Puget Sound Region 2013/2014 Team Officials Clinic For those who have done USAV Officiating previously

Clinic Agenda Welcome Reffing as competitive advantage review Definition of a well played and well officiated match review 2013/2014 Rule and technique changes Lines person skills review Score keeper skills review –Recording sanctions Review R2 skills –Cover back row and helping R1 SK, ASK and R2 team exercise R1 skills dismiss

Reffing as competitive advantage You and your team gain a competitive advantage by: 1.Knowing the rules of the game 2.Being a good team when you officiate. This helps be a good team when you play. 3.Having players work in reffing positions that help their game skills Libero being linesperson.

What is a well played and well officiated match? There are 3 principles, in order of importance, they are: Safe Fair Play Moves Along

Safe Physical safety is the state when the court is free of hazards at the start of, and during play Don’t begin play, or if started, stop play, when a hazard comes onto the court –person comes on court, the court gets wet, a ball on the court presents risk, etc Stop play when a player has stopped playing due to a potential injury. This allows aid to be given quickly if needed.

Safe Emotional safety is the state when all participants behave respectfully towards each other. –OK for participants and parents to respectfully disagree with a call. –OK for the captain/coach to respectfully question why something was or wasn’t called. –Not OK when the remarks are persistent, overly dramatic, insults a person’s ability/effort/attributes, etc When this line is crossed, apply sanctions.

Fair Rules are applied consistently. The officials strive to know and apply all the rules. The officiating crew sets and maintains the match tempo. When there is a question about the rules, use the rule book. If there is still doubt, bring in the Day Official.

Play Moves Along All TO’s and between set breaks are timed. –TO’s are 30 seconds –3 minutes between sets, whistle to get on the court at 2 minutes and 30 seconds Substitutions and line up checks are handled quickly. Questions by the captain, and when allowed by rule, the coach, are handled quickly. Other match interruptions, like ‘ball on court’, potentially injured player are handled quickly.

What are the three principles, in order of importance?

New rules and techniques Screening –The new rule changes the is that a screen is committed if the serving team prevents their opponents from seeing the server AND the flight of the ball. It used to be one or the other was all that was needed. Misconduct and its Sanctions –The referees may choose to give two separate verbal warnings to the same player for two separate incidences of minor misconduct. –A yellow card is now like in high school/college, a documented warning. It is given to an individual and counts as the only yellow for the team, FOR THE MATCH. A second act of similar conduct would cause a red card to be given to the team, not a person. –Verbal warnings are still a possibility, even after a Yellow Card, if the misconduct is very minor in nature.

New rules and techniques Team Composition (clarification only) –Allows specific competitions to determine if modifying the roster size limitation makes sense for the competition. An example would be for PVL competition where roster sizes might be limited to 15 players rather than 12. Assistant Coach (clarification only) –Allows both the Head Coach and ONE Assistant Coach to be standing at all times before and during the match. Illegal Player on Court (or out of position on court) –Requires determining when the team first played with an illegal player,or was first out of position, or had a wrong server and removes all their points back to that moment in the set. Centerline Penetration –Allows for complete penetration into the other side of the court with the foot or feet (or any other body part) provided that some part of the body remains either in contact with or directly above the center line, and there is no interference with opponents. The penetration must also not present a safety hazard to the opponents.

New rules and techniques The Libero –The coach (or game captain) can declare a Libero unable to play for any reason and at any time during the match. The team has the right to re- designate a new Libero to replace the Libero who has been declared unable to play. The replaced Libero may not play again in that match. –If a team starts with two, they must stay with the same two for the entire match. If a team starts with one, they may change from set to set, including not using a Libero for any set if they so desire. If no Libero is designated to start the match, the team may elect to change and use a maximum of one Libero per set for any subsequent sets. –If the officials catch an illegal replacement before the start of the next rally, the referees should whistle to prevent the next rally from starting, correct the illegal replacement, and issue the appropriate Delay Sanction (warning or penalty). –If the officials do not catch the illegal replacement before the next serve, this essentially means there is an illegal player on the court and the referees follow the procedure for correcting the illegal replacement exactly as they would an illegal substitution, losing all points while that Libero was on the court.

Lines Person Exercise Stand up - When the clinician calls out a situation, give the correct hand signal(s) –Correctly –Quickly –Held briefly

Three principles review Which of the principles does the lines person affect? Give an example.

Score Keeping Review Score at time of sub Sanctions

Libero Tracking

Scorekeeper duties and libero tracker duties Both record starting lineups, in service order. Both record libero numbers Both record substitutions If libero serves, both track which spot in the service order it occurs

Practice game Animals and Beasts, girls U17 teams, are playing at Seattle U. today at 2 pm. It’s match 4 on Court 2. The R1 is your coach, the R2 is your clinician. You are SK, your team is helping. The Animals win the coin toss, and elect to receive. The Beasts choose the left side of the court.

