1. Helpful Hints –
Keeping Track of
Libero Play Action

2. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO TRACK THE LIBERO?
Helpful Hints –
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO TRACK THE LIBERO?

3. What is it? Tracker is a tool designed to extract information and metadata about your personal data so that it can be searched easily and quickly
NOT

4. NOT

5. GPS TRACKER???
NOT

6. ALL YOU NEED IS…. Can be 3 people, but at least 2 people
This CAN BE THREE people or TWO PEOPLE, but at least TWO.
Can be 3 people, but at least 2 people

7. YOU NEED TRACKING SHEET AS MUCH AS YOU NEED THE SCOREBOOK
VHSL

8. YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE LIBERO

9. PROVIDE A LIBERO TRACKER
Libero Tracker (LT), tracks replacements involving liberos on both teams.
EACH HOME TEAM MUST
PROVIDE A LIBERO TRACKER
AND TRACKING SHEETS.
SUGGESTION TO PROVIDE CONSISTANCY

10. TEACH THE RULES OF LIBERO PLAY TO…. OFFICIALS COACHES SCOREKEEPERS
TIMERS AND LIBERO TRACKER

11. LIBERO PLAYER
Liberos must have all numbers they may wear in the match listed on the ROSTER.
If a player is going to play the libero position for a certain game, they must be listed on the LINE UP SHEET.
They may not be added to the lineup after the game begins.
A player designated as the
Libero for a game may NOT
play as a non-libero player in that game.

12. LIBERO MAY HAVE 2 JERSEYS with TWO different numbers
The libero may be listed with two
uniform numbers with the first as the non-libero
number and the second as the libero number.
(15 / L4)

13. Before the match begins your officials and tracker know who may be the libero.

14. LIBERO PLAYER LIBERO PLAYERS ARE AN OPTION FOR A TEAM TO USE.
A COACH MAY DECIDE GAME BY
GAME IF THEY WISH TO USE A LIBERO PLAYER.
Both teams DO NOT have to use the libero.
The match can be played with only one team utilizing the libero player.

15. REVIEW OF LIBERO RULES
The libero may not complete an attack on a ball that is completely above the height of the net anywhere on the court.
The libero may not use overhead finger action while in front of or on the 10’ line if the next contact by a teammate is a completed attack of the ball while it is completely above the height of the net.
The libero may not block or attempt to block.
The coach can designate a different libero for each game noted on lineup sheet

16. Libero MAY Serve
In ONE rotation, the libero can replace the player in the service position and serve.
If the libero is on the court the libero
does not have to exit the court before replacing
the player in the service position, but must go
directly to the serving position
NEED 7 volunteers! Show rotation from 5 to 4 and serve / show after serve to 6 problem…

17. Libero MAY Serve
The coach is not required to indicate on the lineup sheet the position where the libero will serve.
At any point in the game, the coach can determine the position where the libero will serve by simply having the libero replace that server.

18. LIBERO MAY SERVE
Once the libero serves in a spot in the serving order in a game, that is the ONLY position where the libero is allowed to serve.
However, the libero is not required to serve in that position for all subsequent rotations.
The starting player, a legal substitute, or the libero can serve any rally that takes place whenever that position is in the service spot.

19. Libero Serving Scorer and Tracker Responsibilities
The scorer must record on the scoresheet when the libero serves during each game.
The Libero Tracker must record the position where the libero serves on the Libero Tracking Sheet as well.

20. Directions for Scorer and Libero Tracker Recording Libero Serving – Running Score
The libero can serve in one rotation by replacing the player who is in the service position and who would serve the next ball.
When the libero serves, a triangle is placed around each point scored by the libero in the running score.

21. Directions for Scorer and Libero Tracker Recording Libero Serving – Running Score
As you can see points 6, 7 and 8 were scored by the libero.

22. Directions for Scorer and Libero Tracker Recording Libero Serving – Scoresheet
On the scoresheet the scorer shall place a triangle around the position within the serving order to identify where the libero can serve.
This assists the scorer to make sure the libero is not attempting to serve in two positions.
This will also assist in identifying serving points for statistics, credit for being in the game, etc.
Because the replacement is not recorded as a substitution on the scoresheet the triangle is identifying the serving order position and the points scored. It is not showing entry into the game.

23. VHSL 1 6 8 L 5 8 4 3 2 L 2 L

24. Directions for Scorer and Libero Tracker Recording Libero Serving – Scoresheet
#5 is the libero and identified on the scoresheet L5. The libero served in the 3rd position in the serving order and scored points 6, 7 & 8.

25. Directions for Scorer and Libero Tracker Recording Libero Serving – Tracking Sheet
The assistant scorer will place a triangle around the position within the serve order to identify where the libero is serving.

27. DELAY OR ILLEGAL ALIGNMENT
An illegal replacement occurring before the whistle/signal for serve is an unnecessary delay. For example, a libero attempting to replace a player (who is not going to serve next) without sitting out a rally, a second libero entering the same game etc.
Once the referee whistles and signals for serve an illegal replacement is considered illegal alignment and a loss of rally/point is awarded to the opponent.
If the illegal replacement is not detected until contact of the serve the penalty is illegal alignment.

31. HAVE A GREAT SEASON Mary Donnellan vavball@hotmail.com 304 279-1946
QUESTIONS? CONTACT:
Mary Donnellan
VHSL Rules Interpreter
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
THANKS TO PAM MACIAS for her suggestion on the THEME ideas for this presentation!

32. THE END IT IS LUNCH TIME!