Guidelines for Completing the

Volleyball Scoresheet

Produced by Volleyball England

Referees Commission based on FIVB
Beijing 2008 guidelines and updated
for the 2009 Rule Changes
 Content
1. Before the match
2. After the Toss
3. During the Match
4. Substitution
5. Time Out
6. Sanctions
7. End of set
8. The 5th Set
9. End of the Match
 Before the match
Fill in the Match Detail
1

WORLD JUNIOR MEN CHAMPIONSHIP

4 5
X X I T A B R A

4 2 3 5

1 : Name of competition
2 : Category – Put X into the box of the match category
3 : Match number
4 : Division – Put X into the respective box
5 : Team – Write the the teams trigrams from the match schedule
Note  Leave the circles A or B blank by the team names
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Before the match

6 7 10 6 8 9

WORLD JUNIOR MEN CHAMPIONSHIP

B E I J I NG CH N 24 0 8 0 8 2 1 00
C A P I T A L FINAL 4 5
X I T A B R A
X

6 : City and Country code – Write name of City and Trigram for Country
7 : Hall – Write name of the competition hall
8 : Date – Write day/month/year
9 : Time – Write the time of the match from the match schedule
10 : Pool/Phase – Write the round of competition
 Before the match 11 12

11 – 12 Fill in the
1 Family Name, Inits 1 Family Name, Inits
Circle Captains 2 Family Name, Inits 2 Family Name, Inits team trigrams
3 Family Name, Inits 3 Family Name, Inits
4 Family Name, Inits 4 Family Name, Inits
5 Family Name, Inits 5 Family Name, Inits
Player names in
6
7
Family Name, Inits
Family Name, Inits
6
7
Family Name, Inits
Family Name, Inits
ascending shirt order
8 Family Name, Inits 8 Family Name, Inits number
9 Family Name, Inits 9 Family Name, Inits
10 Family Name, Inits 10 Family Name, Inits
11 Family Name, Inits 11 Family Name, Inits
12 Family Name, Inits 12 Family Name, Inits C – Coach
AC – Assistant Coach
13 Family Name, Inits 13 Family Name, Inits
T – Trainer
14 Family Name, Inits 14 Family Name, Inits M - Medical
Family Name, Inits Family Name, Inits
Family Name, Inits Family Name, Inits
Family Name, Inits Family Name, Inits
Family Name, Inits Family Name, Inits
Note: Leave unused
name spaces blank
Medical may only be an
FIVB accredited person
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Before the match

14 15

13
I T A BRA

Songsak Chareonpong THA

Kim Kun Tae KOR
Wittaya Theenanon THA
Chuchai Takachot THA
Supot Ch. Suchin T.
Pallop S. Chatchavan U.

13 : Name of referees, scorer, assistant scorer with country trigram plus

Line Judges
14-15 : Write name of team A and B in RESULT box after the toss
 After the Toss
WORLD JUNIOR MEN CHAMPIONSHIP

B E I J I N G C HN 2 4 0 8 0 8 21 0 0
C A P I T A L FINAL 4 5
A I T A B R A B
X X

After the toss the scorer has to get following information from the first referee:
Playing court of teams (court A on left side of scorer)
Serving team
Based on this information write letter A and B in boxes
The first team in the match schedule will be team B, if they start on the right
side of the scorer
After the Toss
B A
1 Family Name, Inits 1 Family Name, Inits
2 Family Name, Inits 2 Family Name, Inits Ensure you have
3 Family Name, Inits 3 Family Name, Inits
4 Family Name, Inits 4 Family Name, Inits entered the A and B
5 Family Name, Inits 5 Family Name, Inits
6 Family Name, Inits 6 Family Name, Inits on the Team Lists
7 Family Name, Inits 7 Family Name, Inits
8 Family Name, Inits 8 Family Name, Inits
9 Family Name, Inits 9 Family Name, Inits
10 Family Name, Inits 10 Family Name, Inits
11 Family Name, Inits 11 Family Name, Inits
12 Family Name, Inits 12 Family Name, Inits

13 Family Name, Inits 13 Family Name, Inits

14 Family Name, Inits 14 Family Name, Inits

Family Name, Inits Family Name, Inits

Family Name, Inits Family Name, Inits
Family Name, Inits Family Name, Inits
Family Name, Inits Family Name, Inits

Captain A Captain B

Coach A Coach B
 After the Toss
Team A ITA put X onto S because this team is serving

Team B BRA put X onto R because this team is receiving

I T A
x
x B R A

To avoid mistakes and speed things up fill in the details for set 2 and 3 at this point
(and as soon as each team has won a set, complete set 4).
 After the Toss
Write the number of starting player into the STARTING PLAYERS row under I-VI
following the line-up sheets. Position I. is the right-back player.

I T A
x
x B R A

10 12 4 5 8 6 4 3 6 1 9 7

Team A. ITA Team B. BRA

5 4 12 1 6 3
Line-up sheets :
8 6 10 9 7 4
After the Toss
1 :  the number 1 in the square of the player position I. of the serving
team marking the 1st player to serve.
2 : Put an X into the box of the player position I. of the receiving team
marking that this player will not serve in this rotation.
3 : Write the actual starting time into the box START time.
3
21 00 I T A
x
x B R A

10 12 4 5 8 6 4 3 6 1 9 7


x

/
X1
1 2
1
During the Match
1 : Cross the gained points in the column POINTS of the respective team.
2 : When the serving team looses the service, write the point, which the
team had in the moment of side out into the row SERVICE ROUND
below the server.
3 : Cross the gained point of receiving team and put  onto the number
1 in the square of player position II (to be server).
21 00 I T A
x
x B R A
/ /

10 12 4 5 8 6 4 3 6 1 9 7

1 x 

 
1
2 1 1 1
/ 3 1 3 1
/

2 2
 Substitution
EXAMPLE 1 :
ITA player No.12 will be Record the number of the substitute player into
substituted by No.7, at the box below the number of the player leaving
score 10:7 TO THE the court and the scores of both teams at the
opponent. moment of the substitution (First digit is the
number of score of requesting team).

