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The 10 rules of Volleyball Officiating
1) The First Official is always right.
2) Never play it over.
3) The written score is always correct (not the scoreboard).
4) If you can't see the ball and somebody yells, "LOOK OUT!", don't turn around.
5) Never change officials during a match.
6) If the lights on ANY camera are on that means they're ALL live, don't scratch or touch any personal parts of your body.
7) Don't laugh while the ball is in play.
8) Blow the whistle out of your mouth BEFORE the ball hits you in the face.
9) Obscuration of the boundary marker is a positive positional indicator (it's in).
10) When you have conflicting calls see number one.
1) The First Official is always right.
2) Never play it over.
3) The written score is always correct (not the scoreboard).
4) If you can't see the ball and somebody yells, "LOOK OUT!", don't turn around.
5) Never change officials during a match.
6) If the lights on ANY camera are on that means they're ALL live, don't scratch or touch any personal parts of your body.
7) Don't laugh while the ball is in play.
8) Blow the whistle out of your mouth BEFORE the ball hits you in the face.
9) Obscuration of the boundary marker is a positive positional indicator (it's in).
10) When you have conflicting calls see number one.