Whistle to stop play Signal nature of fault (and player at fault, if necessary.

Illegal back row attacks net and center line violations Ball down (pancakes attempts etc.) Ball outside antenna Players out of rotation Substitutes & time outs R2 Does not Call 4 hits foot faults touches (until asked by R1) judgment calls (lifts, doubles) Verifies line-ups for each team before each set Mimics all signals of R1except a ball served into the net Discreetly signals violations blocked from R1’s view Oversees scorekeeper and assistant scorekeeper Authorizes and controls time-outs and substitutions Visually & verbally notifies coach when 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th substitutions are used and visually notifies R1 Visually & verbally notifies the head coach after the 2nd team time out is used & visually notifies the R1 Whistles prohibited player contact with the net and antennas (on both the R1 and R2 sides of the court) Supervises injury situationsģ Second Referee Duties Whistles if ball strikes antenna on R2’s side of court may assist R1with a ball crossing behind the R1 by showing “out” sign discreetly R2 should not whistle ball behind R1 Whistles center line violations Whistles positional faults (out of rotation) of the receiving team Whistles illegal back row attacks (signal to R1 first) Whistles a down ball contacting the floor (signal to R1 first)Ĥ Second Referee Duties Stops play for balls crossing the net outside the R2’s antenna Stops play when a ball contacts an object/equipment outside the antenna Communicates with R1during match Uses 2 upraised palms to give the court back to R1 after subs, time outs etc.ĥ Second Referee Calls R2 Calls R2 Does not Call USA Volleyball Rules Prepared by Celia Serine, Business Director, J-Stroke Volleyball Club (Not A Product of USA Volleyball)

Volleyball hand signals line violation