01

Before the whistle

Prepare the match

Load the correct rules and make sure both teams are on the screen before warmups end.

01

Rules

Load the NFHS rule set

Open the Rules tab, choose Open, and select NFHS from the VolleyWrite rules folder.

Rules→Open→NFHS
VolleyWrite Rules screen configured for an NFHS best-of-five match
1 Open the Rules tab.
Windows file picker showing NFHS selected in the VolleyWrite Rules folder
2 Select the NFHS rules file.
02

Rosters

Enter both rosters

Go to Rosters and enter every player number. Double-check which roster is Home and which is Visitor before moving on.

Watch: the screen sides must agree with the court later.
VolleyWrite Rosters screen with Home and Visitor player numbers
Check Home is on the left; Visitor is on the right in this view.
02

At the coin toss

Build the lineup

Start the set, place each team correctly, and enter the lineup exactly as submitted.

03

Set

Start the set

Open the Set tab and press the large yellow Start button.

VolleyWrite Set screen with a large yellow Start button
Start Begin only when the set setup is ready.
04

Coin toss

Assign first serve

Tap the team serving first. Make sure the teams appear on the same sides as they do on the court; use Chg Courts if they do not.

Before continuing: confirm both the server and the court sides.
VolleyWrite asking which team serves first, with Chg Courts above
1st serve Choose a team, then verify court sides.
05

Lineup card

Enter players I–VI

When coaches submit their lineups, press Auto, then tap roster numbers in position order I through VI. If #10 is third on the card, it should be your third tap.

VolleyWrite lineup entry with the Auto button and positions I through VI
Auto Enter the rotation in the order printed on the lineup.
06

Personnel

Add libero and captains

Enter the libero number, then select the captain and alternate captain when available. Review both sides and press Accept.

  • Six players in rotation order
  • Libero number entered
  • Captain selected
Completed VolleyWrite lineup with captain, alternate, libero, and Accept controls
Accept Review all personnel before locking in the lineup.
07

Before first serve

Check the libero swap

Watch whether either libero replaces a starter. If so, tap the L box and then the number of the player being replaced.

VolleyWrite court view highlighting libero boxes before first serve
Libero Record any replacement before play begins.
08

First whistle

Confirm first contact

After the server contacts the ball, answer Yes on the contact pop-up. The set is now live.

VolleyWrite serve contact pop-up with Yes and No choices
Yes Confirm only after the serve is contacted.
03

During play

Score every rally

Keep the score current, then slow down just enough for rotations, liberos, and substitutions.

09

Every rally

Record each point

As soon as a point is awarded, tap the winning team’s Point button.

Rhythm: whistle → signal → point button → next server.
VolleyWrite scoring screen with Point buttons above each team
Point Choose the button beneath the team’s score.
10

Side-out

Watch the rotation

When a team earns serve and rotates, watch for libero changes. If VolleyWrite asks whether a player is on the court, answer the prompt. With no prompt, tap the substitute’s number and then the libero’s.

L

Blue = libero. Their exchanges may happen without the pause used for regular subs.

VolleyWrite asking whether player 11 is on the court during a libero exchange
Prompt Answer based on who is physically on the court.
11

Dead ball

Record substitutions

Tap the incoming player’s number, then the player leaving the court. For example: tap 9, then 5, when #9 enters for #5.

9IN→5OUT
VolleyWrite court rotation with player and libero boxes during scoring
Order Incoming player first, outgoing player second.
04

Between rallies

Manage timeouts

Start the clock for the correct team, end it cleanly, and use Undo when the table needs a reset.

12

Team timeout

Start the team’s clock

Tap Time-out on the side of the team that called it. A one-minute countdown appears.

VolleyWrite screen with a Time-out button below each team
Time-out Use the button on the calling team’s side.
13

At the horn

End the timeout

At the end of the timeout, tap Done in the countdown area to return to play.

VolleyWrite during a team timeout with a one-minute countdown window
1:00 The countdown opens over the scoring screen.
14

Any time

Undo a mistake

Entered the wrong action? Use Undo, check the court, and enter it again.

VolleyWrite left toolbar with the yellow Undo button
Undo Available in the left toolbar.

One-screen recap

The courtside sequence

When things get noisy, return to this order.

  1. 01
    Rules + rostersNFHS loaded · Home and Visitor checked
  2. 02
    Start + first serveCourt sides match · serving team selected
  3. 03
    Lineup I–VILibero and captain entered · Accept
  4. 04
    Point + rotationWatch libero prompts and substitutions
  5. 05
    Timeout + UndoChoose the correct team · correct errors calmly
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Step 1 of 14Load the NFHS rule set