8 Officiating

1  Introduction
2  Obtaining a USA Volleyball Referee Certification in the Ohio Valley Region
   2.01 Minimum Age Requirements
   2.02 Online Pre-Registration
   2.03 OVR Theoretical Officiating Clinics
   2.04 Becoming a Referee Candidate
   2.05 Rules Examination
   2.06 Practical Evaluation
   2.07 Membership, Background Screening and OVR-USAV Registration
   2.08 Probationary Status for New Officials
3  Maintaining a Certification in the Ohio Valley Region
   3.01 Online Registration
   3.02 Membership Renewal Dues, Waiver/Release, Background Screen and Code of Ethics
   3.03 Clinic Attendance
   3.04 Rules and Scorekeeping Exam Instructions
4  USA Volleyball Certifications & Minimum Standards in the Ohio Valley Region
   4.01 Junior Olympic Referee
   4.02 Provisional
   4.03 Regional
   4.04 Junior National
   4.05 National
   4.06 Retired Referees
   4.07 Scorekeeper Certifications and Upgrades
5  Certification Upgrade Procedures
   5.01 Junior Olympic to Provisional Referee Upgrade
   5.02 Provisional to Regional Referee Upgrade
   5.03 Regional to Junior National Referee Candidate
   5.04 Junior National Referee to National Referee Candidate
   5.05 National Referee to USA International Referee Candidate
6  Officiating in the Ohio Valley Region and Outside the Region
   6.01 Referee Uniform Requirements
   6.02 Officiating Equipment
   6.03 Local Tournament Assignments
   6.04 Regional Tournament Assignments
   6.05 Failure to Fulfill Assignments
   6.06 Officiating Non-Sanctioned Tournaments
   6.07 Working outside the Ohio Valley Region
   6.08 Officiating Activities Logbook
7  OVR Policies and Procedures
   7.01 Ohio Valley Region Background Screening Policy
   7.02 Junior Tournament Procedures
   7.03 Adult Tournament Procedures
   7.04 Officials' Tournament Procedures
   7.05 "Good Standing" Policy for Officials
8  Professional Standards and Officiating Ethics
9  Member Sanctions
10 Miscellaneous OVR Officiating Information
   10.01 Mentoring
   10.02 Serving as a Head Referee at a Local Tournament
   10.03 Handling Protests
   10.04 Collegiate Officiating
   10.05 OVR Contacts