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What does R1 do before the match?

• arrive 15 mins early (bring whistle, coin, timing device, and cards)

• check courts for anything out of place

• make sure your work teammates are there (introduce yourself)

• check that all paperwork is at the score table

What do you do after you start 2 min shared warm up time?

start captains meeting

How to start captains meeting?

• blow whistle twice

• hold up coin

What to do during captains meeting?

• everyone introduce themselves

• go over ground rules and changes in match format is there is any

• comments from second referee

• coin toss ( let winning toss choose serve/receive or side, loser picks remaining option)

• wish goodluck

• R1 tell scorers results of coin toss

After coin toss, what do R1 and R2 do?

• blow whistle and start individual team warmups (serving team first, 4 mins each)

• encourage offf team to step off court and help retrieve hit balls

• during warms up meet coaches, inform of ground rules, ask if they have any questions

• remind coach the line ups are due within two minutes of last warm up

What to discuss with R2 before match

• main responsibilities

• substitutions and times outs

• ready signal

• ask for any questions

What are the main responsibilities of an R2

• net faults

• centerline faults

• antenna faults

What to discuss with line judges pre-match

• line judge calls

• - in/out

• -touches

• -foot-faults

• -balls or players contacting antenna

• -balls outside antenna

What to discuss with scorers pre-match

do a quick review and ask for questiosn

review…

• officials names entered?

• team names on corrects sides?

• right team serving first

• second set filled in as well?

• assistant scorer sheet filled in?

How to check team jerseys prior?

• verify libero jersey color clearly contrasts with team jersey color

• jersey numbers clearly contrast with jersey color

How to check line up sheets?

• no number twice

• number or x in libero box

• coach signature

• C for playing captain next to number

How to first begin the match?

• get on referee stand

• whistle teams to end lines

• whistle teams onto court

• scan court area for obstacles

• ensure all are ready to play and officiating team

What are R1 responsibilties

• start and stop play

• use loud, clear whistle

• have a positive confident attitude

• keep it fair and fun

How to begin a rally

• ensure participants are ready

• extend arm on serving team side

• whistle

• beckon for service

What R1 do during rally

• keep head relaxed and still

• look ahead to where the ball is going (dont follow ball)

How to end the rally

• blow whistle

• extend arm on side of team that won the rally

• use proper fault signal to show why the rally ended

What to do in between plays

• make sure everyone is ready

• play area is clear

What to watch during service

• that server releases the ball

• and does not step on line before

What is the service rule for 15 and older

• server gets one attempt

• -8 seconds to serve

Service rules for 14 and under

• 8 seconds to serve

• re-toss allowed for every service

What to do when serve hits the net or hit the servers floor?

• whistle

• - give point

• touch top of net

what to do when the server commits a foot fault

• whistle

• give point

• point at serving line

What to do when ball contacts floor inside boundaries?

• whistle when ball hits floor

• give point

• extend arm with open hand and point at attack line

Where is a ball considered out?

• lands out of boundaries and not torched by opponent

• contacts antenna

• crosses net outside antenna

How to give out call

• whistle

• give point

• raise both hands at 90 degrees

A caught/thrown ball occurs when…

• the ball visibly comes to rest on a player

• a player “holds” the ball when attacking

How to make caught/thrown ball signal?

• use hand on side of the offense

• make hand a cup when arm at 90 degrees and scoop up

Double contact occurs when?

• any team contact played twice in 2 separate attempts

• 2nd team contact, multiple contacts on single attempt

• 3rd teacm contact, multiple contacts on single attempt

Four hits when?

• teams have three contacts to return the ball over the net

• watch to make sure there is no touch by the blockers

What are the two types of attack-hit fault

• back row player in front zone attacks the ball that is completely above the top of the net

• libero setting in front zone and a teammate attacks the ball that it completely above the top of the net

How to make attack-hit fault signal?

extend arm above shoulder with hand open

bend at elbow and make hand point at winning side

WHen does blocking fault occur

when back row player including libero

• reaches higher than top of net

• blocks ball coming from opponent

How to signal blocking fault

extend both arms over head (like blocking)

What is reaching over fault

• player attacks ball completely on other side of net

• player reaches over and contacts ball completely on other side of net and opponent is nearby to play the ball

How to signal reaching over the net

forearm down, palm down, reach across the net

Sanctions are addressed for?

actions that impact administration of match not for inappropriate behavior

two types of sanction

• improper request

• delay sanction

How long are sanctions in force?

entire match

What is an improper request?

does not delay match

Exs:

• request after whistle for serve

• request that results in wrong player entry

• request by team member other than coach or captain

What to do with improper request?

