![]() ![]() Line judges need excellent eye sight, good judgment and agility to move up and down the sideline to get the best view of the ball and avoid collisions with players.Īfter working youth games, you may feel you have the skills and confidence to work higher levels of competition. The line judges stand on opposite corners throughout the entire match and assist the first referee with in and out calls and look for touches of the ball by blockers at the net. The second referee moves laterally along the sideline opposite the first referee in a 12-foot area and transitions during play with the ball. ![]() The second referee stands on the floor opposite the first referee and assists in making calls, primarily focusing on play at the net. The first referee does not move around, but they need to stand for long periods, typically 45 minutes to two hours depending on the match’s length, a ll while maintain ing high levels of focus and alertness. The first referee in volleyball is positioned on an elevated platform at the side of the net opposite the officials’ table. Volleyball is generally officiated by two referees and two line judges. Jason Palmer Racine, WI, an 11-year volleyball official The first two years was a steep learning curve for me, but the more matches you work, the faster your skills improve. ![]() Seven years after I started I was named the Illinois High School Association Boys’ Volleyball Official of the Year and I’ve since added USAV to my officiating repertoire. It paid off within two years I was working varsity girls and boy’s matches. I was officiating more volleyball matches then I was spending hours at my regular job. I introduced myself to key assignors in the area and attended every clinic and worked every match I could for any assignor. But, I looked at the current and projected participation numbers and calculated the possible income and was sold. Where this position does not exist it is the 2nd Referee who reviews the Challenged footage.I was coaching basketball and softball at a high school in suburban Chicago and my athletic director, who was retiring, recommended I consider becoming a volleyball official since I would no longer have a coaching job at the school. In some cases there is an additional Referee, appointed as the “Challenge Referee”, and responsible for reviewing the challenged actions and communicate with the 1st Referee, who is responsible for taking the final decision. Teams will have the right to request another “Challenge” if their request is successful, with a limit of a maximum of two unsuccessful Challenges per set. When a Challenge System is used in Volleyball and Beach Volleyball, teams are entitled to request “Challenges” during play each time they believe that a fault has occurred and is not called by the Referees, or at the end of the rally when they would like to request for a review of the Referees’ decision concerning the last action of the rally. The 2nd Referee performs his/her functions standing outside the playing court near the post, on the opposite side of the net and facing the 1st Referee. His/her view must be approximately 50 cm above the net. The 1st Referee carries out his/her functions standing on a referee's stand located at one end of the net on the opposite side to the scorer. What is the difference between the “1st Referee” and the “2nd Referee”?Įven though both 1st Referee and 2nd Referee are officiating together in order to ensure the respect of the Rules of the Game, they have different responsibilities clearly defined in the Official Rules of the Game. After officiating several matches under the supervision of a Referee Delegate, they will become an International Referee, ready to officiate in CEV Competitions. Then, they will have to officiate for a certain period of time as a “Referee Candidate”. In order to do so, they will have to be promoted by their National Federation, and follow a Course for International Referee Candidates. Once a Referee reaches the top level of the refereeing in their own country, Volleyball and Beach Volleyball Referees can think about starting an international career. How do you become an International Referee? They must remain in the background of the match, have an exemplary behavior, and maintain an excellent relationship with the players, coaches, etc. He/she must be an expert, working for the game and with the players. But refereeing is not only conducting a match by using the Rules of the Game. In Volleyball, Beach Volleyball and Snow Volleyball, a Referee is an official responsible for the smooth running of the match, and make sure that official rules of the game are applied and respected. ![]()
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