Chapter 8 : Referees Flashcards
Responsabilities of the 1referee
Prior to the match, the 1st referee:
- inspects the conditions of the playing area, the balls and other equipment;
- performs the toss with the team captains;
- controls the teams’ warming-up.
During the match, he/she is authorized: - to issue warnings to the teams;
- to sanction misconduct and delays;
- to decide upon:
a) the faults of the server and of the positions of the serving team, including the screen;
b) the faults in playing the ball;
c) the faults above the net, and the faulty contact of the player with the net, primarily on the attacker’s side;
d) the attack hit faults of the Libero and back-row players;
e) the completed attack hits made by a player on a ball above net height coming from an overhand pass with fingers by the Libero in his/ her front zone;
f) the ball crossing completely the lower space under the net
g) the completed block by back row players or the attempted block by the Libero.
At the end of the match, he/she checks the score sheet and signs it.
Composition of refereeing corps
- the 1st referee,
– the 2nd referee,
– the scorer,
– four (two) line judges.
Responsabilités of the 2referee
At the start of each set, at the change of courts in the deciding set and whenever necessary, the 2nd referee checks that the actual positions of the players on the court correspond to those on the line-up sheets.
During the match, he/she decides, whistles and signals:
- penetration into the opponent’s court, and the space under the net;
- positional faults of the receiving team;
- the faulty contact of the player with the net primarily on the blocker’s side and with the antenna on his/her side of the court;
- the completed block by back row players or the attempted block by the Libero; or the attack hit fault by back row players or by the Libero;
- the contact of the ball with an outside object;
- the contact of the ball with the floor when the 1st referee is not in position to see the contact;
- the ball that crosses the net totally or partly outside of the crossing space to the opponent’s court or contacts the antenna on his/her side of the court.
At the end of the match, he/she checks and signs the score sheet.
Responsabilities of line juges
- the ball ”in” and “out” whenever the ball lands near their line(s);
- the touches of “out” balls by the team receiving the ball;
- the ball touching the antenna, the served ball and the third hit of the team crossing the net outside the crossing space, etc.;
- any player (except the server) stepping outside of his/her court at the moment of the service hit;
- the foot faults of the server;
- any contact with the top 80 cm of the antenna on their side of the court by any player during his/her action of playing the ball or interfering with the play;
- the ball crossing the net outside the crossing space into the opponent’s court or touching the antenna on his/her side of the court.
Responsabilities of the reserve referee
- To replace the second referee in case of absence or in case that he is unable to continue his work or in case that the second referee became first referee.
- To control the substitution paddles, before the match and between the sets.
- To check the operation of the buzzers before and between the sets, if there is problem.
- To assist the second referee in keeping the free zone and the penalty area free.
- To control the substitute players in the warm-up area and on the bench, and any team members sent to the penalty area.
- To bring to the second referee four balls, immediately after the presentation of the starting players.
- To give the second referee a match ball after he/she has finished checking the players standing position.
- To assist the second referee with guiding the work of the moppers.
Which referee orders the players to go onto the court at the start of the 5th set?
Choose one answer.
a. The 2nd referee.
b. One of the referees as agreed among themselves.
c. The 1st referee.
Which referee orders the players to go onto the court at the start of the 5th set?
Choose one answer.
a. The 2nd referee.
b.
c.
On the score sheet is visible:
- which player is at service.
- who made a service fault.
- which team scored the first point in the set.
- at which score a Libero entered or left the court.
- who did not have his licence.
- which player is on which position.
- if a rally had to be replayed.
- if a point had been scored by a penalty against the opponent.
On the score sheet is visible:
- which player is at service.
- which team scored the first point in the set.
- who did not have his licence.
- which player is on which position.
- if a point had been scored by a penalty against the opponent.
A coach pushed the buzzer and signalled for a time-out. The 2nd referee instinctively blew his whistle but then recognized that this team had already used its two time-outs in the set. He then ‘waved’ for the teams to remain on the court and did not sanction the team with an ‘improper request’ because of a minor delay. At that moment, the coach then signalled with her hands that she wants to make a substitution. The 2nd referee then rejected the request as ‘improper’ and the game continued. Which statements are correct?
Choose at least one answer.
a. The 2nd referee’s decision was not correct. He is in charge of the authorization of interruptions and controls their number. When the 2nd referee blew the whistle at the coach’s hand signal, he should have known that the team had no more time-outs and should simply have rejected the request without whistling.
b. Since there was only a minor delay, the 2nd referee presumably showed the right feeling in accelerating the game and continuing without other consequences.
c. The substitution request was in conformity with the Rules since it was the only request for substitution during this interruption and should, therefore, have been allowed.
