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Last modified on 07-20-2009.

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July 20, 2009: Congratulations to Mario Treibit - Referee Emeritus

Mario Treibit, member of GEVA, was presented the Wilber Peck Referee Emeritus award this year at the USAV Open tournament. This award is to honor and recognize persons who have retired from refereeing on the national level and who have made significant contributions to the USAV Referee program. The criteria for selection:

1. Have contributed unselfish and distinguished leadership to local, regional and national-level development programs.
2. Have officiated at a USA Championship Event for a minimum of 10 years.
3. Have demonstrated characteristics that are consistent with the high ideals and purposes of USVA Official Code of Ethics as approved by the USA National Referees Commission.
4. Have retired from active refereeing at the USA Open Events traditionally conducted in conjunction with the Corporation’s Annual Meeting.

Previous GEVA Referee Emeritus award Winners include George Chain, Doug Denure, Tom Harrigan, Heinz Schaal, and now Mario. As you can see, our Region has made a rich contribution to the history of officiating in USA Volleyball. Many of our newer members may not have encountered some of these venerated officials, but you have all been touched by what they had to share. In addition to being a retired National Volleyball Referee, Mario also holds the following credentials: retired FIVB Arbiter, Associated Head Coach for St Johns Women's Volleyball team, former head coach of the Rutgers University Men's Vollebyall team, and former Head or Assistant coach for the USA, Puerto Rico, Israeli, and Netherlands national volleyball teams.

A video biography of Mario is available on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBw5obaFJYY). The video was prepared by Gary Colberg, for the 2009 Wilber H. Peck Referee Emeritus award, which was presented to Mario at USA Volleyball's Boyce Banquet, in recognition of his long and meritorious contribution, to the sport of Volleyball.

March 18, 2009

Added the following information:

• 2008-09 USA Volleyball Techniques, Mechanics & Procedures for Match Administration
• Adult Tournament Warm-up Procedure
• Junior Tournament Warm-up Procedure

February 17, 2009

Added the information for the 2008-09 Season Extended Insurance Coverage for USA Volleyball Certified Officials.

January 22, 2009

Clarification/commentary on the rules for uniforms as they relate to USAV and to GEVA. Click here to read the uniform rules and commentary.

January 6, 2009

The tools necessary to become an juniors R-2 are available on-line.

• Referee Certification Requirements
• Click here for the details for being certified as a referee.
• Referee Clinics
  • Attend a MANDATORY in-person clinic (see your Club Director)
  • Supplementary On-line Clinic
  • Attendance at an in-person clinic, listed above, is required.
  • Click here to start the on-line supplementary referee clinic.
  • This clinic is updated for the 2008-09 season. NOTE: You MUST temporarily allow ActiveX Controls to run in your browser. window. Select “Allow Blocked Content…” when prompted. Click “Slide Show” at the bottom right of the window to start the slide show.
  • Officiating Techniques & Points of Emphasis
  • Click here to view the officiating techniques and points of emphasis.
• Reference Material
  • Rule book
  • Other rules

January 6, 2009

The tools necessary to become an juniors scorekeeper are available on-line.

• Scorekeeper Certification Requirements
  • Click here for the details for being certified as an juniors scorekeeper.
• Scorekeeper Clinics
  • Attend a MANDATORY in-person clinic (see your Club Director)
  • Click here to start the supplementary on-line scorekeeper clinic
• Reference Material
  • Rule book
  • Other rules
  • Scorekeeper forms

January 3, 2009

The tools necessary to become an adult referee are available on-line.

• Referee Certification Requirements
• Click here for the details for being certified as a referee.
• Referee Clinics
  • MANDATORY In-person Clinics
  • Click here for a list of in-person clinics. Attendance at one of these clinics is MANDATORY.
  • See below for the supplementary on-line clinic.
  • Supplementary On-line Clinic
  • Attendance at an in-person clinic, listed above, is required.
  • Click here to start the on-line supplementary referee clinic.
  • This clinic is updated for the 2008-09 season. NOTE: You MUST temporarily allow ActiveX Controls to run in your browser. window. Select “Allow Blocked Content…” when prompted. Click “Slide Show” at the bottom right of the window to start the slide show.
  • Officiating Techniques & Points of Emphasis
  • Click here to view the officiating techniques and points of emphasis.
• Referee Test (take the On-line Referee Clinic first)
• The referee test is available at http://www.yankee.org/usavref/usavtest/. More information is available in the Referee Certification Requirements.
• The password is available from Tim Countryman
• Rules & rule book
  • Rule book
  • Other rules

January 2, 2009

The tools necessary to become an adult scorekeeper are available on-line.

• Scorekeeper Certification Requirements
  • Click here for the details for being certified as an adult scorekeeper.
• Scorekeeper clinic
  • Click here to start the on-line scorekeeper clinic
• Scorekeeper test (take the Scorekeeper clinic first)
• Form A (for Regional certification)
  • Form A answer sheet (including score sheet for questions 86-100)
  • See below to see if the Form C test is better for you.
• Form B (for Provisional certification)
  • NOTE: It is recommended for everyone take Form A (or Form C). If someone performs below the Regional certification threshold score on Form A, they are still eligible for Provisional certification.
  • Form B may be taken by downloading the test and forwarding the answer sheet to Karen Valko for grading, but this exam can only lead to a Provisional rating, and is not recommended for Adults.
• Form C (for Regional certification)
  • This test is a derivative of Form A.
  • Adults should take the Form C test. Results will be provided immediately. Those preferring to take the paper version of the test can download a copy of Form A, and mail their answer sheet to Karen Valko for grading.
  • The scorekeeper test is available at http://www.yankee.org/scorers/usavtest/index.html.
  • The password is GEH979S

December 17, 2008

On-line clinics are available for referees and for scorekeepers. The clinic for the referees is updated for the 2008-09 season. The clinic for scorekeepers has not changed and is still the same as the one created for the 2006-07 season. Disregard that the titles show 2006-07. NOTE: You MUST temporarily allow ActiveX Controls to run in your browser window. Select “Allow Blocked Content…” when prompted. Click “Slide Show” at the bottom right of the window to start the slide show.

• On-line referee clinic
• On-line scorekeeper clinic

December 1, 2008

The dates for the Official's clinics for the 2008-09 season are available. Click here to access this information and to register for a clinic.

February 13, 2008

A new page was added listing resources for officials which include training information. Click here to access this information.

January 1, 2008

Junior Official's clinics have been scheduled and are available for registration. Please see the clinics page for details. The certification requirements for Junior First Referees, Junior Second Referees, and Junior Scorekeepers have also been posted.

December 2, 2007

On-line clinics are available for referees and for scorekeepers. Note that these clinics are the same as the ones for the 2006-07 season as there were no changes made to the on-line clinic. Disregard that the titles show 2006-07.

• On-line referee clinic
• On-line scorekeeper clinic

November 21, 2007

Official's clinics have been scheduled and are available for registration. Please see the clinics page for details.