2016-17 USA Volleyball (revised August 2016) Indoor Officiating Training Modules & Exams Officiating Training Modules & Exams All are new or revised as the current season course work for officiating teams, scorers, and certified referees of all levels. Except as noted, modules will also be available on VRT, but there will be no capability to track completions. Exams are not available on VRT. Question? Send email to Steve Webster (steve@srwebster.com) and Kathy Ferraraccio (kathy@ferraraccio.com). Content is appropriate for 2016-17 SEASON-SPECIFIC MODULES 2016-17 Critical Rules & US17_101 NEW! Guide to critical rules and interpretations for 2016-17. Interpretations Provides direction to officials for the upcoming season. Designed referees of all levels and experienced scorers. 2016-17 Points of Emphasis for Recertifying Referees (Runtime: ~ 5 min) US17_105 NEW! Covers pre-season education for currently certified Provisional and, including new rules, frequent errors, etc. (Runtime: ~ 18 min) REFEREE EDUCATION (200-599) Junior Line Judge US17_201 Provides pre-season education for all junior players or adults who could serve as a line judge as part of a junior tournament officiating team. Includes pre-quiz and quiz. (Runtime: ~10 Junior Second Referee Junior Signals Junior First Referee US17_203 Provides pre-season education for all junior players or adults who could serve as a second referee as part of a junior tournament officiating team. Comes in two parts with Junior Signals. Includes pre-quiz and quiz. (Runtime: ~23 US17_205 Clinic intended as accompaniment to junior first and second referee modules (signals pulled out of those modules). Runtime: ~16 US17_207 Provides pre-season education for all junior players or adults who could be serving as a first referee as part of a junior tournament officiating team. Comes in two parts with Junior Signals. Includes pre-quiz and quiz. (Runtime: ~20
Official Uniform and US17_209 Covers required and optional attire and equipment for all Equipment officials. (Runtime: ~8 Ground Rules US17_211 Covers process for establishing ground rules. (Runtime: ~17 Pre-match Preparation and US17_213 Provides best practices for pre-match preparation and briefing Post-match Debrief plus territory to cover in post-match discussion. (Runtime: ~17 Signals US17_215 Explains the proper mechanics used to make all signals in US17_A Volleyball officiating. Runtime: ~27 min. Introduction to First Referee US17_217 Outlines duties of first referee before, during, and after play. Responsibilities (Runtime: ~13 Net & Center Line Rules US17_219 Outlines what should and should not be called as a net fault for the current season. (Runtime: ~10 Net Play US17_221 Explains legal and illegal attacks, back-row situations, and how they are to be judged. (Runtime: ~13 Libero Rules US17_223 Covers rules that govern the use of the Libero for junior and adult play. (Runtime: ~22 Introduction to Sanctions US17_225 Explains basic information on assessment of team and individual sanctions. (Runtime: ~8 Introduction to Second US17_227 Outlines duties of second referee before, during, and after play. Referee Responsibilities (Runtime: ~10 Time-outs and Substitutions US17_229 Explains and demonstrates proper techniques and mechanics for time-outs and substitutions. (Runtime: ~18 Sport Court Rules US17_231 Addresses rules for play when Sport Court is used as the playing surface. ~5 min. Officiating U14s US17_233 Highlights rule exceptions in place for refereeing U14 volleyball. (Runtime: ~9 Protests US17_235 Covers proper procedure referees should follow in protest Second Referee Transition & Positioning situations. (Runtime: ~10 US17_237 Explains and demonstrates current mechanics and techniques for second referee. Strongly recommended as part of recertification clinic. (Runtime: ~29