A coach pushed the buzzer and signalled for a time-out. The 2nd referee instinctively blew his whistle but then recognized that this team had already used its two time-outs in the set. He then ‘waved’ for the teams to remain on the court and did not sanction the team with an ‘improper request’ because of a minor delay. At that moment, the coach then signalled with her hands that she wants to make a substitution. The 2nd referee then rejected the request as ‘improper’ and the game continued. Which statements are correct?
Choose at least one answer.
a. The 2nd referee’s decision was not correct. He is in charge of the authorization of interruptions and controls their number. When the 2nd referee blew the whistle at the coach’s hand signal, he should have known that the team had no more time-outs and should simply have rejected the request without whistling.
b. Since there was only a minor delay, the 2nd referee presumably showed the right feeling in accelerating the game and continuing without other consequences.
c. The substitution request was in conformity with the Rules since it was the only request for substitution during this interruption and should, therefore, have been allowed.
After a rally, the players were trying to find a wet spot on the court. The assistant coach came to the side line to assist the players to find it. The 1st referee called the game captain and told her to tell the assistant coach that he has to stay on the bench. Did the 1st referee make a correct decision?
Choose at least one answer.
a. The decision of the 1st referee was correct. The assistant coach is allowed to sit on the bench and may not intervene in the match. Only the coach may walk up and down near the side line behind the coach’s restriction line.
b. Players do not have to take care of wet spots, this is the quick moppers’ duty.
c. The 1st referee may possibly issue a sanction for delay in such a situation.
After a rally, the players were trying to find a wet spot on the court. The assistant coach came to the side line to assist the players to find it. The 1st referee called the game captain and told her to tell the assistant coach that he has to stay on the bench. Did the 1st referee make a correct decision?
Choose at least one answer.
a. The decision of the 1st referee was correct. The assistant coach is allowed to sit on the bench and may not intervene in the match. Only the coach may walk up and down near the side line behind the coach’s restriction line.
b. Players do not have to take care of wet spots, this is the quick moppers’ duty.
c. The 1st referee may possibly issue a sanction for delay in such a situation.
Which is the correct order when signing the score sheet?
Choose one answer.
a. Captains, 1st referee, 2nd referee, scorer, assistant scorer (if available).
b. Assistant scorer (if available), scorer, captains, 2nd referee, 1st referee.
c. 1st referee, 2nd referee, captains, scorer, assistant scorer (if available).
d. Captains, assistant scorer (if available), scorer, 2nd referee, 1st referee.
Which is the correct order when signing the score sheet?
Choose one answer.
a.
b. Assistant scorer (if available), scorer, captains, 2nd referee, 1st referee.
c.
d.
The coach of B requested a time-out. The 2nd referee granted the time-out with a whistle. The 1st referee did not hear the 2nd referee’s whistle and he authorized the service of A. The 2nd referee whistled again to allow the requested time-out. Amidst some confusion, the 1st referee imposed a delay warning to B. Later in the same set, a server of B was sanctioned for delaying the game. This second delay sanction for B in the same match resulted in a delay penalty and gave A a point. This was point 24 which brought team A the match ball which they subsequently won. Team B vehemently protested against the delay sanctions. Which of the following statements are correct?
Choose at least one answer.
a. The referees have solved both situations in conformity with the Rules. With the time-out they have acted a little bit unluckily, but decided correctly in the matter. The second delay was correctly penalized.
b. Team B should have registered its right to file a protest at the time of the first delay sanction. As they failed to do so, they gave up the right to protest against this decision of the 1st referee.
c. In incidents in which the referees had a fundamental misunderstanding, the team should not be penalized. Thus the first delay warning was presumably not justified.
The coach of B requested a time-out. The 2nd referee granted the time-out with a whistle. The 1st referee did not hear the 2nd referee’s whistle and he authorized the service of A. The 2nd referee whistled again to allow the requested time-out. Amidst some confusion, the 1st referee imposed a delay warning to B. Later in the same set, a server of B was sanctioned for delaying the game. This second delay sanction for B in the same match resulted in a delay penalty and gave A a point. This was point 24 which brought team A the match ball which they subsequently won. Team B vehemently protested against the delay sanctions. Which of the following statements are correct?
Choose at least one answer.
a.
b. Team B should have registered its right to file a protest at the time of the first delay sanction. As they failed to do so, they gave up the right to protest against this decision of the 1st referee.
c. In incidents in which the referees had a fundamental misunderstanding, the team should not be penalized. Thus the first delay warning was presumably not justified.
