Re: USA Volleyball Rule Changes for 1999 ( in effect FALL 1998)

[Todd <tdh@vbref.org>]

bruno@cerberus.csd.uwm.edu (Bruno Wolff III) writes:

> 
> Fom article <3507fb41.87527296@client.ce.news.psi.net>, by jay.falck@pobox.com (Jay Falck):
> ] 
> ] Having played in some of the same recreational leagues as Todd, I know
> ] what he means by needing an STE to allow both teams to set after a
> ] quick whistle.  We have one ref locally (very experienced, plays in
> ] national over 50's maybe even over 70's tournaments) who refuses to
> ] watch the readiness of the receiving team, even after having the quick
> ] whistle pointed out.  On several occassions this season, I have used a
> ] dropped service toss to allow both teams to set.
> ] 
> 
> Has anyone there actually been called for a 5 second violation? In my
> experience quick whistles just get servers to panic and do a dropped
> toss to reset the clock. Unless you are getting qucik whistles and a very
> short 5 seconds, one toss per serve shouldn't be a problem.


This is a valid point--5 seconds is an awfully long time.  What I
still fear, however, are largely untrained referees who hear about
this rule change through the grapevine, and implement it without also
adding a check of receiving and serving teams before they beckon for
service.  Quick whistles that were just annoying before may start
costing people their service due to a referee's procedural error.


As another poster mentioned, this rule change will not significantly
speed up the game, but could make recreational play more frustrating
when playing under uncertified referees.




Still skeptical,
--
                  Todd H.   tdh@vbref.org
USAV Regional Referee, Great Lakes Region, Palatine, IL
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