Referee never played the game

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by mick

Rut,
Same here.

I just got an ugly vision of you and me working a volleyball game.

I would pay money to see that happen.

I have been asked to officiate other sports, but personally I don't feel comfortable working a sport that I did not play. I grew up playing baseball and basketball, so it just seems easier to understand the rules if you understand the game.

The only rule I know for sure in volleyball is you can't reach under the net and pull down your opponent's shorts if they are going up for a spike. So, I'm assuming I still have a little way to go in understanding that sport...

[mick]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

I would pay money to see that happen.

I have been asked to officiate other sports, but personally I don't feel comfortable working a sport that I did not play. I grew up playing baseball and basketball, so it just seems easier to understand the rules if you understand the game.

The only rule I know for sure in volleyball is you can't reach under the net and pull down your opponent's shorts if they are going up for a spike. So, I'm assuming I still have a little way to go in understanding that sport...

I heard the back row attack is/was illegal at some point.
...Whatever that means.

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by mick

I heard the back row attack is/was illegal at some point.

Not that there's anything wrong with that...

I also noticed they have one team member wear a different color jersey, I believe because of that very rule. But I don't know why. Which is why it would be hard (but not impossible) to officiate if you haven't played the sport, or at least grown up watching it.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

I also noticed they have one team member wear a different color jersey, I believe because of that very rule. But I don't know why.

This one's easy. It's the goalie.

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

The only rule I know for sure in volleyball is you can't reach under the net and pull down your opponent's shorts if they are going up for a spike. So, I'm assuming I still have a little way to go in understanding that sport...

What??? Well there goes my strategy for the annual staff vs. student volleyball game this spring!!

[Adam]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

What??? Well there goes my strategy for the annual staff vs. student volleyball game this spring!!

Think about it this way, Rocky. This site just saved you from a felony conviction.

[26 Year Gap]

One of the guys moving up the ranks fast in our area never played. He was a wrestler. He just goes about things in a businesslike manner and he takes care of 'bidness' when it needs it. There is a different guy in our area who has been officiating for 25 years who never played. He is like one of those hockey players in tabletop hockey that never leaves his slot. Probably it helps some to have played. I did. But enjoying it makes for a better official than not enjoying it versus having played before or not.