overlapping position help

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Devdog:

Good for you to give volleyball a try! Glad to see that you are going to attend a clinic. You should get some valuable tips which will help you get started.

As I said before, figuring out overlapping is the second-hardest rule for a new official to master (with ball-handling calls being the first). I have to agree with Brian's soapbox statement. To add one more point, usually the only person in the gym who knows if a team is overlapping is the official. So if you miss the call, no one will complain. I have been officiating for over 15 years and have never heard a coach complain about the other team overlapping. That is not to say you shouldn't call it when you see it. Just like Brian said - don't obsess about it.

As far as how often I call it, I probably average one or two overlap calls per every JV match. The new kids take a while to know where they are supposed to line up. I usually only call a couple of overlaps per season in the varsity matches.

One last point to add; I agree that people think officiating volleyball is much easier than other sports which require the official to move. But, I think the main reason is that volleyball coaches and players are MUCH less adversarial (and more knowlegeable of the rules) than basketball, football, or baseball coaches, players, and fans.