Refereeing

Here you will find all the information you will need to know about refereeing Volleyball.

Without Referees Volleyball will not be as safe and enjoyable as it could be.

Tournaments

Refereeing and Scoresheets

At major tournaments hosted by Townsville Monsoons Volleyball Club, we use an adapted version of the official FIVB scoresheet. It has been modified to reflect our tournament regulations, including warm-up procedures, duty requirements, match formats, scoring and tiebreaking criteria, and minor rule variations such as the 12-substitution rule.

Below, you will find an example scoresheet from the Townsville Classic 2026, together with a helpful instructional video from the World of Volleyball Referees YouTube channel.

Scoresheet completion and control (Youtube Video)

We recommend watching the video from 1:46 to 4:17. Please be aware that our scoring procedures differ slightly because of our tournament-specific regulations. For example, the video instructs scorers at 2:31 to record the score when each substitution occurs. We do not require this because that space is instead used to record the additional substitutions permitted under our 12-substitution rule.

If you are interested in learning how to score, we encourage you to read the instructions, print a copy of the scoresheet and practice completing it yourself.

Officials are available throughout our tournaments to provide assistance where possible. However, many of our officials also compete in the tournament and may not always be immediately available.

Example modified 3-set FIVB Scoresheet

Our tournaments are conducted in accordance with the current official FIVB Volleyball Rules, available through the FIVB website using the link below.

Official FIVB Volleyball Rules 2025-2028

The FIVB is currently trialing several potential rule changes at selected competitions. To maintain consistency and uniformity across our tournaments, these experimental rules will not apply unless formally adopted by the FIVB. We will continue to follow the rules currently approved for general use at FIVB events, as outlined in the official rules document linked above.

If you have any questions, please contact Luke Calleja, the club’s current Head Referee.

FIVB Score Sheet .pdf ( 2)

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