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Short answer

A netball score counter adds each team’s goals by quarter. This one also says whose centre pass is next: it alternates whoever scores, runs on through the breaks, and turns on whether the centre after a goal on the whistle was taken. Super Shot leagues get a two-point key.

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Quarter 1World Netball Rules: every goal is 1 point
Team A0Goals 0
Team B0Goals 0

Team A 0–0 Team B, Quarter 1

First centre pass of Q1: Team A

Centre passes alternate between the teams all match, whoever scores.

Odds and evens: Team A on evens, Team B on odds

Points by quarter in this match
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Team A0———0
Team B0———0

Set First centre pass to the team that won it at the toss, then tap Goal for every goal. The counter keeps the centre pass for you and marks the team that takes the next one. At the end of a quarter, End asks whether the centre after a last-second goal was taken, because that decides who starts the next quarter. If the wrong team took a centre, tap Swap centre pass and the record carries on from the centre actually taken. In a Super Shot league, tap Final 5 minutes when the zone comes on. Ctrl+Z undoes.

This keeps the score and the centre pass; it does not umpire the match. It applies the centre pass and extra-time rules of the World Netball Rules of Netball (2024 edition, Rules 2 and 8) and the Super Shot and drawn-match rules of the 2026 Suncorp Super Netball Rules of the Game (4.4 and 7.6). It has no clock, does not decide whether a shot was from the Super Shot zone, keeps no shooting statistics, substitutions or time-outs, and is not an official score sheet.

The goals are the easy part. The thing scorers get asked is whose centre pass it is, especially after an intercept goal and at the start of a quarter, and that has a right answer every time.

In netball, a goal is scored when the Goal Shooter or Goal Attack puts the ball through the ring from inside the goal circle, and it is worth 1 point. After each goal, and at the start of each quarter, play restarts with a centre pass, taken by the two teams alternately. Some professional leagues add a two-point Super Shot.

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Key facts

Online netball score counter at a glance
DetailAnswer
PriceFree, no sign-up, no ads
ScoringA Goal key per team, and a box score by quarter
Centre passKept for you: alternating, through every break, from the toss
End of a quarterAsks whether the centre after a last-second goal was taken
Wrong team took itSwap centre pass; the record carries on from the centre taken
Odds and evensShown for each quarter, counted in goals
Super Shot2-point key for the final 5 minutes: Super Netball, NSL, ANZ, Singapore
Extra timeWorld Netball (to two goals clear) or Super Netball (draw, or 3 clear in finals)
UndoEvery goal, quarter, swap and setting
Where data goesNowhere. Local storage in this browser only
Official recordNo. No clock, no shooting stats; it keeps score and the centre pass

How to keep score in netball with the counter

Set it up from the toss, then tap a goal at a time.

  1. Choose the rules

    World Netball Rules for almost every match, or a Super Shot league. The rules decide what a goal is worth and how a draw is settled, so changing them starts a new match.

  2. Set the first centre pass

    Whichever team won it at the toss. Every centre after it alternates from there.

  3. Decide what a draw means

    Under World Netball Rules extra time is played only if the organiser said so before the match; leave it on Draw stands otherwise.

  4. Tap every goal

    Goal for the team that scored. The marked team and the line under the score show who takes the next centre pass.

  5. End each quarter

    End Q1 and so on. If a goal was the last thing, say whether the centre after it was taken before the whistle; the next quarter then starts with the right team.

  6. In a Super Shot league, switch the zone on

    Tap Final 5 minutes when the signal goes; the Super Shot +2 keys then work until the quarter ends.

Where a netball score counter gets used

Any match without an electronic scoreboard, and any bench that wants a second check on the centre pass.

  • Club and junior matches

    The parent or player on the bench keeping the score and calling the centre pass when an umpire asks.

  • School netball

    Short quarters, a teacher umpiring, and nobody sure who starts the third quarter: the counter knows.

  • Second scorer

    An independent running score and centre pass beside the official sheet, as the bench officials manual has Scorer 2 keep.

  • Social and mixed leagues

    Just the goals and the centre, with a box score by quarter at the end.

  • Watching Super Netball or the NSL

    Follow the Super Shot window and the two-point goals, and see why odds and evens stops working.

