# Tournament Scoring - Basics

Scoring is designed to give a true reflection of a player's real world performance.

Goals, Assists and Clean Sheets are crucial, however so is a strong overall contribution to the game. Just pick players who excel in their role in real life to win. You do not need to overthink it - if fans applaud it, the player probably got points for it. If fans are noticing misplaced passes or errors, they’ll probably lose some points too.&#x20;

### Examples

**Goalkeepers** score highly for clean sheets, saves, claiming the ball and even some for good distribution. But if they make mistakes they may struggle to get big points totals, even if they get a clean sheet.

**Defenders** who get a clean sheet and make a lot of tackles, interceptions whilst contributing to the build up play will usually perform better than a defender who got a clean sheet but otherwise had a quiet game.

**Midfielders** are generally expected to make a strong overall contribution to the game whilst getting a goal and/or assist to excel.

**Strikers** who score but also miss many big chances will get beaten by more clinical finishers. They’ll score higher when they make an all round contribution to play as well as just goals and assists.
