UMPIRE WORLD LINE-UP CARDS

USE THEM! BUT DON’T LET THEM USE YOU!

USES FOR LINE-UP CARD Check and balance between coach’s line-up, official scorebook, the team’s alignment on the court and YOU…THE UMPIRE! Umpire must verify all three sources are correctly recorded Use to verify starting line-ups on the court Use to identify opposites and alignment issues Used to verify alignment for coach’s requesting line-up checks

CARD USES CONT’D Used to determine proper serving order Used to record substitutions Used to record time-outs REMINDER: No longer need to record penalties on your line-up card YOUR LINE-UP CARD IS NOT A CRUTCH!!!

How to use it At the start of the game, record line-up on your card starting with the right back position, then proceed counter- clockwise + RB - RF o CF + LF - LB o CB TIMEOUTS 1 2

COACH’S LINE-UP UMPIRE’S CARD o o 6 TIMEOUTS 1 2

Coach requesting line-up check Signal official time-out (hands on shoulders) Ask scorekeeper who last server was for the requesting team Start with that number on your card and verify proper order from there If they are not in the correct order, place them in the correct order

PENALTY FOR ILLEGAL ALIGNMENT POINT / LOSS OF RALLY PENALTY FOR IMPROPER SERVER POINT/LOSS OF RALLY

LINE-UP CARDS ARE NOT OPTIONAL!