench, without a printed chart and wi... Scorekeeping · May 10, 2026
- Pitch Counter for High School Baseball: One Tool, Fifty Different State Rule Books NFHS told every state to write its own pitch-count rule in 2017 and they did — different daily caps, different rest tiers, different cumulative weekly limits. A... Scorekeeping · May 10, 2026
- Digital Scorekeepers: Browser-Based Scoreboards for Basketball, Tennis, Soccer, and More A complete guide to using free digital scorekeeping tools for recreational leagues, pickup games, and organized sports Scorekeeping · May 4, 2026
- Digital Golf Counters: Stroke Counting, Pace Tracking, and Course Management How golfers, rangers, and course managers use browser-based counting tools for round tracking and pace of play monitoring Golf · Apr 3, 2026
- Digital Exercise Counters: Rep Tracking, Set Counting, and Workout Logging How athletes and fitness enthusiasts use browser-based counters for workout tracking without complex apps Exercise & Training · Apr 3, 2026
