Boys High School
Boys High School
March 27 - June 12, 2025
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MVOA Assigning Survey
Please take 2 minutes to complete this survey so that your account is activated and coded correctly spring boys assignments. Assignments will start coming out the week of January 27.
Need to report an incident/issue or praise?
Use the MSHSL Contest Report to alert them to any major issues that occur during your matches. This form can also be used to send praise for schools that go above and beyond.
Please also submit the same information to MVOA that we're aware and can proactively address issues for the next crew. Basically, if you would have emailed the info to us, please use the MVOA Match Report.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Pre-Match Preparations
Arrive courtside no later than 30 minutes prior to match time.
You are responsible for your own whistle, coin, cards, net chain & ball gauge.
Net height should be regulation men's height of 7' 11 5/8"
Match Fees are found in Arbiter under DASHBOARD > Announcements
Dress in the standard MSHSL Uniform
Rules Set - Rule Interpretations:
NFHS volleyball rules will be the basis for competitive play (same rule set as MSHSL Girls Fall Season) with the following modifications:
"MULTIPLE CONTACTS/DOUBLES" - Leniency will be given to 2nd contacts when the ball is directed to a teammate. NO LENIENCY will be given for 2nd or 3rd contacts that cross over the net to the opponent. Players sending the ball over the net using hands on contact #2 or #3 need to send it over cleanly without multiple contacts. Essentially, we want to promote continuation of play and keep the ball flying vs making strict ball handling decisions.
"ILLEGAL HITS" will be called without leniency for ANY prolonged contact, caught and/or thrown balls. Especially plays where the ball comes to rest before traveling in another direction.
Officials will be patient and explain calls as needed, especially at the start of the season.
Officials will be responsible to check line-ups and watch for "ILLEGAL ALIGNMENTS" (i.e. overlapping). Use preventative officiating whenever possible. However, blatant positional faults must still be called.
JEWELRY CLARIFICATION:
ONLY “studs” above the chin are allowed
NO hoops/rings/giant jewels
NO necklaces
NO bracelets (metal or elastic). Exception: medical alerts and religious string bracelets may be worn if taped/secured.
Officiating Crew:
R1 & R2s will be assigned by MVOA.
Officials, coaches, parents, and players are EXPECTED TO BE PATIENT and assist work together in teaching the rules of volleyball.
Coin Toss:
Home team chooses bench. Teams will remain on the same side of the court for the full duration of the event. No switching sides.
Head Coaches & Captain(s) from each team will be present for the coin toss. The visiting team will call the toss, the winner of the toss will have the choice of serve or receive.
End of Match Procedure: (please explain this to coaches and captains prior to the match)
After completing the match point signal sequence, immediately whistle again and signal both teams go to their end line.
The substitutes from the bench will come out to join them on the end line.
At the same time, get down from the ref stand and take your pre-match standing position as you would for team introductions.
Whistle and signal both teams to walk to the attack (10 foot) line, from the attack line, teams can wave and/or say nice job, good game, etc. If they elect to give handshakes they may, but we are not asked to encourage or discourage this action. It's totally up to the teams.
PARTNER/SCHOOL CHECK-IN PROCEDURE
Regular Season Check-in Steps
Arbiter sends an email reminder 5 days ahead of your match
Partners should use that email to check in with each other upon receipt.
Include specifics such as home team, match start times and that you will arrive 30 minutes ahead of the first match time.
If you have an early B match prior to your JV/Varsity with your partner, let your partner know this, ESPECIALLY if your partner is checking in with the school. Check in for ALL matches worked by both of you with the AD for that date.
If for any reason you may be running late, exchange cell phone #s and assist one another by starting warmups/coin toss if needed.
The R1 will check in with school 3 days ahead of the match for both themselves AND the R2
The R1 for the varsity match is the one listed first and labeled "R1" in Arbiter
Schools will let MVOA know if no check-in is received 2 days ahead of the match
DO NOT INCLUDE CARLETON WHITE OR HEIDI SCHWICHTENBERG IN YOUR CHECK-IN EMAILS TO THE ADs. THEY ARE HAMMER SPORTS AND ARE LISTED ON MATCHES WHERE THEY ASSIGN THE 4TH/5TH TEAMS. IF WE COULD REMOVE THEM FROM THE ARBITER REMINDER EMAILS OURSELVES, WE WOULD...THIS IS AN ARBITER LIMITATION.
Tournament Check-in Steps
Debbie will send a tournament detail and procedures the week of the tournament and will designate a head referee
All officials should reply to the head referee with an email confirmation for the tournament as soon as they receive the tournament details from Debbie
The head referee will check in with the school 3 days ahead of the tournament
Schools will let MVOA know if no check-in is received 2 days ahead of the tournament
MSHSL Tips of the Week - Protocols & Techniques
Visit our Protocols & Techniques page which has a collection of MSHSL Points of Emphasis that we have sent out via email as "Tips of the Week" to provide consistency in how we administer and conduct matches during the season.
MSHSL TRAINING & SCRIMMAGE OPPORTUNITIES
What can I do to prepare for the new season?
The Arbiter MSHSL Central Hub has a Volleyball resource page with links to rules changes and other information. Take advantage of those resources to prepare yourself for the spring season.
Every other year, you MUST attend an Officials Training Clinic either in person or live via Zoom either during the fall girls OR the spring boys season. The clinic content for the in person and the virtual clinics are the same. These clinics are in lecture-style format. No on-court/live-play unless noted.
You only need to attend one of the dates below to fulfill your eligibility requirement.
TBD SPRING 2025 - Virtual Clinic via Zoom (register here)
Saturday, March 29, 2025 - Anoka High School (register here) - classroom AND on-court/live match training
You are welcome to attend one of these training clinics every year if you wish...just know that the content will be the same for the 2 year cycle. New training clinic content comes out on even years.