Volleyball Officiating

VOLLEYBALL
OFFICIATING
VOLLEYBALL
- is a team sports that can be played outdoors or indoors.
The team is composed of 12 The Libero is not allowed to
players, but there is only 6 spike the ball in the attack
players who are actually playing area or at the back line in a
inside the court. court. His main duty is to
A team can assign a LIBERO and stop, retrieve the ball and
he is allowed to substitute any make a defensive play only.
member of the team playing The main reason for having
once the ball is dead. a Libero in the team is for
the spikers to have a rest. A
Libero is automatically gets
out if he becomes a front
line player.
SCORING
The players are allowed to use their heads or
feet to retrieve the ball. The first team who
reaches 25 points will be declared as the
winner of the set. In case of 24-24 points of
both teams, or deuce, a two point advantage
is needed to win the set.
OFFICIATING A VOLLEYBALL GAME
In playing a volleyball game, the duties and functions of officials should
should be defined because it is important for each player to know the limits
of the authority and his relationship to others.
The officials are composed of the first referee, the second referee, the
scorer, and the linesmen.
FIRST REFEREE
The first referee is located at one end of the net. He carries out his functions
seated or standing on a referee’s hand.
The first referee directs the match from thestart until the end.
He has the authority to over all officials and themembers of the teams.
During the match his decisions are final.
To sanction misconduct.
To decide upon the faults.
He has the power to decide any matter involvingthe game, including those not
provided for inrules.
SECOND REFEREE
He is the assistant of the first referee, but also his ownrange of jurisdiction.
He controls the work of the scorer.
He checks that the actual positions of the players on thecourt corresponding to those on
the line up sheets.
During the match, the second referee decides, whistles, and signals.
- Positional faults.
- The contact of the player with the net.
- Penetration into the opponents court space under the net.
- The attack hit or blocking faults of the back row players.
- The ball that crosses the net outside the crossing space or touches the antenna on his
side of the court.
He supervise the team members on the team bench and reportstheir misconduct to the first
referee. He controls the numbers of time outs and substitutions used byeach team and
reports the second timeout.
scorer
He keeps the score sheet according to the rules, cooperating with thesecond referee.
Register the data of the match and teams, according to procedures inforce and obtains the
signatures of the captains and the coaches.
Records the starting line up of each team from line up sheet.
He also records the points scored and ensures that the scoreboardindicates the right score.
Controls the serving order to each team.
Records the time-outs and players substitutions.
Notifies the referees of a request for interruptions that is out of order.
Announces to the referees the ends of each sets.
Records the sanctions, warnings, and penalties.
Record the final result.
He will signing the score sheet.
He writes or permits the team captain to write on the score sheet astatement on the incident
protested.
LINESMEN
The linesmen perform their functions by using flag.
They signal the ball "in" and "out" whenever the ball lands their line/s.
They signal the touches of out ball by the team receiving the ball.
They signal when the ball crosses the net outside the crossing space, touching the antenna. •
The linesmen in charge of the end lines signal the foot faults of the server.
At the first referee's request, a linesmen must repeat his signal.
Volleyball Rules
Here are the fundamental, must-know rules of a volleyball game:
Only 6 players on the floor at any given time: 3 in the front row and 3 in the back row.
Points are made on every serve for the winning team of the rally (rally-point scoring).
Players may not hit the ball twice in succession (a block is not considered a hit).
Ball may be played off the net during a volley and on a serve.
A ball hitting a boundary line is in.
A ball is out if it hits an antennae, the floor completely outside the court, any of the net or
cables outside the antennae, the referee stand or pole, or the ceiling above a non-playable
area. It is legal to contact the ball with any part of a player’s body.
It is illegal to catch, hold or throw the ball. A player cannot block or attack a serve from on or
inside the 10-foot line.
After the serve, front-line players may switch positions at the net. Matches are made up of
sets; the number depends on level of play.
Scorekeeper
Volleyball officials The scorekeeper's main job is to make sure the score is correct at all times.
The scorekeeper uses a score sheet to keep track of the game.
If there is a difference between the score on the score sheet and the visual score (flip score,
electronic scoreboard, etc.) the visual score should be changed to match the score on the
scoresheet unless the mistake on the scoresheet can be determined and corrected.
One of the referees should check the accuracy of the scoresheet at the end of each set.
Pre-match, Before the match starts, the scorekeeper should fill in the pre-match info team
names, starting line ups, etc.

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