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I coach softball and I am trying to learn how to create a play call sheet for my player's wristbands that they wear during the games. I will signal the play to the catcher and she will relay it back to the pitcher. I am trying to learn if there is a way I can create these play sheets for my players that are a random alpha/numeric combination. I will have letters for the type of pitch, and then combine that with one of the four pitching zones for the numeric portion (1-4). For example, a dropball down and away (D3) in my screenshot below would be found in 151 (row first 1, then column 15). The goal is that I combine the type of pitch (F=fastball, c=change up, d=dropball, and r=riseball, v=curve ball) with the zones (1-4) without having to enter the patterns manually in each and every cell. I would also like to easily change the combinations too. Is there a formula or way that I can do this for 5 more sections as you see below? Here is a screenshot of one section of what I am trying to accomplish. Thank you!
BigWheels8 maybe amit_bhola solution is good enough, that would be great. But for the fun of it I worked out a sheet that might be useful. you can easily print it to both show the grid and the definitions of the numbers/letters and easily change and it guarantees that every possible combination is used at least once (assuming the grid is large enough). File attached.
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BigWheels8 maybe amit_bhola solution is good enough, that would be great. But for the fun of it I worked out a sheet that might be useful. you can easily print it to both show the grid and the definitions of the numbers/letters and easily change and it guarantees that every possible combination is used at least once (assuming the grid is large enough). File attached.
- mtarler-thank you as well. I appreciated the sample spreadsheet you created. I am reading through the formula and trying to follow it, but need more time to see if I can understand it. This is way over my Excel paygrade! Thank you again!
- The answer is yes but some details are still confusing to me.
First off, lets get some conventions straight. you say row first 15, then column 1 but 15 is the title of the column and 1 is the title of the corresponding row so if you want 151 that would be column-row.
Next a question of numbers: you give 4 numbers and 5 letters which makes 20 unique combinations but the grid is 6x6 which is 36 possibilities. Do you WANT to have repeats in the grid (as shown in your image you example D3 is 151 AND 102 AND 105 AND 142). Maybe I should ask instead is if the grid will always be that 6x6? After using up all the combinations should the rest be filled in? Is it ok to fill in the rest in the same 'random' order (e.g. 100 would be same as 123 and then 110 would be same as 133 ...)? Or should the grid resize (e.g. columns would be 10 - 14 because there are 5 possible letters and rows would be 0 - 3 because 4 possible numbers but the actual location of each combination would still be randomized)?
And the MOST important question I have is if you have Excel 365 (i.e. the latest version with LET() function and dynamic arrays)? Basically type =LET and see if excel recognizes that as a function.- mtarler-sorry, I confused the rows and columns. I corrected that in my post. Anyway, to answer your questions:
1. Yes, I do want to have repeat signs throughout the grid after the 20 unique combinations are used.
2. I plan on using the 6x6 grid and repeating it. The rows in the first grid I would use before the sample would be 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05. Followed by my example of 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. Next, I would skip count and the next section will be 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, etc. The first column will always be 0-5.
3. I have MS Office 2016
BigWheels8 , There are formulas like RANDBETWEEN and CONCATENATE which can help. The RANDBETWEEN formula uses numbers, but using HLOOKUP formula, you can return an alphabet. See attached file for sample.
By pressing F9, the values will change to create a new combination.
=CONCATENATE(HLOOKUP(RANDBETWEEN(1,5),$C$4:$G$5,2,FALSE),RANDBETWEEN(1,4))- Is there a way to take this, then have it return the numbers around the grid? I want a column in a separate sheer named 'F1' to lookup all the F1 values, then underneath, have a formula that gives me all the different combos....and the cell color.
Ex: I want to make a playsheet that gives me all the pitches, and the code that corresponds...returning the number in the header first, then the number on the side. I will make a column for each 'pitch' so I can easily make calls.
F1
*(each set of calls is highlighted in the cell's color)
10, 0 (highlighted in the cell color)
11, 5
13, 0
14, 1
14, 4
Appreciate your help!ingizmo , looking up colors is difficult (It is possible by using macros, but a bit complicated so i am avoiding it).
For looking up values in a column, Mr. mtarler has already given a solution.
There is a middle solution which i propose which looks up colors as well - if it suits your purpose.
(Well in reality, it actually masks the colors of "not found" cells to white, but the effect is same). However, the compromise is that this implementation doesn't arrange the results for one pitch in one column, but rather it arranges it in a rectangular grid same as original.
See attached File and press [F9] to generate new combinations.
- amit_bhola - thank you for the formula ideas and especially the sample spreadsheet. I am going to play with it and familiarize myself with these formulas.
