Refereeing

ONLINE
This online referee course is designed to provide high school teachers and athletes a foundation in volleyball refereeing. A Level 1 referee accreditation is the minimum requirement for participants of National Schools Cup.

Price: $49.50
Pre-requisites: Participants must be at least 12 years old to be eligible for this accreditation.
Includes: Nationally recognised Level 1 accreditation and certificate.

Please note, prior to undertaking this course, participants (including teachers) must complete the following online “Play by the Rules” modules:
– Harassment and Discrimination
– Child Protection

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FACE-TO-FACE
This face-to-face, half day (4hrs) refereeing course is designed to provide volleyball enthusiasts with a deeper understanding of refereeing. Volleyball Queensland can organise an in-person Level 2 Referee Course for your group, club, school, or community group. This course contains the theory component of a Level 2 upgrade. A minimum of ten participants is required for this course.

Price: available on application

Prerequisites:

• Participants must have a current Volleyball Australia Level 1 Referee Accreditation.
• Participants must be at least 14 years old to be eligible for this accreditation.
• Participants must be a current member of Volleyball Queensland.
• Prior to undertaking this course, non-accredited teachers will need to complete the Community Officiating General Principles Course
• Prior to undertaking this course, participants (including teachers) must complete the following online “Play by the Rules” modules*:
  –  Harassment & Discrimination
  –  Child Protection

(* these expire after 2 years, so check if your Play by the Rules certificate completed for Level 1 is current. If not, you will need to complete the modules again as they are updated regularly)

After the Course:

Before being accredited as a Level 2 Referee, each participant will need to:

• Meet the required competencies of a Level 2 Referee (note: these can be completed before or after the Level 2 Face-to-Face course).

The minimum number of games required are:

3 x games as a 1st Referee (1 x assessment for competency)
3 x games as a 2nd Referee (1 x assessment for competency)
2 x games as a Scorer
2 x games as a Line Referee

• Agree and sign the VA Officials Code of Behaviour
• Submit evidence of completion of the following documents here (link coming soon)

1. Community Officiating General Principles
2. Play by the Rules
3. Log of Matches Officiated and Completed Assessments

Volleyball Queensland will conduct courses from time to time or can organise a course for clubs, schools, or community groups. Generally a minimum of ten participants is required for this course.

There are no courses scheduled at the moment.

To administer your portfolio of documents whether that is to find external courses or forms, the Volleyball Queensland Referee Accreditation Information Submission webpage can help. The page is in three parts and best completed on a computer:

• Personal and contact information – note that when you ‘submit’ the form you will receive an email with a link that allows you to go back to your submission and include/upload further information as this comes to hand.
• Obtain a new accreditation – after you select the ‘Gain accreditation‘ button a table of the requirements to Obtain a new Accreditation will display including links to where to locate the form or external course if you have not already completed these items.
• File Uploads – This section will facilitate the lodging of your evidence. Remember you can come back to your submission form by using the link you will receive by email after your first submission. Don’t be spooked by the ‘This field is required’ message in red, just make a comment in the Notes field and this will be extinguished. Uploads are capped at 2MB.

Following receipt of all submissions, Volleyball Queensland will authorise the candidate referee’s accreditation to Volleyball Australia which will provide your referee accreditation certification.

Submissions

If your refereeing accreditation has expired you may renew your accreditation by completing the form linked below. The fee to renew is $49.50 (incl. GST), payable via the form.

To administer your portfolio of documents, whether that is to find external courses or forms, the Volleyball Queensland Referee Accreditation Information Submission webpage can assist. The page is in three parts and best completed on a computer:

• Personal and contact information – note that when you ‘submit’ the form you will receive an email with a link that allows you to go back to your submission and include/upload further information as this comes to hand.
• Renew accreditation – after you select the ‘Renew accreditation‘ button a table of the requirements to Renew Accreditation will display including links to where to locate the form or external course if you have not already completed these items.
• File Uploads – This section will facilitate the lodging of your evidence. Remember you can come back to your submission form by using the link you will receive by email after your first submission. Don’t be spooked by the ‘This field is required’ message in red, just make a comment in the Notes field and this will be extinguished. Uploads are capped at 2MB.

Following receipt of all submissions, Volleyball Queensland will authorise the candidate referee’s accreditation to Volleyball Australia which will provide your referee accreditation certification.

Re-accreditation

The Queensland Volleyball Referees Commission Facebook page includes adhoc opportunities for match assignments and information regarding courses and upgrades.