Whistle for a Cause Clinic 2010 Nancy Nester & Ed Vesely

 Do you think that R2 is the easier position?  Is it only about net fouls, sub, and TOs?  Are you and your partner a team?  In many ways, the R2 has the most difficult role in higher level matches  Serve and Protect

 Match Control  Court Control  Bench Control  Conduct Control  Awareness is the key

 Discussion with R1  Discussion with scorekeeper and libero tracker  Be aware of the environment  Help set expectations before the match in conference with coaches and captains

 Must be in the right position  Focus will change even between hits on one side  Between the attack lines is main responsibility, but…  Are you able to assist on possible back row attacks?

 Assisting the R1  Discrete signals

 Position to mimic R1  What to do when R2 ends the play  Communication  Signaling

 Awareness  Timeouts  Substitutions  Libero Replacements  Chatter through the net