By becoming al USA Volleyball certified referee, , you have the opportunity to stay connected with USA Volleyball in many ways and continue to play a huge part in the sport you love. Create your own flexible schedule, work with your friends and work closely with a mentor to enhance your skills. And, no matter where you move in the country, we always need referees.
We make it easy to get started (details below)…
- Become a member of the New England Region of USAV Volleyball.
- View online or New Referee Clinic.
- Attend one of our live virtual officiating clinics
- Be evaluated and trained as a referee at one of .our tournaments.
Please send any questions to Steven Webster, NERVA Officials chair, steve@srwebster.com.
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To become a USA Volleyball certified referee, there are four core components that have to occur every year – membership, online clinic, virtual classroom session, and practical.
Become a member of the New England Region of USA Volleyball. NOTE: To referee USAV events, you will also need to have passed a USAV background check and complete the SafeSport Training as required by the USOC. To launch that process, click button at the bottom of this page.
- Register for the NERVA New Referee Clinic through the USAV Academy, which includes a referee exam (can be done open book).
- In USAV membership database, click on Household, your membership, and then View Details.
- To jump to the learning environment, click USAV Academy in upper right corner of screen.
- Click on Content Library and then the NERVA New Referee Clinic. Complete all of the components of the course.
(For more, go to https://help.usavolleyballacademy.org/KB/View/134-how-do-i-get-to-the-usav-academy)
- Complete the elements of NERVA New Referee Clinic
- The clinic consists of online modules, exams, and a live virtual classroom session. Dates for the virtual classroom session are not yet set. Stay tuned for that.
- On your own, do some practice refereeing (local leagues are great here).
- Once you have completed the coursework and you are comfortable as a first and second referee, arrange to be evaluated at a tournament. To do this, reach out to Eric Ngai (eguyinnyc@yahoo.com), who will work with you to identify available tournament
What we can’t do online is help you practice and get skilled at blowing a whistle, knowing the sport, and actually DOING the job. There is no substitute for time on task. This is something you need to do in venues that are convenient to you and your life. If you need some help finding locales, please drop me a line.
But, the old adage certainly applies, “How do you get to Lincoln Center? Practice, practice, practice.”