1. Player Positions / Overlaps CVVOA – 8/24/2014

2. Player Positions - Rule 6.4 (.3.b) At the moment of serve (server hits ball): – In correct serving order – Each right-side player must have part of one foot touching the floor closer to right sideline than both feet of center player in corresponding row (Excluding server) – Each left-side player must have part of one foot touching the floor closer to left sideline than both feet of center player in corresponding row – Each front-row player must have part of one foot touching the floor closer to center line than both feet of corresponding back-row player After ball contacted for serve players may move 1

3. Understanding the Rule Adjacent Players 2 RF CF LF RB CB LB

4. Illegal Alignment Example RF not closer to right sideline than CF 3 RF CF LF RB CB LB

5. Understanding the Rule Corner Players – Have 2 Adjacent Players 4 RF CF LF RB CB LB

6. Understanding the Rule Center Players – Have 3 Adjacent Players 5 RF CF LF RB CB LB

7. Illegal Alignment Example CF not closer to center line than CB 6 RF CF LF RB CB LB

8. Legal Alignment Example RF CF LF RB CB LB CF and CB – Even is not illegal 7

9. Start Small (Crawl) First year officials – lots of other things to learn Pre-game – have R1 signal alignment faults Second / third year – keep it simple Who is the setter Are they front or back row What is the setter’s number Prior to each serve – where is each team’s setter (Most alignment faults involve the setter) I cheat – do something physical to remind whether front or back row setters 8

10. Visualizing Front / Back Row Try seeing triangles for front and back row 9 RF CF LF RB CB LB

11. You Make The Call Legal or Illegal? 10 RF CF LF RB CB LB

12. You Make The Call Legal 11 RF CF LF RB CB LB

13. Serve Receive Alignments Setter RB* 12 RF CF LF RB* CB LB

14. Serve Receive Alignments Setter CB* 13 RF CF LF RB CB* LB

15. Serve Receive Alignments Setter LB* 14 RF CF LF RB CB LB*

16. You Make The Call Setter LB* – Alignment Legal or Illegal? 15 RF CF LF RB CB LB*

17. You Make The Call Illegal 16 RF CF LF RB CB LB*

18. What About This Setter CB* – Alignment Legal or Illegal? 17 RF CF LF RB CB* LB

19. Preventative Officiating (“Art”) Objective is not to catch someone doing something wrong If cannot see an overlap without moving then they are good Warn coach if possible (be informative): – Coach, 23 needs to be careful they don’t leave early – Coach, 17 needs to be careful they don’t bail early on 23 – Coach, the rule states “At the moment of serve” Rare for R1 to call serving team for an overlap 18

20. Setter Front / Back Row Why is knowing so important? Can setter legally attack a ball above the net Back row setter in front zone jumps and sets ball which is higher than the top of the net… – Back row attack if ball crosses net plane without being touched by a front row player – Back row attach if other team’s blocker legally touches ball before setter’s front row player 19

21. Setter Front / Back Row (Cont.) Back row block if back row setter tries to save a ball in net plane and blocker legally touches ball Other team legally causes ball to touch back row setter… – If not considered a blocker, then legal and first team contact (two contacts left) – If considered a blocker, then illegal (back row block) 20

22. Expanding (Walk / Run) Pre-game – you are working on alignments R2 – use your line-up card Who is opposite the setter Later – who leads the setter Who follows the setter Ask partners what they do – try things and use what works for you 21

23. Thanks and Have Fun! 22