SCOREKEEPING and Libero Tracking

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SCOREKEEPINGandLibero Tracking
Prepared by Holly Walker with the Northeast
Florida Volleyball Officials Association
2007/2008 Season
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Scorekeeper Responsibilities

• Report no less than (NLT) 20 minutes before match
  time
• Receive team rosters 10 minutes before start of
  match
• Receive line-ups 2 minutes before end of warm ups
  and NLT 1 min before subsequent games
• Complete the heading section of the score sheet
• Record the score of the match
• Record time outs
• Record substitutions
• Record comments
• Record the final score for each game
• Designate the serving order when requested
• Notify Umpire of discrepancies in the score
• Notify the Umpire when the 15th, 16th, 17th, and
  18th substitutes are used by a team also notify
  Umpire of 19th substitute, if necessary
• Notify Umpire of improper servers
• Notify Umpire of illegal substitutions
• Notify the Umpire when game point is reached

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Scorekeeping

• The scorekeeper works for the Umpire is present
  20 minutes before match start time
• The timer and scorekeeper work in tandem
• Scorekeeper must write small enough to record all
  activities
• Scorekeeper records
• The starting line-up for each team in proper
  serving order
• All information in the heading of the score sheet
• Every play or action
• Result of a serve
• Point (in players scoring section corresponding
  to correct server)
• Loss of Rally (-)
• Slash or put a rectangle around team running
  score
• Substitution (S or Sx entering/leaving) slash
  total team substitute number
• Time out (T or Tx score of team taking time
  out/score of opponent)
• Penalty (P or Px)
• Replay (R)
• Re-serve (RS)

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Scorekeeping cont.

• Scorekeeper records
• Comments
• Warnings (Y_, Score of offending team Opponent
  Score)
• Penalties (R_, Score of offending team
  Opponent Score)
• Disqualifications (DQ_, Score of offending team
  Opponent Score)
• Uniform/Equipment Violations (E_, Score of
  offending team Opponent Score)
• Unconscious Players (unconscious player _)
• Exceptional Substitutions (exceptional sub,
  player entering game/player coming out of game)

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Libero Tracker Responsibilities

• Notify the Umpire when a libero is/is not
  designated for a game by the teams prior to game
  start time
• Communicate with the scorekeeper on libero
  replacements
• Record all substitutions and libero replacements
  on the libero tracking sheet
• Tell the Umpire if the libero is replaced by an
  incorrect player or an undesignated libero enters
  the game
• Notify the Umpire if the libero does not stay out
  of the game for one rally between replacements
• Sit next to the scorekeeper

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SETTING UP THE SHEET
Pre-Match

• This is a varsity match between Home Team Handley
  High School and Visitors James Wood High School
  at Handley Gymnasium.
• The date is October 22, 2006, and this is game 1
  scheduled for 530 p.m. The Referee is Christina
  Cox and the Umpire is Kyle Schmid. You are the
  scorekeeper for the match.

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• Visitors James Wood High School (JWHS) has won
  the coin toss and elects to serve first.
• Home Team Handley High School (HHS) has already
  chosen their playing area which is the court to
  the right of the scorekeeper.

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Make sure all Headings areas are complete and is
done before the first game. This will save time.
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THE LINE-UPS

• Team line-ups are submitted.
• Check for
• A Floor Captain
• A Libero
• Non-duplicate numbers
• First server (verifying who got first serve)

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Line-Ups
FLOOR CAPTAIN
LIBERO NUMBER
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ENTERING LINE UPS
Use Black or Blue Ink to enter Line-up. Enter
number to the far left of the box to allow for
substitutions.
It does not matter if the team is Serving or
Receiving always start with Serving Order.
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Libero Tracking
Assistant Scorekeeper / Libero Tracker should
enter the line up of teams having a Libero
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Libero Tracking Sheet
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The Match

• Check the Line-up As the Second Referee checks
  it on the floor (MAKE SURE THAT YOU ENTERED THE
  NUMBERS CORRECTLY AND THE CORRECT PLAYERS ARE ON
  THE COURT IN THE CORRECT POSITIONS)
• Start Time 535 p.m.