  • Learning to score

    New scorers can check the centre pass, odds and evens and the end-of-quarter rule against a match in progress.

Whose centre pass is it? Alternation, the quarter break and odds and evens

A netball match starts each quarter, and restarts after every goal, with a centre pass, and World Netball Rule 8.1 says it “is taken alternately by the Centre of each team”. Alternately means just that: it goes to neither the team that scored nor the team scored against, but to whichever team did not take the last one. The most common short answer in search, checked on 2026-10-11, is that the team that conceded takes it. That is right most of the time, because most goals come from a team’s own centre pass, and wrong exactly when a team scores from the other side’s centre.

A run of centre passes, and where “the team that conceded” goes wrong
What happenedScoreNext centre pass“Team that conceded” says
Start of Q1: Team A’s centre (won at the toss)0–0——
Team A score from it1–0Team BTeam B
Team B score from their centre1–1Team ATeam A
Team B intercept Team A’s centre and score1–2Team BTeam A (wrong)
Team A intercept Team B’s centre and score2–2Team ATeam B (wrong)

The break does not reset it

The alternation runs through the whole match. There is no fresh toss at quarter time, and Rule 2.7 says the first centre pass in each half of extra time “is taken by the team entitled to the next centre pass”. So the team that starts a quarter is whichever team is owed the next centre, and that turns on one detail a scorer has to watch: whether the centre pass after the last goal was taken before the whistle. Netball Australia’s Bench Officials Manual works through all three cases (section 8), and scorers sum it up as “if in play, change the way”:

Who takes the first centre pass of the next quarter
The last thing before the whistleNext quarter starts withWhy
Team M take a centre pass; no shot at goal followsTeam NM took the last centre, so the next is N’s
Team M take a centre pass; shots are missed, no goalTeam NThe same: the centre was taken
A goal from Team N’s centre; time ends before the next centre is takenTeam MM are owed the centre after the goal, and take it to start the quarter

Rule 8.7 settles the half-way case: a centre pass whistled just before the end of a period is ruled not taken while the ball is still in the Centre’s hands, or if an opponent knocks it out of them. Then the same team takes it again to start the next period. The manual’s advice for scorers in Australia is to wait for the umpire’s whistle before writing a centre pass down, for this reason.

That is the question the counter asks. When a goal is the last thing in a quarter, End asks whether the centre after it was taken before the whistle, and starts the next quarter with the right team either way. When the last thing was a centre pass, it asks nothing.

When the wrong team takes it

Rule 8.5 has the umpires point the direction of every centre pass and the scorers correct them before it is taken. After that it stands: “once taken it cannot be corrected”, and scorers “continue in the pattern that the Umpires have indicated”, circling the pass where it went wrong (the same manual, p. 12). Swap centre pass does the same: the record follows the centre actually taken, and the alternation carries on from there.

Odds and evens, and why a Super Shot breaks it

Club scorers often skip the centre-pass column and use odds and evens: the team with the first centre of a quarter is marked evens, and after any goal the two scores are added; an even total means the evens team takes the centre. It works because every goal is followed by exactly one centre pass. It has to be re-marked at every break, by the rule above, and the counter shows the current marking under the score.

It also counts goals, not points. A Super Shot is one goal worth two points, followed by one centre pass, so in a Super Shot league adding the points gives the wrong team. Say Team A, on evens, lead 10–9 in the first quarter with one Super Shot among their goals:

Odds and evens with a Super Shot: goals give the right team, points do not
CountingTeam ATeam BTotalNext centre pass
Goals9 (8 goals and 1 Super Shot)918, evenTeam A (right)
Points10919, oddTeam B (wrong)

The counter keeps goals and Super Shots apart for each team, so its centre pass and its odds and evens line are both counted in goals.

