PASUMALA, BENJIE D. - Officials' Duties and Responsibilities
PASUMALA, BENJIE D. - Officials' Duties and Responsibilities
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MENT
(HISTORY, EQUIPMENTS, SKILLS, UPDATED RULES)
EDUCA
TION) Submitted by:
BENJIE D. PASUMALA
JASMIN J. JAMERO
The 1st referee carries out his/her functions standing
The 1st referee directs the match from the start until the end.
on a referee's stand located at one end of the net on
He/ she has authority over all members of the refereeing corps
the opposite side to the scorer. His/her view must be and the members of the teams.
approximately 50 cm above the net. During the match his/her decisions are final. He/she is authorized
to overrule the decisions of other members of the refereeing
corps, if it is noticed that they are mistaken.
He/she may even replace a member of the refereeing corps who
is not performing his/her functions properly.
He/she also controls the work of the ball retrievers, floor wipers
and moppers.
He/she has the power to decide any matters involving the game,
including those not provided for in the rules.
He/she shall not permit any discussion about his/her decisions.
However, at the request of the game captain, the 1st referee will
give an explanation on the application or interpretation of the
rules upon which he/she has based the decision.
If the game captain does not agree with this explanation and
chooses to protest against such decision, he/she must
immediately reserve the right to file and record this protest at the
conclusion of the match. The 1st referee must authorize this right
of the game captain
The 1st referee is responsible for determining before and during
the match whether the playing area equipment and the
conditions meet playing requirements.
Responsibilities
o Prior to the match, the 1st referee:
inspects the conditions of the playing area, the balls and other
equipment;
performs the toss with the team captains;
controls the teams' warming-up.
o to decide upon:
the faults of the server and of the positions of the serving team,
including the screen;
the faults in playing the ball;
the faults above the net, and the faulty contact of the player with
the net, primarily on the attacker’s side;
the attack hit faults of the Libero and back-row players;
the completed attack hits made by a player on a ball above net
height coming from an overhand pass with fingers by the Libero
in his/ her front zone;
the ball crossing completely the lower space under the net;
the completed block by back row players or the attempted block
by the Libero.
the ball that crosses the net totally or partly outside of the
crossing space to the opponent’s court or contacts the antenna
on his/her side of the playing court.
i) the served ball and the 3rd hit passing over or outside the
antenna on his/ her side of the court
o At the end of the match, he/she checks the score sheet and signs
it.
2nd Referee
Location Authority
The 2nd referee performs his/her functions standing The 2nd referee is the assistant of the 1st referee, but has also
outside the playing court near the post, on the his/her own range of jurisdiction. Should the 1st referee become
opposite side of and facing the 1st referee. unable to continue his/her work, the 2nd referee may replace
him/her.
He/she may, without whistling, also signal faults outside his/her
range of jurisdiction, but may not insist on them to the 1st
referee.
He/she controls the work of the scorer(s).
He/she supervises the team members on the team bench and
reports their misconduct to the 1st referee.
He/she controls the players in the warm-up areas.
He/she authorizes the regular game interruptions, controls their
duration and rejects improper requests.
He/she controls the number of time-outs and substitutions used
by each team and reports the 2nd time-out and 5th and 6th
substitutions to the 1st referee and the coach concerned.
In the case of an injury of a player, he/she authorizes an
exceptional substitution or grants a 3-minute recovery time.
He/she checks the floor condition, mainly in the front zone.
He/she also checks, during the match, that the balls still fulfil the
regulations.
He/she supervises the team members in the penalty areas and
reports their misconduct to the 1st referee.
For FIVB, World and Official Competitions, the duties recorded
under 24.2.5 and 24.2.10 are carried out by the Reserve Referee.
Responsibilities
o At the start of each set, at the change of courts in the deciding set
and whenever necessary, the 2nd referee checks that the actual
positions of the players on the court correspond to those on the
line-up sheets.
o At the end of the match, he/she checks and signs the score sheet.
Scorer
Location Responsibilities
The scorer performs his/her functions seated at the o He/she fills in the score sheet according to the rules, co-operating
scorer's table on the opposite side of the court from with the 2nd referee.
and facing the 1st referee.
o He/she uses a buzzer or other sound device to notify irregularities
or give signals to the referees on the basis of his/her
responsibilities.