The clinics and fellowships are over and the
regular season for everyone has begun! We have had a great turnout for
referee candidates among both adults and juniors. As this edition of DIGS
goes to print, there are 295 certified Recreation, Provisional, Regional,
Junior National, National, and International referees in the Chesapeake
Region. So far this season, more than 350 individuals have attended the
Youth/Junior referee clinics and qualified to officiate in Junior Girls’
competitions. Congratulations to all!
I have heard reports that some individuals
may have been refereeing or scorekeeping without certification. I hope
these reports are only rumors. As always, anyone who referees or scorekeeps
without certification WILL BE FOUND by our scoresheet monitors. Sue Wainio-Oato
and I would prefer not to have an incident of uncertified officiating by
a team referee or scorekeeper keep a team out of Regional competition.
If you are uncertain about your referee status, please contact me immediately,
preferably via e-mail lawrence.h.liden@bge.com
, or phone (410-787-5107 work or 410-551-4799 home).
Remember to check in with the Head Referee
at each tournament in which your team may be playing. Schedules can
change at a moment’s notice, as we all know. Please be prepared to begin
working as soon as you arrive at the playing venue. The referee work schedule
should be posted conspicuously near the Head Referee’s homebase.
NEW PROVISIONAL REFEREES: Congratulations
to the newest group of referees who have completed their certification
requirements for the PROVISIONAL rating: Robert Sell, Achara Chivavibul,
Robert Corley, Chris Davis, Matthew Fleming, Caroline Gaulke, Christine
Hines, Ward Kostek, Donald Lees, William List, Theresa Preslik, David
Ramos, Madge Salazar, Lee Shontere, Sharon Walker, Aaron Weitzman, Nicole
Zinkham, Eric Burak, Helen Derwin, Philip Huang, TamThanh Huang, Joseph
Wrzalik, Peter Went, Richard Wheatley, Cindy Burke, Mark Frymire, Christine
Grimstead, Hau Mai, Rita McPheeters, Mark Nash, Guy Nerad, Beth Pflug,
John Pham, Peter Pham, James Pontious, Shannon Saltzman, Clyde Sedgwick,
Annmarie Swope, Michael Thompson, Ashlee Van Horssen, Nancy Vu, Diane Paterline,
Shannon Cianelli, and Karen Goodwin.
NEW REGIONAL REFEREES: Congratulations
to the ten individuals who were recently upgraded to Regional referees:
Rodney Anderson, Monika Deckers, Bill DeVuono, Johnny Hsiung, Craig Keiki,
Joe Konrade, Jim Kriebel, Chuck Markus, Otto Peelen, and Brant Scalan.
CERTIFICATION PROCESS AND REQUIREMENTS:
There seems to be some lack of understanding about the certification
requirements for referees. Unlike the Regional scorekeeper certification,
which is renewed every two (2) years, ALL referees and candidates must
(re)certify each year. The (re)certification process includes
[1] attendance at either an ABO or USAV referee rules interpretation
clinic;
[2] PASSING the annual referee exam;
[3] obtaining the requisite number of passing ratings (for new and existing
referees), and
[4] maintaining your scorekeeper certification. Do not attempt
to keep score or referee if you have not completed these requirements this
season!
RECERTIFYING REFEREES:
To maintain certification, all referees must obtain two evaluations/ratings
during the regular season. You may do this by identifying yourself to the
Head Referee when you arrive at a tournament. The Head Referee will schedule
you for two (2) assignments:
The Head Referee will conduct (or assign someone
to conduct) your rating. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are
getting these yearly reviews!!
OFFICIALS HOME PAGE: Charles
Ezigbo and Corny Galdones have been masterful in providing a great forum
and mountains of training material on the CHRVA Officials’ Home page. Check
out on this site on the Internet at: http://www.erols.com/chezi/officials/home_page.htm.
You will find more information than you can absorb in an entire day of
reading. There is information on volleyball officiating in other regions,
as well as in Chesapeake.
CHESAPEAKE REGION REFEREE ASSIGNOR:
Those of you who are looking to work a tournament or two (or four) should
give Mary Anne Creech a call (at 703-904-9250) or e-mail (at creech@erols.com).
Mary Anne is our assignor for this season and she has lots of opportunities
for you to work USA Volleyball tournaments. If you are interested, please
call Mary Anne. We can use the help, especially now that the Junior Girls
have begun their season.
RULE INTERPRETATIONS: If you
have a question about a rule interpretation, contact Wil Creech (at 703-904-9250;
creech@erols.com) for clarification. There
have been a couple of clarifications so far this year. Most notable
are the following:
“Temporary Service Zone and Player Position” -Players must be on the
court, defined by the center, side and end lines, at the moment of service,
except for the server. On courts where there is a “temporary” service zone
that extends into the regulation court, players other than the server may
be in that “temporary” service zone, as long as they are inside the boundaries
of the regulation court. Facilities in which this may occur are Middle
River and Volleyball House (courts 4, 5, and 6).
“Uniform Numbers” - Several teams and individuals have asked about the
requirements for the uniform numbers on players’ jerseys. Please refer
to Rule 5.1.3 in the 1997-98 (or the 96-97) rule book for the specifics
of the placement of numbers on the jerseys. Be advised, however,
that it is our Region’s policy that we are not going to bash a team because
the numbers are not exactly located as prescribed in the Rules. However,
the numbers must be located so that they are visible to the scorekeeper
and both referees. Jersey numbers should also be a minimum height
of four inches on the front and six inches high on the back of the jerseys.
All numbers MUST be a “different and contrasting color” than the jersey.
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