All clinics have been completed for the 2008 Season

Officials Information Sheet
08 Rule Changes 
Conducting A Match
07-08 USAV/NCAA Rule Comparisons
07-08 USAV/NFHS Rule Comparisons
 
Getting certified as a Referee:

To become a certified Hoosier Region/USAV referee, you must:

1. Join the Hoosier Region Volleyball Association. 08 Membership Form
2. Attend an official’s clinic.
3. Be rated on your officiating as both an R1 and R2.Rating Form Doc.

You can now take the officiating test online at www.yankee.org/usavref/usavtest/. The password for our region is HOP855.  (Please take the test on line before attending a clinic)

1. New officials should take the 'C' test.
2. Regional or higher officials should take the 'A' test.
3. Provisional officials who want to move up to regional should take the 'A' test.

For more information, contact Terry Sweasy, referee chair, at 812-579-5442 (phone) or by email at Sweasy@hotmail.com .

Getting certified as a scorekeeper:

Provisional scorekeeper

1. Join the Hoosier Region Volleyball Association.
2. Attend a clinic annually covering techniques and procedures of scorekeeping for USA Volleyball substitution rules.
3. Complete Scorekeeping Test B, corrected to 100%.
4. Score one match and submit the scoresheet to the Hoosier Region scorekeeping chair.
5. Complete above requirements before the Hoosier Region Juniors Regional Championships.

The following additional rules apply to provisional scorekeepers:

• Provisional certification expires at the end of the current season.
• A Provisional scorekeeper must be certified in this capacity for one year prior to applying for Regional certification.
• A Provisional scorekeeper shall automatically carry Junior scorekeeper certification.

Regional scorekeeper

To become certified or recertified as a Regional scorekeeper, a candidate must:

1. Join the Hoosier Region Volleyball Association.
2. Attend a clinic annually covering techniques and procedures of scorekeeping for USA Volleyball substitution rules.
3. Complete Scorekeeping Test A, corrected to 100%.
4. Score two matches and submit the scoresheets to the Hoosier Region scorekeeping chair.
5. Complete above requirements before the Hoosier Region Juniors Regional Championships.

All Junior National and National referees shall also complete the Scorekeeping Practical Exam and submit it to the region scorekeeping chair.

Special region certification for junior players:

The Hoosier Region offers a special region certification for junior players. This is a region certification only; it will be accepted at Hoosier Region events but not at events in other regions. This certification is good for two years.

Below are links to rating sheets for both Junior R2 certification and Junior Scorekeeping.

• Junior R2 Certification.pdf
• Junior Scorekeeping Certification.pdf

We suggest that at least two players from each team in your club be certified. Once the players who are to be certified have received appropriate training, they can take a copy of the rating sheet with them to their next tournament. When it is time for their team to officiate, they can give the rating sheet to the official working that match. That official will then rate them during the match they are working. We will be instructing officials during our region officiating clinics that they are to take the time to rate the junior player.

After the rating has taken place, the official will give the form back to the player. The club director or the coach then needs to send the rating sheet to Terry Sweasy. Please send several at a time. A master list will be kept of all junior players who have been certified.

For this to work, club directors must commit to training players on the proper techniques for R2 officiating and the correct way to keep score. We have developed a presentation (on CD) covering line judging, R2, and scorekeeping that can be purchased for $10. The CD can be used by you to train your players. Contact either Terry Sweasy or Rod Rodriguez to purchase the CD.

You can also hire a certified official to come in and train your players. This would be a contract between you and the official. Neither the Hoosier Region nor the referee and scorekeeper chairs will be involved in this process.

Officiating is a part of the game for junior players. Club directors and coaches must ensure that players are committed to doing a good job when they are required to assist in officiating a match.

Terry L. Sweasy
Hoosier Region referee chair
13551 E 300 S
Columbus , Indiana 47203
812-579-5442 (phone/fax)
Sweasy@hotmail.com

Rod Rodriguez
Hoosier Region scorekeeping chair
12816 Vicki Lane
Granger, Indiana 46530
574-277-3168 (phone & fax)
rod-rodriguez@usa.net