21 00 I T A
x
x B R A
/ /
/ /
/ /
10 12 4 5 8 6 /
/ 4 3 6 1 9 7 /
/
7 /
/
/
/
/
7 10 /
/
     
1 5 7 x 4 8
 Substitution
EXAMPLE 2 : If the starting player returns to the court, record
the scores of both teams up to the moment of the
ITA player No.12 returns substitution into the box below the preceding box
onto the court, at score and circle the number of the player leaving the
14:8 to BRA. court (to show they can’t return to court this set).

21 00 I T A
x
x B R A
/ / /
/ / /
/ /
/
10 12 4 5 8 6 / 4 3 6 1 9 7 /
/
7 /
/
/
/
7 10 / /
/
8 14 /
       /
1 5 7 8 x 4 8 10  /

If a starting player after returning to the court is injured and is

EXCEPTIONALLY SUBSTITUTED, this fact is recorded in the REMARKS
section (team, players, set, score) e.g. Ex Sub A, 7 for 12, 1,12-16.
 Time Out
Record the score at the moment of the request for a time-out into the
box below the column POINTS.
21 00 I T A
x
x B R A
/ / /
/ / /
/ /
10 12 4 5 8 6 /
/ 4 3 6 1 9 7 /
/
7 /
/
/
/
7 10 / /
/
8 14 /
        /
1 5 7 8 x 4 8 10 /

8 14 14 8

if team A ITA requests the time-out, write 8 : 14

if team B BRA requests the time-out, write 14 : 8

 Sanctions
Record the sanction into the respective X

column.
5 A 1 8 14
D B 1 15 8

EXAMPLE :
Team A. player No.5 gains penalty in 1st set
at 8:14
Team B. gains a delay warning in 1st set at Point by
15:8 penalty to
Team A has Improper Request in 2nd Set be circled
21 00 I T A
x
x B R A
/ / /
/ / /
/ / /
10 12 4 5 8 6 /
/ 4 3 6 1 9 7 /
/
7 /
/
/
/
7 10 / /
/
8 14 /
        /
1 5 7 8 x 4 8 10 /

8 14
 The End of the Set
Write the exact time at the end of the set into the END time box.

21 00 I T A
x 21 26
x B R A
/ / / / /
/ / / / /
/ / / /
10 12 4 5 8 6 /
/
/
/ 4 3 6 1 9 7 /
/
/
/
7 /
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
7 10 /
/
/
/
/ /
/ /
8 14 / / / /
      / /      / /
1

5

7 8 12 18 / / x 4

8

10 16 21 / /

22 24 23 24 26
8 14 16 11
12 20 24 23

Cancel the points not reached by both teams in the columns of POINTS
and the last points of each teams are to be circled in the part SERVICE
ORDER.
If a set is won by a receiving team, the last point must be recorded and
. circled without crossing out the Service Round no.
 The 5th Set
After the toss scorer gets the following information :

Side of the teams.

Serving team
Team A (ITA) is serving at right side.
Team B (BRA) is receiving at left side.
Record the same line up of the left side team to the far right side. Do not
copy to the RHS – this is done at change of ends.
22 48 X
BRA B X A I TA B

4 3 6 1 9 7 10 12 4 5 8 6

x 
 The 5th Set
When a team reaches 8 points:
Write the points of the team on the left side in the box of POINT AT
CHANGE, transfer all player and TO detail across and cross out the points.
22 48 X
BRA B X A ITA 23 00 /
/
B 5
/ /
/ / / /
/ /
/
4 3 6 1 9 7
/
/ 10 12 4 5 8 6 / / 4 3 6 1 9 7 /

/
7 / / 5
9 7 / 9 12 /
/
9 8 / 13 14 /
         
x 4 5 3 6 9 12 14 15 / 8 12 13
/
/
12 9 8
/ 11
12 12 8 12

After change of court, points gained by the team on the right side are to
be recorded only on the right side
Continue until the end of the 5th set.
Write the end time.
If the teams made one complete rotation, the services of the team going
from the left side are to be recorded into same row as opponent’s ones
End of the Match
Write all data in the box RESULTS of both teams:
T : Time out of each sets.
S : Substitution by teams in each sets. -
to include exceptional substitutions
2 2 0 24 20 26 1 0 2
W : Set won or lost 2 2 1 27 20 25 0 2 2
P : Points won in each set. 2 3 1 25 21 21 0 1 2
2 6 0 33 35 35 1 4 2
Duration : Time of each set in minutes.
2 2 1 15 12 13 0 2 2
End of the Match
Total the data in last row.
Write starting time, ending time
and total match duration.
Record the winner.
After ‘3 :’ Write the sets lost by the
winning team.
10 15 3 124 108 120 2 9 10
21 00 23 00 2 00
I T A 2
End of the Match
When complete the scoresheet must be signed by:
Assistant scorer
Scorer
Captains
Second referee
First referee

Songsak Chareonpong THA Songsak Chareonpong

Kim Kun Tae KOR Kim Kun Tae
Wittaya Theenanon THA Wittaya Theenanon
Chuchai Takachot THA Chuchai Takachot
Supot Ch. Suchin T.
Pallop S. Chatchavan U.
Captain A Captain B
In case of official protest, it must be dictated or written by respective team
or game captain in REMARKS box.