Referee's
Checklist
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Equipment:
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Whistle
& Lanyard |
Red
& Yellow Cards |
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Net
Height Device |
Air
pressure Gauge |
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Navy
Dress Trousers with Belt |
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"Certified
Volleyball Official" White Shirt With Patch, OR |
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"USA/Certified
Volleyball Official" Sweater over white Crew Shirt
WITHOUT patch |
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White
athletic/walking shoes & white sox |
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Arrival at Site
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Arrive
30 minutes before first scheduled match |
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Greet
Tournament Director and/or Chief Referee |
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Communicate
to Chief Referee any scheduling conflicts. You should
NOT officiate any match in any pool in which your child, grandchild,
parent or spouse is competing. |
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Locate
Officials' Lounge Area |
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Obtain
officiating schedule |
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Confirm
protocol for assigned courts for warm-ups & play; Let Serve
Rule; Libero Rule for event |
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Examine
assigned court for |
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Obstructions,
lines, padding, limitations |
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Bench
areas start at attack line extended |
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Net
height & ball inflation |
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Commencement of
First Match
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Conduct
Pre-Match conference |
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Explain
Court Rules |
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Confirm
Match & Warm-up format |
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Show
Coin - designate team to call toss |
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Confirm
toss winner's options of: |
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Serve,
Side or Receive |
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First
serving team has first warm-up |
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Meet
scorekeeper and advise of Referee Name, team sides, and first
serving team, or write information on the Scoresheet. |
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Make
sure scorekeeper has recorded COMPLETE team names. |
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During Warm-ups
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Scorekeeper
- Explain and confirm: |
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scorekeeper
is certified and knowledgeable |
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Assistant
Scorekeeper role regarding Substitutions & Libero |
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Procedure
for improper service order and wrong server |
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Second
Referee - Confirm Responsibility and procedure: |
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Whistle
and signal net fouls, midline violations, substitutions and timeouts |
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Work
with scorekeeper, keep track of current score |
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Maintain
eye contact with First Referee during the match. |
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Line
Judges |
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Instruct
all line judges for MATCH |
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Explain
5 signals to be used during the match: In, Out, Touch, Foot
Fault, Didn't See |
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Confirm
FLAG signals done with one hand (In/Out) |
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Confirm
ball on line is "IN"; ball touching, crossing over,
crossing outside of antennae is "OUT"; Explain
"Touch" vs. "Out" signal; Explain service
"Foot Fault". |
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Suggest
importance of watching the "line" to determine In/Out, and
watching the blockers' "fingers" to determine touches on
the block. |
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Confirm
that line judges should report any attempts to influence or
criticize their calls. |
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Confirm
that line judges may assist in ball retrieval, but that
responsibility is primarily with the teams competing in the match. |
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During Match/Games
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Identify
team captains |
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Avoid
any conferences with the other officials unless absolutely
necessary. |
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Keep
lookout for Libero replacements and rotational faults on serving
team |
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Call
ball handling violations consistently. |
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Watch
for back row attacks and back row blocks. |
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Watch
for Libero violations by attacking any ball above the plane
of the net, or overhand setting to a hitter who attacks the ball
above the plane of the net |
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Insure
that any first team touch on a ball is above the plane of the net
and a blocking action, otherwise, the team has only two remaining
legal contacts. |
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Allow
second referee the opportunity to first whistle any midline
violations or net fouls, and make the initial signal.
Signal only the next team to serve. |
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Beckon
for service when the server is in the service area with the ball,
and both teams have had opportunity to get into proper positions. |
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Signal
End of Game by whistling end of play; reason for ending play.
Then Whistle and signal the end of game and teams to the end
line. After confirming end of game with second
referee/scorekeeper, whistle and signal change of courts. |
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Interruptions & Between Games
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Remain
on the referee stand. |
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Avoid
conversation with the second referee or any of the competing teams. |
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Assist
in timing the timeouts (30 seconds) between games (3 minutes) |
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Whistle
teams back onto the court to start subsequent games, allow the
second referee to check player positioning and confirm team
captains. |
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Deciding Games
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Confirm
whether Second Referee will conduct coin toss. |
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Signal
teams to end line, and instruct captains to center court for coin
toss. |
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Confirm
results of the toss by team sides; serve & receive. |
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Signal
teams to their bench areas. |
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At
mid-point of game (13th point scored in 25 point game; 8th point
scored in 15 point game) signal teams to switch courts without going
to end lines or benches. |
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Confirm
that visible scores have been changed, scorekeeper is ready and
continue play without delay. |
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End of Match
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Avoid
any discussion of the match with the teams/coaches. |
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Thank
the Work Team |
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Review
the Scoresheet with the scorekeeper to insure: |
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Final points are recorded on
running score and exit score.
Start and end times for games are recorded.
Winning & Losing Teams are recorded on the bottom of the
sheet.
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If
referee for the next match is not at courtside, conduct pre-match
conference and start warm-ups. |
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Be
present at your next court BEFORE conclusion of the match before
yours. |
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