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WorksheetsVolleyball Rules Coaching and Officiating
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
The jurisdiction of the referees:
Begins upon their arrival on the floor and extends through the second referee's verification of the final score of the match
Includes the completion of any required reports or correspondence in response to any action occurring during the referee's jurisdiction
Includes reports for imposing disqualifications that are a result of actions that occurred during the referee's jurisdiction
All are correct
Which of the following would be unsporting conduct for a coach?
Using a sounding device at courtside for coaching purposes
Questioning a referee's judgement
Making any excessive requests designed to disrupt the set
All are correct
A ball in the plane of the net is contacted simultaneously by the serving team's LF and receiving team's RF. The ball then falls out of bounds on the serving team's side. Who gets the point?
Serving team
Receiving team
Neither, a replay is called
None of the above
When one player contacts the ball with two or more parts of the body at the same instant, it is permitted and considered one hit
True
False
What is the penalty for the discovery of a player wearing jewelry during warm up?
Loss of rally/point shall be awarded to the opponent
The referee shall direct the player, by way of the coach, to remove the jewelry. A player that does not comply shall be charged with unsporting conduct.
An unnecessary delay shall be assessed to the team.
The player shall be removed from the set.
When there is a double fault during live-ball play
The penalty is assessed against the serving team, followed by the receiving team.
The penalty is assessed against the receiving team, followed by the serving team.
Play continues without interruption as neither team gained an advantage
Play is stopped and the point is replayed
Uniform bottoms must be of like color, but may be of multiple styles, including shorts, spandex, pants or skirts, on the same team
True
False
For compliance with solid-colored uniform top, a single mascot reference and/or school reference may be placed on the sleeve(s), in addition to the jersey body, not to exceed either 4 by 4 or 3 by 5 inches.
True
False
The penalty for discovery of a player wearing an illegal uniform during the match is as follows
Requires an unnecessary delay assessed the team. The team may call a timeout to make the uniform legal. If the are no timeouts remaining a loss of rally/point shall be awarded to the opponent.
Subsequent violations by the same team during the same set necessitate loss of rally/point awarded to the opponent
When a player wearing an illegal uniform attempts to enter the set, unnecessary delay shall be assessed the team. The player may not enter the set until the uniform is removed or made legal
All are correct
The libero may be replaced by any player as long as he/she is listed on the roster
True
False
If the libero is injured and cannot continue play, he/she must be replaced by the player whom he/she replaced. A new libero may then be redesignated using which of the following criteria
A redesignated libero must occur immediately
The injured libero may return to play at the next dead ball
The redesignated liberos uniform must have a unique number (not worn by any teammate)
None of the above are correct
Line judges responsibilities include
On a serve, moving to the side and in line with the extension of the endline until the ball is contacted for serve, if directed to do so by the first referee.
Indicating when a player touches a ball that is going out of bounds on the players side of the net
Indicating to the first referee, when asked, when the ball touches the ceiling or overhead obstruction, if out of the view of referees.
All are correct
Pre Match responsibilities for line judges include.
Reporting to the first referee no less than 30 minutes prior to the start of the match
Reviewing their specific responsibilities with the first referee.
Informing the first referee of their positions on the court
Assisting teams with their warm ups
A back row player may contact a ball that is completely above the height of the net and complete the attack as long as his/her foot is on but not across the attack remains in contact with the centerline
True
False
While playing the ball , it is legal for a player's knee to touch the floor across the centerline as long as part of his leg remains in contact with the center line.
True
False
Which of the following designates a net fault when the ball is in play?
A player gains an advantage by contacting the standards
There is no dangerous contact with the first referees platform
A player contacts the net cables
All are net faults
A block may not involve wrist action, as this is considered prolonged contact.
True
False
At the moment of the serve, all players, excluding the libero and setter, shall be in correct serving order.
True
False
Which of the following may attend the captains' meeting before the deciding set?
Home team captain only
Last server for each team
Liberos only
Multiple team captains
Improper substitution occurs and is corrected when a:
Substitute and the outgoing player do not take correct exchange positions.
Substitute enters or a player leaved the court before the second referee directs him/her to do so.
Substitute's number and the number of the outgoing player being replaced may not report to the second referee when the substitution occurs at the end of a time-out.
All are correct
A replay is declared when play is interrupted because the ball contacted the pole used to retract a ceiling-suspended net system.
True
False
A replay may be declared when:
A timer audio signal interrupts play
There are conflicting calls that the referee cannot resolve
there is a double fault during a live ball
All are correct
If the serving team wins the rally, it scores a point and continues to serve. If the receiving team wins the rally, it scores a point and gains the serve.
True
False
If a team has fewer than six eligible players to start the match:
The set must be forfeited, unless state association rules determine otherwise
A loss of rally/point is awarded when the vacant position rotates to right back.
