following the hand signal of the first referee, the team to serve.If a fault is whistled by the second referee, he/she will indicate: If a fault is whistled by the first referee, the second referee will follow the first referee’s hand signals by repeating them. (no space on scoresheet at present)Ī directive from the Referee Commission has updated the rules – previous rules have been striked through. at the end of the match, he/she signs the scoresheet.controls players in the warm-up areas.supervises players in the penalty areas and reportss their misconduct to the first referee.checks during the match that the balls still fulfill the regulations.In the rules, but almost irrelevant in the EDVA:.checks the floor condition, mainly in the front zone.authorises an exceptional substitution or grants a 3 minute recovery time.controls number of time-outs and substitutions used by each team and reports the 2nd time-out and 5th & 6th substitutions to the first referee (and the coach concerned).authorises interruptions, controls their duration and rejects improper requests.supervises the team members on the team bench and reports their misconduct to the first referee.faults above the nets and at its upper part.May, without whistling, signal faults outside his/her jurisdiction, but may not insist on them to the first referee.with the first referee, signals the end of the rally.?the completed attack hit made by a player on a ball above the net height coming from an overhand pass with fingers by the Libero in his/her front zone.the attack hit fault by back row players of by the Libero. Counting The referee indicates he is counting for a timed violation by moving his hand back and forth from the middle of the chest to straight in front continuously.the completed block by back row players or the attempted block by the Libero.when the ball is out of play, may blow the whistle to indicate they authorise or reject a team request.(not mentioned in first referee’s specification!) the contact of the ball with an outside object.
penetration into the opponent’s court, and space under the net.Predominantly second referee’s job (although first referee can blow for anything):.During the match, the second referee decides, whistles and signals:.at the start of each set and change of courts in the deciding set, checks positions of players on court against rotation sheets.If you feel any of this is wrong, please email me. This guide has been cobbled from the rule-book. It is actually quite difficult to figure out from the rule book what the second referee’s job is, hopefully this condensation will help. It may no longer be relevant The Second Referee