executive director: rick brown rickmbrown@columbus.rr.com liaison to the ohsbva board of directors ...

Executive Director:• Rick Brown• rickmbrown@columbus.rr.com• Liaison to the OHSBVA Board of Directors USAV Regional Referee PAVO State Referee PAVO National Line Judge PAVO Certified Scorekeeper OHSBVA State Tournament Referee OHSAA State Tournament Referee

State Officials Coordinator and State Rules Interpreter

Lucas Tuggle, lucastug33@yahoo.com 740-815-7708 As SOC, he will be responsible for efforts to improve

officiating around state, working with each Region's lead coaches/officials, will function as State Rules Interpreter, State Officials' Secretary (management of data), head referee/evaluator at State Tournament• USAV Regional Referee• PAVO State Referee, National Line Judge and

Certified Scorekeeper• OHSAA Regional Tournament Referee• OHSBVA Tournament referee

President of OHSBVA :• Andy Feltz Head Coach, Columbus DeSales High School

Secretary• Marci Truex Head Coach, Pickerington North High School

Treasurer:• Vicki Phillips Assistant Coach, Westerville South High School

Regional Referee Coordinator/Rules Interpreter • Michael Chandler, mchand1895@yahoo.com USAV Regional Referee USAV National Scorekeeper PAVO State Referee PAVO Certified Scorekeeper OHSBVA State Tournament Referee OHSAA Regional Tournament Referee

Regional Coach Rep• Jay Cauley, Hilliard Davidson High School

Regional Referee Rep• Monique Huffman, VBRef@aol.com OHSAA State Tournament Referee OHSBVA State Tournament Referee

Regional Rules Interpreter• Tony Hines, aj.hines57@yahoo.com PAVO National Referee USAV National Referee and Scorekeeper NCAA Tournament Referee OHSBVA State Tournament Referee

Regional Coach Rep• Craig Erford, Archbishop Alter High School

Regional Referee Rep/Rules Interpreter• Michael Rolfes• natlref@fuse.net PAVO National Referee USAV National Referee and Scorekeeper OHSBVA Referee OHSAA Referee NCAA Tournament Referee

Regional Coach Rep• Sean Tierney, Elder High School

Regional Referee Rep/Rules Interpreter• Gary Hajek• garymhajek@gmail.com PAVO National Referee USAV National Referee NCAA Tournament Referee OHSBVA State Tournament Referee OHSAA State Tournament Referee

Regional Coach Rep• Matt Mihelic, Archbishop Hoban High School

LET’S NOT REINVENT THE WHEEL, LET’S

NOT FIX SOMETHING THAT’S NOT BROKEN, LET’S JUST MAKE IT

BETTER!

Must attend a rules interpretation meeting to referee OHSBVA matches

$20 registration fee for all referees Complete official’s registration form

or keep website updated with current information

OHSBVA rules are primarily NFHS rules but there are some key rule differences

OHSBVA allows some different techniques that are considered “best practices”

What are the major differences between boys’ and girls’ high school volleyball

Refresher on rule differences each year is critical

R2 signs to verify correct score• R2 can verify the score at the end of the

match Special time-out

• Referees may use up to 3 minutes for an injury timeout if the team does not have a TO, legal sub.

R2 times injury time• The R2 and scorekeeper will time injury

timeouts

R1/R2 may stop play for injured player

Signal Sequence • Result, Fault

R2 whistles fault mechanics Out off of which team R2 mechanics when whistling a net/centerline fault

Whistle, fault, number, mirror point with R1 R1 mechanics when R2 whistles

Mirror R2 Number, award point (Show number after R2 shows to R1)

End of sets Non-deciding set

• R1 will whistle the fault and use that sequence• Will then whistle and show end of set• Will then whistle again and signal switch of courts

Deciding Set• R1 will whistle the fault and use that sequence• Will then whistle and show end of set• Will then whistle again and signal teams to benches• R2 will whistle and hold the coin in air for captains

to report, then R2 WILL do the coin toss

• Illegal alignment signal used for a Libero replacement after whistle/signal for serve