The Super Shot: which leagues use it, the zone and the final five minutes

The Super Shot is a two-point goal for a shot from the outer part of the goal circle, switched on for the last five minutes of each quarter. Super Netball in Australia brought it in in 2020, and Netball Australia said at the time it was for that league only, not for grassroots or international netball. The World Netball Rules have no two-point goal: in an ordinary match every goal is one point. Several leagues have since taken it up:

Two-point Super Shots in netball, by competition
CompetitionSinceWhen it is onZoneExtra time
Suncorp Super Netball (Australia)2020Final 5 minutes of each 15-minute quarter3 m to 4.9 m from the post, 1.9 m wideOn for all of it, and on into finals’ extended extra time
Netball Super League (UK)2025Final 5 minutes of each quarterA marked Super Shot area in the goal circleCheck the league’s regulations
ANZ Premiership (New Zealand)2025Final 5 minutes of each quarterFrom 3.5 m from the post, as in Fast5Check the league’s regulations
Deloitte Netball Super League (Singapore)2026Final 5 minutes of each quarterA designated zoneCheck the league’s regulations
World Netball Rules (everything else)—Never—Every goal is 1 point

Sources: Super Netball’s 2026 Rules of the Game, Rule 7.6; the Netball Super League’s announcement of the two-goal Super Shot (6 December 2024); Netball New Zealand’s 2025 ANZ Premiership changes, as reported by Kiwi Kids News on 10 March 2025; Netball Singapore’s announcement for the 2026 season. Fast5, the short format, is a different system again, with goals worth 1, 2 or 3 by where they are shot from, and the counter does not model it.

What the Super Netball rules say, point by point

  • Where the shooter stands. The Goal Shooter or Goal Attack “must have contact with the ground in the Super Shot scoring zone” while catching and holding the ball, and none outside it (7.6.4). Leaning on the ball outside the zone is allowed, touching the ground outside it is not.
  • The signal. The zone comes on with an audible and visual signal. A shot already in the air when it sounds, from the zone, scores 2 if it goes in (7.6.2).
  • Extra time. The zone stays on for all of extra time, including the extended extra time played in finals (7.6.3).
  • Getting the value right. The umpire signals 2 with both hands above the head and says “two”. If the value looks miscommunicated, an umpire holds time at the next centre pass to check it and the score bench amends it; otherwise the controlling umpire’s call stands, with no right of appeal (7.6.5, 7.6.9, 7.6.10).

The counter has no clock, so Final 5 minutes: Super Shot on switches the zone on for the quarter when the signal goes, and the Super Shot keys work from then until the end of the quarter. Under the Super Netball settings the zone is on by itself for all of extra time.

How long a netball match is: quarters, breaks and extra time by rulebook

A senior netball match is four quarters of 15 minutes. The breaks between them are where sources disagree, because the rules changed. Wikipedia’s Rules of netball article, read on 2026-10-11, still gives three-minute breaks and a five-minute half-time. The 2024 World Netball Rules give four minutes between quarters and twelve at half-time, or eight if the organiser and both teams agree (Rule 2.1).

Netball match length, breaks and extra time, by rulebook
RulesQuartersQuarter breaksHalf-timeIf level at full timeStill level after extra time
World Netball Rules (2024)4 × 15 min4 min12 min (or 8)Only if the organiser said so before the match: a 4-minute break, then two halves of up to 7 minutes with 1 minute betweenPlay goes on until one team leads by two goals
Super Netball season (2026)4 × 15 min5 min15 minA 90-second break, then two 5-minute halves with 90 seconds betweenA draw, 2 points each
Super Netball finals (2026)4 × 15 min5 min15 minAs the seasonExtended extra time, no break, until a 3-point separation
Super Netball Reserves (2026)4 × 15 min4 min8 minHome and away: no extra time, points sharedFinals weekend has its own rule (4.4B)

Junior and social competitions often play shorter quarters set by the local organiser, such as 8 or 9 minutes; the centre pass and scoring rules do not change with them. Time is held for injuries and stoppages, so under World Netball Rules a match with its breaks takes at least 80 minutes.

Extra time, and the centre pass in it

  • Who starts each half. “The team entitled to the next centre pass” (World Netball Rule 2.7); in Super Netball “the centre pass will follow on” (4.4.1c). Neither tosses again.
  • Play to a margin has no break. When extra time ends level under World Netball Rules, a signal goes up at the bench and play simply continues until one team is two goals ahead (2.8). Super Netball finals do the same to a 3-point separation, with no time on the clock. The counter’s End key turns into “Playing on” and the match ends itself at the margin.
  • Two goals or three points. World Netball says goals and Super Netball says points. With the Super Shot on in extra time, one Super Shot plus one goal is a three-point separation.

