Scoring in Real Time

Key Points

• Call your score first, then your opponent’s score, and then say “1” or “2” depending on if you’re the first or second server
• A game goes to 11 points, win by 2
• Most matches are best of 3 games
• The score of every game starts at “0-0-2”
• Only the serving team can score a point (like volleyball)
• The game starts on the second server, but after that, it always starts on the first server, giving the team 2 chances to score points
• The serving team doesn’t change positions when they lose a point on their first serve
• The server is always responsible for calling the score before the point
• After a game, you switch sides and typically play best of 3 games
• A game goes to 11 points, win by 2
• The score of every game starts at “0-0-2”
• Like volleyball, only the serving team can score points
• The first point of the game starts on the second server, but after that, the first points on serve always start on the first server - giving the serving team 2 chances to score points
• The serving team doesn’t change positions when they lose a point on their first serve
• The player serving is always responsible to call the score before each point