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Referee Stand
Sub Zone
Libero Zone
Libero Zone
HHS
JWHS
OfficialsTable
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After the Umpire checks the line-ups, HHSs
libero replaces 22. Slash 22 and Write L
Referee Stand
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22
12
11
3
24
21
10
4
26
20
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Sub Zone
Libero Zone
Libero Zone
30
HHS
JWHS
OfficialsTable
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Libero Replacement By HHS
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535 p.m.
JWHS 5 serves and scores first three regular
points (1, 2, 3). Fourth serve results in loss
of rally Libero 7 enters for 5
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Referee Stand
30
23
11
12
24
21
10
3
26
20
5
4
7
HHS
JWHS
OfficialsTable
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Libero Replacement By JWHS
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535 p.m.
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,25
R,
Sx 25/23
JWHS 4 inadvertently serves before referees
signal, a replay.
HHS 23 serves, loss of rally
HHS calls for substitution during which 23 is
substituted by 25.
JWHS 4 serves two straight aces for points 5 and
6.
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Referee Stand
11
24
10
23
12
26
7
30
3
20
21
4
25
HHS
JWHS
OfficialsTable
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Substitution By HHS
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535 p.m.
Red Card Penalty for misconduct on JWHS 3 Loss
of Rally
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,25
R,
Sx 25/23
JWHS R3(8-1)
JWHS 4 serves two more points (7, 8).
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HHS 24 serves three straight points (3, 4,
5) JWHS calls for a time-out and substitutes 13
for 3 (Sx 13/3). HHS 24 serves points six,
seven and eight (6, 7, 8). Next serve is loss of
rally.
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Referee Stand
24
26
10
11
23
20
12
7
3
13
21
30
4
HHS
JWHS
OfficialsTable
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Substitution By JWHS
13
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The Libero is going to serve and two libero
replacements are going to occur. This move has
many names such as the Libero Dance or the
Dosey Doe
JWHS 13 serves and it results in a loss of
rally HHS 30 serves two points (10, 11).
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Referee Stand
24
10
26
7
25
20
4
11
21
30
12
13
22
HHS
JWHS
OfficialsTable
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Now lets see that again

• Slower please

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Referee Stand

• So What Just Happened?
• Libero 30 went from LB
• to RB in order to serve
• in for 26 (position 3)
• 22 went back in for
• the Libero
• The Libero is in for 26

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10
26
7
25
20
4
11
21
30
12
13
22
HHS
JWHS
OfficialsTable
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Libero Dance /Dosey DoeTracking
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• Libero actions (?)
• Service Rotation
• Individual Score
• Running Score

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HHS 30 (Libero) serves two points (10, 11), next
serve begins with a re-serve, 30 serves two more
points (12, 13), JWHS call a time-out HHS 30
serves for loss of rally
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ATTENTION The Libero replaced the floor
captain for JWHS 12. If the Umpire has
not noticed and requested from the coach a new
captain, notify the Umpire that JWHS needs to
identify a new captain. The Libero is now the
Captain
JWHS Libero 7 replaces 12 JWHS Libero 7 serves
three straight points (11, 12, 13). Next serve
is a loss of rally.
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Referee Stand
Lets see the Libero Replacement play out on the
court and then on the Libero tracking sheet
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10
7
20
11
4
24
21
12
22
13
25
5
HHS
JWHS
OfficialsTable
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Libero Dance/Dosey Doe Tracking
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Game continues until there is a winner

• No surprises

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Tips
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Handley
James Wood
10/22/06
Entering Headings
Handley Gymnasium
530 p.m.
535 p.m.
X
HHS
JWHS
1,
2,
-
3
Work left to right or Work right to left In other
words work one side at a time
Cox, Christina
Schmid, Kyle
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Change colors after a complete service rotation.
Best to use black or blue and red
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HHS
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552 p.m.
End game time
Finalizing your game Sheet Check for errors!
Scores
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HHS
Your name Signature
JWHS
25
Your Signature
KS
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Comment Section

• Yellow Card Y12(7-6) means a yellow card was
  given to 12 when the score was 7-6 (offending
  teams score listed first).
• Red Card R3(7-0) means a Red Card Penalty was
  given to 3 when the players team led 7-0.
• Red/Yellow Cards DQ10(4-14) means 10 was
  ejected when the players team trailed 4-14.
• Illegal Equipment/Uniform write UD-TO or UD-P,
  __ (4-6) reason (UD means Unnecessary Delay)
• Unconscious Player write unconscious player
  __ when an unconscious player or apparently
  unconscious player has been removed from the
  game.
• Exceptional Substitution write ExSub __ / __.

Suggest adding the violating teams name or
initials as well. Example HHS Y12(7-6) HHS
signifies that Handley High Schools 12 received
the Yellow Card
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Thank You

• Good luck and have a great year!
• Use your resources
• FHSAA at www.fhsaa.org
• NFHS at www.nfhs.org
• NEFLVBOA at www.neflvboa.org