OFFICIALS AND THEIR

RESPONSIBILITIES
 1 REFEREE
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He is seated or standing on a referee’s stands located

at the end of the net.
 He directs the match from the start until the end
 He has authority over all officials and members of the
team.
 He performs the toss with the team captains
 He controls team’s warming up.
 He authorizes or sanction misconduct and delay’s.
 UMPIRE OR 2 ND
REFEREE
He stands outside the playing court near the post on the opposite
side facing the referee.
 He is assistant of the 1st referee and his own range of jurisdiction.
But he can replace the 1st referee if he cannot continue his work.
 He controls the work of the scorer
 He supervises team members on the team bench and reports
misconduct to the 1st referee.
 He controls the number of time – outs and substitutions used by
each team and reports the 2nd time outs and the 5th and 6th
substitutions to the 1st referee and the coach concerned.
 SCORER
He is seated at the scorer’s table on the opposite side of the court
facing the referee.
 He keeps the score sheet according to the rules, cooperating with
the 2nd referee.
 He uses buzzer or any other sound device to give signal to referees
on the basis of his responsibilities.
 Prior to the game and set, he register the data of the match and
teams according to the procedures in force and obtains the signatures
of the captain and coaches.
 He records the starting line – up of each team from the line up sheet.
 LINE JUDGE
 If there are 4 – line judges, they stand in the free zone at 1 to
3m from each corner of the court, on the imaginary extension of
the line that they control. If there is only two, they stand at the
corner of the corners of the nearest to the right hand of each
referee diagonally at 1 to 2m from the corner.
 They perform their functions by using a flag.
 The signal if the ball is in or out.
 They signal the touches of “out” balls by the team receiving
the ball. Or when the ball touches the antennae.
 They signal if any player steps outside of her player court.
PARTICIPANTS DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
 PLAYERS

A team is composed of maximum of 12 players.

 Each team has the option to register among the final
list of 12 players one specialized defensive player
“Libero”
 Only the players recorded on the score sheet may
participate in the match.
 TEAM CAPTAIN
He must be indicated in the score sheet and identified
inside the court.
 He should sign the score sheet before and after the
game
He should represent his team in the toss.
 COACH
Throughout the match, he conducts the play of his team from
outside the playing court.
 He selects the starting line ups, their substitutes and takes
time outs for giving instructions. His contacting official is 2nd
referee.
He records and checks the names and numbers of his players on
the score sheet and then signs it.
 Prior to each set, he gives the scorer or the 2nd referee the line
– up sheets duly filled in and signed.
 ASSISTANT COACH
 He sits on the team bench but has no right to
intervene in the match in the match.
 Should the coach have to leave his team, he may
request at the team captain with the authorization of
the 1st referee, assume the coach’s functions.