Alignment Basics: 5-1 US17_239 Overview of 5-1 serve receive patterns, highlighting potential positional faults, points of focus. (Runtime: ~ 19 The Art of Assessing US17_243 Is assessing a sanction black and white? What factors play into Sanctions these difficult decisions? (Runtime: ~ 10 Preventive Officiating US17_245 Considers the area of preventive officiating, from the moment you walk onto the court until the moment you leave the court at the end of the match. (Runtime: ~ 13 Getting Rated US17_251 Outlines best practices for preparing for and completing the rating process, regardless of desired certification. (Runtime: ~23 Health and Well-being US17_253 Are you really ready for the USAV season? A look at steps you can take to improve your performance as a referee. (Runtime: ~ 8 Officiating: Art or Science US17_255 Analyzes art of officiating versus science of officiating. (Runtime: ~7 Professionalism I US17_257 Outlines basics of officiating professionalism. (Runtime: ~6 Professionalism II US17_259 Explores recipe of professionalism for volleyball officials. (Runtime: ~8 Referee Platform US17_261 Explains national standards for referee platforms to ensure Requirements safety for all participants. (Runtime: ~3 You Know Volleyball Rules US17_263 Covers key rules and interpretations every volleyball coach and Or Do You? parent needs to know about USA Volleyball play, including protocols, rule differences from collegiate and high school. (Runtime: ~33 Handling Injuries US17_265 NEW! Outlines the proper ways to handle player injuries. (Runtime 11 Reaching Over the Net US17_267 NEW! Teaches the foundation and nuances of reaching over the net call through a series of video clips. (Runtime: 12 Second Referee Progressions US17_269 NEW! Outlines the mechanics and key points of focus for a Referee Interaction with second referee. (Runtime: 5 US17_271 NEW! Explores the coach-referee relationship and provides some best practices for smoothly addressing bench issues. (Runtime: 14
What Would You Do 2017? US17_273 NEW! Through video examples, explores a series of judgment calls (Runtime: 20 Taking Care of Business US17_275 NEW! Investigates some of the many details a referee must attend to during a tournament. Recommendations from head referees for points of focus for referees at convention center events. (Runtime: 10 Advanced Line Judge US17_298 NEW! Advanced techniques for both two- and four-person line Techniques judge configurations. Intended for line judges assigned to such events as USAV PVL, FIVB, and other high-level competitions Refereeing Sitting Volleyball SCORER EDUCATION Libero Control Libero Control (w/quiz) Scoring Basics Non-deciding Scoring Materials using USAV rules. (Runtime 18 US17_299 NEW! Introduction to the rule differences for this exciting and growing discipline. (Runtime 14 US17_601 Provides pre-season education for all junior and adult players who could be serving as an assistant scorer as part of a tournament officiating team. (Runtime: ~16 US17_601a Provides pre-season education for all junior and adult players who could be serving as an assistant scorer as part of a tournament officiating team. Includes pre-quiz and quiz. (Runtime: ~16 US17_605 Task-based approach to teaching scoring. Before the match, tracking servers, recording points, substitutions and time-outs, and completing the score sheet. Not a full set. Non-deciding set only. Includes pre-quiz and quiz. Perfect for use by junior scorers. (Runtime: ~25.) US17_607 Outlines materials needed to keep score in a volleyball match. (Runtime: ~ 6 Scoring Pre-set Information US17_609 Covers completing the parts of the score sheet to be filled out prior to play starting. (Runtime: ~ 14 Scoring Recording Points US17_611 Teaches the mechanics of tracking servers and recording points on the score sheet. (Runtime: ~ 10 Scoring Interruptions US17_613 Provides instruction on recording time-outs and substitutions on the score sheet. (Runtime: ~ 9
Scoring End of /Match US17_615 Covers how to complete the score sheet at the end of a set and of a match. (Runtime: ~ 4 Scoring Sanctions US17_617 Outlines how to record sanctions on the USA Volleyball score sheet. (Runtime: ~18 Scoring Deciding US17_619 Teaches the differences required on the deciding set score sheet (Runtime: ~7 Scoring Deciding US17_619a Task-based approach to teaching scoring. Focused only on (w/quiz) differences required by deciding set. No pre-quiz, but there is ending quiz. (Runtime: ~7 Scoring Special Situations US17_621 Addresses how to record unusual situations on the score sheet. (Runtime: ~18 Scoring Tip and Hints US17_623 Provides tips and hints for anyone keeping score. (Runtime: ~ 6 Basic Scoring Example US17_627 NEW! Example of a non-deciding set under typical circumstances. English