How does rally scoring work in volleyball?

Every rally scores a point for the team that wins it, whichever team served, and that team serves the next rally. The board works the same way: press +1 for the rally winner and the serve marker moves to them. Sets are played to 25 points and the deciding set to 15, and a set is only won with a two-point lead.

What happens at 24-24 in volleyball?

Play continues until one team leads by two. There is no cap, so 25-24 plays on, 26-24 wins the set, and a set can run to 31-29 or beyond. The deciding set works the same way from 14-14: 15-14 plays on and 16-14 wins it.

When is the deciding set played, and to how many points?

Only when the match is level going into the last possible set: set 5 at two sets all in a best of 5, or set 3 at one set all in a best of 3. It is played to 15 points by default, won by two. In match setup you can set the normal and the deciding targets to any whole number from 5 to 99.

Can I use it for beach volleyball?

Yes. The Beach format plays best of 3, sets to 21 and a deciding set to 15, each won by two. The board does not prompt the side switches beach teams make during a set; press Swap sides whenever the teams change ends to change which team is shown on the left. Scores and serve stay as they are.

Who serves first in each set?

You choose the first server of set 1 in match setup. When a set ends, the board asks who serves first in the next set and suggests the team that did not serve first in the set just played; before a deciding set that follows a new coin toss, pick the toss result instead. The sets table records each set's first server.

How do I fix a scoring mistake?

Undo reverses the last step and can keep going back to the first rally of the match; Redo puts undone steps back until you record something new. Undoing a set-winning point returns the score, the set count and the serve to what they were before it. Correct opens manual corrections: add or take away a point without moving the serve, give the serve to the other team, or change a finished set's final score as long as the same team still wins it. Every correction is written to the match log and can itself be undone.

Can I show the scoreboard on a TV or projector?

Yes. Full screen fills the display with the board: team names, points in large type, sets won and the serve marker. While the board has focus, 1 or the Left arrow scores for the team on the left, 2 or the Right arrow for the team on the right, U undoes and R redoes. If the browser refuses full screen, the board fills the window instead.

Is the match saved, and can I export it?

The match and its undo steps are kept in this browser and come back when you reload, until you start a new match; if the browser blocks storage, the match lasts as long as the tab. Download JSON for the format, team names, every set, the full log and the recorded actions, or CSV for one row per step with the score, sets won and who serves next. Copy puts a one-line summary on the clipboard. Nothing is uploaded.

How do I read a volleyball scoreboard?

Points are the score in the current set; sets are the number of completed sets each team has won. For example, sets 2 : 1 with points 18 : 16 means the teams are playing the fourth set, with the first team leading it. In a best of 5 match, three sets win the match. The dot marks the serving team, and the set number shows which set is being played.

How do I operate this volleyball scoreboard?

In Match setup, choose Indoor or Beach, enter team names and choose the first server. Press +1 for each rally winner. When a set ends, choose the next set’s first server and press Start set. Use Undo for an incorrect rally, Correct for manual changes, and Swap sides when the teams change ends. A format change after play begins applies only when you start a new match.

Can I use it on a phone, tablet or computer?

Yes. Open this page in a current browser on an iPhone, Android phone, iPad, Chromebook, Mac or Windows computer. There is nothing to install and no account. Scores come from the rallies you enter on this device; this page does not fetch results from other matches or connect to scoreboard hardware.

Volleyball Scoreboard

Choose indoor or beach volleyball, enter team names and record each rally with the winner’s +1 button. The board tracks points, sets won and who serves next. Correct a mistake, undo back through the match, or fill a connected screen with Full screen. Export the match as JSON or CSV to keep its full record.

Best of 5, to 25 and 15, win by 2. Home v Away.

Format

Match length

Set target (points)Deciding set target (set 5)First team nameSecond team nameFirst serve in set 1

Indoor is best of 5, sets to 25, deciding set to 15. Beach is best of 3, sets to 21, deciding set to 15. Targets are whole numbers from 5 to 99, and every set is won by 2 with no cap. Before the first rally, format and first serve change the board straight away; after it, they wait for a new match. Names change straight away.

scoreboardbest of 5, set 1

Home (serving)sets 0points 0

Awaysets 0points 0

Home serving

marks the serving team; the team that wins a rally serves next. sets to 25, deciding set 5 to 15, win by 2.

match log0 rallies

No rallies yet. Each one appears here as it is scored.

set 1 in play

Sets: 0 : 0
Set 1: 0 : 0
Serving: Home
Format: Best of 5, to 25 and 15

Home 0 : 0 Away in sets. Set 1: 0 : 0, Home serving. Best of 5, sets to 25, deciding set to 15, win by 2.

