light fittings, which might only cause a brief delay of a few minutes, then the match would continue from where it was interrupted. As Scorer you will inform the 2nd Referee of players and their positions at the time of the stoppage. If the stoppage is for a more fundamental reason e.g. major equipment failure, then it might be possible in a large sports hall to transfer to another court, or if it can be arranged and executed in less than four hours move the match to another hall altogether. If either of these options is possible the set in progress is declared void but the set(s) decided are retained. The restarted set on the new court must have the same players and the same rotation order as the start of the void set (unless there have been expulsions, disqualifications or injury). `clearly in such instances the Scorer will be the main source of information to ensure this is correctly done. If the interruption happens before the fourth set you may use one of the unused set boxes and just re-number the set. However should the match go to a fourth set (or occur during the 5th set) you would need to use a reserve score sheet. Should one or more interruptions occur that in total exceed four hours, then the w hole match is cancelled and replayed from scratch at a future date. This total time is cumulative and it highlights the importance of recording the beginning and end of all such stoppages in a match. Sanctions During a match the referee may decide to apply some level of sanction against a team player or team official: remember this includes all those eligible to sit on the bench (Rule 4). These sanctions fall into two categories: Those, which are given for delaying the game - Rule 17. which are given for misconduct - Rules 20 & 21. These sanctions are indicated by the 1st Referee only who shows one or both of the red and yellow cards in a variety of combinations and positions. As Scorer it is not essential that you know the offences for which it will be issued (it helps though), however you will need to know how they are to be recorded on the score sheet, and what effect they have on the set in progress. All sanctions, whether for delay or misconduct, are recorded in the SANCTIONS box found in the bottom left hand corner of the score sheet. Improper Requests The first level of team sanction is an 'Improper Request (rule 15). These are:
light fittings, which might only cause a brief delay of a few minutes, then the match would continue from where it was interrupted. As Scorer you will inform the 2nd Referee of players and their positions at the time of the stoppage. If the stoppage is for a more fundamental reason e.g. major equipment failure, then it might be possible in a large sports hall to transfer to another court, or if it can be arranged and executed in less than four hours move the match to another hall altogether. If either of these options is possible the set in progress is declared void but the set(s) decided are retained. The restarted set on the new court must have the same players and the same rotation order as the start of the void set (unless there have been expulsions, disqualifications or injury). `clearly in such instances the Scorer will be the main source of information to ensure this is correctly done. If the interruption happens before the fourth set you may use one of the unused set boxes and just re-number the set. However should the match go to a fourth set (or occur during the 5th set) you would need to use a reserve score sheet. Should one or more interruptions occur that in total exceed four hours, then the w hole match is cancelled and replayed from scratch at a future date. This total time is cumulative and it highlights the importance of recording the beginning and end of all such stoppages in a match. Sanctions During a match the referee may decide to apply some level of sanction against a team player or team official: remember this includes all those eligible to sit on the bench (Rule 4). These sanctions fall into two categories: Those, which are given for delaying the game - Rule 17. which are given for misconduct - Rules 20 & 21. These sanctions are indicated by the 1st Referee only who shows one or both of the red and yellow cards in a variety of combinations and positions. As Scorer it is not essential that you know the offences for which it will be issued (it helps though), however you will need to know how they are to be recorded on the score sheet, and what effect they have on the set in progress. All sanctions, whether for delay or misconduct, are recorded in the SANCTIONS box found in the bottom left hand corner of the score sheet. Improper Requests The first level of team sanction is an 'Improper Request (rule 15). These are: