The Officials

and
The Hand Signals in
Volleyball
Reported by:
Ma.Elaine P Trinidad
Sarah Sangalang
Dan Sherwin Surban
Rizalyn Yumol
Learning Ojectives:

• Discuss the important role and duties of 4 officiating officials of

volleyball.

• Explain and demonstrate the official hands signal of volleyball.

 The Officiating
Officials in Volleyball

Roles and Duties

 4 OFFICIATING OFFICIALS

First Referee Second Scorekeeper Line

Referee Judge
 FIRST REFEREE
The first referee stands on the
referee stand and control the
games of the entire game. The first
referee also determines the call
and has the final say on whatever
issues may arise during the game.
 The Roles and Duties of First Referee
• Examine the ball • Before the start of the
• Control the warm up
before the game starts. match the referee shall
conducts of teams. toss a coin in the
presence of opposing
captains.
First Referee
 SECOND REFEREE
The second referee
work to assist the first
referee throughout the
game.
The Roles and Duties of Second Referee
• Administer a substitution. • Ensure that the names of the
officials in volleyball appear
in the first set score sheet.
Second Referee
SCOREKEEPER
The official scorer or
scorekeeper keeps track
throughout the volleyball
game.
 The Roles and Duties of Score Keeper
• The scorekeeper is in charge of • The assistant scorekeeper is
the score sheet throughout the responsible for tracking the
match , in cooperation with the libero player’s entries and
second referee. aiding the scorekeeper.
Scorekeeper
 Line Judge

The line judge watch the

end line and sideline of
their respective corners.
The Roles and Duties of Line Judge

• Watching the lines to

indicate whether a ball in
play falls in or out the court.
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Official Volleyball Hand Signals
 This hand signal indicates
the team to serve.

Move the hand to indicate the

direction of service.
 This hand signal indicates
the team to serve.

Extend the arm to the side of the

team that will serve.
 After each set the teams
change sides of the court.
Their fellow team members
have to change benches as
well.
Raise the forearms front and back,
and twist them around the body.
 This is used by a team to
stop the game for short of
period of time.

Place the palm of one hand over

the fingers of the other, held
vertically (forming a “T”), and
then indicate the requesting
team.
 It is the act by which a
player after being recorded
by the scorer, enters the
game for another player.

Circular motion of the forearms

around each other.
Misconduct Warning Misconduct Penalty
This is not a sanction and has no A red card is the final warning. It
immediate consequences. results in loss of service and a
penalty point to the opposition.

Show a yellow card for a warning. Show a red card for a penalty.
 A team member who is
sanctioned by expulsion shall
not play for the rest of the set
and must remain seated in the
penalty area with no other
consequences.

Show both cards jointly for explosion.

 This hand signal means the
player is disqualified for the
rest of the match.

Show red and yellow cards

separately for disqualification.
 This hand signal indicates
the end of a set and the
end of a match.

Cross the forearms in front of the chest, hands open.

 The volleyball shall be hit with one
hand or any part of one arm after
being tossed or released from
hand or both hands.

Lift the extended arm, the palm of the hand facing upward.
 This hand signal indicate that
the server doesn’t contact
the ball within 8 seconds.

Raise eight fingers, spread open.

 A blocking fault hand signal
has occurred when the libero
and back row players cannot
perform a block individually
or collectively.

Raise both arms vertically, palms forward.

 This hand signal it occur
when a player is not
relatively aligned with the
players in an adjacent
position.

Make a circular motion with the forefinger.

 This hand signal indicates if any part
of the ball touches any part of the
playing court, including the line, the
ball is in.

Point the arm and fingers toward the floor.

 The volleyball is in once it
lands inside the court
boundary lines.

Raise the forearms vertically, hands open, palms toward the

body.
 The volleyball is caught or
thrown. It doesn’t rebound
from the contact.

Slowly lift the forearm, palm of the hand facing upward.

 A player may not contact the
ball two times consecutively.

Raise two fingers, spread open.

 A team contact the volleyball 4
times before returning it.

Raise four fingers, spread open.

 This hand signal is use to indicate
that the serve of a player touches
the net.

Indicate the respective side of the net.

 Its considered reaching beyond the net if
you contact the ball when your opponent
has not used all three of their allotted his.

Place a hand above the net, palm facing

downward.
 This hand signal is any type of
violation committed during an
attack hit, a hit that is intended
to return the ball over the net to
the opposing team.

Make a downward motion with the forearm, hand open.

Penetration Fault
• A player penetrates into the
opponents space under the
net interfering with play.

• The server touched the court

lines

• The step outside his/her

court at the moment of the
service hit.
Point to the center line or to the respective line.
 When a opposing player commit
faults simultaneously, a double
fault shall be called and the point
replayed.

Raise both thumbs vertically.

 This signal indicates that the
ball is out of bounds after
contacting a player.

Brush with the palm of one hand the fingers of the other;
held vertically.
 The penalty for the first
delay is a warning, and the
penalty for a second delay is
the loss of the rally.

Cover the wrist with a yellow card (warning) and with a red
card (penalty).
References:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgXACow4bp0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7bdZHLNYIY
https://usavolleyball.org/resource/officials-hand-signals-for-indoor/

Thank you for listening!!!