In a deciding set, exit scores for the team starting on the left should be entered on both the far left and far rights of the sheet before the court switch; and then only on the far right for the remainder of the set.

In a deciding set, exit scores for the team starting on the left should be entered on both the far left and far rights of the sheet before the court switch; and then only on the far right for the remainder of the set.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Only left before the switch
• D. Both sides throughout the set

Answer: (A)

Tracking substitutions accurately is the key idea here. Exit scores show the point at which a player leaves the court, and in a deciding set the teams switch sides, which can make a substitution log easy to lose track of if you don’t position entries carefully. Before the court switch, record the team that starts on the left with their exit scores in both the far left and the far right of the sheet. This duplication preserves those substitution details on both ends of the sheet so that when sides flip, you’re not missing a prior exit because the team’s data would now be on the opposite side of the page. After the switch, continue recording any new exits for that same team only in the far right column. Keeping future entries in one place on the right minimizes confusion during the rest of the set and ensures a clean, continuous record as play moves to the other side. If you limit the entries to a single side from the start, or fail to mirror them before the switch, you risk losing or misplacing substitution information when the sides change. This approach keeps the substitution history intact across the entire deciding set.

Tracking substitutions accurately is the key idea here. Exit scores show the point at which a player leaves the court, and in a deciding set the teams switch sides, which can make a substitution log easy to lose track of if you don’t position entries carefully.

Before the court switch, record the team that starts on the left with their exit scores in both the far left and the far right of the sheet. This duplication preserves those substitution details on both ends of the sheet so that when sides flip, you’re not missing a prior exit because the team’s data would now be on the opposite side of the page. After the switch, continue recording any new exits for that same team only in the far right column. Keeping future entries in one place on the right minimizes confusion during the rest of the set and ensures a clean, continuous record as play moves to the other side.

If you limit the entries to a single side from the start, or fail to mirror them before the switch, you risk losing or misplacing substitution information when the sides change. This approach keeps the substitution history intact across the entire deciding set.