Welcome to the 2018-2019 Lone Star Region season! There were rule changes in the 2017-2019 DCR last season and you will need to re-study, review, and do some scoring to stay on top of your game. Therefore, it is highly recommended that all referees that work for pay attend a ‘referee for pay’ clinic this year (see below). If you attended a clinic last year and got certified, we still want you to update and attend a ‘referee for pay’ clinic this year (at no additional cost—sign in as pre-paid “PP”). If you have already attended a clinic this season then we recommend you also attend a ‘referee for pay’ clinic that will cover some additional techniques and skills (at no additional cost). If you need to be certified, re-certified, or this is your first season, you can use the ‘referee for pay’ clinic as your certifying referee clinic (application fee is $25). However, only provisional exams will be offered at these clinics. 

There is really only one rule change this season, but you are still expected to study the Domestic Competition Regulations (DCR - “rule” book), attend a referee clinic, and take the appropriate referee exam to prepare yourself for the new season. Additionally, the training at the Volleyball Ref Training (VRT) site is a member’s only site for modules and credit courses. It can be accessed by logging in at https://webpoint.usavolleyball.org, scroll down to the bottom of the page and on the left will be a red box listed as ‘USAV Academy’; click on this box and you will be sent to the “Academy” site where you will be able to access the material by using the tab “Course Catalog,” then the tab “Catalog: Officiating Education Materials,” and then indoor materials for credit or no credit. Most modules and courses are for reference, not for credit in the Lone Star Region.

So as soon as you register I want everyone to use the VRT site to view new modules under “Indoor Officiating Materials” before the season begins, most probably listed as:
• 2018-2019 Critical Rules & Interpretations
• 2018-2019 Points of Emphasis
• Uniform Requirements & Reminders

We have increased the number of tournaments that use paid referees this season  by over 20% and we have increasing numbers of juniors playing. We need your knowledge of volleyball and skills in officiating to give our youth a “level playing field.” Please visit www.lsvolleyball.org and use the “Officials’ Clinics & Info” tab, followed by the “Paid Ref Tournaments” tab, to view the tournaments listed that will use paid referees and then sign up after November 1. To sign up use the Head Referee’s contact info or use AES if required.

NOTICE: It is highly recommended that you attend a ‘referee for pay’ clinic this year to be up-to-date on rule changes and interpretations, meet other referees you will be working with, and hear from members of the referee group that will lead you through this season.
 

Referees that Do Not work for pay

If you were certified as a referee last season and do not want to work for pay then your certification is still good for this coming season. We recommend that all referees attend one of the clinics this year to get the new rules, a refresher on mechanics, and then take the online exam to update skills (at no additional cost, sign in as pre-paid “PP”).

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