What does the scorer do, and where do I sit?

From the FIVB Rules 2025-2028 (Rules 27 and 28) and the 2026 VA Indoor Handbook (section 12.2).

Where: the scorer sits at the scorer's table on the opposite side of the court from, and facing, the 1st referee. The assistant scorer, if used, sits beside the scorer.

What: you fill in the scoresheet according to the rules, co-operating with the 2nd referee, who controls the work of the scorer(s). You use a buzzer or other sound device to notify irregularities or give signals to the referees.

During the match you:

• record the points scored
• control each team's serving order and indicate any error to the referees immediately after the service hit
• acknowledge and announce substitution requests with the buzzer, control their number, and record substitutions and time-outs, informing the 2nd referee
• notify the referees of an out-of-order request for a regular interruption
• announce the end of sets and the scoring of the 8th point in the deciding set
• record misconduct warnings, sanctions and improper requests
• record other events as the 2nd referee instructs (exceptional substitutions, recovery time, prolonged interruptions, external interference, re-designation)
• control the interval between sets

Assistant scorer: records Libero replacements and re-designations on the Libero control sheet, notifies the referees of any Libero replacement fault with the buzzer, operates the manual scoreboard, checks that the scoreboards agree, and takes over if the scorer cannot continue.

At VA championships: the duty team supplies one scorer for every match (the Junior Championships also allow an optional assistant scorer), and assistant scorers and line judges may be changed in the interval between sets.