Netball A guide to scoring September 2016 copyright

Welcome to our match WA GD WD GA GS C C GS GK GD

Choosing the first centre pass WA GD WD GA GS C GK C GD GK GS WA GA WD The two captains agree who takes the first centre pass by tossing a coin. The winner of the toss can choose to either: Take the first centre pass OR Choose the which way they want their team to shoot copyright 2016 Franc Concepts Ltd

The first centre pass WA GD WD GA GS C GS GK GD GA

The scorecard for our match looks like this: Ice Cream Each scorer needs to supply a scorecard The remaining card is divided into quarters which represent the quarters of the match Tip: A scorecard doesn’t have to be pre-printed, it can be a piece of paper with lines drawn on it There is a place at the top of the scorecard to add the name of each team copyright 2016 Franc Concepts Ltd

The scorecard Ice Cream The teams take alternate centre passes Either an “E” (Evens) or an “O” (Odds) is added to each box At the top of each quarter is a space to show who takes the centre pass during the quarter. copyright 2016 Franc Concepts Ltd

Odds and Evens So, who gets the “E” and who gets the “O”? Ice Cream Before the start of any match, the score is 0 : 0. When added together 0+0=0 This is shown on our scorecard as an Even number It depends on the score at any point in the match copyright 2016 Franc Concepts Ltd

Odds and Evens Ice Cream E O Team Ice have won the toss and

Throughout the match Ice Both teams have a scorer. The scorers should stand together benchside out of the umpires way Cream E O The scorers should check with each other when each goal is scored to ensure they have recorded the same score (Benchside is at the side of the court) copyright 2016 Franc Concepts Ltd

The scorecard Recording the score The umpire will signal a goal has been scored by raising their arm in the air Ice Cream E O Tip: Write the score as numbers , not five bar gates (numbers are easier to read) When a goal is scored, add a goal to the scoring team side of the scorecard, in the quarter in which it was scored AND cross out the previous score for the team who scored a goal copyright 2016 Franc Concepts Ltd

Odds and Evens During the match: Tip: Ice Cream E O At any point in the match the scores on each side of the scorecard are added together to decide if the next centre pass is an Even or Odd number In high scoring games just add the last digits, for example: 28 + 37 Add together 8+7 To give you an odd (15). (it’s easier than adding the whole number together to get the odd number 65) copyright 2016 Franc Concepts Ltd

Odds and Evens During the match: Ice Cream E O If they disagree, they will ask you to confirm who should take the centre pass. You will be able to do this by adding the scores together and comparing it to which team is Evens and which team is Odds Both umpires will signal who is taking the next centre pass copyright 2016 Franc Concepts Ltd

Odds and Evens During the match: Ice Cream E O Both umpires will signal who is taking the next centre pass If both umpires agree but their decision doesn’t match your card, you need to call to them to stop time so the scorecard can be checked You need to do this quickly so it’s really important that you watch the game carefully copyright 2016 Franc Concepts Ltd

Quarter 1 Back to our match, the first quarter scorecard starts like this: Ice

Throughout the match Calling out the score Ice Cream E 1 For example, call out O 1 2 3 “Cream centre, 2, 1” (The centre is calculated as 2+1 = 3 (odds) so it is Cream’s centre) Start with the team which is taking the centre pass If Cream score the next goal call out “Ice centre, 1, 3” (Ice are Evens) copyright 2016 Franc Concepts Ltd

4 3 Quarter 1 In the first quarter, Team Ice score a goal, Ice then: Cream E Team Cream 1 2 Team Ice Team Cream The score at the end of the first quarter is 2 : 4 to Team Cream copyright 2016 Franc Concepts Ltd O 1 2 3 4 1 2

4 3 Quarter 2 1 2 At the start of the next quarter, the scorecard looks like this: Ice Cream E 1 2 The scores are brought down to the second quarter space 1 2 3 4 O 2 O E 4 Usually, the team who started as Even in the previous quarter starts the next quarter as Odd and the team who started as Odd in the previous quarter starts as Even This is to ensure the centre continues to be taken alternately copyright 2016 Franc Concepts Ltd

Odds v Evens The Evens / Odds exception If a goal has been scored just before the whistle is blown for the end of the quarter AND before the next centre pass is taken, the Odd and Even markers do not change sides (to keep the centre passes alternate) Ice Cream E O O E O E copyright 2016 Franc Concepts Ltd The Centre passes at the start of each quarter might, for example look like this

4 3 Quarter 2 1 2 Back to our match…at the start of the second quarter, the scorecard looks like this: Ice The score starts at 2 : 4 and Team Cream are Even Cream E 1 2 3 4 O 2 O E 4 Call out “Cream centre, 4 , 2” Team Cream take the first centre pass in the second quarter copyright 2016 Franc Concepts Ltd

Quarter 2 In the second quarter, Team Cream score a goal, then: Team Cream Ice 4 3 1 2 Cream E 1 2 O 1 2 3 4 O E Team Ice The score at the end of the second quarter is: Team Cream 8 : 5 to Team Cream 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Team Ice Team Cream copyright 2016 Franc Concepts Ltd

Quarter 3 4 1 3 2 At the start of the third quarter, the scorecard for our match looks like this: Ice Cream E 1 2 3 4 O The score is brought down O 22 3 4 5 E 4 5 6 7 88 E O copyright 2016 Franc Concepts Ltd and the Odd and Even markers are swapped over

Quarter 3 Ice 1 2 3 2 O 1 2 3 4 O 22 3 4 5 E 4 5 6 7 8 E 5 1 Cream E The score added together is an odd number (13) so Team Cream take the first centre pass in the third quarter 4 O 8 copyright 2016 Franc Concepts Ltd Call out “Cream centre, 8 , 5”

Quarter 3 The goals scored in the 3 rd quarter are: Team Cream Team Ice Team Ice Team Cream Ice Cream E 1 2 O 1 2 3 4 O 22 3 4 5 E 4 5 6 7 8 E 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 1 3 2 The third quarter ends with the last goal being scored and the whistle blown before the next centre pass is taken O 8 9 10 copyright 2016 Franc Concepts Ltd This means we will not cross over the Evens and Odds for the last quarter

Quarter 4 4 1 3 2 At the start of the fourth quarter, the scorecard looks like this: Ice Cream E The score at the start of the fourth quarter is 10 : 10. These goals added together is an Even number so Team Ice take the first centre pass in the last quarter 1 2 3 4 O 22 3 4 5 E 4 5 6 7 8 E 5 66 7 8 9 10 E 10 O O 8 99 10 O 10 copyright 2016 Franc Concepts Ltd Call out “Ice centre, 10 all”

The Final Scorecard The fourth quarter ends with four goals scored by Team Cream and three goals scored by Team Ice Cream E 1 2 3 4 O 22 3 4 5 E 4 5 6 7 8 E 5 66 7 8 9 10 The final score is 14 : 13 to Team Cream O E 10 11 12 13 O 8 99 10 O 10 10 11 12 13 14 copyright 2016 Franc Concepts Ltd 4 1 3 2 Circle the final score in boxes at the base of the card so they are clear Make sure both scorecards show the same score Each league and tournament will provide instructions on how the card should be handed in to the event organiser

Exceptions Ice Cream If the game isn’t played as 4 quarters, merely adapt you

Exceptions Ice Cream E If an umpire issues a warning to a player, they will need you to write this on the scorecard 1 2 O 1 2 3 4 O 22 3 4 5 E 4 5 6 7 8 E 5 66 7 8 9 10 O 8 99 10 Warning GA copyright 2016 Franc Concepts Ltd