8 Officiating

8.1 Registration for Professional Officials

All OVR members must be registered online. See Chapter 5, Registration for complete details.

Each returning professional officials must renew his or her memberships between September 1 and October 31. Professional officials must register themselves first as professional officials, after which their registration number can be applied to additional roles such as club director, coach, or player.

Background screening is required for all professional officials. Each member working with juniors, including each juniors' club director, assistant director, administrator, head coach, assistant coach, chaperone, juniors' tournament director, and professional official, must have a "Clear" background screen through SSCI. Background screens are valid for 2 seasons. Background screening is applicable only to individuals who are at least 18 years of age. If a person who works with juniors turns 18 during the volleyball season, s/he must be background screened at that time.

www.ovr.org/officiating/OVR_Officials_Handbook.pdf

8.2 Officials' Handbook

Officiating procedures, certifications, standards, and related information are now maintained separately in the Ohio Valley Region Officials' Handbook. The OVR Officials' Handbook addresses the following:

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

8.3 USA Volleyball Referees Certified in the OVR

The following list is excerpted from the list of Certified Officials in the OVR. For brevity, only e-mail addresses are given here. Additional contact information, updates, and detailed search and e-mail capabilities are available through the electronic version of this list, www.ovr.org/officiating/officials.php.

 officialreferee
rating
scorekeeper
rating
based ine-mail address
1.Baumer-Pina, Jill Junior OlympicProvisionalColumbus, OHjpinaediting@yahoo.com
2.Belcher, Melissa SueProvisionalProvisionalToledo, OHsy.melissa.belcher@nwoca.org
3.Bialorucki, Larry Junior OlympicProvisionalToledo, OHLBialorucki@msn.com
4.Brewer, Jason ScottProvisionalProvisionalGreenville, OHjasonbrewer82@gmail.com
5.Bush, Rachel LProvisionalProvisionalMount Vernon, OHrlhamman@aol.com
6.Cox, Amy RegionalRegionalPittsburgh, PAacox@wabtec.com
7.Daniels, Kelly Junior NationalRegionalCleveleland, OHkoachnref@gmail.com
8.Drake, Tamika ProvisionalProvisionalEuclid, OHtamikadrake@yahoo.com
9.Figliomeni, Rachel EJunior OlympicProvisionalWadsworth, OHfrachel@bgsu.edu
10.Fittante, Thomas RegionalProvisionalMansfield, OHtfittante@brightchoice.net
11.Giles, Sharon ProvisionalProvisionalRossford, OHsgiles@wls4kids.org
12.Grzywinski, Kelley AProvisionalProvisionalToledo, OHkag5921@hotmail.com
13.Harris, Kathy Junior OlympicProvisionalMedina, OHkbharris@zoominternet.net
14.Harvat, Julia DJunior OlympicProvisionalMason, OHJulia.Harvat@Utoledo.edu
15.Haynes, Derreck Junior OlympicProvisionalWillowick, OHhaynesdr@my.hiram.edu
16.Heider, Sara MarieJunior OlympicProvisionalBerea, OHsmheider2@aol.com
17.Hess Jr., David A Junior OlympicProvisionalStreetsboro, OHshadow257@myway.com
18.Hipsher, Barbara ProvisionalProvisionalFostoria, OHbarhip@aol.com
19.Huntsman, Tricyn Junior OlympicProvisionalNavarre, OHtricynhuntsman@yahoo.com
20.Husak, Kylee Junior OlympicProvisionalCedarville, OHkhusak@cedarville.edu