Set begins R1 beckons for serve, at 2:06 pm, to start the set, #12, of Animals, on left, is serving Beasts #12 contacts ball for service Beasts (on left) win point. Beasts win another point. Animals (on right) win the next rally. R1 beckons #16, of Animals to serve She contacts the ball Beasts win the rally

Set continues-1 Beasts #8 subs out, #16 goes in R1 beckons, and Beasts #16 contacts ball for service Beasts win point. Beasts win another point. Animals (on right) call time out. After time out ends, #7 of the Animals is verbally warned by the referee for her cranky behavior towards the crew Beasts win another point when play restarts. Animals win the next rally. Animals Libero #3 replaces #1, and goes to service area R1 beckons #3, of Animals to serve, #3 contacts the ball. Beasts win the rally.

Set continues-2 Beasts #2 is in service spot, R1 beckons, and Beasts #2 contacts ball for service R1 beckons, and Animals #15 contacts ball for service. Animals win next point. Animals win another point. Beasts (on left) call time out. After time out ends, the R2 notices the Beasts spilled water near the sideline, and informs the R1. The R1 hold a yellow card against their wrist on the Beasts side After the pause, the Beasts win the rally. Beasts sub #3 out, #9 in – Animals sub out #2, #10 in. After a several second pause, another Animals sub goes into the sub zone. The R2 waves the sub off, and signals an improper request. R1 beckons #2, of Beasts, to serve #2 contacts the ball, and Beasts win the rally. #2 serves for 3 more points, and Animals call time out

Set continues-3 After the time out, #2 Beasts serves, Animals win the rally R1 beckons, and Animals #7 contacts ball for service Animals #7 serves for 2 more points. Beasts sub #9 out, #11 in Animals #7 serves for another point. Beasts win next rally. #7 yells at the linesperson, saying she favored the other team with the call. The R1 calls #7 over, and shows her a yellow card. #7 quietly acknowledges the card. Beasts libero #19 replaces #11 R1 beckons #19, of Beasts, to serve. She contacts the ball Animals win the rally. R1 beckons, and Animals #4c contacts ball for service Beasts win the rally

Set continues-4 R1 beckons, and Beasts #12c contacts ball for service Animals win the rally. Beasts sub #11 out, #3 in – Animals sub out #10, #2 in. R1 beckons #2, of Animals, to serve, #2 contacts the ball Beasts win the rally. R1 beckons, and Beasts #16 contacts ball for service Beasts #16 serves 5 straight points Animals #7 yells at the lines person, R1 shows a red card, which #7 acknowledges Animals sub #7 out, #12 in. Beasts #16 serves the set out. Set finishes at 2:32 pm.

Deciding set actions What are the differences for a deciding set?

Three principles review Which of the principles does the score keeper affect? Give an example for each.

R2 duties The R2’s prime roles, supporting all three principles, are: Check lineups to start match –OK’s libero to enter Call faults on the defensive side (blocking) –center line faults, net faults, ball touching antenna or net outside antenna. Helps R1 with touches and ball hitting floor (pancakes) Manage the benches –Calls TO’s, manages substitutions, do line-up checks when asked

Center line exercise Take the right action, based on the pictures that follow (insert six pictures, showing legal and fault center line penetrations)

R2 Net Fault Exercise Add six photos here, showing legal and fault net contacts

R2 focus areas Overlap/our of rotation Back row/illegal attack Helping the R1

Three Principles Review Which of the principles does the R2 affect? Give an example for each.

Team Exercise Script Divide into groups of six The drill starts with the game 2 scoresheet from the scorer exercise. All players starting on the court are considered player #11, subbing player is #12. Player #12 subs in for #11 Libero replaces #12 Player #12 replaces the libero, player #11 subs back in for #12. Rotate roles and repeat script. Rotation is #11 rotates to #12, #12 to libero, libero to R2, R2 to Sc, Sc to ASc, ASc to #11 The object of the drill is to make accurate and quick actions, with good communication to all participants.

R1 Success communication + teamwork + tempo management = Safe, fair and moving along

Communication Voice –Use to clarify situation, gather information and to complement whistle Whistle –Situational – Firm when needed to stop play, softer when play is obviously over Hand Signals –First line of communication on what was called Cards –When none of the above worked to keep things on track

Team work Know your team mates –Pre-match talk Call the offensive side of the court. –Serving side, attacking side Make the final call, WITH INPUT, from the rest of your team.

Tempo Management Starts from coin toss –If your team just played, conduct coin toss for next match THEN talk with your team Get coaches to turn lineups in before end of warm up Time TO’s and between set intervals Set and maintain even rhythm between serves, after subs, etc

Ball Handling Tight –Will call some legal plays as faults Loose –Will let play continue on some faults Loose is better

R1 Communication exercise Show the hand signal for –Hitter on left makes third contact, hits ball into net, rebounds back into them –Ball touched by blocker on right, lands just inside endline –Back row player on right, inside 3 meter line, attacks ball toward other court, ball is above the net at contact –Player on left touches top of net tape –Team on right takes too long to get back on court after TO

Conclusion Any questions? Reminder to take Form C test – open book Thank you!!!!