Adding Volleyball to my resume..

[Retrozetti]

Originally Posted by Bearfanmike20

Any tips you guys have... I'm currently a basketball ref, and I'm going to add volleyball to my job title.

Any help/ suggestions would be appreciated.

BearfanMike20,
You are already starting off on the best foot. Though you obviously are at the infancy stages of officiating volleyball, your future with this sport is highly promising... and I think you'll get a lot farther a lot faster, and in the next few years surpass plenty of volleyball officials. Why? Simply because you are "seeking advice" ! ! ! When you experience an official who thinks they know everything, and worse, they stop learning and improving... that is the absolute worst. So, take the great advice these officials gave you, keep asking questions and advice, and keep that open and inquisitive mind. A last bit of advice from me: Read, re-read, and re-read the casebook of rulings for your area, and secondly, ask the upper level officials around your area about a recommended official to observe (and maybe mentor you)... the officials know who are the best officials. I wish you success.

[Andy]

Lots of good information and discussion in this post along the same lines:

Volleyball anyone?

[MCBear]

martin71a, in addition to working MS volleyball, contact your regional volleyball association that handles USAV juniors. You will referee more volleyball in one season of club ball than you get in about 8 or 9 years of MS/HS only volleyball. Of course, you have to be willing to learn a new set of rules and be open to doing things differently than is done in MS/HS volleyball games, but you will see everything from beginners to some of the most athletically talented young ladies playing the game today. Good luck as you embark on this adventure.

[martin71a]

MCBEAR, Thanks, ironically I just contacted them yesterday. When I realized my MS season was about to come to an end I wanted to find more volleyball to officiate. Every match I learn something new and get more comfortable so I don't want to lose the momentum.

I also want so send out a big thank you to all of the officials on this forum and NFHS. Before I even officiated my first match I went through the forums and absorbed as much knowledge as I could. I know of at least two occasions where something came up and I knew how to handle it because of the discussions.