RULES REVIEW CLINICS
TU Aug 14          6:00 pm               Rules Test Review        The Mark, 20902 Cumberland Drive, Elkhorn
FR Aug 17           4:30 pm               Rules Test Review        Lincoln Northeast - 2635 N 63rd, Lincoln

ON-COURT SCRIMMAGES
TH Aug 16           5:00 pm              on court scrimmage       Westside HS - 8701 Pacific, Omaha
TH Aug 16           5:30 pm              on court scrimmage       Elkhorn South HS, 20303 Blue Sage Pkwy, Elkhorn
FR Aug 17           5:00 pm              on court scrimmage       Lincoln Northeast - 2635 N 63rd, Lincoln
Get Ready to Blow your Whistle High School Volleyball Officials!!!  

The NHSOA and the NSAA are excited to announce the 1st Volleyball Officiating Summit featuring Joan Powell!
Saturday, August 18, 2018 – 10 a.m.-3 p.m. – NSAA offices 500 Charleston, Lincoln

SUMMIT AGENDA -  click for the summit topics

Joan’s sessions will cover Ball Handling, “Team” Officiating, When to Call & When to Warn, amongst other important officiating topics.  Joan has been involved with the game of volleyball as a player, a high school coach and an official for over 40 years.  Currently, she is the NFHS Officiating Volleyball Content Author and is the PAC-12 Coordinator of Officials.  Joan has officiated the NCAA Division I, Division II & III championships several times including multiple semifinal and title matches.   She has developed educational tools for officials nationwide.

The Summit is FREE for all NHSOA members.  Not an NHSOA member? Click here to sign up.
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DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY to network with your colleagues from across Nebraska. Click here to register today!  Can’t join us for the entire day…no problem!  Join us for as much as you can – you will not be disappointed!
​2018 Preseason Information (emailed 7-8)

Click here to complete additional assigning form info

2018 OMNEVB Pay Rates​
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TOURNAMENT SCHEDULES

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MARK September 5-10, 2018 on your calendar to take the Part 2 test.  Just take the test every year.  It does not hurt your chances for the future and will probably help the.  The test is open for 24 hours during the dates listed.

Officials in the Registered classification are required to take the Part 2 test at least once every five years and score a 65% or better. Officials who hold the classification of Approved are required to take the Part 2 test once every five years and score a 75% or better. Certified officials are required to take the Part 2 test at least once every three years and score an 80% or better. The year in which an official is required to complete the Part 2 test is listed on the NSAA website. BUT . . .  if an official takes the test before the 5 year required time, you will move up in classification sooner.
Officials lacking sufficient number of years of experience to move up in classification at the present time may take the Part 2 test now, and grades received will remain on record to be used when higher classification is possible. The Part 2 test is offered online for six days and has a 60 minute time limit. Only one score will be recorded per year.

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2018 Pre-Season NHSOA Clinics
TH Aug 16 5:00 pm   NHSOA clinic  Chadron St College
TH Aug 16 5:00 pm NHSOA clinic Humphrey HS
FR Aug 17 5:00 pm NHSOA clinic Centura HS
MO Aug 20 5:00 pm NHSOA clinic Nebraska City???
TU Aug 21 4:00 pm   NHSOA clinic  West Point HS
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​Don't forget to check in with your partner and the school at least 3 - 4 days in advance of your match.

If you assigned to work a tournament, you will receive a separate schedule of all assigned matches a couple of days before the tournament. Your tournament assignment might be (slightly) different than your Arbiter assignment.
A CODE OF ETHICS FOR ATHLETIC OFFICIALS
Officials at an interscholastic athletic event are participants in the educational development of high school students. As such, they must exercise a high level of self-discipline, independence and responsibility. The purpose of this Code is to establish guidelines for ethical standards of conduct for all interscholastic officials.
 Officials shall master both the rules of the game and the mechanics necessary to enforce the rules, and shall exercise authority in an impartial, firm, and controlled manner.
 Officials shall work with each other and their state associations in a constructive and cooperative manner.
 Officials shall uphold the honor and dignity of the profession in all interaction with student-athletes, coaches, athletic directors, school administrators, colleagues, and the public.
 Officials shall prepare themselves both physically and mentally, shall dress neatly and appropriately, and shall comport themselves in a manner consistent with the high standards of the profession.  Officials shall be punctual and professional in the fulfillment of all contractual obligations.
 Officials shall remain mindful that their conduct influences the respect that student-athletes, coaches, and the public hold for the profession.
 Officials shall, while enforcing the rules of play, remain aware of the inherent risk of injury that competition poses to student-athletes. Where appropriate, they shall inform event management of conditions or situations that appear unreasonably hazardous.
 Officials shall take reasonable steps to educate themselves in the recognition of emergency conditions that might arise during the course of competition.
​--National Federation Officials Association (NFOA)

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TOURNAMENT ASSIGNMENTS​
High school coin toss procedures
USING ARBITER
For those of you that are assigned matches by me, there are a few things you need to know about the Arbiter system:
1. To find the name of your partner, click on the match number.
2. You can use the SITE tab to find the school addresses.
3. You can click on the AD's email address to send an email directly to them (as long as your computer is configured to do this).
4. If you are assigned matches by other organizations in Arbiter, but you already had your blocks entered when you joined OMNE, you must re-enter those blocks as the system will not update any previously entered blocks. But if you enter new blocks, just click all the organizations you want to see the block and it will be updated for all your organizations.
5. If you assigned as a college referee, line judege or scorekeeper and have availability listed in another system, make sure you keep ALL your assigning sites up-to-date.

I also will be assigning line judges to some high school matches. If you would be interested in being a line judge for high school matches, just let me know. I will only assign you to a line judge position after I've I assigned all referee positions.

Check the Arbiter system often and keep your availability up-to-date. Thanks and have a good season.
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Efficient Use of Arbiter Assigning System

Also, note that if you receive an Arbiter message about a change in a match, ie, time, date, partner, etc, both of you need to go back into your account and accept the new change.  Occasionally you will receive a message that a change occurred, but you already are assigned to another match.  The system will not allow you to be assigned to multiple matches at one time.

Check your schedule and your availability often (at least once a day would be preferable).  If you live in Lincoln and are willing to travel to work in Omaha or vice versa, update your travel limits in your profile.  Right now, the travel limit is set at 50 miles, so if the address in your profile exceeds the 50 mile limit for a school, you will not show as being available to be assigned.  But if you are willing to travel a little further than that, change your travel limit.  Unless I know you are willing to travel, I usually won’t assign you to the other city without checking with you first.  But if you get an assignment, it usually means, I have no other referees to assign.  So if you are not willing to travel that far, just let me know.  The assigning system also takes into consideration the time it takes to travel from your address to the assigned school.

More and more schools asking for me to assign line judges.  It's an option for you to work if there are no officiating spots available on a given night.  However, a line judge position is very specific and you will  not appear as available to be assigned unless you've completed the additional form on the main page of your Arbiter account.  Line judges are paid $25 (F/R), $35 (JV/V), $45 (best 3/5) per match.

You should wear your uniform (without a patch) when assigned as a line judge.
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