With the scoreboard focused, 1 or ← scores for the team on the left and 2 or → for the team on the right; U undoes and R redoes. Where the browser allows storage, the match and its undo steps are kept in this browser until you start another.

Set to 25, win by 224 : 24, then 26 : 24
24 : 24 plays on; 26 : 24 wins the set
Deciding set to 15, win by 2set 5 at 14 : 14
plays on until one team leads by 2, such as 16 : 14
Undo the set-winning pointa set just won 25 : 23
back to 24 : 23 in that set, with the set count and the serve as they were

Sets

Set	Home	Away	Result	First serve
1	0	0	In play, to 25	Home

Match log

Every rally, new set and correction in order. Undone steps leave the log until redone.

No rallies yet.

The JSON holds the format, team names, every set, every logged step and the recorded actions; the CSV holds one row per step with the score, the sets and who serves next.

Common questions

How does rally scoring work in volleyball?: Every rally scores a point for the team that wins it, whichever team served, and that team serves the next rally. The board works the same way: press +1 for the rally winner and the serve marker moves to them. Sets are played to 25 points and the deciding set to 15, and a set is only won with a two-point lead.
What happens at 24-24 in volleyball?: Play continues until one team leads by two. There is no cap, so 25-24 plays on, 26-24 wins the set, and a set can run to 31-29 or beyond. The deciding set works the same way from 14-14: 15-14 plays on and 16-14 wins it.
When is the deciding set played, and to how many points?: Only when the match is level going into the last possible set: set 5 at two sets all in a best of 5, or set 3 at one set all in a best of 3. It is played to 15 points by default, won by two. In match setup you can set the normal and the deciding targets to any whole number from 5 to 99.
Can I use it for beach volleyball?: Yes. The Beach format plays best of 3, sets to 21 and a deciding set to 15, each won by two. The board does not prompt the side switches beach teams make during a set; press Swap sides whenever the teams change ends to change which team is shown on the left. Scores and serve stay as they are.
Who serves first in each set?: You choose the first server of set 1 in match setup. When a set ends, the board asks who serves first in the next set and suggests the team that did not serve first in the set just played; before a deciding set that follows a new coin toss, pick the toss result instead. The sets table records each set's first server.
How do I fix a scoring mistake?: Undo reverses the last step and can keep going back to the first rally of the match; Redo puts undone steps back until you record something new. Undoing a set-winning point returns the score, the set count and the serve to what they were before it. Correct opens manual corrections: add or take away a point without moving the serve, give the serve to the other team, or change a finished set's final score as long as the same team still wins it. Every correction is written to the match log and can itself be undone.
Can I show the scoreboard on a TV or projector?: Yes. Full screen fills the display with the board: team names, points in large type, sets won and the serve marker. While the board has focus, 1 or the Left arrow scores for the team on the left, 2 or the Right arrow for the team on the right, U undoes and R redoes. If the browser refuses full screen, the board fills the window instead.
Is the match saved, and can I export it?: The match and its undo steps are kept in this browser and come back when you reload, until you start a new match; if the browser blocks storage, the match lasts as long as the tab. Download JSON for the format, team names, every set, the full log and the recorded actions, or CSV for one row per step with the score, sets won and who serves next. Copy puts a one-line summary on the clipboard. Nothing is uploaded.
How do I read a volleyball scoreboard?: Points are the score in the current set; sets are the number of completed sets each team has won. For example, sets 2 : 1 with points 18 : 16 means the teams are playing the fourth set, with the first team leading it. In a best of 5 match, three sets win the match. The dot marks the serving team, and the set number shows which set is being played.
How do I operate this volleyball scoreboard?: In Match setup, choose Indoor or Beach, enter team names and choose the first server. Press +1 for each rally winner. When a set ends, choose the next set’s first server and press Start set. Use Undo for an incorrect rally, Correct for manual changes, and Swap sides when the teams change ends. A format change after play begins applies only when you start a new match.
Can I use it on a phone, tablet or computer?: Yes. Open this page in a current browser on an iPhone, Android phone, iPad, Chromebook, Mac or Windows computer. There is nothing to install and no account. Scores come from the rallies you enter on this device; this page does not fetch results from other matches or connect to scoreboard hardware.

A scoring aid you operate: by default it plays best of 5 sets to 25 with a deciding set to 15, or the best-of and targets you choose, each set won by two clear points with no cap, and gives the serve to the team that wins each rally. It is not certified official scoring, and undo and manual corrections to points, set scores and serve stay available throughout the match.