*****It is a significant liability for a volleyball official to switch their assigned games without proper authorization from the assigning body or league. ****
Professional Protocol; *Arrive 30 min. prior to start time. Limit court side discussions with coaches, athletes, and all other school related personnel. Avoid the appearance of favoritism or bias.
Prior to the start of any Volleyball contest, locate the site supervisor or event manager (introduce yourself only). Crowd control will be the responsibility of the site supervisor or event manager.
If there is no manager or supervisor available, crowd control rests with the home/host coach. (We should not be instructing school staff on how to perform their job.)
*The match officials do not adjust equipment. Notify the host coach or site supervisor for any necessary modifications to the playing equipment/area.
*Libero replacement must be between end line and 10ft line(attack line).
*Substitutes must be in the sub area before the R2 whistles for a substitution. *Screen an illegal action by player(s) of the serving team that prevents their opponents from seeing the server and/or flight of the ball. This is considered a service fault, and the penalty is a loss of rally and a point for the opponent.
JV 3rd set reminder; If teams split the first 2 sets, R2 will call for Captains and conduct a coin toss. R2 will then use hand signals to let the R1 know who has the server and if they will be changing sides. The R1 will then make the appropriate signal. If one team wins both sets, R1 will signal the appropriate end of set signals, and the non-winning team will have the serve. (Teams will return to their starting benches.
Ball Handling Directives;
Ball Handling Directives: Consistency in ball handling judgment is paramount. Only the contact point should be considered when determining legality of the contact. (To be illegal, it must be prolonged contact in one spot.)
Contact with Playable Surface: How to determine if the play is out of bounds?
- Contact with Playable Surface: A player must be in contact with the playing surface (the court and the immediate free zone surrounding it) when contacting the ball in a non-playing area. If a player is airborne, their last point of contact with the ground must have been the playable surface. In general, players can pursue a ball into the free zone and beyond, including near the scorer’s table, as long as they follow the safety guidelines and rules regarding contact with the playing surface. It is not judged where they land; rather it is the point of contact when in contact with the ball.
Who can speak to the official(s)?
Only The Head Coach speaks to the referees for clarifications on calls (like ball-in/out, net touches), facility or spectator concerns, and to protest.
Any Coach (Head or designated Asst. Coach) can handle administrative requests (timeouts, substitutions, lineup checks).
The designated floor captain is permitted to address the first and second referees to request an explanation of a rule or to request a substitution/timeout if the coach is unavailable.
How to properly record a sanction:
A wrong server is noted in the WS column of the SANCTIONS section.
A service delay is not recorded in either the SANCTIONS or COMMENTS sections.
Comments and Sanctions. The COMMENTS section is used anytime a noteworthy situation occurs that is pertinent to the progress of play. The SANCTIONS box is considered to be part of the COMMENTS section of the scoresheet and offers a quick method of noting most of the situations that need to be recorded.
In the SANCTIONS box, the team on the left side of the scoresheet is referred to as team A, and the team on the right side of the scoresheet is referred to as team B. The blank area below the COMMENTS section is used when a situation such as a disqualification or exceptional substitution cannot be recorded in the SANCTIONS section. When using the COMMENTS section, the information recorded includes the score at the time of the incident, the action taken by the referee, which team is involved, and uniform number(s) of any player(s) who might be involved. The order in which the information is recorded is not important. In both the COMMENTS and SANCTIONS sections, scores are always listed with the score of the involved team recorded first. Noteworthy situations include, but are not limited to, the following referee actions: Improper Requests. In the SANCTIONS section, slash the IR, record A or B to indicate the team, and record the score.
List of types of sanctions:
Yellow card indicating delay or individual warning. In the YC column of the SANCTIONS section, record a D for a delay warning or the player number for an individual warning, record A or B to indicate the team, and record the score.
Red card indicating penalty point, loss of rally. In the RC column of the SANCTIONS section, record a D for a delay penalty or the player number for an individual misconduct penalty, record A or B to indicate the team, and record the score.
Red/yellow cards apart indicating a player is disqualified for the remainder of a match. The disqualified player must leave the area, the team at fault is assessed a loss of rally and the opponent is awarded a penalty point.
Points or other actions removed because of the referee’s action. These actions include wrong server, wrong position entry, entry of player exceeding team substitution limit, entry of disqualified player or other illegal substitutions.
Loss of rally awarded as the result of a wrong server. In the WS column of the SANCTIONS section, record the player numbers, record A or B to indicate the team, and record the score.
Exceptional substitution or redesignated libero allowed because of injury. In the COMMENTS section, record the score, numbers of the exceptional substitute or redesignated libero and the injured player, and note that it is an exceptional substitution or redesignated libero