How to Monitor Your Stream While Scoring on sidelineHD

One of the most common questions scorers ask is:
“How can I monitor the stream without leaving the scoring screen?”

Great news, you can watch your live feed while scoring by using Picture-in-Picture (PiP) or by setting up a second device. This lets you keep an eye on your broadcast, confirm your angle is good, and make sure everything is running smoothly—all without interrupting scoring.

Here’s how to do it.

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Use Picture-in-Picture (PiP)

PiP works beautifully with the sidelineLIVE feed, and it can be enabled on YouTube as long as PiP is turned on in the YouTube app settings.

Once enabled, you can minimize the video and float it anywhere on your screen—perfect for monitoring your stream while staying inside the scoring interface.

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How to Use PiP While Scoring

1. PiP from the YouTube app or sidelineHD feed

• Enable Picture-in-Picture in your device settings and in the YouTube app.
  
  
• Start the stream from the YouTube app or the sidelineLIVE feed.
  
  
• Swipe up or minimize the video—it will shrink into a floating PiP window.
  
  
• Position the window anywhere on your screen while you continue scoring.
  
  

2. Use a second device
Many scorers keep a spare phone or tablet running the YouTube stream.
This lets you:

• Monitor the broadcast continuously
  
  
• Participate in YouTube Live Chat
  
  
• Keep the scoring device fully focused on score entry
  
  

3. Use split-screen mode (tablets)
On larger tablets, you can place YouTube on one half of your screen and sidelineSCORE on the other. This gives you a full view of both at once, ideal for coaches or dedicated scorekeepers.

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Placement Tips for PiP

Where you place the PiP window matters—especially in baseball/softball scoring, where the control layout is dense.

• You can drag the PiP window to any corner of your screen.
  
  
• For most scorers, the top-left corner works best.
  
  
  
  • It hovers over the Exit Scoring button (rarely used mid-game)
    
    
  • It stays clear of pitch buttons, basepaths, and action controls
    
    
• Avoid the bottom-left corner—it overlaps important controls like the Mute button.
  
  

The PiP window is small by design, but you can tap it to temporarily enlarge it if you need a closer look. (Just keep in mind that the larger view may block key scoring buttons.)

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