Netball Official Scorer

The how to of scoring a netball game

Training Objectives

Understand the role of the official scorer How to score the game Activity / Reflections

WIIFM?

You will WOO your friends and family with your new skills. With these skills you could become a qualified bench official and be paid. You will increase your knowledge of netball.

Your Turn?

What do you know about scoring a game of netball? What do you think is in it for you?

The Game Fundamentals

The role of the scorer

Record the official netball score for each team as it is scored. Advises the umpires who has the Centre Pass during the game when asked. Record any suspensions and/or ordering off that may occur

The game officials are: Umpires, Scorers, Time Keepers.

The Centre Pass

Throughout the game each team will have an equal number of Centre Pass Offs.

The Toss

The two teams will toss a coin and call either heads or tails This is referred to as the TOSS

How to score a game - beginning

The winner of the coin toss chooses between either starting the game with the centre pass off or selecting the goalpost to first shoot in. The team that starts the game with the centre pass off starts on EVENS. The score is Nil at the start of a game, which is an EVEN number.

The two teams will toss a coin and call either heads or tails This is referred to as the TOSS

How to score a game - beginning

Write E for Evens on the scorecard next to the team who is starting the game with the centre pass off. Write O for ODDS on the scorecard next to the other team.
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There are two scorers from each team but only one is the official scorer.

How to score a game - during

When a score is added:

A goal is scored only when it passes completely through the goal ring. The umpire will signal the goal is scored when they blow the whistle and the game is reset for the next centre pass off. Cross the score off the card as it is scored.

The game is fast, record the score as it happens

How to score a game - during

The umpire asks? Who has the next pass? If the score is 5 to black and 2 to white; because Black won the toss and choose the pass they are EVENS

5 + 2 add to 7; so what team is currently Odds? White will have the next pass.

Always add the score together then check the card and reward the pass to the appropriate team

How to score a game at quarter

At the end of each 10 minute quarter:

The team that starts as EVENS now changes to ODDS and vice versa.

EXCEPT it does not change if:

A goal is scored right on quarter time or the ball is still in the centres hands when time is called.

Failure to follow this procedure will result in one team having two centre pass offs

How to score a game at quarter

SO.

If the ball is in PLAY when quarter time is called CHANGE EVENS to ODDS or vice versa

Think change like loose change because ball is in play

How to score a game at quarter

Next You have sorted out EVENS and ODDS; what next:

Circle each teams score at the end of quarter Write the score in the score square Advise the umpire who has first pass

Your score is the official score so advise the umpires what the score is each quarter and advise next pass.

End of Game
Know you have now done a GREAT job:

Again circle the score at the end of quarter Write the score in the score square Advise the umpire the final score and ask them to sign the score card.

Congratulations you are now able to be an official scorer. Well Done!

Activity
Its the first quarter the teams are Black and White and Black won the toss and centre pass off. Question? The score is 5 to Black and 5 to White, the umpire asks you who has the next pass off?

Good Luck!

Activity
During the first quarter the teams are Black and White and Black won the toss and centre pass off. Question? The game was in play when time was called. In the 2nd quarter who will have the first centre pass off; the score is 5 to black and 2 to white at the end of the 1st quarter.

Good Luck!

Activity
Its the end of the second quarter the teams are Black (Evens) and White (Odds) the score is 8 Black and 4 White. The whistle is blown, just as white scores their 5th goal? Question? Who has the next pass for the start of the third quarter?

Good Luck!

Activity
Its the end of the third quarter the teams are White (Odds) and Black (Evens) the score is 12 Black and 14 White. The whistle is blown to end the quarter, the ball is in play in the goal circle? Question? Who has the next pass for the start of the fourth quarter?

Good Luck!