Back Row recognition

[Antonio.King]

I prefer to keep it simple. Look to both sides and determine the setter's position before you beckon...every single time. I always check the serving setter first, and say down/up, then the receiving setter. I focus more so on the receiving setter as that's who the violation would occur on first if one were to present itself.

Plus, this helps you establish a consistent pre-scan beckon.

[FMadera]

We're focusing on the setters here, but more and more teams are setting to pipe hitters, and in serve receive, it's important to know which one is back row. Equally important to not missing a fault by a back row hitter is NOT whistling a back row fault on a hitter who turns out to be front row.

I'd recommend tweaking your scans to know which TWO players are back row (besides the libero)...just in case.

[chapmaja]

Originally Posted by FMadera

We're focusing on the setters here, but more and more teams are setting to pipe hitters, and in serve receive, it's important to know which one is back row. Equally important to not missing a fault by a back row hitter is NOT whistling a back row fault on a hitter who turns out to be front row.

I'd recommend tweaking your scans to know which TWO players are back row (besides the libero)...just in case.

UGGGGG, the Back row that's not a back row situation.

I was working a HS tourney where an official failed to show. This messed with the rotation.

For some reason we had to switch out the R2 during a set (stupid decision, but it's what tourney management wanted), so I get to be the R2. I ask for the lineup card from the outgoing R2. She doesn't use one. Now I'm coming on without a lineup card and have been told not to delay the set to make one.

First play after I take the R2 spot, my R1 calls an illegal back row attack on the setter. Coach immediately calls a time out and comes over to emphatically let me know that in fact she was not a back row player, but had rotated into the front row several points ago (the opponents were on a run at this point). I have to go look at the score sheet and finally determine the coach is right. Now I have to go explain to the pig headed moron of an R1 who wants to argue with me that she was actually front row.

Finally, a few minutes later we get things settled until after the match. The R1 comes over and starts chewing me out for overruling him on a call he made. Thankfully I have not seen him at VB much sense. (See my next post).