Match Protocol

Match Protocol

TeamSheets

Team sheets are to be completed prior to the fixture and handed to the officiating table at the start of the fixture. (i.e. if the triangular match is advertised for 11am then all three teams hand in their team sheets to the officiating table at 11am). For a triangular match without a friendly this is 6 team sheets one per team per match from VolleyZone

First Match

Countdown (starts from the advertised hall booking time)

20 minutes to start of match

Hall is cleared from previous use.
Erect volleyball net, posts and aerials; check height of net (2.43m – Men, 2.24m –Women).
Ensure scorer’s table, chair, scoreboard, scoresheet and rotation slips are present.

15 minutes to start of match

2nd Referee should give rotation slips to both team captains (or coaches).
Scorer begins entering players’ and match officials’ details onto scoresheet.
Use of National League players in a team MUST be declared now by the team(s) in question.
1st Referee calls captains to scorer’s table, conducts the toss and informs the scorer the outcome of the decision.

14 minutes to start of match

Scorer should record the order of service.
Captains and/or coaches should sign the scoresheet.

12 minutes to start of match

2nd Referee obtains line-ups from teams (if not already done) and passes them to the scorer who should immediately record them on the scoresheet..
1st Referee should signal start of official 10 minute warm-up period; hitting though position 4.

8 1/2 minutes to start of match

1st or 2nd Referee whistles for both teams to begin hitting through position 2.

5 minutes to start of match

1st or 2nd Referee whistles for team a to begin 90 seconds of serving. Team b retires from the playing area.

3 1/2 minutes to start of match

  • 1st or 2nd Referee whistles for team b to begin 90 seconds of serving. Team a retires from the playing area.

2 minutes to start of match

1st or 2nd Referee whistles to signify end of warm-up period.
Both teams should retire to their benches outside of the free zone.
2nd Referee obtains rotation slips from teams (if not already done) and passes them to the scorer who should immediately record them on the scoresheet.

1 minute to start of match

1st Referee goes to position on the stand; blows whistle for teams to enter court.
2nd Referee checks each team’s position on court against their rotation slip.

0 minutes to start of match

1st Referee blows whistle for 1st service.

Second Match

At the conclusion of Match 1, there should be no more than a 15 minute delay until the commencement of Match 2 first service. Thus, the countdown for Match 2 should start from the T-15 minute point stated on the countdown sequence above immediately following the end of Match 1.

Third Match

Similarly, at the end of Match 2, no more than 15 minutes should elapse until the start of the first service in Match 3. The countdown for Match 3 should also start from the T-15 minute point stated on the countdown sequence above.

Note – The T-15 minute point is intended to allow the team that has just officiated some time for a gentle warm-up before
going over the net. More than a 15 minute delay between matches will increase the likelihood of the hall hire being
exceeded. Guided by this timed protocol, total non-playing time should not exceed approximately 50 minutes in any standard 4 hour hall hire period.