Referee Tips for Better Officiating Spotlight should be on the teams, not the officiating. Allow the game to progress as smoothly as possible. Your primary job is to have the match go as smoothly as possible with little interference from officials. Strive for...
Pre-Match – What’s It All About? As volleyball officials, your duties don’t start after the National Anthem and introduction of the players. There’s a lot to do before you get to that point. When you get your assignment, CALL YOUR PARTNER at least a week before the...
What is Going On? An official must be well prepared in terms of rules knowledge, technical skills, game experience, and match management. Despite all this, Murphy’s Law of “Anything that can happen will happen,” including mistakes is an officiating...
What’s the BIG Deal? Recently my family purchased a new board game. It was a game none of us had played previously and we thought it looked fun. When we opened the box the first thing we had to do was read and understand the rules. Being competitive I really...
Are They Back Row? How to Track Setters New volleyball officials are challenged to learn how to watch the play as an official. They often played the game or watched a child play and need to stop watching through those eyes. Ball handling, alignments and so much more...
Illegal Alignments Is there anything tougher for an official than to immediately and consistently recognize illegal alignment? As serve-receive schemes and alignments evolve over the years, it gets even tougher to recognize the slight adjustments made to hide the...