A match was tied at 23:23 in the 3rd set. The 2nd referee called A for a positional fault. A protested unsuccessfully against the judgment. After the next service, with the score 24:23 for B, the 2nd referee again called A for positional fault and declared the set to B. Again the game captain of A protested to both referees. After a brief discussion, the 1st referee agreed that both judgments were wrong. However, the 1st referee explained that the set was over and that no correction could be made. Despite further protests, the referee continued the match with set four. Did the 1st referee act properly?
Choose one answer.
a. A 2nd referee may never whistle twice in a row for a positional fault.
b. The decision is correct. The 3rd set is over.
c. The decision of the 1st referee was wrong. Referees are allowed to correct their decisions concerning the application of the Rules. The 1st referee should correct the obvious fault by restarting the match in the third set at 23:23.
A match was tied at 23:23 in the 3rd set. The 2nd referee called A for a positional fault. A protested unsuccessfully against the judgment. After the next service, with the score 24:23 for B, the 2nd referee again called A for positional fault and declared the set to B. Again the game captain of A protested to both referees. After a brief discussion, the 1st referee agreed that both judgments were wrong. However, the 1st referee explained that the set was over and that no correction could be made. Despite further protests, the referee continued the match with set four. Did the 1st referee act properly?
Choose one answer.
a.
b.
c. The decision of the 1st referee was wrong. Referees are allowed to correct their decisions concerning the application of the Rules. The 1st referee should correct the obvious fault by restarting the match in the third set at 23:23.
The game captain of a team asked the 1st referee for an explanation for an incident during the play. The explanation seemed to satisfy him. The team lost the match. After the match, the team captain tried to register a protest in the score sheet. The 1st referee refused this to him. Was this a correct interpretation of the rules?
Choose one answer.
a. The 1st referee decided correctly. Since the game captain asked for the explanation, the team captain cannot try to register a protest at the end of the match.
b. The 1st referee decided correctly. At the time of the incident, the game captain raised no protest.
c. The 1st referee must allow the team captain, in any case, to register or let register a protest at the end of the match.
The game captain of a team asked the 1st referee for an explanation for an incident during the play. The explanation seemed to satisfy him. The team lost the match. After the match, the team captain tried to register a protest in the score sheet. The 1st referee refused this to him. Was this a correct interpretation of the rules?
Choose one answer.
a.
b. The 1st referee decided correctly. At the time of the incident, the game captain raised no protest.
c.
After a rally, a coach asked the 2nd referee if his server was the right player. The 2nd referee checked the rotational order with the scorer and replied that the correct player was ready to serve. The 1st referee let continue the match. Is this the correct procedure of the referees?
Choose one answer.
a. Yes, such ‘small requests’ may also be put by the coach.
b. The referees may not at all respond to such requests. The teams must know themselves whether their rotation order is correct.
c. The process was not correct. The only team member allowed to speak with the referees is the game captain. Thus, the coach has no right to speak to the 2nd referee. The 1st referee should have called the game captain and asked her to remind the coach of the fact that he has no right to ask the referees.
After a rally, a coach asked the 2nd referee if his server was the right player. The 2nd referee checked the rotational order with the scorer and replied that the correct player was ready to serve. The 1st referee let continue the match. Is this the correct procedure of the referees?
Choose one answer.
a.
b.
c. The process was not correct. The only team member allowed to speak with the referees is the game captain. Thus, the coach has no right to speak to the 2nd referee. The 1st referee should have called the game captain and asked her to remind the coach of the fact that he has no right to ask the referees.
A coach approached the scorer and asked for information about the number of time-outs which were taken by the other team. What is the correct response of the scorer?
Choose at least one answer.
a. The scorer gives the coach the information.
b. In principle, coaches may not ask scorers for information, and the coach may under no circumstances take the information himself at the scorer’s table. Coaches have nothing to do in the substitution zone.
c. The scorer should not respond to the coach. However, where an electronic scoreboard is used, but the number of used game interruptions is not indicated, the coaches have the right to ask the scorer for this information, but only about their own team and at a time where the scorer is not disturbed and the match is not delayed.
A coach approached the scorer and asked for information about the number of time-outs which were taken by the other team. What is the correct response of the scorer?
Choose at least one answer.
a.
b. In principle, coaches may not ask scorers for information, and the coach may under no circumstances take the information himself at the scorer’s table. Coaches have nothing to do in the substitution zone.
c. The scorer should not respond to the coach. However, where an electronic scoreboard is used, but the number of used game interruptions is not indicated, the coaches have the right to ask the scorer for this information, but only about their own team and at a time where the scorer is not disturbed and the match is not delayed.
