Current Issues in High School Volleyball

1. Current Issues in High School Volleyball

2. Presenter – Michelle Prater • GHSA Rules Interpreter & Officials Coordinator • AAVA Assignor • PAVO National Referee • USA National Referee & Scorer • USA Director of RVA Referee Development

3. AGENGA Second Referee Training Communicating with Coaches Recognizing BRA & BRB

4. Second Referee Duties & Responsibilities

5. 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

6. R2 Techniques – Pre-Match • 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

7. Talk with Scorekeeper • Keep it brief! • Substitution procedures • Ready Signals • Wrong Servers • Sanctions

8. 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

9. 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

10. Transition During Play

11. Time Outs • 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

12. Substitution

13. Exceptional Substitution A player (except the libero) who cannot continue playing due to injury or illness should be substituted legally. If this is not possible, the team is entitled to make an exceptional substitution. 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.

14. 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

15. Denying Requests • 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!!

16. Calling CENTER LINE violations

17. Foot on line – legal Player’s team is on the right side of the center line

18. Foot sideways on line - legal Player’s team is on the right side of the center line

19. Foot above line - legal Player’s team is on the right side of the center line

20. Foot over – illegal Player’s team is on the right side of the center line

21. Hand (or other body part) acrossillegal Player’s team is on the right side of the center line

22. Calling N E T S

23. 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?

24. Net on the Right on the Attacker

25. 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 • Signal net • Repeat the player’s number • Give the loss of rally signal

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

28. COMMUNICATING WITH COACHES

29. 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

31. Coaches OMG! YOU are blind! You got to be kidding me.

33. 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?

34. Legal Back Row Attack

35. Illegal Back Row Attack

36. Legal or Illegal?

37. 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?

39. Back Row Block

40. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. HAVE A GREAT SESAON!! DON’T FORGET TO VIEW THE ONLINE RULES CLINIC AT GHSA.NET