Officials and Their Duties
18.3 The Second Referee 1 Location
The second referee takes a position facing the first referee on the opposite side of the court.
18.3.2 Replacing the First Referee
Should the first referee be indisposed, the second referee assumes the responsibilities and duties of the first referee.
18.3.3 Responsibilities Before the Match
Before the match begins, the second referee will:
18.3.3.1 Ensure that the names of the officials appear on the first set scoresheet; 18.3.3.2 Ensure that the coaches have lineup sheets at least 10 minutes before
the end of each team’s timed warm-up periods. If the lineup sheets have not been submitted previously, the second referee collects the lineup sheets from each team at the three-minute mark on the clock timing the pre-match warm-ups and submits them to the scorekeeper; and
18.3.3.3 Attend the pre-match meeting of the team representatives with the first referee.
18.3.4 Responsibilities Between Sets
During the interval between sets, the second referee will: 18.3.4.1 Ensure that game balls are secured;
18.3.4.2 Immediately take a lineup sheet to the coach of each team;
18.3.4.3 If the lineup sheets have not been submitted previously, the second referee collects the lineup sheets from each team when 30 seconds remain in the interval between sets and submits them to the scorekeeper; and
18.3.4.4 Before the deciding set of the match and at the request of the first referee, conduct the coin toss with the team representatives to determine choice of serve/receive or side of court. (See Rule 9.2.4.4.)
18.3.5 Responsibilities Before Each Set
Before each set begins, the second referee will:
18.3.5.1 Use the lineup sheets submitted by the teams to see that the lineups are correctly recorded on the scoresheet; and
18.3.5.2 Quickly verify that the actual positions of the players on the court correspond to those on the lineup sheets submitted by each team; and
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18.3.5.3 Authorize the initial entry of the libero after the lineups have been verified.
18.3.6 Responsibilities Regarding Interruptions
18.3.6.1 The second referee authorizes substitutions and timeouts, controls their number and duration, and rejects improper requests.
18.3.6.1.1 The second referee notifies the first referee and the appropriate coach(es) when the 12th through 15th team substitutions are made. 18.3.6.1.2 When a timeout is granted, the second referee signals the first
referee the number of timeouts that have been charged to each team. 18.3.6.1.3 At the conclusion of each timeout, the second referee signals the
number of timeouts taken by each team to all match participants. 18.3.6.2 The second referee is responsible for the ball during interruptions of
play.
18.3.6.3 The second referee is responsible for monitoring recovery time if there is an injury to a player.
18.3.7 Responsibilities During Play
18.3.7.1 During play, the second referee whistles and signals: 18.3.7.1.1 Interference and center line faults;
18.3.7.1.2 Illegal contact of a player with the net or the antenna;
18.3.7.1.3 Faults involving either antenna or the net outside either antenna; 18.3.7.1.4 Position faults by the receiving team;
18.3.7.1.5 When a foreign object enters the playing area and presents a hindrance to play or a hazard to the players;
18.3.7.1.6 Illegal attacks or illegal blocks when a fault has clearly occurred; and
18.3.7.1.7 Contact of the ball with the floor or with overhead or floor obstructions that are out of play if the first referee is not in position to see the contact.
18.3.7.1.8 Rotation faults by the serving team when notified by the scorekeeper.
18.3.7.2 During play, the second referee may, without whistling, signal to the first referee faults outside those listed above.
18.3.7.3 The second referee performs duties in addition to those outlined when instructed to do so by the first referee.
18.3.8 Keeping Official Time
The second referee is responsible for keeping the official time of the pre-match warm-up periods, timeouts and intervals between sets of a match.
18.3.9 Conduct of Participants
The second referee supervises the conduct of team members on the bench and reports any misconduct of any team members to the first referee. The second referee also controls the substitutes in the warm-up areas.
18.3.10 Ending Play
72 rULE 18 / OFFICIALS ANd THEIr dUTIES 18.3.11 Other Responsibilities
18.3.11.1 Upon request of a playing captain or coach, the second referee may verify that the players for that team are in correct positions. Requests for this information should be limited to infrequent occasions. If the verification identifies that the wrong player is about to become the server, the officials will correct the error. If it is discovered that the wrong player has served, Rule 13.2.3 will apply. No direct identification of opposing players’ positions may be given.
18.3.11.2 The second referee checks the floor condition and assists the first referee during the match in ensuring that equipment meets specifications. 18.3.11.3 The second referee controls the work of the ball retrievers, when
present.
18.3.11.4 The second referee works in conjunction with the scorekeeper and the assistant scorekeeper throughout the match.
18.3.11.4.1 The second referee ensures that replacements involving the libero are legal.
18.3.11.4.2 The second referee verifies and confirms to the first referee that the 24th point has been scored (14th point in a deciding set).
18.3.11.4.3 The second referee signals end of set to the first referee at the end of each set.