A dodgeball scoreboard has to answer two questions at all times: how many players are left, and how many sets has each team won. This free board shows both on one screen, along with the set number, an elapsed timer and an eliminations count for each team. It needs no app and no account, so a teacher, a gym leader or a league scorer can open it on any phone, tablet or laptop and start a game in under a minute.
To use it, type the two team names at the top. Each team starts with six players, and you tap Players out each time a player is eliminated; the board works out how many are left and shows it in large numbers. When one team loses all its players, tap Set won for the winning team, then move to the next set and reset the players with the Reset players control. The elapsed timer runs from the start of the set, and the full Reset button clears everything for a new match.
Dodgeball is played with two teams throwing soft balls at each other across a court, trying to hit opponents below the shoulders while dodging, blocking or catching the balls thrown at them. A caught ball brings one of your own eliminated players back into the game, which is why the players-left count moves in both directions. A set ends when every player on one team is out, and matches are usually played as the best of three, five or seven sets.
The players-left display is the heart of this board. In a loud gym, nobody can count heads quickly, and a wrong count leads to arguments about whether a set is really over. The board removes that doubt: every elimination is tapped once, every catch brings a player back with the minus button, and the number left is always visible. When the count reaches zero for one team, the set is over, and there is nothing left to debate.
Catches deserve care from the scorer, because they change the count in the opposite direction. When a player catches a live ball, the thrower is out and one eliminated teammate returns. Scorers often forget the returning player in the excitement of a big catch, so the rule on this board is simple: one tap for the thrower out, one tap back for the returning player. Keeping both taps in the same moment keeps the players-left number honest for both teams.
Sets are where dodgeball matches are won and lost. A team can lose a set badly and still win the match by taking the next two, so the sets-won count matters as much as the players left. This board keeps the sets count separate from the players count, and moving to the next set resets the players without touching the sets. That separation is what makes the board work across a whole match instead of just one set.
This scoreboard fits school physical education lessons, after-school clubs, gym leagues and dodgeball tournaments. A teacher can run it from a tablet at the side of the court, a student can score a lunchtime game, and a tournament organiser can show it on a laptop for spectators. Because it is free and needs no account, it also works for charity events and one-off games where nobody wants to install software for a single afternoon.
Good dodgeball scoring is about watching the whole court, not just the ball. Count an elimination only when the referee or game leader confirms it, because disputed hits are common and a quick tap cannot be unseen by the bench. Count catches straight away, before the next throw, because a returning player changes the game at once. At the end of each set, check the sets count with both captains, so the match score is agreed before the next set starts.
A live board changes the feel of a gym game. Players waiting on the sideline can see how many teammates are left without asking, captains can plan around the numbers, and parents watching can follow the match from a phone. Paper and a whiteboard still work for small games, but in a noisy hall a screen that everyone can read beats shouting the score across the court every two minutes.
Two final notes are worth knowing. The board does not save past matches, so photograph the final sets score if your league needs it for the table. And it works on a phone, though a tablet at the side of the court is easier for both teams to read. If you run dodgeball games every week, bookmark this board, type in the team names, and let it carry the players left and the sets won while you enjoy the game.