Referee

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• Referee
• Requirements
• Developed by Regina Sanders

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NTR Website Info

• Ntrvolleyball.org
• ?Juniors
• ?More Info
• ?NTRegion Handbook
• ?XII Annual Referee Certification
• ?XIV Annual Scorekeeping Certification
• ?XVI In Good Standing Junior National
• and National Referees

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• XV. IN GOOD STANDING POLICY FOR JUNIOR NATIONAL
  AND NATIONAL
• REFEREES AND SCOREKEEPERS
• To maintain good standing as a nationally
  certified official (national referee, national
• scorekeeper or junior national referee) you are
  responsible for meeting the following
  requirements each year
• A. Be a regular member of the NTRVA.
• B. Submit a copy of your graded exam to Kathy
  Ferarracio.

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• C. Provide service to the Region by completing
  one of the following every year
• 1. Conduct an NTRVA clinic.
• 2. Referee at any regional championships as
  scheduled by the referees chair.
• 3. Serve as a scorekeeper monitor at any
  regional championships as scheduled by the
  scorekeeper chair.
• 4. Submit 8 ratings for regional, provisional or
  in-process officials to referees chair.
• 5. Give-a-day rating officials as scheduled by
  the appropriate officials chair.
• 6. Serve as a member of the NTRVA Regional
  Rating Team. (Selected by Ref Chair)
• 7. Alternative forms of service which do not
  appear on this list may be substituted with prior
  approval of the appropriate officials chair.

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D. Must take an online exam (not written) and
obtain a passing score of 90, corrected to 100.
Test should be posted by Jan. 15. If exam is not
passed, must take form B and obtain a passing
score, also corrected to 100. (Referee chair
will schedule a monitored test site/time to
retake Form B, written test). These results must
be scored and sent to the national office by Feb.
15. Note Failure to complete agreed upon
commitments may result in the loss of an
officials good standing with NTRVA and may be
reported to the appropriate national committee
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• usavolleyball.org
• ?Rules/Officials
• ?Be an official

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• After certification by
• the National Commission
• for Evaluation and Develop-
• ment, a USA Volleyball
• National referee will be entitled (expected) to
  wear the official USA Volleyball National referee
  patch while officiating at USA Volleyball-sanction
  ed events. Patches will be worn at all North
  Texas Region Tournaments.

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Adult Opens

• A USA Volleyball National referee is authorized
  to officiate all USA Volleyball-sanctioned
  competition, and is qualified to officiate at the
  USA Volleyball Adult Open Championships.

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Maintaining Certification

• . Certification as a USA Volleyball National
  referee is valid for a period of three (3) years.
  To maintain certification, the referee must
• a. Officiate at the USA Volleyball Adult Open
  Championships in at least one year during the
  three-year certification period.
• b. Officiate at a USA Volleyball Junior
  Qualifying Tournament, the Starlings Tournament,
  the NIRSA Club Championships, the USA Volleyball
  Girls Invitational, a USA Volleyball Junior boys
  bid event, the USA Junior Olympic Volleyball
  Championships, or the USA Volleyball Adult Open
  Championships once during one of the remaining
  two years of the three-year period.
• c. Submit to re-evaluation by the National
  Commission for Evaluation and Development at any
  time while officiating at a USAV sanctioned
  event.

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• d. Each year, successfully complete Form A or B
  of the approved USA Volleyball rules examinations
  for referees, obtaining a minimum score of 90,
  using the closed-book method. USAV National
  referees must submit electronically by February
  15 to the Assistant Vice President, National
  Referee Commission. Note, region ddeadline to
  take the on-line test is Jan 15 to ensure
  adequate time to retake the written test if test
  score is less than 90. Failure to do so will
  result in the official being put on probation for
  the current year.
• e. Register annually on the NTR Volleyball
  website and remain an active referee in good
  standing with North Texas Region.
• f. Remit annual fees as levied by the Officials
  Division of USA Volleyball by the date
  established by that Division. Details about the
  fee can be obtained at www.usavolleyball.org/offic
  ials.

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Junior National

• After certification by the National Commission
  for Evaluation and Development, a USA Volleyball
  Junior National referee will be entitled
  (expected) to wear the official USA Volleyball
  Junior National referee patch while officiating
  at USA Volleyball-sanctioned events

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JOs

• A USA Volleyball Junior National referee is
  authorized to officiate all USA
  Volleyball-sanctioned competition within any of
  the USA Volleyball regions, including Junior
  Olympic Volleyball competition, and is qualified
  to officiate at the USA Junior Olympic Volleyball
  Championships. Junior National referees may also
  be requested to officiate at the USA Volleyball
  Adult Open Championships, as determined by the
  needs of the tournament and the Officials
  Division.
• www.usavolleyball.org
• has the dates and locations of these competitions
  posted.

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Maintaining Certification

• . Certification as a USA Volleyball Junior
  National referee is valid for a period of four
  (4) years. To maintain certification, the referee
  must
• a. Officiate at the USA Junior Olympic
  Volleyball Championships in at least two
  different years during each four-year
  certification period.
• b. Officiate at a USA Volleyball Junior
  Qualifying Tournament, the Starlings Tournament,
  the NIRSA Club Championships, the USA Girls
  Invitational, a USA Volleyball Junior Boys bid
  event, or the USA Junior Olympic Volleyball
  Championships during one of the remaining two
  years of the four-year period.

