3x5 question
 

I am a fairly new official, and just was wondering how do you use the 3x5 card to keep track of rotations? I am a big fan of the disk and was jsut wondering what others thought!


Thanks!

When I used to depend on it, I would fold one in half, write the lineup for one team on one half, the other team's lineup on the other, and use a color coded paper clip to immediately distinguish which team was which. I would move the paper clip over whichever player was RB. The next three after that would be the front row, the last three (including the one under the clip) were the back row.

Here's my method:

I fold my 3x5 in half and then divide the half card with a vertical line down the middle (making two columns). This 1/2 card fits easily in the palm of your hand and you can easily signal without the obvious visibilty card showing. The line-ups are written down each side of the columns keeping each team on their correct side. I check the number of the previous server against my card- keeping in mind that the server and the two players listed above her on my card are in the back row, the 3 players below the server are in the front row.

The only thing I write on my card are substitutions (crossing out the previous player's number and writing in the new player's number) and timeouts. I don't keep track of score, serving, libero or anything else.

It doesn't work for everyone, but it works for me!

My son uses the card, I use the wheel. To each his own I guess. I've been getting better at never looking at it much except to turn the wheel.

I use the line-up sheets turned in by each coach and the official scorekeeper.

The wheels are OK, but I had one that wouldn't stay in place once and it drove me crazy all tournament long. I use the 3x5 card and only a pencil so I can erase if needed. I personally don't fold it, but a lot of people do. I put a line / by the servers the first time through and a line through that line to make an X the second. I write all subs and TOs on it. Actually, I just follow the procedure that's in the rules book. Everyone has their own variation. I always find some way to help me remember positions, too. For example, a couple of nights ago I located th C and remembered C, #9, headband... Or C Ribbon, 45, etc. I'm not trying to go without a card. Plenty of things to mess up without getting it all fouled up in me head! :)