Before switching sides in a deciding set, you should slash points in both the left Points column and the far right Points column for the team starting on the left.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Only for some points
• D. It depends on the server

Answer: (B)

In volleyball scorekeeping, the numbers show how many points each team has earned. When teams switch sides in a deciding set, the score itself doesn’t change—you simply switch which side the teams are on and continue counting from the same totals. The act of switching sides is a physical repositioning, not a change to the points already won.

In a 15-point deciding set, teams switch sides after one team reaches 8 points, but the score remains what it was at that moment; you’re just moving the players to the opposite side for fairness, not altering the score with slashes. So telling you to slash points in both columns before switching sides isn’t how scorekeeping is done.

That’s why the statement is false. The server or which side you’re on doesn’t necessitate altering the point totals; you keep the same scores and continue from there after the side switch.