Umpire Action: Team A has already contacted the ball three times and the ball clearly isn’t going over the net.Referee has agreed to be alert (awareness of partner movement) to pick up this type of helping information. Umpire has agreed to step out big to be very visible on this call. When a ball has already been contacted three times and the next contact will result in the team’s fourth hit, the referee has asked the umpire to show 4-hits to confirm for the referee that the next contact will be the team’s fourth hit.Informal Signals 4 hits – Scenario 1 “Third team hit not going over the net” Another is a 3rd hit tape shot that goes out of bounds – off the block or off the attack? Attack-antenna-block or attack-block-antenna is one situation. Moving to the side of the team that lost a rally can be exactly the help the referee needs on a bang-bang play in particular.To do this requires the umpire to have an opinion regarding which team lost a rally. An umpire can help the referee on plays where the referee is unsure of what happened and needs to be led.Informal Signals Guidance: A Very Good Practice to Follow: Possible position switch on the serving team.Ball down/in, ball out, and ball touched out.Prolonged contact, below-the-waist contact, or assisted hit.Informal Signals Show only play-ending information such as: Only play-ending information should be shown.Informal signals should reflect the pre-match agreements regarding what the umpire will signal the referee.Additional time needed by scoretable support staff (readiness issue).Informal Signals The referee and umpire should be in a constant scan mode, looking for such things as: The referee and umpire should be in a constant scan mode.The referee is responsible for scanning the officiating crew on every play to take in all available information before making a decision.Informal signals are a key communication tools for the officiating crew.Keep an open mind toward assimilating these informal signals into your officiating since they can help you and your partner get the calls right!.Learning more effective use of informal signals can help facilitate the matches that you officiate.Making a Commitment toward Becoming a Better VB Official Guidance In its search for improving high school girls’ volleyball, the NFHS includes representatives of USAV and PAVO at its annual meeting where rules, mechanics and instructional techniques are discussed. OVERVIEW Much of the information on informal signaling and how it can benefit matches has been developed over time from other volleyball sources – USA Volleyball (USAV) and, for college women’s volleyball, PAVO (the Professional Association of Volleyball Officials). This comes over time from other volleyball officiating venues. There is additional information regarding how informal signals help the referee and umpire get the calls right. After reporting and if no free throws are to be attempted, the official will turn from the table and indicate the throw-in spot to resume play.OVERVIEW A lot of good information about using informal signals is available in the 2007-08 NFHS Volleyball Rules Book and the 2007-08 NFHS Volleyball Case Book and Manual.If the foul is a team control foul, after the official signals the specific type of foul, the official will turn and signal such with an extended arm, closed fist parallel to the table and side line, indicating no free throws will be attempted.If the team is in the bonus for the seventh, eight of ninth foul, indicate the bonus situation raising both hands and display a raised index finger on each hand.If one, two or three free throws are to be attempted, indicate the number of free throws by using one hand.Indicate the type of foul using the proper signal.The scorer will view the number in a left-to-right sequence.When reporting, the official shall verbalize the number as twenty-four not two-four.The digits of the number should be displayed at the same time.The official shall extend the arms shoulder high towards the table to display the numbers.
The official’s right hand will indicate the first digit of the number or the tens and the left hand will indicate the second digit of the number or the ones.The Official shall report fouls to the scorer by using two hands to display the jersey number of the person who committed the foul.Indicate the color of the jersey for the player who fouled.Make sure that you have the attention of the scorer prior to giving the numbers.