Below you will find information on the  Junior Officiating Team training and tools required for junior athletes and clubs in the New England Region.

A Junior Officiating Team (or Work Team) consists of the members of a junior’s team who are part of the tournament officiating crew during a team’s assigned work matches. New England policy requires that every Junior Officiating Team be trained before they participate in a match as part of the officiating crew.

The 23-24 training courses will be automatically loaded into each Junior player’s account in October.

CONTACT INFO
Tim Velozo, Official’s Chair
E: officials@nevolleyball.org

GOALS

This program’s primary objective is to enhance the officiating skills of youth volleyball players within the New England Region Volleyball Association (NERVA) when they work as part of a team during USAV-sponsored volleyball tournaments—ultimately boosting their confidence in their roles.

OVERVIEW

  • Do you look forward to your team’s work assignments at a tournament?
  • Do you consider yourself one of the best second referees or scorers around?
  • Maybe you would like to work as a paid referee when you are old enough.

If so, you may wish to become a Certified Junior Regional Official as a 2nd Referee or a Scorer.

TO BECOME CERTIFIED

Here are the three (3) steps to becoming a certified junior second referee or scorer:

  1. Sign up here: Junior Regional Referee Registration Form
  2. Complete the designated USAV Academy Training Courses
    • For Second Referees: NE24_12 USAV JR R2 Training
    • For Scorers:
      • NE23_013 USAV JR Scorer Training
      • NE24_015 USAV JR Asst. Scorer / Libero Tracker Training
  3. Be evaluated on-court at a NERVA-sponsored tournament:
    • Participants will use the Juniors Second Referee and/or Scorer Evaluation Forms.
      • The participant for the Second official can have the form signed by any Regional, Junior National, or National Official.
      • Participants for Scorer can have any Certified Official complete the evaluation form.
    • Return the Evaluation form to the Championship desk at any USAV tournament.
SIGN UP TO BECOME A CERTIFIED JUNIOR OFFICIAL

After all the requirements have been submitted and confirmed, an email will be sent to the individual containing a certificate validating the individual as a Certified Junior Regional Second Referee or Junior Regional Scorer.

Additional recognition means will also be provided to the individuals who complete the program.

Individuals are encouraged to earn more than one certification.

 RESOURCES

JUNIOR OFFICIATING TEAM INFORMATION

Each person participating on the Officiating Team should take the course for the duty they perform. It is recommended that all Junior players take at least two of the four courses so that there is adequate coverage for all positions at tournaments. The club may establish a policy to require all four clinics. Online training should be completed before the first tournament. 

Training options include:

  • Junior Line Judge Training
  • Junior Libero Tracker Training
  • Junior Scorer Training
  • Junior Second Referee Training
  • Junior First Referee Training

Coaches or member adults who could serve as part of the officiating team at a USAV-sanctioned Junior Tournament will take a slightly different course, which has the same basic content as the Junior players. The course is:

  • Tournament Officiating Team for Coaches

Junior Team Officials are the members of a junior team who will be part of the tournament officiating crew during a team’s assigned work matches at a tournament. New England Region policy recommends that these Junior Team Officials be trained before participating in a match as part of the officiating crew. Here are the training suggestions for the season. The work team consists of a minimum of six people. They are:

  • Second referee
  • Scorer
  • Assistant Scorer (Libero tracker)
  • Flipper (Visual scoreboard operator)
  • Lines Judges (2)

Each person who will function during the season as a second referee, scorer, assistant scorer, or line judge must have completed the online training for each function that they will be performing during the season.

For instructions on how to access online courses, click here.