Everyone’s
least favorite thing about volleyball season is having to go through the online
reffing and scoring clinics. They take a long time and when you are 17 and have
been playing volleyball since you were 10, it is mostly stuff I already know.
But, this year they changed some things that made it go faster.
The past
couple of years you have had to go through every section and then take a test
afterwards, if you didn't get a certain amount of questions right you had to
retake it. This year before you have to go through each section they give you
an option to take a pre quiz, and if you get at least 90% which is missing only
1 you get to skip that whole section. This is a really option until you miss 2
questions and realize that you now have to go through 25 minutes of listening
to how to ref or score. This happened to me I think 3 out of the 8 sections,
because some of the questions in the pre-test are about something that rarely happens
in a game like a sanction. I mean I know that you need to know how to deal with
those types of situation in a match, but they shouldn't put those in the
pre-test. They should make a section of commonly missed concepts during reffing
and scoring that is mandatory for each player to watch.
After going through
the online course I have a few tips. Take the pre-test and make sure you are
100% sure on your answer before you submit it. If you really have no idea what
the answer is and you have already missed a question, look up online the
subject that the question is asking about and try to find an answer. Make sure
you read the section on the topic you are having trouble with so you understand
what to do if you are faced with that situation in a game. Reading a couple of
paragraphs is better than listening to a 25 min video of things you already
know, trust me. Good luck with your online clinics, and hope your seasons are
off to a good start!
Iowa Region Reffing and Scoring Clinic: http://www.iavbreg.org/index.php/clinics/referee/
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Iowa Region Reffing and Scoring Clinic: http://www.iavbreg.org/index.php/clinics/referee/
Word Count: 375
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