NL Power League

ASSIGNMENTS & REQUIRED PAPERWORK

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

A reminder, your application is NOT 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.

Debbie is the primary assignor for the Northern Lights Power League & 12s Cup.

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/NL Contractor Agreement:

• $32 per standard match (best 2 sets of 3).  You will be paid directly by Northern Lights - NOT Metro

• At your first Northern Lights assignment, you will need to fill out the independent contractor agreement for Northern Lights because they are paying you.  Contracts will be given to you by the site director. 

Arrival Time: 

• Ensure you are in the building 30 minutes prior to your first match and court-side 15 minutes prior to the start of your match.  

• If you are arriving mid-wave, your court may be running ahead of schedule.  Check on your court upon arrival.

Site Management:

• Northern Lights  Power League is run by the host club and they will keep the courts running on time.

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

• Concessions will be available at the venue.

• Officials will be allowed to discreetly bring in personal coolers/lunch boxes. 

• The facility has bottle fillers. Please come prepared with any food/water you need.

• Select and measure a game ball from the cart of warm-up balls on your court.

Rule Set & Modifications

• USAV rules apply.

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

• At the Midwest Volleyball Warehouse, the divider curtains between courts and the beam supporting those curtains, and the walls are out of bounds. The remainder of the ceiling is in bounds per USAV rules.

• Normal adjacent court rules apply.  Players may not enter the blue part of the court next to them before, during or after playing the ball.

Special Rules for 12U Power League Matches

• Net will be approximately 7'

• A serving line will be placed on the court 7 meters from the net.  Players may not cross that line when serving

• Volley-Lite balls will be used

• If a team scores 3 points in a row with the same server, then that team shall retain possession of the ball, but they must rotate and have a new server

• Officials are asked by the league to be very, very lenient on their calls for the 12U league.  Only obvious caught/thrown balls, and net violations should be called.  Basically, the idea is to blow your whistle for the serve and blow it again when the ball hits the ground, unless someone does something very bad.

Match Format - Northern Lights Power League Weekends & 12's Cup Tournament:

• Each match is best 2 out of 3 sets, the first two sets will be played to 25 points, win by 2, no cap.

• If the match is split 1-1, play a full third set to 15 points, win by 2, no cap, no time limit.

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 at any time during the match.

Warm-up:  

• Standard 2-4-4 warm-up where Team A will have the first 4 minutes and Team B will have the last 4 minutes.   

• Teams are NOT allowed to ball handle, pepper, etc. while the other team has exclusive use of the court.

Officiating Crew:

• R1s will be assigned by MVOA

• Teams will provide the remaining crew members (Adult R2, Line Judges, Score table staff).

• In the 12's Division, if only one coach is available, they should not serve as the R2, Instead they should be at the score table helping the score crew.  In this case, the R1 may be officiating alone.

• OFFICIALS SHOULD WRITE THEIR NAME LEGIBLY ON EACH SCORE SHEET SO NORTHERN LIGHTS CAN VERIFY PAYROLL.