The captain, must serve for the vacant position
The opposing team must play with the same number of players
Following the coin toss for a deciding set, the teams shall remain at their respective team benches or shall change courts immediately, as signaled by the first referee.
True
False
The first referee has the responsibility to
Be in uniform onsite at least 30 minutes before the starting time.
Verify with each head coach that all teammates are wearing legal uniforms and equipment.
Conduct the prematch conference with captains and head coaches.
All are correct
The second referee is responsible for
Whistling to end a time-out only if the audio signal has not sounded and both teams are ready to play prior to 60 seconds expiring.
Assigning judges to their positions.
Conduction the coin toss between captains and the head coaches during the prematch conference.
Establishing non playable areas and defining any additional ground rules which might be necessary.
The second referee shall whistle and give the signal for calls initiated by the second referee, including time-outs, substitutions and ball out of bounds for an antenna fault on the second referee’s side of the net
True
False
The second referee shall be in a standing position on the floor opposite the first referee, outside the sideline boundary and back from the standard.
True
False
A serve contacting and crossing the net shall remain in play provided the ball is entirely within the net antennas.
True
False
A re-serve is considered to be a part of a single attempt to serve. Therefore, after the first referee’s signal for service, no requests (e.g., time-out, service order, lineup, substitution, libero replacement, etc.) may be recognized until after the ball has been served.
True
False
The team not serving first in the previous set of a match shall serve first in the next set. However, for a deciding set, the first serve is determined by the coin toss.
True
False
The player and the substitute shall remain in the substitution zone until the second referee releases them
True
False
Delaying substitution is illegal and occurs when
Coach stands in the replacement zone, 6 feet back from the sideline after the substitution as the first referee whistles and signals for serve
Coach pulls his/her player back prior to being recognized for a substitution
Substitute fails to immediately report to the second referee after the substitution request is recognized
None of these procedures are illegal
An illegal substitute attempts to enter the set. The penalty is:
Unnecessary delay.
Unsporting conduct (yellow card)
Both unnecessary delay and unsporting conduct
There is no penalty.
An unnecessary delay is NOT charged to the offending team when a:
Substitution is delayed
Substitution is denied by the secondary referee after the request has been recognized because the substitution is illegal or a substitute is wearing illegal equipment/uniform
Team repeatedly uses an improper substitution
None are correct
The libero is required to wear only a solid colored uniform top
True
False
When a player receives a yellow card for conduct, the head coach must:
Remove the player
Remain seated during play for the rest of the match
Remain seated for the rest of the set
None are correct
Uniform bottoms must be of like color, but may be of multiple styles, including:
Shorts, but no skirts
Skirts, but not shorts
Pants, shorts, and spandex, but not skirts
Shorts, spandex, pants, or skirts
A team is allowed a maximum of 18 substitutions per ____, which does not include any libero replacements.
Match
Set
Player
None of the above
The libero may be replaced by:
Any player on the roster
Any team member who did not start the set
Only the player whom she/he replaced
Any player who started the set
At the moment of contact with the ball for serve, the right front on the receiving team is standing on the right sideline but not across. The ruling is the player is:
Out-of-bounds and a warning is given
Not out of bounds and play continues
Out of bounds and a point is awarded to the serving team
None are correct
At the moment of the serve, ______, shall be in the correct serving order
All back-row players, but not front-row players
All players excluding the libero
All players including the libero
All front-row players, but not back-row
The player and substitute shall remain in the substitution zone until the _____:
Coach releases them
Two have touched hands at the sideline
Whistle is blown by the first referee
Second referee releases them
The scorer shall record in the Comments section of the scoresheet:
All warnings, penalties and disqualifications for unsporting conduct violations
All uniform/equipment violations and administrative cards for unnecessary delay
When a player is removed under concussion management
All are correct
When the second referee provides assistance to the first referee on plays that may be out of the view of the first referee, such assistance is provided with a:
Officials signal for the specific violation
Whistle only
Visual hand signal and a whistle
Visual, informal hand-signal and not a whistle
On a re-serve, after the first referee’s signal for service, no requests except for ____ may be recognized
Time-outs
Service order
Substitutions
None are correct
The first server of the receiving team is in the ____ when the set begins
Back right position
Left front position
Back left position
Right front position
Unnecessary delay occurs when:
A team is not immediately ready to start play when directed by the referee.
A captain/coach makes excessive requests for the serving order.
An illegal substitute attempts to enter the set.
All are unnecessary delay
When used, a libero:
May be used as an exceptional substitute for an injured player if no other legal substitute is available
Shall not replace a disqualified teammate.
Shall be designated on the lineup sheet prior to each set.
All are correct.
