- Do
NOT:
- Drink
alcohol the day of your match
- Use
tobacco products after arriving at match site
- Engage
in unprofessional behavior or language while at match site
- Contact
your partner a minimum of 48 hours prior to the match
- Allow
ample time to arrive at match site on time, arriving on court in uniform
30 minutes prior to match start time
- Check
court
- Net cables padded/covered
- Net height and condition (check at center and ends)
- Antennas – vertical; Vertical tape is
optional
- Safe court, 6’ clear space
- Ref stand – height, sturdy, padded up 5’
- Pole condition, padded up 5’
- Centerline continuous – tape it/ eyeball
it and mention it at captain
meeting
- Placement
of benches, scorer’s table, equipment
- OFFICIAL’S
CONFERENCE
- Ground
rules, i.e. playable areas, boundaries, overhead obstructions, change in
surface, etc. Listen to coach’s
input as to past practices, then make your own decision in accordance
with the rules.
- Information
signals. Move away from pole to give signal and make eye contact. Some signals are open; others are
discreet. If R1 waves you off,
drop it. Signals may include:
1. Ball
handling - R1 screened/unscreened
from
2. Leading
4 hits (discreet)
3. Touch
calls (seen (open) and unseen (discreet shake of head)
4. Issuance
of cards
5. Net
violations – (open) - indicate net on the side of the violation and number of
violator; R2 whistle duty; both officials signal net
6. Antenna
violations – (open)
a. Being
in position
b. Signal
- R2 whistle duty; both officials signal
7. Centerline
violations – (open) indicate centerline
violation by pointing a finger to the line from the side of the violation; R2
whistle duty; both officials signal centerline
8. Ceiling
– (open) either official whistle duty;
point to where ball touched ceiling on serve or on a pass over the net
9. Bench
Control, Crowd Control:
1. What to report to the R1
2. What to expect
10. Reminders: Time outs, Subs, Libero replacement, between
games
11. Line calls
a. If
you have Line Judges – do not make line calls
b. If
you don’t have Line Judges
12. Out of
Rotation and Back Row Attack
- Duties
- Balls
– 2 balls, measure pressure – 4.3-4.6
- Towel
at table for drying off balls, floor
- Ensure
home team has provided table personnel – scorekeeper, timer, libero
tracker. Others at table may be:
announcer, visiting scorekeeper, training scorekeeper – no one else
- Meet
coaches – home team first
1. Maintain
pleasant attitude, but avoid fraternization, especially if you know one coach better
than the other
2. Avoid
discussions of other teams, players, team tendencies, etc.
3. Go
over protocol, ground rules, match format
E. Brief table workers –
scorekeeper, timer, libero tracker
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