SO YOU WANT TO BE A HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL REFEREE? 
Click the link for further information.          
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2019 OMNEVB pre-season newsletter  (7-17)
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2019 ON-COURT TRAINING SESSIONS (wear your uniform and bring your whistle)
Thursday      8-15       5:00 pm - 8:00 pm       new referees/JH refs     Lied Activity Center, 2700 Arborteum Dr, Bellevue
Monday         8-19       5:30 pm - 7:30 pm       new referees/JH refs    St Matthew, 12210 S 36th St, Bellevue
Tuesday        8-20       5:30 pm - 7:30 pm       new referees/JH refs    St Matthew, 12210 S 36th St, Bellevue    
Thursday      8-22       4:00 pm - 6:00 pm      all are welcome           Central HS, 124 N 20th St, Omaha
Thursday      8-22       5:30 pm - 7:30 pm        all are welcome            Elkhorn South, 20303 Blue Sage Pkwy, Omaha
Friday            8-23      5:00 pm - 7:00 pm        all are welcome            Lincoln Northeast, 2635 N 63rd St, Lincoln
Wednesday   8-28       5:30 pm - 6:30 pm       all are welcome             Westside HS, 8701 Pacific, Omaha
Thursday      8-29       4:00 pm - 6:00 pm        all are welcome            LaVista JH, 7900 Edgewood Blvd, LaVista
2019 NHSOA CLINICS
SA Aug 3            10:00 am       NHSOA SUMMIT             Kearney HS                                   Speaker – Rachael Stringer
WE Aug 14          6:00 pm        classroom                        Thayer Central Elem – Hebron      Host – Kirk Wiedel
TU Aug 20           6:00 pm        classroom                        Scottsbluff HS                                Clinician – Ken Pitkin
TH Aug 22           6:00 pm        classroom/scrimmage     Clarkson/Leigh HS                         Host – Kylie Hollatz
TH Aug 22           5:00 pm        Jamboree                         Wisner-Pilger HS                           Host - Keena Koehlmoos
NSAA INFO
WE July 31     Deadline to register (if registered last year)
FR Aug 16      Deadline to register (if new this year)
MO July 29 – TU Aug 13      NSAA Online Rules meeting (no charge)
WE Aug 14 – TU Aug 20      NSAA Online Rules meeting ($25 fee)
WE Aug 21 – FR Aug 23      NSAA Online Rules meeting ($50 late fee)
MO Aug 12     First practice date
MO Aug 19 – SA Aug 24; 26,27      NSAA Jamboree dates
FR Aug 23      NSAA online test due
TH Aug 29      1 st competition date
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TOURNAMENT SCHEDULES
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Click here to complete additional assigning form info
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2019 OMNEVB Pay Rates​
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MARK September 11-16, 2019 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.

Only Certified officials are required to take the Part 2 every year and score a 70% or better. 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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​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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