Officiating Officials

and its roles,

rules, and
regulations
Officiating Officials in
Volleyball
Referees
Scorekeeper
Assistant Scorekeeper
Line Judges
Roles
 Referees

The referee is the individual at the

center of the court. A referee’s duties
include signaling when a rally begins and
ends.
 First referee duties include...

Having authority over all team members.

Having final authority over all decisions including
those that don't specifically address the rules.
Having authority over other officials of volleyball
and overruling other officials if certain they made
an incorrect decision.
Replacing an official that isn't performing functions
properly.
First referee responsibilities before the
match include...

Examine the ball that will be used for the match.

Inspect the net, playing area, and other equipment to
ensure they meet specifications.
Conduct the coin toss and meeting of referees and
team representatives.
Control the warm up conduct of teams.
Establish ground rules as needed.
Second referee responsibilities before
the match include...

Ensure the names of the officials of volleyball appear on

the first set score sheet.
Ensure the coaches have line up sheets at least 10 minutes
before the end of each team's timed warm up periods. The
second referee collects the line up sheets from each team
at the 3 minute mark on the clock timing the pre-match
warm ups and submits them to the scorekeeper.
 First Second
Refere
e Refere
e

Referees
 Scorekeeper
The scorekeeper creates official records of volleyball games.
Before play begins, the scorekeeper records team and player
information. Once the game begins, scorekeepers not only
track points, but also player substitutions, sanctions and time-
outs. The scorekeeper keeps an eye on the individual serving
the ball to track the rotation and notify referees of potential
lapses. At the close of the game, the scorekeeper records the
final score of the game.
Scorekeeper
 Assistant Scorekeeper
The assistant scorekeeper or libero tracker is
responsible for updating the scoreboard and
keeping an eye on the libero. The libero
tracking duty was added in 1999. This individual
records changes in the libero rotation, notifying
referees when problems occur in the rotation.
 Line Judges
There are usually two line judges, one at either end
of the court, usually in opposite corners. Line judges
work with the referees, signaling to assist in making
judgment calls. These officials often use flags to signal
when a ball is in or out, hits the antennae of the net,
or when the server commits a foot fault, or steps
outside the line as they serve.
Line Judges
 Rules and
Regula t ions
Referees
 Proper Procedural Rules for
Volleyball Referees

Only the first and second referees are allowed to blow whistles during a match.
The first referee may give the scorer the option to use an audible device to
notify the volleyball referees of "out of rotation" faults.

The first referee may give the scorer the option to use an audible device to notify the
volleyball referees of "out of rotation" faults.
The first referee gives the signal for service to begin the rally.
The first and second referees signal the end of rally, provided a fault has been
committed and they have identified its nature.
The referees may blow the whistle when the ball is out of play to indicate they authorize or
reject a team request.
Immediately after a referees whistle to signal the end of rally, they have to indicate with the
official volleyball hand signals...
If the fault is whistle by the first referee, he/she
indicates...

the team to serve

the nature of the
fault the player at
fault
The second referee will follow the first
referee hand signals by mimicking
them.
 If the fault is whistle by the
second referee, he/she indicates...
the nature of the
fault the player at
fault
the team to serve
following the hand
signal
of first referee
The first referee doesn't show the fault
In the case of a double fault, both referees indicate...

the nature of the

fault the player at
fault
the team to serve, with the
signal lead by the first
referee
First Referee Responsibility - Rules for
Volleyball Prior to the match, the first
referee:

inspects the ball, other

equipment, and playing area
performs the toss with the
team captains
monitors the teams warming
up
During the match, only the first referee is
authorized to...

issue warnings to the teams

sanction misconduct and
delays decide on...
 1.faults of the server and positioning of the
serving team, including screening
2.faults in playing the ball
3.faults above the net
4.attack hit faults of libero and back row players
5. a completed attack made on a player with the
ball coming from a libero in the front zone that
used finger action to make an overhead pass
6. the ball crossing the space under the net
Scorekeeper
 Before the match
starts, the
scorekeeper
Pre-match should fill in the
pre- match info
team names,
starting line ups,
etc.
 Records points when they
are scored
Watches the servers and
indicates immediately to the
referees when a server has
served out of order. It's also
During the good preventive officiating to
watch teams rotation in case
match, assistance is needed for the
second referee to determine
the correct team alignment.
Records player substitutions
and team timeouts
 Records any sanctions
Records all other events as
instructed by the referees
Records the final result of
the set
During the In the case of a protest,
after the first referee gives
match, authorization, the
scorekeeper lets the game
captain write a statement
for protest on the
scoresheet.
 Records the
final result of
After the
the match
match,
Signs the
scoreshee
t
 Assistant
Scorekeeper
Notifies any fault
with libero
replacements
Operates the manual
scoreboard on the
scorer's table
Checks the score
on the scoreboard
with the score on
the scoresheet
Line Judges
Ball "in" and "out"
whenever the ball
lands near the lines
Touches of "out"
balls by players
receiving the ball
Ball touching
the antennae
A served ball
crossing the net
outside the crossing
space (the space
between the
antennae's)
Any player standing
off the court at the
moment of service
Server foot faults
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