College of St Benedict

ASSIGNMENTS & REQUIRED PAPERWORK

Please direct any and all questions/schedule issues to Schedules@MetroVolleyball.com

Neither your application nor your self-assign placeholder is a guarantee of assignment.

YOU are responsible for ensuring you have submitted all required paperwork listed in each of the 4 sections on our Independent Contractor page.  Assignments and payments are contingent on the completion of these requirements.

Selected officials will be offered assignments through ArbiterSports.  You may check the status of assignment by reviewing your SCHEDULE tab in  Arbiter.

Actual court assignments are sent via email the Tuesday prior to the event.  Please confirm with a reply to that email indicating you are "Good to Go" after reviewing your schedule within 24 hours.   Final schedules are sent via email the Friday before the event and do not require a reply.

If your schedule changes while onsite, ensure that the MVOA Contact listed on the bottom of your court assignment grid is immediately made aware and send your updated match count to Schedules@MetroVolleyball.com following your last match of the day. 

GENERAL INFORMATION

Payment:

• $32 per match

• Officials traveling 60+ miles one way receive an additional $3/match to help offset fuel costs.

• If you do not work as scheduled (more or less matches!) you must email Robyn immediately after the event so we can ensure payments are made correctly to all officials.

Arrival Time: 

• Ensure you are at your assigned location 30 minutes prior to your first match.  Gym opens 7:30AM

• If you are arriving mid-wave, your court may be running ahead of schedule.  Check on your court upon arrival or get the cell # of the official you're replacing so you can be in touch.

Site Management:

• Officials are expected to treat site managers with respect and politely consult with them if there is a court issue.

• Keep your court on time by calling captains for the coin toss as soon as the previous match concludes and start warmups immediately.

• There will be an officials room available to store your coats in the hallway behind the south bleachers in Claire Lynch Hall, this room is not secured.

• Officials will be allowed to bring in personal coolers/lunch boxes, McGlynn's will not be open during the various tournament dates.

• Facilities will have bottle fillers operable. Please come prepared with any food/water you need.

Rule Set & Modifications

• USAV rules apply

• Libero Jerseys:  All will be acceptable with the only exception of an identical uniform to her teammates.

Match Format:

• Pool Play Matches are 2 sets to 25, no cap.  There are NO deciding 3rd sets during Pool Play.

• Bracket Play Matches are highlighted in the grid and are best of three sets. First two sets to 25, no cap. A third set will be played only if necessary to 15 points, no cap.

• Teams will NOT switch sides during the match.

Coin Toss:

• A team representative(s) from each team and the R1 will conduct a coin toss.

• Assign 'heads' to one side and 'tails' to the other when performing the coin toss.  The winner of the coin toss will choose serve, side or receive.  

• If a 3rd set is necessary, the a team representative(s) will meet with the R1 at center court for a coin toss, the winner will choose serve or receive.  

• Teams will NOT switch sides during the match.

Warm-up:  

• A 10 minute warm-up, using a 2-4-4 format will be used for the first two pool play matches.  The first 4 minutes on the court for the serving team and then 4 minutes for the receiving team. 

• A 5 minute warm-up, using a 1-2-2 format will be used for the remaining matches.

Officiating Crew:

• R1s will be assigned by MVOA

• Teams will provide the remaining crew members (R2, Line Judges, Score table staff).  R2s may be a player, please work with them and be encouraging...THEY are the future of officiating  and we need more of them.

• During Bracket Play, the losing team stays to officiate the next match on that court.