Down Referee Class- 12/17/11
- Required to get two evaluations from a R1
- Player is responsible to present R1 with the Certification Card
- If certified last year, player only needs 1 passing grade this year
Responsibilities
Do not:
- make call for serve because you should be looking the serve return.
- make calls for serve into the net.
- watch server for foot fault.
Do:
- Check the line-ups
- Line-up Check- Use score-sheet and read numbers starting with person who served last/ put players in position if out of position
- Watch for:
- center line violations
- ball hitting antennae
- Do not make calls on opposite antennae
- safety hazards/ signal “replay” (ex: ball/foreign object on court)
- Recognize and Time the Time Outs and Time In-Between Games
- Need a Whistle and Stopwatch **No Phones
- In Between Games
- 3 min
- Line-ups have to be in 30 seconds before game
- Time- Outs
- 2 each team/ 30 sec each
- Signal T and then point to team
- Time it
- Blow whistle at end of 30 sec
- Show # of TO used to R1
- IR= Improper Request
- Coach asks for 3rd Timeout
Captains Meeting
- Must be present at meeting
- Find out server
- Find out rules
- Find out length of warm-up period
- Start and Time Warm-Up Period
Warm-Up
- First Warm-up Goes to Team Receiving
- Give info to Score Keeper (Team for Serve and Receive)
- Warm-up period varies
- Usually 6 minutes/ 1st time on court (find out at Captains Meeting)
- End of 5 min/ give coach 1 min warning
- Line-ups must be in 2 min before end of warm-up period
Check Line-ups
- Use line-up sheet to check each teams line-up
- Phantom Sub- Wrong # on court/ charge with a sub and change line-up
- Players Out of Position Have coach correct them
- Indicate Captains to R1
- Hand to chest- point to captain/ Showing # can be helpful
Game Time
- Ready signal to R1- two hands high with palms to R1
- Remember to NOT lean on the post
- Coach can always ask for a line-up check and sub count during game
- During Game:
- Watch Net Play/ Always on Receiving Side
- Net Foul- only if player touches top tape of net while blocking or playing ball
- Violation- other part of net while interfering with play
- Do not call hair into the net
- Anything outside the antennae is off court/ no violations
- No violation if ball pushes net into opponent
- Center Line Violations
- One foot completely crossing the center line
- Body interferes with play
- Net Violation Signal- hand to net with open palm then show #
- Center Line Violation Signal- point to center line then show #
Substitutions
- Blow whistle and signal sub by rolling arms
- Sub Zone= between center line and 10ft line
- Say the # going in for the # then “Go ahead” turn to R1 and give information/ give ready signal to R1 when ready
- Liberos
- do not count as subs/ sub between end line and 10ft line
- 2 liberos can be on roster and can play in the same game but not on the court at the same time
- Do not listen to coaches call for subs/players must in Sub Zone
- 12 subs are allowed in each game
- Sub #9-12 tell coach: “You have ______subs left.”
Coin Toss
- If there is a 3rd Game, Court Captains come to meeting either held by R1 or R2