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PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS

REFEREES DUTIES AND HAND SIGNALS

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PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS

THE REFEREES, and THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES

COMPOSITION REFEREEING CORPS AND PROCEDURES
➢ The refereeing corps for a match is composed of the following officials:

- The 1st referee

- 2nd referee

- Scorer

- Four Line Judges

➢ For the FIVB, World and Official Competition an assistant scorer is

compulsory.

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PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS
➢ Only the 1st and 2nd referees may blow a whistle during the
match:
PROCEDURES - the 1st referee gives the signal for the service that
begins the rally;
- the 1st and 2nd referee signals the end of the rally,
provided that they are sure that a fault has been
committed and they have identified its nature.

➢ They may blow the whistle when the ball is out of play to indicate that they
authorize or reject a team request.

➢ Immediately after the whistle when the ball is out of play to indicate that they
authorize or reject a team request.

➢ If the faulty is whistled by the 1st referee, he/she will indicate in order:
- a) the team to serve, - b) the nature of the fault, - c) the player(s) at fault
(If necessary), (The second referee no need to shadow the 1st referee
2017-2020 FIVB Rules),
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PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS

➢ If the fault is whistled by the 2nd referee, he/she will

PROCEDURES
indicate:
Continuation
- the nature of the fault,
- the player at fault (if necessary)
- the team to serve following the hand signal of the
1st referee. In this case, the 1st referee does not
show either the nature of the fault or the player at
fault, but only the team to serve.

➢ In the case of an attack hit fault by back row or Libero players, both
referees indicate according to above 2 procedures.

➢ In the case of a double fault both referees indicate in order:

- a) the nature of the fault,
- b) the players at fault (if necessary)
- c) the team to serve as directed by the 1st referee.
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PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS

1ST REFEREE
LOCATION & ➢ The 1st referee carries out his/her functions
AUTHORITY standing on a referee’s stand located at one end of
the net on the opposite side to the scorer. His/her
view must be approximately 50 cm above the net.

➢ The 1st referee directs the match from the start until the end.
He/she has authority over all members of the refereeing corps
and the members of the teams.

➢ During the match his/her decisions are final. He/she is authorized to overrule the
decisions of other members of the refereeing corps, if it is noticed that they are
mistaken.

➢ He/she may even replace a member of the refereeing corps who is not
performing his/her functions properly.
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OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS
➢ He/she also controls the work of the ball retrievers,
floor wipers and moppers.
LOCATION &
AUTHORITY ➢ He/she has the power to decide any matters involving
Continuation the game, including those not provided for in the
rules.

➢ He/she shall not permit any decision about his/her decisions.

➢ However, at the request of the game captain, the 1st referee will give an explanation
on the application of the rules upon which he/she has based the decision.

➢ If the game captain does not agree with this explanation and chooses to protest against
such decision, he/she must immediately reserve the right to file and record this protest
at the conclusion of the match. The 1st referee must authorize this right of the game
captain.

➢ The 1st referee is responsible for determining before and during the match whether the
playing area equipment and the conditions meet playing requirements.
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OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS

➢ Prior to the match, the 1st referee:

RESPONSIBILITIES - inspects the conditions of the playing area,
the balls and other equipment;
- performs the toss with the team captains;
- controls the teams’ warming-up
➢ During the match, he/she is authorized:
- to issue warnings to the teams;
- to sanction misconduct and delays;

- to decide upon: a) the faults of the server and of the positions of the serving team,
including the screen; b) the faults in playing the ball; c) the faults above the net, and the fault
contact of the player with the net primarily on the attacker’s side; d) the attack hit faults of the
Libero and back-row players; e) the completed attack hits made by a player on a ball above
net height coming from an overhand pass with fingers by the Libero in his/her from zone; f)
the ball crossing completely the lower space under the net; and g) the completed block by
back row players or the attempted block by the Libero.

➢ At the end of the match, he/she checks the score sheet and signs it.
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PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS

2nd REFEREE
LOCATION
➢ The 2nd referee performs his/her functions standing
outside the playing court near the post, on the
opposite side of an facing the 1st referee.

➢ The 2nd referee is the assistant of the 1st referee, but has also his/her own range of
jurisdiction.

➢ Should the 1st referee become unable to continue his/her work, the 2nd referee may
replace him/her.