and Spanish text and English voice over. (Runtime: ~6 EAMS (800-999) (Not open until after Oct. 15 and not available on VRT) Cram Session Practice rules exam Form C Rules Exam Form A Rules Exam National Rules Exam US17_800 NEW! User-driven practice exam to assist user with taking exams and rules familiarization. User may take as many practice exams as desired. US17_801 NEW! Exam targeted at entry level or relatively inexperienced referees. Bank of questions, 50 of which are delivered. Regions determine who should take exam. Little overlap with Form A questions. No limit on number of retries. Passing: 84%. US17_803 NEW! Exam targeted at experienced referees. Bank of questions, 50 of which are delivered. Regions determine who should take exam. Some overlap with questions from national rules exam. No limit on number of retries. Passing: 84%. US17_805 NEW! Required exam for all nationally certified referees and candidates. International, national, and junior national referees will be auto-enrolled in this exam. Bank of questions, 50 of which are delivered. Passing: 90% with 90 minute time limit. To be completed closed book. One retry is allowed. Content is appropriate for
Form C Scoring Exam US17_807 Exam targeted at entry level or relatively inexperienced scorers. Bank of questions, 50 of which are delivered. Regions determine who should take exam. Some overlap with Form A questions. No limit on number of retries. Passing: 84%. Form A Scoring Exam US17_809 Exam targeted at experienced scorers. Bank of questions, 50 of which are delivered. Regions determine who should take exam. Some overlap with questions from national scoring exam. No limit on number of retries. Passing is 84%. National Scoring Exam US17_811 Required exam for all nationally rated scorers and candidates. will be auto-enrolled in this exam. Bank of questions, 50 of which are delivered. Passing: 90% with 90 minute time limit. To be completed closed book. One retry is allowed. ADDITIONAL MODULES UNDER DEVELOPMENT (Delivery date TBD, but will not be available for Sept. 1. Not for inclusion in regional curriculum.) 2016-17 Pre-season Materials US17_107 NEW! Covers pre-season material national-level officials need to for National-level Officials have for the upcoming season. (Runtime: TBD) 2016-17 USAV National-level Referee Clinic 2016-16 USAV Referee Advancement Clinic 2016-17 National Scorer Clinic US17_109 NEW! Online version of clinic targeted at national-level referees. Used as reference for and to reinforce the required in-person clinic. (Runtime: TBD) US17_111 NEW! Clinic designed to assist training and advancement for referees of all levels. (Runtime: TBD) TBD Clinic for national scorers and national scorer candidates. Emphasis placed on duties performed at the Open National Championships. (Runtime: ~15
Recommended Core Curriculum Configurations JUNIORS Junior Scorer Scoring Basics, Nondeciding Scoring Deciding ADULTS Libero Tracking New Referee 2016-17 Critical Rules & Interpretations Official Uniform and Equipment Ground Rules Pre-match Preparation and Post-match Debrief Signals Introduction to First Referee Responsibilities Net and Center Line Rules Net Play Libero Rules Introduction to Sanctions Introduction to Second Referee Responsibilities Time-outs and Substitutions Professionalism I Form C Referee Exam Scoring Basics, Nondeciding Scoring Deciding Junior First Referee Junior Second Referee Junior Second Referee Junior First Referee Junior Signals Junior Second Referee Junior Signals Scoring Basics, Nondeciding Scoring Basics, Deciding Junior Line Judge Scoring Basics, Nondeciding Scoring Basics, Deciding Recertifying Referee New Professional Scorer Recertifying Scorer 2016-17 Critical Rules & Interpretations 2016-17 Points of Emphasis for Recertifying Referees Libero Control Scoring Materials Scoring Pre-set Information Scoring Recording Points Scoring Interruptions Scoring Basics Nondeciding Scoring Deciding Taking Care of Business Referee Interaction with Reaching Over the Net Form A Rules Exam Scoring End of /Match Scoring Sanctions Scoring Deciding Scoring Special Situations Scoring Tip and Hints Scoring Special Situations Scoring Tip and Hints National Referee Pre- Season Critical Rules & Interpretations 2016-17 16-17 National Referee Points of Emphasis