Beginners' Guide to Volleyball Referees' hand signals
Transcript of Beginners' Guide to Volleyball Referees' hand signals
Beginners’ Guide to Volleyball Referees’ hand signals
SERVE: point arm towards serving team, blow whistle and indicate like this
DOUBLE HIT: 2 fingers on one hand raised sky-wards
REACHING FAULT: touching ball fully on other side before their play finished
BALL IN: point arm towards floor on side ball lands
FOUR HITS: 4 fingers on one hand raised skywards
ATTACK FAULT: back-court player spiking ball jumping from front court
BALL OUT: both arms raised skywards, palms inwards
NET TOUCH: nowdays only on top tape, by player playing the ball
TOUCHED BALL: ball touches player on the way out.
POINT WON: point arm towards team that wins point (before other signals)
PEN
ETR
ATIO
N F
AU
LT:
foot
com
plet
ely
past
cen
tre
line,
or f
oot f
ault
on s
erve
END OF SET OR MATCH:arms crossed in front of chest
HELD BALL:(carried ball)raise hand, palm upwards if ball held in hand, not hit cleanly
REPLAY POINT: both thumbs raised, if other ball or obstruction on court
Please ask the competition organ-iser for any explanation you need on these and other rules & condi-
tions for your matches.