➢ He/she may, without whistling, also signal faults outside his/her range of jurisdiction,
but may not insist on them to the 1st referee.

➢ He/she controls the work of the scorer(s)

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OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS
➢ He/she supervises the team members on the team
LOCATION bench and reports their misconduct to the 1st referee.
Continuation
➢ He/she controls the players in the warm-up areas.

➢ He/she authorizes the regular game interruptions, controls their

duration and rejects improper requests.

➢ He/she controls the number of time-outs and substitutions used by each team and reports
the 2nd time-out and 5th and 6th substitutions to the 1st referee and the coach concerned.

➢ In the case of an injury of a player, he/she authorizes an exceptional substitution or grants a

3-minute recovery time.

➢ He/she checks the floor condition, mainly in the front zone. He/she also checks, during the
match, that the balls still fulfill the regulations.

➢ At the start of each set, at the change of courts in the deciding set and whenever necessary,
the 2nd referee checks that the actual positions of the players on the court correspond to
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on the line-up sheets.
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PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS

➢ During the match, he/she decides, whistles and

RESPONSIBILITIES signals:

- penetration into the opponent’s court, and the space under the net,
- positional faults of the receiving team;

- the faulty contact of the player with the net primarily on the blocker’s side and with the
antenna on his/her side of the court;

➢ During the match, he/she decides, whistles and signals:

- the completed block by back row players or the attempted block by the Libero, or
the attack hit fault by back row players or by the Libero;
- the contact of the ball with an outside object;
- the contact of the ball with the floor when the 1st referee is not in position to see the contact; &
- the ball that crosses the net totally or partly outside of the crossing space to the opponent’s
court or contacts the antenna on his/her side of the court.

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of the match, he/she checks and signs the score sheet.
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PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS

SCORER
LOCATION &
RESPONSIBILITIES ➢ The scorer performs his/her functions seated at
the scorer’s table on the opposite side of the
court from and facing the 1st referee.

➢ He/she keeps the score sheet according to the rules, co-operating with the 2nd referee.

➢ He/she uses a buzzer or other sound device to notify irregularities or give signals to the
referees on the basis of his/her responsibilities.

➢ Prior to the match and set, the scorer: - registers the data of the match and teams, including the
names, and numbers of the Liberos, according to the procedures in force, and obtains the
signatures of the captains and the coaches; and
- records the starting line-up of each team from the line-up sheet .

➢ If he/she fails to receive the line-up sheets on time, he/she immediately notifies this
fact to the 2nd referee.
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PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS

➢ During the match, the scorer: - records the

RESPONSIBILITIES points scored; - controls the serving order of
Continuation each team and indicates any error to the
referees immediately after the service hit;

➢ During the match, the scorer:

- is empowered to acknowledge and announce request for player substitutions by use of
the buzzer, controlling their number, and records the substitutions & time-outs,
informing the 2nd referee; - notifies the referees of a request for regular game
interruption that is out of order, - announces to the referees the ends of the sets, and
the scoring of the 8th point in the deciding set; - records misconduct warnings,
sanctions and improper requests; - records all other events as instructed by the 2nd
referee, i.e. exceptional substitution, recovery time, - prolonged interruptions, external
interference, re-designation etc.; - controls the interval between sets

➢ At the end of the match, the scorer: - records the final result; - in the case of protest, with the
previous authorization of the 1st referee, writes or permits the team/game captain to write on the
score sheet a statement on the incident being protested; - signs the score sheet him/herself,
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before obtaining the signatures of the team captains and then the referees.
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PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS

ASSISTANT SCORER
LOCATON &
RESPONSIBILITIES ➢ The assistant scorer performs his/her functions seated beside the scorer at
the scorer’s table.

➢ He/she records the replacements involving the Libero.

➢ He/she assists with the administrative duties of the scorer’s work.

➢ Should the scorer become unable to continue his/her work, the assistant scorer substitutes for the scorer.

➢ Prior to the match and set, the assistant scorer: - prepares the Libero control sheet;
- prepares the reserve score sheet.

