Scorer
Keeps the official scoresheet. Records every point, foul, timeout and substitution.
Volunteers
Score Bench Guide
New to the score bench? Here is what each job involves and where to learn it before game day.
What The Score Bench Does
Score bench officials work with the referees to run the game. They keep the score, the clock, the fouls and the timeouts.
Parents take turns on the bench. Your team manager sets your team's roster.
The four jobs
Who Does What
Assistant scorer
Runs the scoreboard and helps the scorer keep up.
Timer
Starts and stops the game clock on the referee's signal.
Shot clock operator
Runs the shot clock, in games that use one.
Game day
Junior Games On The Gold Coast
Each team supplies one bench official every game.
The home team runs the game clock. The away team does the scoring. The officials can agree to swap.
The clock keeps running for most of the game. In the last minute it stops for scored baskets, and for whistles when the margin is 10 points or less.
Each team gets one timeout per quarter. A timeout lasts 50 seconds.
Under 10s have no free throws.
Players ask the bench for a substitution. Subs come on when the ball is dead.
These rules come from the Gold Coast Basketball Game Rules. The association's current rules apply on game day.
Get ready
Learn It Before Game Day
Do the free online Basic course
Basketball Queensland runs it on Basketball Australia's eTrainu site. It covers the basic rules and each bench job.
Come to a free Level 1 course
Tuesday 10 November, 6.30pm to 9pm, at Gold Coast Sports & Leisure Centre in the Currumbin conference room. Bring a pen and paper. Registration is required.
Read the full manual if you want the detail
The FIBA Table Officials Manual covers every bench job in depth.
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