What do the scorers record before the match starts?
Rule- South Africa
- Netball South Africa
- World Netball Rules 2024
- WN Technical Officials Manual
- Senior
- 2026
- Scorers
- Timekeepers
- Table officials
World Netball Rule 3.1 and 5.4, with the Technical Officials Manual. Before the start, the names of all players and team officials must be given to the scorers, and each team names a captain.
Scorer 1 (official score sheet):
- Match details: court, event, match number, venue, date, both team names, and the umpires, reserve umpire, scorers and timekeepers (surname and initial).
- Team details from each team's official team list: up to 12 players and up to 5 team officials (6 if one is a team doctor), in alphabetical order by surname.
- Starting positions for the first quarter, only for the seven players starting on court.
- After the captains' toss, the team taking the first centre pass.
Scorer 2 (running score sheet): date, event, court, venue and team names in the same order as Scorer 1's sheet, which side each team's goal is, and the first centre pass.
Team 1 is normally the home team, on the team bench to the right of the official bench.
Print everything clearly; don't use handwriting.
Added 22 Oct 2026