During a dead ball, the playing captain may request the following for his/her opponent:
Verification of the proper libero
Verification of the proper server.
Verification of time-outs used
Verification of the team serve order
If using an intermission, it shall occur between the second and third sets and shall be no longer than:
5 minutes
7 minutes
10 minutes
15 minutes
During the set, each line judge shall assist the referees by:
Indicating when the serve, or any played ball, crosses the net not entirely between the net antennas.
Notifying the second referee if the libero does not remain out of the set for one rally.
Notifying the second referee of a wrong server.
All are correct.
CF, LF and LB are very close to each other at the net, and all three are reaching higher than the top of the net. The ball is attacked by team S and contacts LF’s hands. Which of the following statements is true?
CF, LF and LB meet the definition of a collective block.
CF and LB are also considered to have touched the ball since the ball contacted LF’s hands.
A blocking fault results because Lb has participated in a completed block.
All the statements are true.
The automated horn on the scoreboard buzzes in the middle of a rally. How should referees handle this situation?
If the inadvertent horn affects play in any way in the judgment of the first referee, the first referee shall direct a replay.
As soon as the referees hear the inadvertent horn, play must be stopped and the rally must result in a replay
Allow the rally to continue to its natural end. The rally will be replayed only if the players from the team that lost the rally complain that they were distracted by the horn.
The result of the rally stands regardless of any distraction, interference or interruption the horn may have caused.
On the second hit, it is illegal for the setter on Team S to contact the ball:
With his/her foot to keep the ball in play
With his/her hip to keep the ball in play
With his/her knee pad where there is a prolonged contact to keep the ball in play
With his/her head to keep the ball in play
After the first referee’s signal to serve, a re-serve occurs on all these attempts expect when the server:
Swings and misses the tossed ball
Swings, misses and the ball contacts his/her shoulder
Allows the tossed ball to drop to the ground without it being touched
Catches a bad toss
Legal- or illegal-server: Number 5 recognizes that she is the improper server and tosses the ball up and catches it to force a re-serve. Before the five seconds for the reserve have elapsed, the proper server takes number 5s place and makes a legal serve.
Illegal
Legal
It is illegal for a teammate to leave the team bench to warm up with a ball
True
False
A player on Team S uses profanity directed toward the line judge. The first referee disqualifies the player for unsportsman-like conduct. A player may be removed from the vicinity of the team bench.
True
False
It is illegal for a player to:
Hold on to the referee’s platform for support
Fall into the net
Grasp the standards for support
All of the above
The libero can serve for:
All front row players only
All back-row players only
Only for the first server
Only in one position in the serve
If a back-row setter jousts with a middle blocker as the ball is completely above the height of the net:
The first referee shall call a replay.
Play continues
The first referee shall call an illegal block on the setter.
The first referee shall call an illegal block on the middle blocker.
The responsibility to control the crowd belongs to:
The head coach.
Host school security.
The onsite school administrator
All are correct
The Play is illegal when a player on Team R receives
A served ball overhead and there are multiple contacts
A hard-driven spiked ball with finger action
The first ball over the net and mishandles the ball with prolonged contact
The first ball which, in one attempt to play the ball, bounces off Team R’s
What defines a back-row attack?
Back-row player on or in front of the line contacts the ball completely above the height of the net and completes an attack
Back-row player sets ball above height of net to spiker but opposing team touches ball in the plane if the net before spiker touches ball
Back-row player sets ball at height of net to spiker but opposing team contacts ball first
Libero finger sets ball while behind the attack line when ball is above the height of the net to teammate
Unnecessary delay is called when a libero enters the court outside the libero replacement zone
True
False
It is legal for the following individuals to request a timeout
Playing captain or head coach
Assistant coach
The team is charged with a substitution when a lineup is submitted and lists a starting number that no team member is wearing for that team
True
False
Substitutes shall enter the set at the end of the time-out after both teams have returned to the court following normal exchange procedures
True
False
The time period between sets of a match shall be no more than three minutes, unless an intermission is used.
True
False
A ball may not be attacked, excluding a served ball, when it has partially crossed the net.
True
False
The same player number is listed more than once in the lineup. The team must make one legal substitution to ensure six unique, legal player numbers start the set.
True
False
The penalty for an unnecessary delay is
And administrative yellow card, warning, if first delay in that set
An administrative red card, loss of rally/point, for subsequent unnecessary delay in the same set
The head coach does not have to remain seated during play for yellow or red cards for unnecessary delay
All are correct
For repeated unnecessary delay violations in multiple sets, unsporting conduct may be issued by the first referee.
True
False
The signal for an unnecessary delay is arm on side of offending team bent across chest, hand below chin, place palm of opposite hand, below chin, place palm of opposite hand, while holding card, against wrist. Then extend bent arm toward floor on offending teams side and drop other arm to side.
