How do I record substitutions and player changes?
Guideline- Australia
- Netball Australia
- Bench officials
- Scorers
- Timekeepers
- 2019
Scorer 1 records changes in the player record boxes on the score sheet.
- At the start of each quarter, write each player's starting position in the top left corner of their box.
- Note changes the teams make, or those on a Substitution/Team Change Form handed to you, in the column for that quarter. Write the change to the right of the initial entry, separating positions with a forward slash, for example "GA / GS".
- For a player who did not start the quarter but later took the court, put a dash in the top left corner and then the position, for example "- / GA".
- If a box runs out of space, use the Player Changes Sheet.
- At the end of a quarter, mark an X in the box of any player who did not take the court. Do not do this earlier, in case a change still happens.
- Goaler (GS or GA) changes must be indicated on the sheet when they occur, whether during or at the end of a quarter.
- Team managers are responsible for advising changes immediately they are made.
Updated 24 Oct 2026