Current Issues in High School Volleyball

Presenter – Michelle Prater

– GHSA Rules Interpreter & Officials Coordinator

– AAVA Assignor– PAVO National Referee– USA National Referee &

Scorer– USA Director of RVA

Referee Development

AGENGA

Second Referee Training

Communicating with Coaches

Recognizing BRA & BRB

Second Referee

Duties &

Responsibilities

Second Referee Responsibilities

• Meeting with the scorer & libero tracker• Assisting the R1 with BRA, BRB, ball down and

assisted hits that the R1 might be screened from.

• Calling TOs & Subs• Nets• Centerlines• Dealing with coaches

• Arrive courtside in full uniform at least 30 minutes prior to start of match and inspect the playing area with the first referee

• Make sure you have necessary equipment (whistle, lanyard, and timing device)

• Attend captain’s meeting• Time warm-ups (if R1 assigns this

duty to you)• Meet with R1 and discuss

responsibilities• Talk with scorekeeper & libero

tracker

R2 Techniques – Pre-Match

Talk with Scorekeeper

• Keep it brief!• Substitution

procedures• Ready Signals• Wrong Servers• Sanctions

R2 Techniques - During Match

• Check line-ups before set begins - let R1 know who floor captains are

• Make eye contact with R1 before and after each rally

• Watch receiving team on serve - look for position faults

• Transition to blocking team’s side of net on each rally (DO NOT lean on the pole) - look for net violations and center line violations

R2 Techniques - During Match

• Scan benches in between rallies - look for coaches calling a time-out

• Communicate with coaches as necessary

• Administer subs and time-outs from a position near the scorer’s table

• Time all time-outs (1 min) - whistle at 45 sec – whistle again at 1 min to get teams back on the court

• Time interval between sets (3 minutes); whistle with 30 seconds remaining to get teams back on the court

Transition During Play

• When Team A requests a time out, the R2 will:– Step to Team A’s side of the net– Whistle and signal time out• R1 copies the signal

– Show the first referee the number of time outs taken by each team

– Begin timing the 1 minute– Check with the scorekeeper

Time Outs

Substitution

Exceptional Substitution

1. A player (except the libero) who cannot continue playing due to injury or illness should be substituted legally.

2. If this is not possible, the team is entitled to make an exceptional substitution.

3. Which means that any player who is not on the court at the time of the injury, except the libero or his/her replacement player, may be substituted into the game for the injured player.

Priority for exceptional substitution

• By the starter or a substitute who has played in the position of the injured player, or by any substitute who has not already participated in the set

• By any substitute on the bench, regardless of position previously played

• By any other substitute or

• By the libero

• Request after whistle and beckon for serve

• Delay in completing the substitution

• Returning substitution trying to go in the wrong position

• Relax and have fun!!

Denying Requests

Calling CENTER LINE

violations

Foot on line – legal

Player’s team is on the right side of the center line

Foot sideways on line - legal

Player’s team is on the right side of the center line

Foot above line - legal

Player’s team is on the right side of the center line

Foot over – illegal

Player’s team is on the right side of the center line

Hand (or other body part) acrossillegal

Player’s team is on the right side of the center line

CallingN E T S

NET?

• Touching the antenna?• Touching the net outside the antenna?• Touching the net cable?• Touching the pole?• Is it a net if the ball pushes the net into the

blocker?

Net on the Right on the Attacker

Technique for calling a net

• Whistle• Step to the side of the fault• Signal the player’s number• Signal loss of rally signal after R1 initiates‘

R1 or First Referee Technique when R2 or Second Referee calls a net

1. Signal net2. Repeat the player’s number3. Give the loss of rally signal

Discrete Signals

• 4 hits• BRA – Back row attack• BRB – Back row block• Ball down• Lift• Double/ball handling

COMMUNICATING WITH

COACHES

COACHES

• When do you communicate with coaches– Before the match • At the captains meeting• Request line ups and rosters

– During the match• To answer a question about a call• Tell coach taken 2 time outs• Tell coach taken 15, 16, 17, & 18th substitution

CoachesYou got to be kidding me.

OMG! YOU are blind!

Back Row Attack

• Can you recognize the back row attack?

• What are some questions you should ask yourself?– Where is the player – front row or back row?– Is the ball above or below the height of the net?

Legal Back Row Attack

Illegal Back Row Attack

Legal or Illegal?

Back Row Blocks

• Can you recognize a back row block

• Questions to ask yourself– Is the player front row or back row?– Did the player touch the ball?– Was the player above the height of the net?

Back Row Block

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

HAVE A GREAT SESAON!!

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