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MONTANA OFFICIALS ASSOCIATIONVOLLEYBALL STUDY CLUB OUTLINES2013-14LESSON #2NAME_______________________________________________________________________________CLUB________________________________________ DATE__________________________________I. Volleyball Officials Manual: The 2013-14 NFHS Volleyball Case Book and Officials Manualhas major revisions within the Officials Manual. The new officials signal sequence is addressedthroughout and all other new mechanics and protocols are detailed. A number of new illustrationsand diagrams have been added, while existing diagrams have been revisited and improved.Several mechanics changes, responsibilities and expectations for line judges are now included.Officials will find this revised manual to be more specific in all areas of the officials’ mechanics,protocols and communication. The manual has in-depth information on officials’ responsibilitiesand provides a solid foundation for all volleyball referees, line judges and the school’s scorer andlibero tracker. For the 2013-14 Volleyball Season, the NFHS Volleyball Committee approved thefollowing Ad Hoc Officials Manual items of an editorial nature related to officials’ mechanics andone rule change also related to officials’ mechanics. Please review and discuss.1. The following protocol will be used for the positions of the officiating crew for the NationalAnthem and introduction of players.At the end of the timed warm-up, both referees and the two line judges walk across thecourt.The first referee and one line judge should be on the left side of the net (looking from theofficials’ table), first referee closest to the net.The second referee and one line judge should be on the right side of the net (looking fromthe officials’ table), second referee closest to the net.All four officials should face the flag and stand at attention during the National Anthem.All four officials should face the court during player introductions.At the completion of player introductions, the first referee should take a step toward thecourt, whistle and beckon both teams onto the court to shake hands.The line judges go to their respective corners.The first referee takes a position on the referee’s platform while the second refereecrosses the court to check the lineups (See Diagram 2 on page 60 of the 2013-14Volleyball Case Book and Officials Manual)See pages 59-60 of the 2013-14 Volleyball Case Book and Officials Manual for thisinformation.2. When the first referee whistles, signals end-of-set and directs teams to their appropriate teambenches, the second referee shall remain facing the court to monitor the exchange of courts.The second referee instructs the timer to start the three-minute clock, initials the scoresheetand collects the new lineups for the next set.See page 70 of the 2013-14 Volleyball Case Book and Officials Manual for thisinformation.3. The lineups shall not be made available to anyone except the official scorer and official liberotracker until they have been recorded on the scoresheet, the deadline has passed and thelineups cannot be changed. At this time, the visiting team may record this same information atthe officials’ table.See page 53 of the 2013-14 Volleyball Case Book and Officials Manual for thisinformation.