Officiating Professionally in the OVR

Becoming a Professional Referee and Maintaining Your Certification

Background information on becoming a professional referee is available here and through USA Volleyball:

Registration

Ohio Valley Region – USA Volleyball memberships begin on September 1 and expire on August 31. All returning professional officials must renew their memberships by the end of October.
All individuals registering with the Ohio Valley Region, Inc. of USA Volleyball who will interact with juniors in any sanctioned activity, including officials, must consent to background screening. Complete details are available at www.ovr.org/background/overview.php.

Returning Professional Officials

To ease renewal and increase flexibility, we segmented registration for returning professional officials into the following three phases. If you're currently signed in, your status for each will be shown.

Renew your registration
Sign in and select "Professional Official" as the registration type.
Professional officials must renew their registration by November 30.

Sign up for a professional officials' clinic
We recommend signing up for a clinic immediately after you renew your registration, but you can also return at any time to revise your clinic choice.

Update your officiating profile
We recommend updating your profile immediately after signing up for your clinic (following registration), but as with clinic signup, you can also return at any time to revise your profile.

New Professional Officials

Individuals interested in becoming certified USA Volleyball officials should review the new officials' program and information at the following link:

Sign up to become a professional official

Professional Officials' Clinics

Attendance at an OVR Professional Officials' Clinic is required of all existing and all new OVR professional referees. Failure to attend a clinic will result in removal from the list of certified officials. Clinics are $10 for returning officials who pre-register for clinic attendance online and $15 for walk-ins. The clinic fee is $25 for new officials. All clinic fees are payable upon arrival. Both returning and prospective professional officials should sign up online for a clinic.

Our Officials' Clinics Page also contains information on camps and clinics to enhance your USAV officiating experience.

Online Rules and Scorekeeping Exams

Rules: The USAV Form A rules exam is available online at www.volleyballreftraining.com/usavtest/. The rules exam and password are Ohio Valley and OVR600 (note: the password is case-sensitive). The USAV exam is not available through PAVO local boards and may not be taken in conjunction with the NCAA exam. All existing referees must take the Form A exam each season. Form C is for junior players or prospective referees only.

Scorekeeping: The Ohio Valley Region is utilizing the online scorekeeping exam this year. All referees, regardless of certification, must take the Form C online exam, which can be found at the following link: www.volleyballreftraining.com/usavtest/. The scorekeeping exam region and password for the OVR are Ohio Valley and OVR600S (note: the password is case-sensitive). Please direct any questions to Terry Miller, OVR Scorekeepers' Chair (miller@ovr.org).

USAV-Certified Officials

Certified Referees in the Ohio Valley Region
... in neighboring regions: [ Hoosier, Keystone, Lakeshore, Pioneer ]