True
False
Upon entering the team facility, the home team selects its team bench
True
False
The volleyball shall be spherical with a laceless molded cover of 12 or more basic rectangular-shaped panels, of genuine or simulated
Smooth leather
Suede leather
Textured leather
All of the above
The following equipment/accessories are permitted
Knee braces, which the player has altered from the manufacturer’s original design/production
Unpadded hard and unyielding items on the wrist, elbow, upper arm or shoulder
Hair devices made of soft material and no more than 3 inches wide
All of the above
The libero and/or his/her teammates shall wear a solid-colored uniform top. If both uniform tops are solid, they must be contrasting colors
True
False
Pre Match duties for the first referee shall include
Assign line judges to positions
Call a captain and the head coach from each team together for a pre match conference by sounding a double whistle and raising a coin in the air
Establish non playable areas, and define any additional ground rules which may be necessary
All are correct
The written lineup shall not be changed except between sets of a match (no later than one minute remaining in the timed interval or intermission when used), or for legal substitution prior to the start of the set, or to replace a starting player who is injured prior to the start of the set?
True
False
The first referee’s signal to serve a re-serve occurs when the server
Drops the ball and then serves the ball with fist as it bounces off the floor
Allows the ball to drop to the ground without it being touched
Swings, misses and the ball contacts his/her shoulder
Tosses the ball and it contacts the backboard or it supports hanging in a vertical position
The first referee may utilize a team’s video recording device to review a decision when requested to do so by the head coach?
True
False
A back-row player (on the front of the attack line) may contact the ball completely above the height of the net and complete an attack
True
False
It is a net fault when
A player’s loose uniform touches the net
A player contacts the net when he/she is not involved in the play
A player contacts the antenna after spiking the ball but before the ball is played or becomes dead
All are net faults
The only time a player can substitute into the set is when a head coach signals for a substitution
True
False
A substitution is legal when
The substitute is not listed on the roster but is listed on the lineup
The substitute enters the set not in the original position in the serving order as recorded on the scoresheet
It is a teams 19th substitution
The substitute enters the set at the end of a time-out following the legal substitution procedure after the time-out
If using an intermission in a match that is the best three-of-five, it shall:
Be no longer than seven minutes
Be scheduled for only a promotional or special recognition
Occurs between set number 3 and 4
Be agreed upon by the host team, visiting team and officials before it
For a team requisition a time-out in a set after it has taken its allotted time-outs, unnecessary delay shall be charged.
True
False
The numbers on the uniform top shall:
Not more than two digits.
Semi-permanent to allow change of numbers for a player
Located only on the back of the uniform top
Placed so the top of the number on the front of the uniform us no more than 2 inches down
Substitutions during a time-out shall take place at the end of the time-out when both are on the court and the second referee
Confirms the end of the time-out and displays the number of time-outs used by the requesting team
Administers the request and substitutes
Turns the set back to the first referee when all actions are completed
All are correct
The out-of -bounds/antenna violation signal occurs when
The ball goes into the net and lands-out-of-bounds on the attack’s side
A blocked ball returns to attacker’s side and lands on the court. The end line or a sideline and no other violations occurs
The ball travels inside the net antenna
A served ball hits a teammate
The first referee shal signal at the completion of each charged time-out, how many time-outs each team has used
True
False
The official scorer shall
Not count an illegal substitution as one of the 18 entries allowed per team
Notify the second referee when a team has requested an illega ltime-out
Enter on the scoresheet all warning/penalties for unnecessary delay
All are correct
When a team plays with fewer than six players due to illness, injury or disqualification, a loss of rally/ point shall be awarded to the opponent each time a vacant position rotates to serve in the right back position
True
False
A potential screen exists, but is not limited to:
Player(s) on the serving team waving arms, jumping, moving sideways or standing close to the server, and the ball is served over the player(s).
Players on serving team taking action to prevent opponents from seeing path of served ball.
When a group of two or more players on the serving team stand close together, and the all is served directly over them and may have a low trajectory.
All are correct
During the set, the libero tracker shall:
Notify the second referee if the libero does not remain out of the set for one rally between replacements, unless the libero is replacing the player in the right back position and will serve the next rally.
Inform the second referee of each team’s libero status, at the beginning of each timeout.
Notify the scorer to sound the audio device at the time the ball is contacted for the serve when there is an illegal replacement.
All are correct
Any cards issued for unsporting conduct prior to the first set or between sets shall be administered at the beginning of the set immediately following the violation.
True
False
Unsporting conduct forfeit results when:
A disqualified individual violates conduct rules following disqualification
Coach is disqualified and removed from premises and no other authorized school personnel is available to take the bench.
Team refuses to play when directed to do so by the first referee.
All are correct
