2016-17 Volleyball Officials Exam For Postseason Tournament Consideration & Answers
1.
It is legal for a front row player:
a. To step completely over the centerline
b. To step on the centerline with one or both feet
c. To touch the net with any body part while playing the ball
d. To touch the floor completely across the centerline with her hand
2.
When a substitution is requested during a timeout, what is the proper procedure for substitution?
a. The sub takes place immediately without a formal substitution procedure.
b. The substitution takes place at the end of the time out without a formal substitution procedure.
c. The substitution takes place at the end of the time out after the teams have returned to the court
with a formal substitution procedure.
d. A substitute is not allowed until after a contact of the next serve.
3.
A teammate on the bench receives a yellow card for conduct:
a. The head coach must be seated for the remainder of the match, except as provided in 12-2-6.
b. The head coach must be seated for the remainder of the set, except as provided in 12-2-6
c. The player committing the infraction shall not enter or re-enter the set.
d. The player committing the infraction must be seated for the remainder of the set, except as
provided in 12-2-7.
4.
Contact with the net during play is legal, provided that the player:
a. Is not in the act of playing the ball.
b. Does not interfere with the opponent.
c. Is not faking a play on the ball.
d. None of the above.
5.
An unnecessary delay is charged to the offending team when:
a. A substitute is delayed.
b. A substitute is denied by the second referee after the request has been recognized because the sub
is illegal.
c. A team repeatedly uses an improper substitution.
d. All of the above.
6.
The penalty for discovery of a player wearing jewelry during a set is as follows:
a. A loss of rally/point shall be awarded to the opponent.
b. The referee shall direct the player, by way of the coach, to remove the jewelry.
c. An unnecessary delay shall be assessed to the team.
d. The player shall be removed from the next set.
7.
A screen should be called when the receiver is prevented from seeing the contact of the serve or the
path of the served ball.
a. True
b. False
8.
The penalty for discovery of a player wearing an illegal uniform during a set is as follows:
a. Requires an unnecessary delay assessed the team. If the player remains in the set, the team must
call a time-out to make the uniform legal.
b. Subsequent violations by the same team necessitate loss of rally/point awarded to the opponent.
c. When a player wearing an illegal uniform attempts to enter the set, unnecessary delay shall be
assessed the team. The player may not enter the set until the uniform is made legal.
d. All of the above.
9.
Which of the following is a net fault when the ball is in play?
a. A player gains an advantage by contacting the standards.
b. There is dangerous contact with the first referee's platform.
c. A player contacts the net cables.
d. All of the above are net faults.
10.
Unnecessary Delay is called when:
a. A team spills water on the court during a time-out and it cannot be cleaned up before the team
takes the court at the end of the 60-second time-out
b. A player is injured on the court and can’t be removed immediately
c. Multiple legal substitutions are made
d. The scorer continues to delay play to get substitutions recorded
11.
It is legal for a front row player:
a. To step completely over the centerline
b. To step on the centerline with one or both feet
c. To touch the net with any body part while playing the ball
d. To touch the floor completely across the centerline with her hand
12.
During set two, the captain for team A receives a yellow card (warning) for complaining to the first
referee about judgment calls. Later in the same set, the Team A coach makes a similar complaint about
a judgment call. What is the appropriate action for the referees?
a. The coach is assessed a yellow card for unnecessary delay and a warning.
b. The coach is assessed a yellow card for unsporting conduct and must remain seated on the bench
for the remainder of the match.
c. The coach is expelled from the set for unsporting conduct.
d. Since each team can only receive one yellow card per match, and the Team A captain has already
received a yellow card in the match, R1 should penalize the coach with an individual red card for
unsporting conduct.
13.
It is legal for teammates and bench personnel to stand:
a. During play the entire match
b. Behind the bench
c. At the end of the bench
d. None of the above
14.
Which of the following player equipment is considered illegal?
a. Medical equipment such as an insulin pump or cochlear implant which has been covered/securely
attached.
b. Sweatbands or neoprene sleeve worn on the forearm.
c. A hard cast or brace on the hand/lower forearm, covered with half-inch foam.
d. All of the above items are legal.
15.
S4 (the wrong server) has served 2 points; coach calls time out. When the teams return to the court
after the time out, S10 (the correct server) goes to the service position and serves for a point. The
scorer discovers that S4 was the wrong server. What is the correct action?
a. The 2 points by S4 are cancelled and the point by S10 is good and she continues to serve.
b. Points by S4 are cancelled, point by S10 remains but the opponent is awarded a point and will serve
next.
c. No points are cancelled and S10 continues serving.
d. All points are cancelled and the opponent is awarded a point and will serve next.
16.
Unnecessary delay occurs when:
a. A team is not immediately ready to start play when directed by a referee.
b. A captain/coach makes excessive requests for the serving order.
c. An illegal substitute attempts to enter the set.
d. All of the above.
17.
After the referee’s signal to serve, a re-serve occurs on all attempts except when the server:
a. Catches a bad toss.
b. Allows the tossed ball drop to the ground without it being touched.
c. Swings and misses the tossed ball
d. Swings and misses and the ball contacts her shoulder.
18.
Coaches are required to submit a roster prior to a match.
a. True
b. False
19.
The libero can serve for:
a. All front row players
b. All back row players
c. Only the first server
d. In only one position in the serve order
20.
If a back row setter jousts with a middle blocker when the ball is completely above the height of the
net:
a. Play continues
b. The R1 shall call a replay
c. The R1 shall call an illegal block on the setter
d. The R1 shall call an illegal block on the middle blocker
21.
On any team first hit, multiple contacts are allowed by a player (during one attempt) to play the ball.
a. True
b. False
22.
Team S submits its lineup and lists a starting number that no team member is wearing. The team shall:
a. Play the set with only 5 players on the court
b. Substitute a player with a legal number in that position
c. Correct the line up with no penalty
d. None of the above
23.
When Team B submits its starting lineup, it lists a player number twice. The referee shall:
a. Play the set with only 5 players
b. Not allow either player with the duplicate number to play
c. Allow the team to have one legal substitute to ensure that 6 unique, legal player numbers start
the set
d. None of the above
24.
Unsporting conduct by a player includes but is not limited to:
a. Disrespectfully addressing a referee or other match personnel
b. Questioning or trying to influence the referee’s decision
c. Use of disconcerting acts/words when an opponent is about to play the ball
d. All of the above
25.
A block may involve wrist action, as this is not considered prolonged contact.
a. True
b. False
26.
Prior to the serve, all players, excluding the libero, shall be in correct serving order.
a. True
b. False
27.
Following the coin toss for a deciding set, the teams shall remain at their respective team benches or
shall change courts immediately, as signaled by the first referee.
a. True
b. False
28.
The team not serving first in the previous set of a match shall serve first in the next set. However, for a
deciding set, the first serve is determined by the coin toss/choice.
a. True
b. False
29.
The player and substitute shall remain in the substitution zone until the second referee releases them.
a. True
b. False
30.
Which of the following substitutions is considered illegal?
a. The substitute is not listed on the roster
b. She re-enters or attempts to re-enter the set during the same dead ball.
c. She re-enters or attempts to re-enter the set as a 19th substitution.
d. All of the above substitutions are considered illegal.