Season 2022 Club Sponsor

 Timekeeper

  1. Objectives

    To keep time and score during the match.

  2. Responsibilities

    (a) Before each season

    • Accreditations: Activate and upload your accreditations to EverProof as soon as possible and before you commence as a volunteer in a match role.  If you’ve not uploaded your accreditations to EverProof before a match, you can’t be a volunteer in a match role.  To understand your required accreditations, click here

    • Child safety: Be aware of, understand and follow the child safety policies and procedures.  To access the child safety policies and procedures, click here

    • Code of conduct: Provide the child safe code of conduct signed by you to your team manager before round 1

    (b) Before each match

    • Introduce yourself to the Goal Umpire and opposition’s Timekeeper

    • Obtain the scorecard, pen and bell or siren and sounding device (if a home match) from the Team Manager

    • Place the name and age group of the teams playing at the top of the scorecard

    (c) During each match

    • Keep time and score for each quarter of the match and record it on the scorecard

    • If Timekeeper for the home team, must sound siren or bell:

      – 5 minutes before the start of the match
      – 1 minute before the end of the first quarter break
      – 3 minutes before the end of the second quarter break
      – 1 minute before the end of the third quarter break

    • Must keep time as follows:

      U8 Mixed
      Quarter duration • 10 mins
      ¼ break duration • 3 mins
      ½ quarter duration • 6 mins
      ¾ break duration • 3 mins

      U9 Mixed
      Quarter duration • 12 mins
      ¼ break duration • 3 mins
      ½ quarter duration • 6 mins
      ¾ break duration • 3 mins

      U10 Mixed
      Quarter duration • 12 mins
      ¼ break duration • 3 mins
      ½ quarter duration • 6 mins
      ¾ break duration • 3 mins

      U11 Mixed
      Quarter duration • 15 mins
      ¼ break duration • 3 mins
      ½ quarter duration • 8 mins
      ¾ break duration • 5 mins

      U12 Mixed
      Quarter duration • 15 mins
      ¼ break duration • 3 mins
      ½ quarter duration • 8 mins
      ¾ break duration • 5 mins

      U10 Girls
      Quarter duration • 10 mins
      ¼ break duration • 3 mins
      ½ quarter duration • 6 mins
      ¾ break duration • 3 mins

      U12 Girls
      Quarter duration • 12 mins
      ¼ break duration • 3 mins
      ½ quarter duration • 6 mins
      ¾ break duration • 3 mins

      U14 Girls
      Quarter duration • 15 mins
      ¼ break duration • 3 mins
      ½ quarter duration • 8 mins
      ¾ break duration • 5 mins

      U16 Girls
      Quarter duration• 15 mins
      ¼ break duration • 3 mins
      ½ quarter duration • 8 mins
      ¾ break duration • 5 mins

      U13 Boys
      Quarter duration • 12 mins
      ¼ break duration • 3 mins
      ½ quarter duration • 8 mins
      ¾ break duration • 5 mins

      U14 Boys
      Quarter duration • 15 mins
      ¼ break duration • 3 mins
      ½ quarter duration • 8 mins
      ¾ break duration • 5 mins

      U15 Boys
      Quarter duration • 20 mins
      ¼ break duration • 3 mins
      ½ quarter duration • 10 mins
      ¾ break duration • 5 mins

      U16 Boys
      Quarter duration • 20 mins
      ¼ break duration • 3 mins
      ½ quarter duration • 10 mins
      ¾ break duration • 5 mins

    (d) After each match

    • Reconcile the scorecard with the Goal Umpire’s scorecard and the opposition’s Timekeeper’s scorecard

    • If there’s no discrepancy, sign the scorecard, the Goal Umpire’s scorecard and opposition’s Timekeeper’s scorecard

    • If there’s a discrepancy, the Timekeeper’s scorecard is deemed correct

    • Submit completed scorecard to the Team Manager

  3. Relationships

    Goal Umpire: To reconcile scorecards after each quarter

    Opposition’s Timekeeper: To reconcile scorecards after the match

  4. Accountabilities

    Team Manager: To be rostered on for matches, to obtain the scorecard, pen and bell or siren and timing device (if a home match) and submit the completed scorecard on match day

  5. League by-laws

    Must be at least 16 years old or of sufficient age to be competent to perform the task (in the opinion of the Field Umpire)

    See by-law 13, by-law 20 and by-law 21

  6. Equipment

    Scorecard and pen
    If Timekeeper for home team, bell or siren and timing device