> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.prospecthq.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Best practices

> Tips that help you get cleaner imports and better stats on every player and team page.

# Best practices

Short, high-impact tips for the most common import and stat workflows in ProspectHQ.

## Importing player game-by-game stats from GameChanger

Use a desktop or large monitor when capturing GameChanger screenshots so the parser can read as many fields and games as possible from a single image.

<Tip>
  **Why it matters:** larger screens fit more columns and more games per screenshot, which improves parse accuracy and reduces the number of files you have to review.
</Tip>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open GameChanger on a desktop">
    Use the largest screen you have and expand the browser window to full width.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Show all stat columns">
    In the GameChanger stats view, expose every stat column you want to import before capturing.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Capture in as few screenshots as possible">
    Aim to fit a full season or a complete section of games in each screenshot. Fewer, larger images work better than many small crops.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Upload from the player page">
    From the player's **Data imports** section, choose the GameChanger game import and upload the screenshots. Review the editable preview before saving.
  </Step>
</Steps>

See [Loading stats from the player page](/player-profiles/loading-stats) for the full workflow.

## Import team box scores after every game

Coaches, team managers, and organization administrators should export the official GameChanger **box-score PDF** after each completed game and import it from the team page. One box-score import creates the game record and adds game stats for every mapped player at once.

<Tip>
  **Why it matters:** a single team import updates every player's game log, so you do not have to load stats player by player.
</Tip>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Export the box score from GameChanger">
    In GameChanger, open the completed game and export the official box-score PDF.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the team page in ProspectHQ">
    Go to your organization, choose **Teams**, and open the team the game was played by.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Import the completed-game PDF">
    Use **Import GameChanger game** and select the box-score PDFs. You can select up to 126 PDFs at once. Each PDF becomes a game record on the team.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Map players once">
    Review the player mappings. **Use suggested matches** applies saved and suggested matches to every game in the batch, so you only map each player once.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Handle duplicates">
    If ProspectHQ detects a game that is already imported, choose **Import only new games and safely skip duplicates** to keep existing games, or **Overwrite the matching existing games** to replace them with the new import.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save the import">
    Complete the import. Game stats are added to every mapped player automatically.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Remove duplicate seasons from Import Management

When the same GameChanger season is imported more than once (for example, from different exports), remove the extras so the team and player profiles show a single clean season record.

See [Removing duplicate seasons](/faq/remove-duplicate-seasons) for step-by-step instructions.