TEST YOURSELF

In each of the following you are given a situation and possible answer(s). You are to decide which answer(s) are correct for NFHS, NCAA or USAV rules, which might vary. Solutions: p. 85.

1. During the first set, A1 receives a red card penalty for arguing ballhandling calls. During the second set, A1 again argues with the first referee about a ballhandling decision. What is the correct penalty?

a. Individual yellow or red card assessed to A1 at the discretion of the referees.

b. A1 is expelled from the set and team B is awarded loss of rally/point.

c. A1 is expelled from the set with no other consequences.

d. A1 is disqualified from the match and team B is awarded loss of rally/point.

2. Following the match, the first referee signs the scoresheet.

a. True.

b. False.

3. Which of the following actions is illegal when the ball is completely on the opponent’s side of the net?

a. Blocking a ball simultaneously with the opponent’s attack-hit.

b. Blocking a ball after the opponent’s attack-hit.

c. Blocking a ball that is falling near the net when no member of the attacking team can make a play on it.

d. Blocking a ball after the opponents have completed their three hits.

4. At the beginning of the second set, team A is sanctioned with a delay warning for failing to submit a lineup at least 30 seconds before the expiration of the interval between sets. Later in the same set, team A’s coach requests a lineup check after the first referee’s whistle for service.

a. The team is issued a delay penalty.

b. The team is issued an improper request.

c. No penalty if the request is not recognized by the referees.

d. The team is charged with a timeout.

the number to the correct number without penalty in NFHS and USAV (NFHS 7-1-4a-2; USAV 7.3.5.1). In NCAA, the team must play without a libero for that set — not to be confused with not listing a libero and then confirming who the libero will be during lineup checks (10.1.1.3).

Lineup Lists Duplicate Number for Libero and Starting Player

There are teams that will use more than one libero during a match. And sometimes when the libero is changed, the libero’s number will accidentally be listed as both a libero and a starting position. There are a couple of ways to correct this situation before the set starts to get the lineup legal. If the duplicate number is to be a starting player, another player can immediately be designated as the libero with no penalty, as shown in PlayPic C. If the duplicate number is to be the libero, a substitution is used to correct the starting lineup in NFHS and NCAA, as shown in PlayPic D. In USAV, the coach may correct the duplicate number where the libero’s number was incorrectly listed without penalty (NFHS 7-1-4b-1, 2; NCAA 10.1.1.10; USAV 7.3.4 Exc.).

As second referee, take your time and check the lineups when they are submitted. Many mistakes can be corrected immediately and preventive officiating will keep you from having to enforce punitive penalties once the set starts. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Brad Tittrington is an associate editor for Referee. He referees college and high school volleyball, umpires D-I softball and officiates women’s college and high school basketball and high school football. *