Up Ref Info – Spring Smackdown

Shirt Colors

  • Saturday – grey
  • Sunday – blue
  • White is the default if grey or blue is not available.

Most Importantly

  • Know match formats – check back for any changes
  • Mandatory Credentials – No Coach Courtside Without It
  • Prepare to Use Volley Station
  • Read Fully Below!

Match Play Format – Know Your Court Plan

  • Warm-ups are 5-4-4 for first match and 2-3-3 thereafter.
  • Scoring – Pool
    • All Matches All Weekend – Best of 3 to 25/25/15 starting 0-0
    • Scoring Bracket – Best of 3 to 25/25/15 starting 0-0
  • 10s and 11s
    • 10s – Courts 18-19 Saturday (Sunday TBD)
    • 11s – Courts 17, 18, and 19 Saturday (Sunday TBD)
    • May step up to the black line at the Sportsplex Titan about three feet inside the standard service line.  They may not cross the black line before they serve. Union  9th grade will have a white taped line following the same parameters as above.
Volley Station Scoring – Please review Guides.

Staying on Time – Efficiently and Expeditiously

We have a start time of 8:00am – Do not start more than a couple minutes early on the first match of the day. Courtesy to spectators.

  • Plan to arrive at least 30 minutes before first match.  Breakfast will be served.
  • Whether you have the next match or are arriving to a court, call captains the second the teams clear the court from the previous match. Do NOT wait until after finalizing a score sheet.
  • Monitor time closely for the 5-4-4 or 2-3-3 warm-up, timeouts, etc.  The pre-match shared  will start at the conclusion of the previous match and occur during the captains’ meeting.
  • Do all you can to keep the pace moving during the match between whistles.
  • Remote score entry to AES will be available.  Getting the score sheet to the tournament desk for closer courts or to the folder in the middle of the grey net where the four corners of courts 4, 6, 9, and 11 meet is secondary to getting the next match going.  At some point, please do bring it to the tournament desk or to the folder hanging between those courts in the middle of the arena.
  • Bracket Score Sheets -Refs, please remain downstairs near championship.  There is no time to hunt officials when the court is ready and score sheets become available.

Reserved Parking Directions

It will be available on the north end of the building.  A parking pass will be provided by text.

Match Procedures

  • Check in before heading to court and pick up a game ball. This lets us know you are present.
  • Volley Station may be in effect – TBD ASAP.  If not pre-filled AES score sheets labeled with the teams assigned will be hanging in a clear folder on the ref stand. Be sure to use the correct score sheet each match.
    • Line-up and libero tracking sheets will be on the table along with all other supplies.
  • Court Management
    • Before the match
      • No adult is on the court or bench area who does not have a credential hanging around neck. Remove any violators.
      • Tell any adult facilitating team activities to report to championship for credentials.  We will confirm he or she is on the roster.
    • After the match
      • Trash Can – When full, please pull liner and drop in a nearby can or just dump contents into a nearby can, leaving the liner intact.  Additional liners are in the bottom of the can.
    • After the last match on Saturday Night, please bring the following back to championship.
      • Game ball – bring back on Saturday night also but nothing else until Sunday.
      • Trashcan with any remaining liners (Please empty can with used liner one last time before returning cans and any remaining liners. You can leave the used tied up trash liner near the score table if you want or dump in a nearby can.
        • Place the following inside the empty trashcan and bring to championship to exchange for a paycheck.
          • Hanging folder with rubber band from ref stand
          • Everything used on score table EXCEPT FLIP SCORE
          • Rolled up vinyl signage hanging on the net and any signage from the score table
        • LEAVE the flip score.

Hospitality Room – Upstairs just off the elevator overlooking the courts at ASJ Sportsplex (formerly Titan) and near court 17 at Union 9th grade and behind court 20 at Union 8th grade.

Junior Official Evaluations – Teams will likely be asking for help filling out R2 rating sheets. Please avail yourself and review the rating sheet any player or coach asking for a rating should provide at the time of the match.

Please Review – your ref rating in AES and be sure it reflects the correct information.  Checks will be issued before going home.

Provisional – $32 Regional – $35 Junior National – $40 National – $40

Ref Schedule – Saturday Only

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