How to Keep Score in Volleyball

Step 1

Familiarize yourself with the game of volleyball. Volleyball is no longer scored based on a side-out scoring system. It is now scored using rally scoring which, in short, means that your team does not need to be serving in order to score a point.

Step 2

Assemble your scoreboard, preferable on a score table on the sideline.

Step 3

Pay close attention to the game. When ever you hear a whistle ending the play, this typically means that a point has been scored. It is then up to you to give the correct team the point.

Step 4

Any time a server, attacker, blocker, or digger puts the ball over to the other side of the net and it is not returned in 3 contacts, this is a point for the team that put the ball over the net.

Step 5

If there is a net infraction where a player touches the top of the net during play, the opposing team is awarded a point.

Step 6

If a server commits a foot-fault, the opposing team immediately receives a point.

Step 7

Finally, if a ball is hit out of bounds or off of the antenna, the opposing team receives a point.