• wave off request (do not whistle)

• no further penalty

• subsequent response leads to delay sanction

• if whistled, IR must become delay sanction

What is delay sanction

any action or request that delays play

second or subsequent improper request

What do you do during first delay?

delay warning (place yellow card on wrist)

When does delay penalty happen

• subsequent delays lead to delay penalty

• show by putting red card on wrist

What happens when a team receives a delay penalty

point and service to opponent

Two levels of warning

• verbal warning to game captains

• yellow card to team member concerned

What does yellow card warning mean

no penalty but team ahs reached sanctioning level

What to do with yellow card warning

• record on score sheet

• one per team per match (if a teammate received one theoretically all teammates received one)

When is there an individual sanction?

behavior by participants (rude offensive, or aggressive)

not assessed for violation of match protocol

only first referee can assess sanctions, honor second referee sanction requests

What is individual penalty

• first rude conduct (swearing at opponents or rude comments to officiating team)

• point and service to opponent

• red card

• each teammate can have an individual penalty

What is expulsion and what happens

• first offensive conduct or second rude conduct

• player/substitute must remain on bench and may not play for remainder of set

• other expelled member must leave playing area,bench,warm-up area for remainder of set

• subject to further sanction

• red and yellow card together (no further penalty such as loss of service or point)

What is disqualification and what happens

• first physical; attack or implied aggression, second offensive conduct, third rude conduct

• must leave playing area, bench, warm-up area and spectator area for rest of match

• red and yellow cards held apart (no further penalty)

How to asses sanction to player on court?

• whistle and call player to stand

• explain reason for sanction

• show card

• signal team to serve next if necessary (penalty)

How to assess individual sanction for participant on bench

• whistle and call captain to stand

• explain reason for sanction

• show appropriate card

• signal team to serve next if penalty

How to asses delay sanction

• whistle and call captain to stand

• explain reason for sanction (have them tell coach if needed)

• show appropriate signal

• signal team to serve next if penalty

Things to remember about sanctions

• warning used to control behavior

• don’t be afraid to assess sanction

• only first referee can assess

• ensure coach, captain, player, score are aware of sanction

• sanctions are for entire match

How to end set

• award final point

• signal fault

• whistle

• show end of set signal (cross arms over chest hands open palms facing body)

How to end match

• award final point

• signal fault

• whistle

• show end of set signal

• bring teams together

What to do after the match

• thank officiating crew

• check score sheet for accuracy (score, right winner)

• makes sure R1 and scorer signed score sheet

What should R2 do before the match?

• bring whistle

• bring a watch for timing device for timeouts

• have a great attitude

• introduce yourself to R1

• look over lineups

How should R2 look over line ups

• before each set

• - make sure no number is duplicated

• - number of X in libero boxes

• coach signature

• C for captain next to number

What do R2 do before match begins

• ehck line ups for both teams 9encoruage scorer to check as well)

• - indicate captains

• motion liberos onto court

• make sure scorers are ready

• toss ball to first server

• get on receiving teams side

• whistle in mouth

• show ready signa;

R2 responsibilites during rally

• keep whistle ready

• move to the blocking team’s side

• look for these three things

• -player contacting the net

• -player under the net

• -ball hitting or outside of your antenna

What to whistle as R2 for net contact

• player this the net while playing the ball

• -player hits the antenna while playing the ball

• “playing” = setting, attacking, blocking, play out of net

How to signal a net fault as a R2

• whistle

• indicate net fault

• point to player at fault with open hand

• show team who serves next

What is a center line fault

• a player completely crosses the center line with any body part

• interferes with an opponent or creates a safety hazard

• safety hazard= if someone could get injured that’s a safety hazard

How to signal center line fault

• whistle fault

• step to side of net where it occurred

• point to center line

What is antenna fault

• ball contacts or goes outside antenna

How to signal antenna fault

• whistle

• move to offending team side

• show out signal

• repeat signal by first referee

What R2 do at end of rally?

