FACILITATING
AND
OFFICIATING
VOLLEYBALL
WHAT IS
FACILITATING?
FACILITATING
Guides the team and
discover ways to address
challenges and maintain
safety and trust among
members.
WHAT IS
OFFICIATING?
OFFICIATING
OFFICIALS
❖Controls the actual play or
competition and
administers the rules and
laws of the sport to ensure
the proper conduct of a
sporting fixture in a safe
environment.
FACILITATING
AND OFFICIATING
VOLLEYBALL
FIRST REFEREE
"UP-Referee"
▪ Official In charge
Whistle any violations
Giving sanctions
Supporting referee mainly by fouls that occur
SECOND REFEREE under the net. Also, team rotation, foot faults and
the player being substituted.
• Concerned with matters such as keeping time,
SECOND REFEREE assisting the first referee in making
calls, administering substitutions and verbally
communicating with team coaches.
LINE JUDGES
• ball lands in
• the ball lands out
• the ball hits an object out of play
• the ball crosses the net outside the
antennae
• the ball hits the antennae
• server foot faults
SCORER
• The official scorer keeps
track of the score
throughout the volleyball
game and they also note
down all the players'
names.
HAND SIGNALS
IN OFFICIATING
A VOLLEYBALL
1. Serve/Authorization
to Serve
• Start with the arm straight out from the shoulder.
The arm is also parallel to the floor. Hand is open
with the palm facing forward. Whistle first, then
signal.
2. Ball's Out
• Raising both arms while keeping
the upper arms parallel the floor.
The forearms are perpendicular to
the floor with elbows kept at a 90
degree angle.
3. Ball's In
• Extending the arm with hand open
toward the court. The arm should
be 45 degrees away from the
body. Point near the intersection of
the attack line and sideline.
4. Over the Net/ Over Reaching
If a player touches the ball or an
opponent in the opponent's space
before or during the opponent's
attack hit, the referee, places a
hand above the net, palm facing
downwards.
5. Net Service
• The serve or a player touches
the net.
6. Illegal Attack
• The referee would place their forearm
out in front of them with their palm
facing upwards. The referee would
then move their palm upwards to
signify an illegal hit has occurred.
7. Illegal Block/Screening
• If a player makes a blocking fault, the
referee raises both arms vertically,
palms forward.
8. Ball Touched
• If the ball touches a player and
subsequently lands on the ground on
their side of the court, the referee
brush the finger tips once with fingers
of opposite hand.
9. Line Violation
• Extending your arm and pointing with
the index finger to the middle of the
line.
Use the arm on the side of the team
that committed the fault and the signal
should be stationary. There is no
sweeping motion of the arm hand or
finger.
10. 4 Hits
11. Double Contact
• Raise your arm with the first two
fingers extended.
• It's the arm on the side of the net
where the fault occurred.
• Signal slightly to the side and above
the head. Not directly in front of you.
12. Substitution
The referee will show that a substitution
is taking place by placing their arms
horizontally one over the other. They
will then rotate their arms in a spin cycle
motion to signify that a swap or rotation
in the line up has occurred.
13. Replay/Re-serve
/Let
• If two or more faults are
committed by opponents
simultaneously, a double
fault is called and the rally
is replayed, signaled by the
ref raising both thumbs
vertically.
14. Time-Out
• If a player or team requests a time-out the
officials will signify this by creating a T
using their hands.
• This T will be displayed at head level to
ensure all players can visibly see it.
• After the T is displayed the official will
point to the side which has called the timeout
so it can be noted down on the score sheet.
15. Sanctioned Card • Misconduct Warning- If a team
member performs incorrect
conduct towards officials,
opponents, teammates or
spectators, they are shown a
yellow card as a warning.
• Misconduct Penalty- The first
rude conduct in the match by any
team member is penalized with a
point and service to the
opponent. The referee signals
this by showing a red card.
15. Sanctioned
Card
• Expulsion- The first
offensive conduct by a
team member, or the
second rude conduct, is
sanctioned by expulsion
with no other
consequences. The referee
signals by showing both
cards jointly.
15. Sanctioned
Card
• Disqualification- The first
physical attack or implied or
threatened aggression, or the second
offensive conduct by a team
member, or the third rude conduct,
is sanctioned by expulsion with no
other consequences. The referee
signals by showing red and yellow
cards separately.
16. Illegal Rotation
Players not being positioned
correctly on the court at
service.
17. End of
Set/Change Court
• The end of the game is indicated by the 1st
referee taking both arms and crossing them
across the chest to form an X shape with the
arms.
• After the referee has signaled the end of the
set they will place one arm in front of them
and the other arm behind them.
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