➢ During the match, the assistant scorer: - records the details of the Libero replacements/re-designation; - notifies
the referees of any fault of the Libero replacement, by using the buzzer; - starts and ends the timing of Technical
Time-outs; - operates the manual scoreboard on the scorer’s table; - checks that the scoreboards agree; and - if
necessary, updates the reserve score sheet and gives it to the scorer.
➢ At the end of the match, the assistant scorer: - signs the Libero control sheet and
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submits it for checking; and- signs the score sheet.
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PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS

LINE JUDGES
LOCATION &
RESPONSIBILITIES ➢ If only two line judges are used, they stand at the corners of
the courts closest to the right hand of each referee, diagonally
at 1 to 2 m from the corner.

➢ Each one of them controls both the end line and side line on his/her side.

➢ The line judges perform their functions by using flags (40 x 40 cm), to signal: - the ball “in” and “out”
whenever the ball lands near their line (s); - the touches of “out” balls by the team receiving the ball; -
the ball touching the antenna, the served ball and the third hit of the team crossing the net outside the
crossing space, etc.;

➢ The line judges perform their functions by using flags (40 x 40 cm), to signal: - any player (except the
server) stepping outside of his/her court at the moment of the service hit; - the foot faults of the server; -
any contacts with the top 80 cm of the antenna on their side of the court by any player during his/her action
of playing the ball or interfering with the play; - the ball crossing the net outside the crossing space into the
opponent’s court or touching the antenna on his/her side of the court.

➢ At
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OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS

Authorization REFEREES OFFICIAL HAND SIGNALS

to serve Team
to serve

Move the hand to indicate direction of service.

Extend the arm to the side of team that will serve.

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PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS

Change of
Courts
Time-out

Place the palm of one hand over the finger of the

Raise the forearms front and back and twist other, held vertically (forming a T) and then indicate
them around the body. the requesting team.

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PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS
End of Set/
Match/
Substitution Game

Circular motion of the forearms around Cross the forearms in front of the chest,
each other. hands open.

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PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS
Misconduct
Misconduct penalty
warning

Show a yellow card for warning Show a red card for penalty.

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OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS

Disqualification
Expulsion

Show both cards jointly for expulsion Show red and yellow card separately for
disqualification.
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OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS
Ball touched
Delay Warning/
Delay Penalty

Brush with the palm of one hand the

Cover the wrist with a yellow card (warning)
fingers of the other, held vertically
and with a Red card (penalty)
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OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS

Delay in
Ball not tossed or
service
released at the
service hit

Lift the extended arm, the palm of the

hand facing upwards. Raise eight fingers, spread open.

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PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS
Positional or
Blocking fault Rotational fault
or Screening

Raise both arms vertically, Make a circular motion with the

palms forward. forefinger.

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PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS

Ball “out”
Ball “in”

Raise the forearms vertically, hands open, palms

Point the arm and fingers toward the floor.
towards the body.

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PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS
Double
Catch/
contact
Lifting/
Holding

Slowly lift the forearm, palm of the hand

Raise two fingers, spread open.
facing upwards.

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OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS

Net touched by players

Four
/Ball fails to pass to the
hits
opponent through
crossing space

Indicate the relevant side of the net

Raise four fingers, spread open with the corresponding hand.

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PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS
Attack hit
Reaching fault
beyond
the net

Place a hand above the net, palm Make a downward motion with the forearm,
facing downwards hand open.

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PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS
Double fault
Penetration in the opponent and replay
court/Ball crossing the lower
space/The server touches the
court (end line/The player steps
outside his/her court at the
moment of the service hit

Point to the center line or to Raise both thumbs vertically.

the relevant line.

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PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS

LINE JUDGES DIAGRAM

Ball Ball
“in” “out”

Point down with flag Raise flag vertically

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PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS

Ball touched Judgment

Impossible

Raise flag and touch the top with the Raise and cross both arms and hands
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PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
OLD NALSIAN ROAD, BRGY. NALSIAN, CALASIAO, PANGASINAN
Team Sport (PE3) by: Ms. Cielo S. Monte, MAAS

Reference:
Crossing space faults/
Ball touched an outside Philippine Volleyball Federation Referees’
Congress Official Volleyball Rules 2013-
object/Foot fault by any 2016
players during service
Photographer: Engr. Charo G. Almonte,
Dean, College of Computer Studies

Model: Ms. Consuelo Sampan Monte

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antenna or the respective line.