POLICY: Ref/SK clinic, age waivers

Club Directors-

Please see below for one NEW policy (ref/sk clinic attendance), and a clarification to a policy that has been asked many times (age waivers), I want to make sure we're all on the same page with this.
 

1) Club-Hosted Referee/Scorer Training Clinic Attendance To Teach Your Club

For the 2012-13 season, the in-person attendance requirement for a returning (NON-FIRST YEAR) club representative at a referee/scorekeeper clinic is optional. Club programs are still REQUIRED to teach players and coaches’ proper procedures and report the completion of the training to the Badger Region office (online reporting form will be sent out at a later date). Club programs may continue to request that a certified clinician provide a ref/score clinic for their club members (please contact Jim Momsen at BadgerRefChair@yahoo.com for this option).

 

The policy will be revisited for the 2013-14 season as rules are updated and new multimedia training options become available. We strongly encourage the use of http://www.volleyballreftraining.com/training_materials_junior.php for teaching materials, including videos and information on junior referee and scorekeeper training.

 

Policy Rationale:

It was requested by several club directors that this ref/score training option be considered. It would eliminate requiring an experienced club representative to attend a clinic when rules haven’t changed. Further, it is an essential requirement that all clubs be held responsible for training their players and coaches to properly apply the procedures and techniques for refereeing and scorekeeping.

 

Note: For the 2012-2013 season, USAV is allowing the libero to serve in all of its sanctioned events, including Qualifiers/Jr. Nat. Championships. Tracking the libero’s service position and which points were scored when the libero served is done the same way as last season as the Badger Region approved the libero service rule adaptation the season prior.

 

The USAV text of the rule and associated scorekeeping techniques are posted on the Badger Region website on the forms page under Ref/SK: http://badgervolleyball.org/forms.php

 

2) Age Waiver Policy for Junior Players

This policy has been discussed at the last two junior club director meetings, yet we are still getting questions on the age waiver policy.

Age Waivers

A waiver may be granted by Badger Region for a player to play in a lower division in regional tournaments only IF the age waiver would allow a player to be on a team with their peers of the same grade. No consideration will be given to ability or stature of the player.

 

REMOVED FROM THE OLD RULE: AND the Club requesting the waiver does not have a team at the age level of the player requesting the waiver.

 

MEANING: A player may play down with their grade even if you have a level they're supposed to play at based on their birthday.

 

The procedure to request an age waiver is as follows:

- The Club Director must submit an Age Waiver Request Form to the region office (found on the forms page of the website). This form must be completely filled out, clearly stating the reason for the request. A copy of the player’s birth certificate, proof of grade in school and the team’s (projected) tournament schedule must be attached.

If granted, a copy of the approved Age Waiver Request Form will be returned to the Club Director. A copy should be given to the player’s coach and available if requested by a Tournament Director. Age waivers are granted for in-region, non-qualifying tournaments ONLY. If playing out of region, it is the responsibility of the club to check to see if this player will be allowed to play, and up to the discretion of the tournament director to accept or deny.

 

*Please do not have the parents send these in, and PLEASE fill out all of the fields. If you leave out uniform name or team name, it will be returned to you to complete before processing, delaying the approval.
 

Thank you for your prompt attention to reading this email.
 

Please direct all questions to the appropriate contacts or the Badger Region office at 414-443-1011.
 

Jennifer Armson-Dyer, Director of Operations, jarmsondyer@badgervolleyball.org

Colleen Houk, Operations Manager, colleen@badgervolleyball.org

Jim Momsen, Referee Chair, BadgerRefChair@yahoo.com

Nancy Paulson, Scorekeeper Chair, paulsonn@wi.rr.com