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Using the art of the bluff
By Charlie Anthe
June 22nd, 2009

Poker, it has been said, is the art of knowing when and how to bluff. I'm not sure who, if anyone, said it, but it sounds pretty cool. When I play poker, I bluff when needed to try to win a hand. When it comes to calming an angry coach, sometimes bluffing them is the best way to move the match along.
2008 NFHS Volleyball Rule Changes
By National Federation
January 28th, 2008

 INDIANAPOLIS, IN (January 28, 2008) - Three revisions related to officials are among changes in high school volleyball rules approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Volleyball Rules Committee at its January 6-8 meeting in Indianapolis.

The changes subsequently were approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.

Click the title to read this free article.

You're Out of Alignment — Part I
By Carl Childress
September 7th, 2007

OK. The libero can serve. Easy.

A back row player on or in front of the attack line may not touch the ball when it is entirely above the height of the net unless it is to direct the ball to a teammate. Not so easy.

Someone said to note the numbers of the two tall girls on each team. Those are the ones most likely to commit an illegal back row attack. That presupposes you can remember the numbers.

But that’s a "referee" concern, and Officiating.com will take a stab at it later this month or early in October. In the meantime, let’s pretend you’re the "umpire." Your partner tweets and then beckons the serve. As the ball is smacked, you hear a coach yell: "Illegal alignment! That’s an illegal alignment, Ref." She means "ump," of course.

Click the title to read my stressful background with alignments.

The Libero Strikes Again — Part II
By Carl Childress
August 20th, 2007

Libero, libero.... Who's got the libero?

Last time, I left you with a teaser: Is there a significant difference between white numbers on maroon jerseys and black numbers on maroon jerseys?

The answer is "Yes." But unless you're a volleyball official, you probably don't know why.

Click the title and read the answer.

The Libero Strikes Again — Part I
By Carl Childress
August 16th, 2007

Adding another sport to your official’s résumé is always dicey. For example, I went back to La Feria, TX, yesterday, a site where I reffed many basketball games, some of them important contests. I was on the stand in the first volleyball match when I (and everybody else in the building) heard: "Good God, Carl, we thought you were dead! Hey, Buddy! How are you?"

A former basketball coach, now reduced to coaching the offensive linemen since he had gained 150 pounds, was smiling and laughing and pointing. At the end of the match, the coach came up to me. "I’m gonna get the UIL to set an age limit for officials," he cracked. I replied: "I’m gonna get them to ban coaches who weigh over 350 pounds."

But running into "blasts from the past" isn't why a new sport is dangerous to your officiating health. Click the title to go inside and find out what is peligroso.

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