Who sits on the official bench, and how many scorers and timekeepers does a match need?

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Under the World Netball Rules of Netball (2024), used by Netball South Africa, the official bench has two scorers and two timekeepers, seated at a table opposite the centre of the court, beside the umpires' bench and between the two team benches. Role Main job Scorer 1 Keeps the official score sheet: goals, missed shots, centre passes, starting line-ups and shooting statistics Scorer 2 The caller: watches play throughout, calls each shot and centre pass, and keeps the running score sheet as a check Timekeeper 1 Official time: playing time, intervals and stoppages; signals the end of each quarter Timekeeper 2 Back-up timer; records substitutions, team changes, warnings, suspensions and orderings off on the Player Changes and Game Management Form Lower levels: under Rule 21, a competition may use fewer technical officials, but at least one scorer and one timekeeper should be appointed. World Netball recommends its members follow the Technical Officials Manual and says lower-level competitions may adapt it. Conduct (Technical Officials Manual): dress neatly and uniformly, stay impartial, keep phones out of sight, eat away from the bench, and arrive well before the start to check your equipment.

Role	Main job
Scorer 1	Keeps the official score sheet: goals, missed shots, centre passes, starting line-ups and shooting statistics
Scorer 2	The caller: watches play throughout, calls each shot and centre pass, and keeps the running score sheet as a check
Timekeeper 1	Official time: playing time, intervals and stoppages; signals the end of each quarter
Timekeeper 2	Back-up timer; records substitutions, team changes, warnings, suspensions and orderings off on the Player Changes and Game Management Form