21.Jarvis, Stephanie ProvisionalProvisionalCanfield, OHsjarvis20@hotmail.com
22.Krosse, Theresa Junior OlympicProvisionalElyria, OHshocktart@windstream.net
23.Kuhn, Sean MProvisionalProvisionalLima, OHkuhn.16@wright.edu
24.Kunze, Heather Junior OlympicProvisionalGahanna, OHHeatherKunze@yahoo.com
25.Lee, Dawn Junior OlympicProvisionalColumbus, OHdlee0709@gmail.com
26.Manson, Kim Junior OlympicProvisionalGalloway, OHkcmanson@gmail.com
27.Miller, Sue Junior OlympicProvisionalReynoldsburg, OHsmiller781@sbcglobal.net
28.Mongillo, Elyse Junior OlympicProvisionalColumbus, OHmongille@ohiodominican.edu
29.Montesano, Alexa Junior OlympicProvisionalMedina, OHvolleyballalm@frontier.com
30.Montesano, Kevin Junior OlympicProvisionalMedina, OHMontesano@frontier.com
31.Moxley, Shera A.Junior NationalRegionalWINDSOR MILL, MDsmoxley@andrew.cmu.edu
32.Muth, Ashleigh MarieProvisionalProvisionalHilliard, OHmuth.11@buckeyemail.osu.edu
33.New, Tiffany Junior OlympicProvisionalCarroll, OHTan002@marietta.edu
34.Nordmoe, Brian Junior OlympicProvisionalNew Albany, OHbnordmoe@yahoo.com
35.Peterfy, Geoffrey BryanProvisionalProvisionalWesterville, OHg-peterfy@onu.edu
36.Phillips, Jessica Junior OlympicProvisionalLouisville, OHphillija6@gmail.com
37.Pund, Ariel Junior OlympicProvisionalMacedonia, OHpundaj@my.hiram.edu
38.Remele, Zachary ProvisionalProvisionalPittsburgh, PAzpremele@gmail.com
39.Rench, Karrie AProvisionalProvisionalArcanum, OHkarrie.rench@gmail.com
40.Ritzler, Amanda Junior OlympicProvisionalKenton, OHaritzler@yahoo.com
41.Roberts, Leslie ProvisionalProvisionalEaton, OHred13rob@hotmail.com
42.Robidoux, Paige Junior OlympicProvisionalGalion, OHrobidoux.1@buckeyemail.osu.edu
43.Roidt, Robert ProvisionalProvisionalAda, OHr-roidt@onu.edu
44.Rumora, Kathryne Junior OlympicHiram, OHrumorakr@my.hiram.edu
45.Sessler, Ashley Junior OlympicProvisionalCastalia, OHashleysessler@gmail.com
46.Shaffer, Carmen G.ProvisionalProvisionalScott Depot, WVcgshaffer@hotmail.com
47.Sherer, Erika Junior OlympicProvisionalTwinsburg, OHpoozerkid@aol.com
48.Starheim, Suzanne Junior OlympicProvisionalHubbard, OHsstarhei@kent.edu
49.Tanner, Janelle Junior OlympicProvisionalBowling Green, OHjtanner@bgsu.edu
50.Taylor, Matthew ProvisionalProvisionalCleveland, OHtaylor@ovr.org
51.Toth, Allison Junior OlympicProvisionalBrook Park, OHBrookparktoths@aol.com
52.Toth, Jennifer Junior OlympicProvisionalBrook Park, OHBrookparktoths@aol.com
53.Trimble, Hank ProvisionalRegionalDayton, OHtrimble@ovr.org
54.Tuttle, Ron ProvisionalProvisionalCovington, KYronjtuttle@yahoo.com
55.Valesko, Kendal Junior OlympicProvisionalLancaster, OHkv265902@ohio.edu
56.Vuyk, Laura ChristineProvisionalProvisionalOregon, OHlaura.vuyk@gmail.com
57.Wenning, Lauren DeniseJunior OlympicProvisionalFort Recovery, OHlauren.wenning22@gmail.com
58.Wesolowski, Annette Junior OlympicProvisionalWadsworth, OHawesolowski@barbertonschools.org
59.Williams, Devon SkyeJunior OlympicProvisionalWest Salem, OHvbrocker7@aol.com
60.Woodard, Megan Junior OlympicJunior OlympicHiram, OHwoodardmd@my.hiram.edu
61.Wright, Sarah ElizabethProvisionalProvisionalTroy, OHsarahlee0031@aol.com
62.Yoder, Douglas Junior OlympicProvisionalPettisville, OHdugyodi@gmail.com
63.Zajac, Rebecca Junior OlympicProvisionalLivonia, MIbexter022@msn.com