• Illegal alignment signal communicates penalty assessed for failing to submit an accurate lineup

• Release teams to benches before deciding set coin toss while current floor captains come off end line for coin toss

• Coaches can’t stand behind bench or outside Libero replacement zone

• Coaches should keep out of sub zone during a set

Change in deciding set coin toss protocol• R2 conducts coin toss on R2 side near post• Teams go to end lines and are released to

bench as current captains on court are directed to the R2 for coin toss

In 2016, Libero jersey rule will change to make it easier to spot Libero from any angle on the court

Libero illegally on court is loss of rally

Change in net fault/foul Change in interpretation of center

line violation Substitutes being allowed to stand

outside end of bench or chairs and coaching staff with them

Officials no longer concerned about players changing shirts in public area

• Purpose: Identify officials for post-season

• Change some things such as coaches:– Rating every official with a “10”– Refusing to give a rating higher than “8”– Not knowing what to look during a match to

rate with– Losing team using ratings to punish referees – Rating with emotion instead of objectivity– “Threatening” referees with a bad rating

• Selection Committee

Being a strong referee means that we need to know our weaknesses.

Everyone has their own weaknesses• “Lets Make it Better” Section to help!

Recognize what you need to work on. Watch the best of the best Match facilitation vs. Personal

facilitation

Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best.-Tim Duncan

Facilitation: act of assisting or making easier the

progress or improvement of

something

Role of referees in a match Who is the match about? How do we “facilitate a match?”

• Draw an appropriate line.• Working with coaches – letting coaches coach

their teams but letting them not coach the referees

• Coaches can’t stand behind bench or outside Libero replacement zone

• Coaches should keep out of sub zone during a set

• Penalize “Disruptive Coaching”

“Answer questions, acknowledge statements and penalize

insanity.”

• Knowing the rules– Back-row attack vs. Back-row block– What institutes a back-row block vs. over the

net– Signal to use– Terminology

• Know who is where– Best practices– Tricks

• Safe Signal use– Net Height– Behind line

Referee Role in match? Call the obvious faults First ball

• Ugly is NOT illegal• Double contact is NOT illegal• Think was it caught or thrown

Who has to play that ball? Call what you can see

R2 can “facilitate” a match• Coach Control• Help calls• Pace of game• Making their calls

• Know everyone's duties and roles in the match• R2

– Let them make their calls, live or die.– Use their help

• Line Judges– Know what you can use them on and what you can’t– Are the R1’s “assistants”

• Scorekeepers– Use their help when needed– Match savers

WE ARE A TEAM……LET YOUR TEAMMATES DO THEIR JOB

THEN......

• Where do you want to go, how do you want to get there?

• Have you topped out? Do you Expect it?

How do you go from where you are to where you wanna be? And I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life. You have to have a dream, a goal. And you have to be willing to work for it.-Jimmy V

Do you want to be a “referee” or a “person”?

Know where officiating ranks in your life. Know your goals in life vs. goals in

officiating. Know what officiating means to you Officiating Family

If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something

special.-Jimmy V

<<<< East, West, North and South region referees enjoying dinner in Huntington, WV together

^^^^ East region referees Jim Hammar and Lucas Tuggle at Disney World in Orlando, FL

<<<< Referees Dan Litteral, Michael Rolfes and Mary Lou Singer sharing good times with fellow referees.

>>>> Referees Jeff Kline and Marc Rosen sharing a “special” time together!!! Was scared to ask what they were doing!!

I don't have to wait until the next morning to

regret something I did that was kinda dumb.

-Bobby Knight

Don’t be the quote, think before you act.

Interactions with coaches Social Media Uniform First Impressions Assignor “facilitation”

The objective of the referee is not to get mentioned. I tell a lot of young referees that not being mentioned is king. If you can achieve that, then its been a pretty good game.• Alan Lewis

You don’t notice the referee during the game unless he makes a bad call• Drew Curtis