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Online netball score counter compared with the alternatives
FeatureThis online counterHandheld clickerCounter phone appPen and paperSpreadsheet
CostFree$5–$15Free with ads, or paidCost of paperSubscription
Anything to installNoBuy the deviceApp store downloadNoYes, or a web login
Several counts at onceUnlimitedOne per deviceUsually limitedYes, messyYes
Fix a miscountUndo and redoStart overSometimesCross it outEdit the cell
Counts by more than oneAny step sizeOne at a timeSometimesManual mathsYes
Below zeroYesNoRarelyYesYes
Keeps the count if you close itSaves automaticallyUntil you reset the dialYesIf you keep the paperYes
Works with no signalYes, after first loadYesYesYesOften not
Keyboard and shortcutsFullNoneNoneNonePartial
Sends your data anywhereNeverNeverOften, for accounts and adsNeverYes, to the cloud

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Frequently asked questions

Who takes the centre pass after a goal in netball?

The team that did not take the last centre pass. Centre passes alternate between the two teams all match, whoever scores (World Netball Rule 8.1). Usually that is the team that has just conceded, because most goals come from a team’s own centre. But if a team intercepts the other side’s centre and scores, they take the next centre pass as well.

Does the team that conceded take the centre pass?

Not always. The centre pass alternates, so the team that conceded takes it only when the goal came from the scoring team’s own centre. When a team scores from the opposition’s centre pass, the next centre goes back to the scoring team, because it is their turn. Keeping a centre-pass record, or using this counter, avoids the mistake.

Who takes the centre pass at the start of a quarter?

The team entitled to the next centre pass; there is no new toss. If a centre was taken after the last goal before the whistle, the other team starts the next quarter. If a goal was scored and time ran out before the next centre, the team owed that centre starts the quarter. Scorers remember it as “if in play, change the way”.

What is odds and evens in netball scoring?

A scorer’s shortcut for the centre pass. The team with the first centre of a quarter is marked evens and the other odds; after each goal you add the two scores, and an even total means the evens team takes the centre. It has to be re-marked at every break, and it counts goals, not points, so in a Super Shot league add goals or it gives the wrong team.

What is the Super Shot in netball?

A goal worth two points instead of one, scored from the outer part of the goal circle during the final five minutes of each quarter. In Super Netball the zone runs from 3 m to 4.9 m from the post, the shooter must have contact with the ground only inside it, and it stays on for all of extra time. Ordinary netball under World Netball Rules has no Super Shot.

Which netball leagues use the Super Shot?

Suncorp Super Netball in Australia since 2020, the Netball Super League in the UK and the ANZ Premiership in New Zealand since 2025, and Netball Singapore’s Deloitte Netball Super League since 2026, all in the final five minutes of each quarter. The ANZ Premiership’s zone starts at 3.5 m rather than 3 m. International and club netball do not use it.

How long is a netball game?

Four quarters of 15 minutes, 60 minutes of playing time. Under the 2024 World Netball Rules there are four-minute breaks between quarters and a twelve-minute half-time, or eight by agreement. Super Netball uses five minutes and fifteen. Time is held for injuries, so with its breaks a senior match takes at least 80 minutes. Junior and social games often have shorter quarters.

What happens if a netball game is a draw?

Usually the draw stands. Extra time is played only if the organiser announced it before the match: two halves of up to seven minutes, and if still level, play continues until one team leads by two goals. Super Netball plays two five-minute halves; a level regular-season match is then a draw, and finals carry on to a three-point separation.

What happens if the wrong team takes the centre pass?

Scorers must warn the umpires before the pass is taken. Once it has been taken it stands, and the alternation continues from the centre actually taken; the scorer circles it on the sheet and tells the umpires at the break. In the counter, tap Swap centre pass and the record carries on from there, odds and evens included.

Is this an official netball score sheet?

No. It is a score counter for club, school and social netball and for following a match. It keeps goals by quarter, Super Shots and the centre pass in this browser and sends nothing anywhere. It has no clock, keeps no shooting statistics or substitutions, does not judge whether a shot was from the Super Shot zone, and does not replace the official scorers.

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