GROUP V

OFFICIATING AND
HAND SIGNALS
Mendoza, Czarina Jane
Mendoza, Jeanzell Rose
Ona, Clarrise Anne
Pagdunsulan, Wowie
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Volleyball Officals
and their duties
Volleyball referee team:
1. The first referee,
2. The second referee,
3. The scorekeeper,
4. Assistant scorekeeper or libero
tracker, and
5. Two line judges.
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Referees
The referee is the individual at the center of the court, dressed in black and
white stripes.
• A referee’s duties include signaling when a rally begins and ends.
• The referee is responsible for officially recognizing team requests,
substitutions, time- outs and communicating with the coaches at the
appropriate times.
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FIRST REFEREE
The first referee stands on the referee stand and
controls the play of the entire game. Whatever issues
arise during the game, the first referee determines
the call and has the final say. After making a call, no
player or other referee can argue the call, although a
formal protest can be placed with the scorer.

• Before the match begins, the first referee inspects the

equipment and the players’ uniforms. The warm-ups and the
coin toss also fall under the jurisdiction of the
first referee.
• Throughout the match, the first referee make calls regarding
faults and scoring
issues. Following the match, the first referee notes the score
and signs the official paperwork.
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SECOND REFEREE
The second referee works to assist the first
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referee throughout the game. If for some
reason the first referee can’t finish his duties,
the
second referee may take the place of the
first referee.
• The second referee stands next to the post
02 opposite the first referee. In
addition to assisting the first referee with
determining faults throughout the game, the
second referee is in charge of all
substitutions, timeouts and the actions of the
scorer’s table.
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SCOREKEEPER
The official scorer keeps track of the score
throughout the volleyball game. Before the
game begins the scorer notes the starting
lineup of
each team.
• If a dispute or irregularity arises regarding
the score, the scorer uses a
buzzer to notify the first and second
referees. Additionally, when a substitution
request arises, the scorer notifies the
referees.
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ASSISTANT SCOREKEEPER

The assistant scorekeeper or libero tracker is

responsible for updating the scoreboard and
keeping an eye on the libero.
This individual records changes in the libero
rotation, notifying referees when problems
occur in the rotation.
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LINE JUDGE
Line judges work with the
referees, signaling to assist in
making judgment calls. These
officials often use
flags to signal when a ball is in
or out, hits the antennae of the
net, or when the server commits
a foot fault, or steps outside the
line as they serve.
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OFFICIATING
Two people form an officiating team
for each match, with one acting as the
head referee who stands on the
referee stand, while the other is
"down" referee assisting with
monitoring substitutions and plays at
the net.
Practice the hand signals and
understand when to make them.
Referees need to know the signals
for substitutions, illegal contact
and fault. They also need to know
how to signal whether the ball
landed in or out of play. Officials
are expected to make the correct
call in a convincing matter almost
immediately after each play ends.
Maintain order throughout Start the game by
the match. Be in constant marking down the
communication with your lineup and rotation for
assistant referee and the each team, flipping a
scorekeepers to make sure coin with the captains to
that both teams are see which team serves
following the rules about first and signaling the
substitutions and game to begin by
formations. blowing your whistle.
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VIDEO OF HAND
SIGNALS WILL BE
POSTED SEPARATELY

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THANK YOU

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