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c. Submit to re-evaluation by the National
Commission for Evaluation and Development at any
time while officiating at a USAV sanctioned
event. d. Each year, score a minimum of 90 on
Form A or B of the current USA Volleyball rules
examination for referees, using the closed-book
method. USAV Junior National referees must submit
have their results sent electronically by
January 15 to Kathy Ferraraccio
kferrarac_at_comcast.net If a score is less than
90, test B must be taken and scored manually by
Referee chair with results sent to national
office by Feb. 15. e. Register annually as a
member of a USA Volleyball region and remain an
active referee in good standing with his/her
RVA. f. Remit annual dues as levied by the
Officials Division of USA Volleyball by the date
established by the Division. Details about the
fee can be obtained at www.usavolleyball.org/offic
ials.
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Wanna Be a National Ref?

• To become certified as a USA Volleyball National
  referee, a candidate must
• 1. Have served as a certified USAV Junior
  National referee for at least one (1) year.

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Application

• 2. File the official application with the
  Director for National Referee Certification
  Evaluation. Application forms and
  instructions for completingthem are available at
  http//www.usavolleyball.org/RulesOfficials/appli
  cation.asp.
• An application fee of 150.00 payable to USAV
  National Referee Commission must accompany the
  application. (This will be refunded to you by the
  region upon successful completion of
  certification.)
• The mailing address is found within the
  instructions on the application.
• Application will request
• A list of conferences, levels, and number of
  collegiate matches officiated.
• A list of womens and mens USAV matches
• (list level of play and major tournaments)

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Candidates

• 3. Obtain the approval/signatures of the Regional
  Referee Chair, Regional Commissioner, and
  Regional Scorekeeper Chair on the appropriate
  application form.
• All interested candidates need to inform referee
  chair immediately (Dec. 22) to be added to the
  list of potential candidates.
• All potential candidates will be screened by an
  evaluation committee and informed of the selected
  candidates.

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• 4. Demonstrate proficiency as a scorekeeper by
  showing evidence of certification as a Regional,
  Junior National, or National scorekeeper, or by
  successfully completing the written scorekeeper
  examination if no scorekeeper certification
  program exists in the candidate's region.

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Timeline for Candidates

• Clinic---attend a clinic prior to first
  tournament scheduled in the region by Dec.31
• Register on Assign-by-Web prior to season
• Request name to be added to Advancement List
  (email ref chair) by Dec. 31
• Take Test A by Jan. 15
• Take form Bmonitored test by ref chair. Iif
  score is lt90
• Corrected test must be sent to Kathy Ferraraccio
  kferrarac_at_comcast.net Feb. 15
• Region will post selected candidates Jan. 31
• Candidates must download Application from USA
  website
• available after Jan 15
• Candidates must turn in forms for signatures
• (Commissioner, Ref Chair and Score Chair)

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TOURNAMENTS
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What You Can Expect
Food It must be declared whether or not food will
be provided. If food is to be provided it must be
declared how it will be done. Food may be
provided in one of three ways -- A credit at the
facility concession stand of no less than 10 if
the concession stand has sandwiches/hot food --A
per diem of 10 per day included in the payment
made to the official --A hospitality room with
food if the room includes sandwiches/hot food It
must be declared whether or not officials will be
allowed to bring food to a site in a cooler or
otherwise. Both of these declarations will be
made at the time the tournament is sanctioned.
You will be notified ahead of time by lead ref
what to expect. Hotels For a one day tournament,
a referee will be provided with a hotel room on
the night before the tournament if they live 60
or more miles away. For a two day (or more)
tournament, a referee will be provided with a
hotel room on the night before competition and
night between competitions if they live more than
60 miles away.
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North Texas Region USA Volleyball Referee
Compensation Provisional 17.00 Regional
19.00    Jr. National 23.00   
National 25.00 Internatl 27.00 Th
is is the minimum recommended level of pay for
tournaments. -- Three game matches (3 to 25) are
paid at 1.5 times rate. -- Games for tie breakers
are paid at .5 the match rate. Filling in for
Teams missing reffing duties If a referee has to
fill in because a team doesnt have enough
qualified people to be a ref team they will be
paid. This money should be paid by the Region out
of the fines that are levied against the team
that does not have a sufficient number of
qualified members to perform its referee duties.
The tournament director (site director) and head
referee are responsible for reporting this
information. Receipt of Payment Officials should
be paid no later than two weeks after the
completion of the tournament.
Approved by the NTR Board of Directors on
6/12/2006
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What We Expect

• Keep your availability calendar up-to-date.
• Show up on time for tournaments (If there is a
  conflict or emergency contact your lead
  official.)
• Look professionalwear correct uniform, including
  patch, groomed well
• Act professionalbe courteous, hard-working,
  efficient and flexible
• Be knowledgeable about the rules of the game
• Be able to graciously receive and incorporate
  constructive criticism
• Praise in public, admonish in private
• Be careful what you say in public

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Questions Answers

• Where is the tournament schedule posted?
• ntrvolleyball.org Juniors/Tourney Info
• Where are addresses for playing sites
• ntrvolleyball.org Resources/Directions
• How do I update my availability calendar on
  assign-by-web?
• Log into assignbyweb.com click Availability
  Calendar,
• dot the circle SHOW INSTRUCTIONS
• Where do I get my USAV number?
• Ntrvolleyball.org Registration/View
  Rosters/Officials
• How often am I expected to work?
• Depends on number of courts needing
  filled/availability on calendar
• Higher level officials have more criteria than
  provisionals. (See Maintaining Good
• Standing Criteria)
• How often should I expect to work?

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Other Questions?

• Check ntrvolleyball.org
• and assignbyweb.com/ntruv first
• If you do not find the answers you are looking
  for email ref chair

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To see photos of International, National, and
Junior National Officialsgo to

• Provisional, Regional Referee
• Power Point Presentation