SDFVOA

Prescribed Uniform and Equipment Standards

Uniforms

1. Blue “Certified Volleyball Official” uniform purchased from authorized vendor:

• Website: www.vbofficialsgear.com
• Email: vbofficialsgear@2020brands.com
• Phone: (877) 552-6141

2. Navy Blue pants.

• If pants have belt loops, a navy or black belt must be worn with pants.
  • Pants with belt loops are HIGHLY recommended.
• Pants MUST be made of a synthetic blend material (polyester, rayon, etc.) to avoid fading (no khaki/cotton pants).
•   Shorts are not allowed.

3. White shoes

• Shoes must be ALL white – logos or other trim must also be colored white.

4. White socks

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Equipment

• Rule book  (supplied at clinic after dues are paid, or have a digital copy readily available).
• Case book (supplied at clinic after dues are paid, or have a digital copy readily available).
• Watch or other time piece (stopwatch, pocket watch, etc. – no phones).
• (2) Whistles – Black + Pink.
  • Pink whistles may be worn during October – Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
• Red/Yellow cards.
• Coin (at least a half dollar sized coin – no pennies, nickels, dimes or quarters).
• Ball gauge.
• Ball pump.
• Net chain.
• Red/Blue/Black pen(s) and/or pencil(s) (at least 2 different colored pens and/or pencils).
• Small bag/pouch to hold above items.
  • Bag must be black, grey or navy colored.
• (2) Red/Pink Flags for Line Judges.

CIF San Diego Section Regular Season

1)     All assigned R1 Officials should reach out to your entire working crew 24 hours prior to your match. Please contact Summer (Assignor) and the Instructional Chair immediately if any issues arise with any members of your crew.

2)      Bring flags if you have them.

3)     The R1 & R2 should arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the scheduled match start time. Conduct the coin toss/pre-match conference 25 minutes prior to scheduled match start time.

4)     Work together as a crew, but the R1 will take the lead.

5)     R1’s will hold a pre-match conference with the crew to review match protocol and expectations, specifically reviewing the appropriate protocol for the Line Judges (time-outs, intermissions, etc.).

6)     Headsets are optional but everyone is encouraged to use them.

7)  Review a ‘court exit’ strategy for departure to your officials room immediately following the match.

8)  The R1 will initiate the post match meeting and this will be a positive meeting for all.  The audience for this meeting should be limited to the working crew and any Board members at the site or the lead official. You are also welcome to invite any other officials into your post match (at the discretion of the R1, and unanimous consent).  Remember the post-match conference is geared towards celebrating the achievements of the teams and the officials rather than a barrage of criticisms.  There may be some points of interest to work on but overall, the post-match meetings should be very positive.

9)  Be supportive of each other.  This is not a time to be overly critical.

10)  Have fun! Remember, you are there for the kids playing the sport we all love.

CIF San Diego Section Playoffs

1)     All assigned R1 Officials should reach out to your entire working crew 24 hours prior to your match. Please contact Summer (Assignor) and the Instructional Chair immediately if any issues arise with any members of your crew.

2)      Bring flags if you have them.

3)     The R1 & R2 should arrive at least 45 minutes prior to the scheduled match start time. Conduct the coin toss/pre-match conference 30 minutes prior to scheduled match start time.  All other assigned Officials should arrive 30 minutes prior to scheduled match start time.

4)     Work together as a crew, but the R1 will take the lead.

5)     R1’s will hold a pre-match conference with the crew to review match protocol and expectations, specifically reviewing the appropriate protocol for the Line Judges (time-outs, intermissions, etc.).

6)     Headsets are optional but everyone is encouraged to use them.

7)  Review a ‘court exit’ strategy for departure to your officials room immediately following the match.

8)  The R1 will initiate the post match meeting and this will be a positive meeting for all.  The audience for this meeting should be limited to the working crew and any Board members at the site or the lead official. You are also welcome to invite any other officials into your post match (at the discretion of the R1, and unanimous consent).  Remember the post-match conference is geared towards celebrating the achievements of the teams and the officials rather than a barrage of criticisms.  There may be some points of interest to work on but overall, the post-match meetings should be very positive.

9)  Be supportive of each other.  This is not a time to be overly critical.

10)  Have fun! Remember, you are there for the kids playing the sport we all love.

CIF San Diego Section Finals

WORKING OFFICIALS:

1)     All assigned R1 Officials should reach out to your entire working crew 48 hours prior to your match and remain in constant communication. Please contact Summer (Assignor) and the Instructional Chair immediately if any issues arise with any members of your crew.

2)     Arrive in business casual.  Do not arrive in your uniform. You will also leave in business casual or watch the next match in your business casual attire.  Bring flags if you have them.

3)     All locations have an officials changing and meeting rooms for use by Officials.

4)     All working Officials should watch the match you are not working (prior to and after your match) but at a minimum the R1 & R2 should arrive at least 90 minutes prior to scheduled match start time to conduct the coin toss + pre-match conference (this will be done in your business casual attire).  All other assigned Officials should arrive 60 minutes prior to scheduled match start time.

5)     The 25-minute clock will start when teams arrive on the court.

6)     There will be a pre-match march for players and officials, and you will be given further instructions on site.

7)     Work together as a crew, but the R1 will take the lead.

8)     R1’s will hold a pre-match conference with the crew to review match protocol and expectations, specifically reviewing the appropriate protocol for the Line Judges (time-outs, intermissions, etc.).

9)     Headsets are optional but everyone is encouraged to use them.

10)  Review a ‘court exit’ strategy for departure to your officials room immediately following the match.

11)  The R1 will initiate the post match meeting and this will be a positive meeting for all.  The audience for this meeting should be limited to the working crew and any Board members at the site or the lead official. You are also welcome to invite any other officials into your post match (at the discretion of the R1, and unanimous consent).  Remember the post-match conference is geared towards celebrating the achievements of the teams and the officials rather than a barrage of criticisms.  There may be some points of interest to work on but overall, the post-match meetings should be very positive.

12)  Be supportive of each other.  This is not a time to be overly critical.

13)  Have fun! Remember, you are there for the kids playing the sport we all love.

GUEST OFFICIALS:

1)     All active SDFVOA Officials will have their names on a list at the door for free entry into all CIF SDS Finals events.

2)     Please be mindful of working Officials, who will likely have a lot to do in addition to mental preparation prior to their match.

3)     Do not wear a uniform, dress is casual (neat and clean).

4)     You are there to learn, and to support fellow officials and the volleyball community in San Diego.

5)     All Officials (working & guest) should sit together, in the stands behind the scorers table.

CIF San Diego Section Warmup Protocol

1. Complete coin toss to determine serving team.

2. Serving team will have full court warmup first at 15:15 the second referee R2 will sound a warning whistle. (Do not let the Serving team enter the court early even if the receiving team has left the court)

3. At 15:00 on clock the horn will sound and the serving team will enter the court to start warmup. (The serving team must stay on their side of the net until the horn goes off)

4. At 9:15 on the clock the second referee R2 will sound a warning whistle (Do not let the Receiving team enter the court until the horn sounds even if the serving team has left the court early).

5. At 9:00 on the clock the horn will sound and the receiving team will enter the court (Officials help with this transfer and do not let serving team

continue to warm up).

6. At 3:15 on the clock a warning whistle will sound letting the team know warmup is coming to an end.

7. At 3:00 on the clock the horn will sound and the officials should get the team off of the court.