# Understand score entry modes

> The session configuration determines how you enter scores. There are two independent settings that create four possible combinations.

## Setting 1: Execution Score Format

| Mode               | What You Enter                     | How It Works                                                                                  |
| ------------------ | ---------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Final Score**    | The final execution score directly | You enter the judge's execution mark (e.g., **8.5**).                                         |
| **FIG Deductions** | Individual deductions from 10.0    | You enter each deduction (e.g., **0.3**, **0.5**, **0.1**). The app subtracts them from 10.0. |

## Setting 2: Difficulty Score Format

| Mode            | What You Enter                      | How It Works                                                                     |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Start Value** | The total start value as one number | You enter the combined D score + any SV bonus (e.g., **5.4**).                   |
| **Difficulty**  | The difficulty value separately     | You enter the raw difficulty (e.g., **4.9**), and bonuses go in separate fields. |

## The Four Combinations

| # | Execution Format | Difficulty Format | Typical Use                                         |
| - | ---------------- | ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| 1 | Final Score      | Start Value       | Simplest - two numbers only                         |
| 2 | Final Score      | Difficulty        | Execution as mark, difficulty split into components |
| 3 | FIG Deductions   | Start Value       | Deductions from 10.0, single start value            |
| 4 | FIG Deductions   | Difficulty        | Most detailed - full FIG competition style          |

These modes are set by the meet organizer in the session configuration. You cannot change them from the app.

For worked examples of each combination, see [Score entry mode examples](https://docs.gymart.org/judges-companion/index/score-entry-mode-examples).

## Next Steps

* [Score entry mode examples](https://docs.gymart.org/judges-companion/index/score-entry-mode-examples)
* [Enter scores - single tablet](https://docs.gymart.org/judges-companion/index/enter-scores-single-tablet)
* [Enter scores - multiple judges](https://docs.gymart.org/judges-companion/index/enter-scores-multi-judge)

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