|
Below you will find information on the Junior Officiating Team training and tools required for junior athletes and clubs in the Florida Region.
A Junior Officiating Team (or Work Team) consist of the members of a junior's team who are part of the tournament officiating crew during a team’s assigned work matches. Florida Region policy requires that every Junior Officiating Team be trained before they participate in a match as part of the officiating crew. The training courses will be automatically loaded into each Junior player's account around mid-October. If you experience any difficulties in completing the courses, the fastest way to get help is to fill out a help ticket by clicking here. CONTACT INFO Sue Wainio, Official's Coordinator E-Mail: [email protected] |
Junior officiating teAM INFORMATION
Which Courses Should I Take?
Each person participating on the Officiating Team must have taken the course for the duty they perform. It is recommended that all Junior players take at least two of the four courses so that there is adequate coverage for all positions at tournaments. The club may establish policy to require all four clinics. This is the best practice. Online training should be completed before first tournament. Training will be required for each person participating as part of the officiating team. Training options include:
- Junior Line Judge Training
- Junior Asst. Scorer / Libero Tracker Training
- Junior Scorer Training
- Junior Second Referee Training
- The current courses all have a prefix of FL25 and those are the courses that WILL BE loaded into each Junior player's USA Volleyball Academy account on October 15th, 2024. PLEASE NOTE! THERE MAY BE A LAG TIME OF UP TO TWO HOURS FOR THE COURSES TO POPULATE IN THE ATHLETE'S USAV ACADEMY
- For more detailed instructions click here
Coaches and member adults of a reffing team
Coaches or member adults who could serve as part of the officiating team at a USAV sanctioned Junior Tournament will take a slightly different course, which has the same basic content as the Junior players. The course is:
- Tournament Officiating Team for Coaches
- For 2023-24 the prefix for that course is FL24_150. The course is available in the USA Volleyball Academy. Members must register for this course by clicking on it in the Content Library in the USAV Academy.
Florida Region USAV Junior WORK Team Officials Requirements for the 2024-25 Season
Requirements for certification have not changed. Junior Work Team Officials are the members of a Juniors team who will be part of the tournament officiating crew during a team’s assigned work matches at a tournament. Florida Region policy requires that these Junior Work Team Officials be trained before they participate in a match as part of the officiating crew. Here are the training requirements for the season. The work team consists of a minimum of six people. They are:
For instructions on how to access online courses, click here.
- Second referee
- Scorer
- Assistant Scorer (Libero tracker)
- Flipper (Visual scoreboard operator)
- Lines Judges (2)
For instructions on how to access online courses, click here.
Juniors interested in officiating for pay IN THE 2025-26 SEASON
Juniors who will be at least 16 years old in the 2025-26 season are eligible to become certified as Jr Provisional Referees and work matches as a paid official at tournaments when they are not playing. This is a great way to enjoy volleyball and earn some money! Juniors who become certified are eligible to work tournaments as a paid first referee. They will be assigned to work appropriate age groups based on their own age and officiating experience. The Florida Region Evaluation and Training Team will assist these younger referees with the training and support they need to be successful.
Certification Steps - STARTING IN OCTOBER 2025 FOR THE 2025-26 SEASON
- Be registered as a USAV Florida Region member. Juniors who are 18 years old must also have a current background screen.
- When registering, select the Jr Region Refree/Official membership.
- Your USAV Academy account will be updated with the training course for Junior Region Referees, FL26_107 Junior Provisional Paid Referee Training for 16-17-18 year-olds. This is an online training course that explains the rules, protocols, hand signals and other instructions needed to function as a paid R1 or R2 at a tournament. The course has thirteen instructional modules. It does not need to be completed all at one time.
- You will also need to complete the FL26 In-Person Orientation for new referees. This is a live online event. There will be 6 dates available starting in mid-December 2025 and running through February 2026. You need to attend one of them.
- Finally, you will need to attend a tournament for on-court training and evaluation. You will work with members of the Florida Region Evaluation and Training team. They will guide you through the process of officiating matches. You will need to successfully complete 2 evaluations as R1 and one evaluation as R2.
- After successful completion of these steps and work at region sanctioned tournaments you will receive a Provisional Referee certification and patch that will be good for one season.