• work to get to the fault side

• copy r1 signal

• scan both benches for subs or time-outs

• check your score table

Substituion mechancis for r2

• whistle and signal only when the player enters the substitution zone

• give two short whistles with the signal

• authorize the substitution

• make sure your scorer has the info needed

• give ready signal

• inform coachs when on 12,13,14,15 sub

• give ready signal

How to do timeouts by r2

• whistle time-out

• show timeout signal

• show number of time-outs taken by each teams

• start timer

• at end of teams second time-out, informs head coacha and first referee

what to do with wrong server

wait until after the serve and rally to have r2 double check and r1 if needed

What do when team reaches set point

• check score with scorer

• index finger on opposite shoulder (on side of team with set point)

• r1 should acknowledge

What the line judge responsibilities

SALT

S- serving faults

A- antenna faults

L- lines in/out

T- touches

what papers are needed at the score table

• nondeciding set score sheet (2 sheets)

• deciding set score sheet

• line-up sheet

• libero control sheet

What needs to be filled out in the heading information on score sheet

• date

• court number

• scheduled match time

• team names

How does the heading section of the score sheet need to be filled out?

with capital letters and ink

How to fill out oficials sections

• all caps

• in ink

• last name then first name (ex, LIPPERT, KYLEIGH)

what X’s need to be placed on score sheet prior to match?

X on serving, X on receiving, X in receiving teams service rounds box in position 1.

If libero is captain, there needs to be?

alternate captain

What info to enter for next sets

• team names

• service

• three xs

What to do on score sheet when libero serving?

triangle the number position where the libero serves (this is the only number spot where either libero can serve for remainder of match)

triangle any point that the libero earns by serve

Where to log when there is a substitution on score sheet?

score at substitution (number and score) and substitution row

How many substitutions are allowed per set?

15 (alert at 12-15)

Player may only play … position in rotation per set

one

What to do in service round boxes at end of set?

• enter losing teams score in next service round box WITHOUT a checkmark

• using pen, circle final score for both teams

• enter time set ended

• if receiving team score final point, record point in service round box without a check

How to end unused point numbers at end of set?

• draw horizontal line under last point recorded

• draw vertical line from horizontal line to bottom od column

• draw vertical line through numbers in unused columns

What to do on score sheet for deciding set

• transfer all sanctions

• transfer heading info

• teams that is on the left will be marked in the far left and far right box

• team on right marked in middle box

• put x on serving receiving, and first service round box, (if team A only do it on the far left box not the right one)

• score substitutions on the fat left and right side , and triangle, and timeouts,

• dont report the score of the team on the left in the right points box until after the switch

• enter points at change in far right column for team on left

What to do on the 8th point of deciding set when team on left scores 8th

• if team on left makes 8th point, score it on both left and right points columns

• dont enter exit serving score on the left of current server

• enter previous exit score of serving team ( but no checkmark) on right side of score sheet

• enter points at change

What to enter on libero control sheet

• team names next to libero box

• libero number

• line up

How to log libero replacement son libero sheet

use letters corresponding to the box which libero number placed in ex: L,R. dont sue their number

dont slash libero replacements only substitutions

How to log substitutions on libero tracker

use slashes to mark out player that left the court

What to do when libero serves

draw triangle around position number where libero serves each set. both liberso must serve here

Illegal Libero replacements

• wrong player replaces Libero'

• no completed rally between replacements-unless libero is going to position one and is next correct server

How to write deciding set libero sheet (firist 8 points, before switch)

• similar to score put team on left on far left and far right

• right team in middle

• log lineups

• substitutions recorded on both sides before switch

• libero only recorded on left

• triangle around both

After court switch, and after 8 points onto the deciding libero tracker do..

• mark the last place the libero was on the left over to the right, resume all markings on the right

Can you call a net faut if someone falls into the net but is not in the act of playing THE BALL

no, must be in the act of playing the ball

what are primary match responsibilities of r2

• net faults

• center line faults

• antenna on your side

Dead ball responsibilities of R2

time-outs

substitutions