Before the court switch in a deciding set, exit scores for the team starting on the left should be entered on which sides of the score sheet?

• A. Both the far left and far right
• B. Only the far left
• C. Only the far right
• D. Not recorded

Answer: (A)

In this situation, the idea is to keep the substitution log accurate across the side switch. Before the court switch in a deciding set, the exit scores for the team starting on the left are entered on both the far left and far right of the score sheet. This redundancy ensures that whichever end is reading the sheet after the switch, the exiting player information remains visible and consistent. It prevents any mismatch or missing data when scorers change ends or when the sheet is viewed from the opposite side. Recording on both outer margins means the information travels with the team regardless of which side they’re on, rather than being available to only one side or being lost entirely.