Uniforms & Equipment
General Guidelines for Metro Volleyball Assigned Events
Rule #1: Look (and be) Professional.
Rule #2: See Rule #1.
Rule #3: Being in uniform is an expectation of the officials we assign. You're representing yourself AND Metro Volleyball when you step onto the court and only have one chance to make a first impression. Make it a good one!
Uniforms
MSHSL Girls High School Volleyball Uniform
REQUIRED MSHSL
Gray or Blue MSHSL Volleyball Official Polo
Long or short sleeve
You don't have to match your partner during regular season
You DO need to match your partner for Section & State Tournament play
Black Dress Slacks, Black Belt, Black Socks, Black Shoes
If you anticipate being cold, consider purchasing "Cold Gear" base layers that can be worn underneath your long sleeve polo shirt. Recommended that the undergarment be black (examples shown on left)
You can purchase the gray or blue MSHSL polo online from:
General Sports Braemar
https://www.gs-officials.com/mshslvolleyball
They have a limited supply in store of the gray polo: 7505 Ikola Way #203, Edina, MN 55439You can purchase black Cold Gear base layers from any vendor. Below are examples for your reference only:
Under Armour Cold Gear for Women
Under Armour Cold Gear for Men
NO LONGER ALLOWED
PLAIN white polo shirt
White Sweaters worn over polo shirts
Long Sleeve base layers worn underneath SHORT sleeve polos
MN Boys High School Volleyball Uniform
2024 SPRING SEASON
The 2024 Spring Season will still be run by MN Boys HS Association, but is now considered an MSHSL emerging activity:
For Regular Season matches:
White Certified Polo
Navy Dress Slacks, Black Belt, White Socks, White Shoes
Plain White Polo
Black Dress Slacks, Black Belt, Black Socks, Black Shoes
For Section and State Tournament matches:
Gray or Blue MSHSL Volleyball Official Polo
Black Dress Slacks, Black Belt, Black Socks, Black Shoes
General
You don't have to match your partner during regular season
You DO need to match your partner for Section & State Tournament play
For the spring 2025 season, the MSHSL polo will be REQUIRED.
You can purchase the gray or blue MSHSL polo online from:
General Sports Braemar
https://www.gs-officials.com/mshslvolleyball
They have a limited supply in store of the gray polo: 7505 Ikola Way #203, Edina, MN 55439
Juniors/Club Events Uniform
Preferred Uniform Shirt is the Certified Volleyball Official polos (either in blue, grey or white shown in the pictures to the left)
You can order the preferred polos at: http://vbofficialsgear.com
NOTE: This is the only vendor that sells the preferred/certified polos and their stock/availability fluctuates. Get your order in early to ensure you have what you need to start the season.
You do not need to match the others at your site and we have no preference as to what color you wear.
Acceptable Alternatives:
Old Certified Volleyball Official logo white polo
Plain, white polo from any vendor
Plain, gray polo (similar shade to picture) from any vendor
Plain, blue polo (similar shade to picture) from any vendor
NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR JUNIORS:
Gray or Blue MSHSL-logo polo (these are for MSHSL girls volleyball matches only)
Other club/tournament affiliated polos
Anything with zebra stripes
Patches
Please only wear USAV and PAVO patches at USA Volleyball and NCAA sanctioned events.
Uniform Pants
Preferred Uniform Pants are Navy dress slacks
Acceptable Alternatives:
Black dress slacks
Navy golf pants
Black golf pants
NOT ACCEPTABLE:
Yoga pants
Capri pants
Sweatpants
Wind pants
Khaki's
Shoes/Socks
Preferred Shoes are Plain white shoes with little or no accents
Acceptable Alternatives:
Plain black shoes with little or no accents
NOT ACCEPTABLE:
Obviously dirty/worn tennis shoes
Shoes with lots of bright colors
Equipment
Checklist of Volleyball Officials Equipment
Proper Uniform (Go to Uniforms)
Black Whistle & Lanyard
Flipping Coin
Digital Watch
Red & Yellow Cards
Ball Gauge (& Pump)
Net Chain
Lineup Card & Pencil/Pen
Rule Book
Equipment Vendors
Here are some links to vendors that have volleyball related officiating equipment
Headsets
There is a wide variety of headsets available at various price points and quality. We've linked some of the commonly used headset brands from search engine results here to help you as a starting point to your own research.
MVOA does not promote or require any specific brand of headsets, nor do we endorse any of the vendors associated in the links provided. You need to decide for yourself what works best for you and what level of investment you want to make in this optional piece of equipment.
TIP: whatever you buy, look for the level of noise cancelling that they provide so that you aren't getting an amplified whistle in your ear each time your partner blows their whistle