Volleyball Lesson 5

LESSON 5
 OFFICIATING OFFICIALS AND

OFFICIAL HAND SIGNALS
Objective:
At the end of the lesson, you are expected to:
1. Perform the official hand signals.
OFFICIATING OFFICIALS
In playing the volleyball game, the duties and functions of officials 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.
1. 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 the start until the end.
• He has the authority to overall officials and the members 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 involving the game, including
those not provided for in rules.
2. SECOND REFEREE
• He is the assistant of the first referee, but also his own range of
jurisdiction.
• He controls the work of the scorer.
• He checks that the actual positions of the players on the court
corresponding to those on the line up sheets.
• During the match, the second referee decides, whistles, and signals.
o Positional faults.
o The contact of the player with the net.
o Penetration into the opponent’s court space under the net.
o The attack hit or blocking faults of the back row players.
o The ball that crosses the net outside the crossing space or touches the
antenna on his side of the court
• He supervises the team members on the team bench and reports their
misconduct to the first referee.
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• He controls the numbers of time outs and substitutions used by each
team and reports the second timeout.
3. SCORERS
• He keeps the score sheet according to the rules, cooperating with the
second referee.
• Register the data of the match and teams, according to procedures in
force and obtains the signatures of the captains and the coaches.
• Records the starting lineup of each team from line up sheet.
• He also records the points scored and ensures that the scoreboard
indicates 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 set.
• Records the sanctions, warnings, and penalties.
• Record the final result.
• He will sign the score sheet.
• He writes or permits the team captain to write on the score sheet a
statement on the incident protested.
4. LINE JUDGES
• The line judges perform their functions by using flags.
• 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 line judges in charge of the end lines signal the foot faults of the
server.
• At the first referee’s request, a line judges must repeat his signal.

OFFICIAL HAND SIGNALS
1. AUTHORIZATION TO SERVE
Move the hand to indicate direction of service
2. TEAM TO SERVE
Extend the arm to the side of team that will
serve
3. CHANGE OF COURT
Raise the forearms front and back and twist
them around the body
4. TIME-OUT
Place the palm of one hand over the fingers
of the other, held vertically (forming a T) and
then indicate the requesting team
5. SUBSTITUTION
Circular motion of the forearms around each
other
6. MISCONDUCT WARNING
Show a yellow card for warning
7. MISCONDUCT PENALTY
Show a red card for penalty

8. EXPULSION
Show both red and yellow card for expulsion
9. DISQUALIFICATION
Show red and yellow cards separately for
disqualification
10. END OF SET (OR MATCH)

Cross the forearms in front of the chest,
hands open
11. BALL NOT TOSSED OR RELEASED AT

THE SERVICE HIT
Lift the extended arm, the palm of the hand
facing upwards
12. DELAY IN SERVICE

Raise eight fingers, spread open
13. BLOCKING FAULT OR SCREENING

Raise both arms vertically, palms forward
14. POSITIONAL OR ROTATIONAL FAULT

Make a circular motion with the forefinger

15. BALL “IN”
Point the arm and fingers toward the floor
16. BALL “OUT”

Raise the forearms vertically, hands oen,
palms towards the body
17. CATCH
Slowly lift the forearm, palm of the hand
facing upwards
18. DOUBLE CONTACT

Raise two fingers, spread open
19. FOUR HITS

Raise four fingers, spread open
20. NET TOUCHED BY PLAYER – SERVED

BALL TOUCHES THE NET BETWEEN THE
ANTENNAE AND DOES NOT PASS THE
VERTICAL PLANE OF THE NET
Indicate the relevant side of the net with the
corresponding hand
21. REACHING BEYOND THE NET

Place a hand above the net, palm facing
downwards

22. ATTACK HIT FAULT
- by a back row player, by a libero or on
the opponent’s service.
- on an overhead finger pass by the libero
in his/her front zone or its extension
Make a downward motion with the forearm,
hand open
23. PENETRATION INTO THE OPPONENT’S

COURT, BALL CROSSING THE LOWER SPACE
OR THE SERVER TOUCH THE COURT (END
LINE) OR THE PLAYER STEPS OUTSIDE
HIS/HER COURT AT THE MOMENT OF THE
SERVICE HIT
Point to the center line or to the relevant line
24. DOUBLE FAULT AND REPLAY

Raise both thumbs vertically
25. BALL TOUCHED

Brush with the palm of one hand the fingers
of the other, held vertically
26. DELAY WARNING/ DELAY PENALTY

Cover the wrist with a yellow card (warning)
and with a red card (penalty)
LINE JUDGES’ OFFICIAL FLAG SIGNALS
1. BALL “IN”
Point down with flag

2. BALL “OUT”
Raise flag vertically
3. BALL TOUCHED
Raise flag and touch the top with the palm of
the free hand
4. CROSSING SPACE FAULTS, BALL TOUCHED

AN OUTSIDE OBJECT, OR FOOT FAULT BY
ANY PLAYER DURING SERVICE
Wave flag over the head and point to the
antenna or the respective line
5. JUDGEMENT IMPOSSIBLE
Raise and cross both arms and hands in front
of the chest

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LESSON 5

 OFFICIATING OFFICIALS AND

At the end of the lesson, you are expected to:

1. Perform the official hand signals.

PHED 104 – Team Sports Module II

PHED 104 – Team Sports Module II

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10. END OF SET (OR MATCH)

11. BALL NOT TOSSED OR RELEASED AT

12. DELAY IN SERVICE

13. BLOCKING FAULT OR SCREENING

14. POSITIONAL OR ROTATIONAL FAULT

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16. BALL “OUT”

18. DOUBLE CONTACT

19. FOUR HITS

20. NET TOUCHED BY PLAYER – SERVED

21. REACHING BEYOND THE NET

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23. PENETRATION INTO THE OPPONENT’S

24. DOUBLE FAULT AND REPLAY

25. BALL TOUCHED

26. DELAY WARNING/ DELAY PENALTY

LINE JUDGES’ OFFICIAL FLAG SIGNALS

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4. CROSSING SPACE FAULTS, BALL TOUCHED

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