Do you actually look forward to your team’s work assignment at a tournament? Do you consider yourself one of the best second referee, scorer or line judges around? Maybe you would like to work as a paid referee when you are old enough. These are the athletes that the Delta Region wants to encourage and recognize.

Just like outstanding volleyball players are recognized through the High Performance programs, we want deserving Junior Officials in the Delta Region to receive their own recognition. Through the Delta Region Rising Star Official’s Program, junior players who excel as a Referee, Scorer or Line Judge will be awarded the highest honor for a junior official; Rising Star Official.

Chosen by just a few key officials in the Delta Region, players who receive the honor will be awarded a lanyard and badge court-side immediately following a match. Only individuals who display strong knowledge of the rules of the game and demonstrate good officiating techniques will be consider for such an honor.

The future of the Official’s Division lies with our Junior Athletes. How would the Olympics be played without officials? What about all those college and high school matches? Good Officials are needed for our sport to continue to grow and prosper. Question: Where will these Officials come from? They will come from the athletes that are playing the game today.

The goal of the Delta Region Rising Star Program is to encourage athletes that play the game today to want to become the Officials of tomorrow!

Each team in the Delta Region is required to have at least two certified referees, one certified scorekeeper, one certified Libero tracker and two trained Line Judges listed on the team roster. Different levels of officiating certification are available through the Delta Region. Please review each certification requirement outlined below.

With the increasing expectation of quality officials for volleyball matches, it is the policy of the Delta Region that certified coaches or certified chaperones of Junior Teams accept the role of primary referee (R1) for their team, when a paid official is not working the set.  Junior Officials may serve as a secondary referee (R2).  We believe that this is the best direction for us to take for the protection of the younger players and the integrity of the game. We expect all Junior Programs to embrace this concept and participate fully as a club.

It is recommended that early in the season that the team coach focus most of their training on just a few individuals per team to get the team ready for early officiating assignments. The team coach should decide who best fits with each officiating responsibility. All players should be encouraged to take the online officiating clinics and quizzes to increase their knowledge of the game. But, when it comes to hands on training you may want to start out with only a select few. As long as each member performing a duty as part of the officiating crew has been trained and certified in that position's duties, region requirements have been met.
 

To be in compliance with Delta Region Junior Official’s Policy, Club Directors should complete the following: 
 Get the Officials Certification Process out to your club members in a timely manner. 
 ENSURE ALL officials have completed online clinics & exams.
 Oversee the training of all officials, prior to the beginning of the sanctioned season. 
 Keep a current list of Junior Members, Coaches and Adults that are certified as R1, Junior R2, Scorers, Line  Judges and Libero trackers (available through Webpoint).
 Instruct all Head Coaches to carry copies of the team roster & team membership cards to all  Delta Region tournaments and present either or both to R1 when requested.
 Ensure that a certified, rostered adult is working as an official in some capacity during the teams officiating  work assignment. Example: as an R1, R2, scorer or assistant scorer. This person may or may not be a coach, but must be a registered USAV member, must be on the team roster, and must have completed the required training for the work team responsibility they are performing.  It is Delta Region policy that the adult at the score table MUST be performing one of the work duties (see exception below). Duties do NOT include texting, carrying on a phone conversation, or otherwise providing additional distractions at the table. 

q. how do I take the clinic?

A. In order to take the officiating modules, first you have to REGISTER for the clinic.

• Log into Webpoint (our membership database) at https://webpoint.usavolleyball.org/
• Type in Username and password
• Under Region Clinics, click on Region Ref/Score Clinics
• Follow on-screen prompts to REGISTER  for the required/desired clinics.
• Click on red Login to USAV Academy button to jump to Academy to take course work.
• Once registered, go to USAV Academy by logging into Webpoint and clicking on that same red Academy button.

Q. I have my certificate. Why am I still showing a “P” on my record?

A. Since the Volleyball Academy system generates a certificate every time someone completes a module, this can get confusing. When the member gets a certificate, they say, “Yay! I am finished I have my certificate!” PLEASE NOTE: They are not finished. The system will generate about 4-6 certificates for each module as part of the R2 and the Scorer Clinics. (I am trying to get USAV to do away with the certificates).

Q. I took the second referee course and have my certificate. But, I still have a “P” on my record.

 A. One of the modules listed in the cadre of courses to complete for the Second Referee Clinic is called “Junior Second Referee”.  Some think that when they finish this particular module (in which they will get a certificate) that they are done. They are not! They still have to complete the other modules listed and the introduction required for clinic—which in-all take about 46 minutes.

Q. I watched the clinic. Why do I have a “P” on my record?

A. In some cases, individuals are only watching the Introduction Slide, which is only about 3-4 slides. The introduction slides are just that, there to introduce you to the requirements for completing each clinic.

Q. I just want to be an R2. But, coach says I have to take scoring courses also?

A. Though the scoring clinic is not required this season for an R2—referees need to understand how to keep score and how to read the score book in case someone messes up the score.

Q. How can I tell if I am through with my clinics and certified?

A. Just log into your Member Account at https://webpoint.usavolleyball.org/; put in your username and password; then click on “Member Profile” and then the Coaching/Officiating” tab at the upper right corner. If you are certified, it will read Junior Referee or Junior Scorer, etc. If it reads “In progress”, you are not done.

Q. How can I tell which other modules I need to take to get finished?

A. From your member account, click on the red USAV Academy button. The first page to open is your “Account” page. Look at your “Learning Activities” section on this page. You will see the top section that list the modules you are “ENROLLED” in and the bottom section lists the modules that you have “COMPLETED”. You need to make sure to take all modules listed in the Enrolled section. These modules are all part of the Clinic you registered for…R1, R2, Scorer, Line Judge or Libero.

PLEASE NOTE: If you do not spend around 46 minutes getting your Junior R2 certification and about 32 minutes getting your Junior Scorer certification—then you did not finish the clinics.