Officials

The Bayou Regional Volleyball Association (BRVA) is composed of an Official’s Division.  Within the Division, is an Indoor Referee and Scoring Division.  The chairs of those divisions are listed below:

Our mission is to promote and develop quality volleyball officials.  The objective is to train junior, adult, and professional officials in the theoretical and practical application of the rules through training and development.

If you or someone you know is interested in officiating or you would like more information on scorer and rules clinics, please contact Angelle or David.

Referee & Scorer Certification

The requirements for regionally certified officials (referees and scorers) are established each year by the Bayou Regional Volleyball Association (BRVA) Officials’ Chair, listed in the Region Directory. The Region certifies officials at the junior (Qualified), Provisional, and Regional levels. In addition, USA Volleyball and the FIVB (Fédération Internationale de Volleyball) certify officials at the Junior National, National and International levels.

Each registered team in the BayouRVA is required to have a minimum of two certified referees and one certified scorer on the roster and in attendance at every match. These officials may be any USAV registered member of the team and listed on the roster, including players, coaches and/or parents. (For junior’s competition in the BRVA, 2ND referees must be region certified adults for all age divisions 15 and under.) The person certified for the particular official’s position (referee or scorer) must fulfill that duty at tournaments during assigned officiating responsibilities.

In addition to the team responsibility of having the appropriate officials on the roster, there is a need for professional volleyball officials. Persons interested in officiating USA volleyball should contact The Regional’s Officials’ Chair.

Referee Certification Levels

Junior Olympic / Qualified Referee

• Become a member Bayou Regional Volleyball Association (BRVA).
• Attend at least one regional rules clinic. (Refer to Regional event schedule.)
• Obtain a minimum score of 75% on the approved USAV Form ‘D” written exam and corrected to 100%.
• Show the desire and ability to officiate satisfactorily as a 1st (adults only) and 2nd (adults and juniors) referee.
• Junior Olympic / Qualified Referee certification is valid for one season.

Scorer Certification Levels

In addition to the five classifications of scorers listed, USA Volleyball has established six other classifications (11 totals). For information on becoming a USA-National (Retired), USA-International, USA-International (Retired), Regional Outdoor, USA-National Outdoor and USA-International Outdoor scorer, contact the Regional Official’s Chair.

Financial Assistance In addition to the technical requirements listed prior, more details concerning increasing your certification level can be found in the USA Volleyball Official Guidebook. As an incentive, The BayouRVA does offer some financial assistance to those officials who are members of The Region in good standing and are looking to improve their refereeing skills and increase their certification to the USAV Junior National and National level.

Professional Volleyball Officials as Independent Contractors  Professional volleyball officials are independent contractors. Independent contractors are hired for a specific duty or period of time and there is no employer-employee relationship. Because independent contractors have no contractual obligation to work for any particular person or company, they determine when and where they work as well as the amount of compensation they are willing to accept for their service. Volleyball officials as independent contractors assume all expenses incurred for the execution of their service including but not limited to training, travel, supplies and uniforms.

Well-trained officials are vital to any successful athletic event. There is already a market for good volleyball officials and as the sport of volleyball continues to grow, so does the need for good officials

While the Bayou RVA does not dictate what fees and/or other amenities an organization must pay to attract professional volleyball officials to referee their particular tournament, The Region does recommend the Suggested Officials’ Compensation for Professional Referees and/or Scorers (as a minimum) be strongly considered.

Suggested Officials’ Compensation for Professional Referees and/or Scorers

Match Format	3/5 Sets	2/3 Sets	1 Set
National	$45	$32	$20
Junior National	$42	$30	$18
Regional	$39	$27	$16
Provisional	$37	$25	$15

For tournaments that pay a flat rate or fee (i.e. per day or per session) the average per match rate should not fall below the suggested rate.

Meals

• Lunch either provided or paid for and made available on site.
• Dinner provided or paid for if play is expected to last beyond 7PM

Accommodations Accommodation is suggested for officials traveling more than 60 miles (no more than two to a room) and should begin with the night before competition for those traveling more than 75 miles. The last night of the tournament should be provided for officials traveling more than 300 miles if competition is scheduled for or inadvertently concludes later than 7PM.

Securing USAV certified officials Tournament organizers are responsible for the securing, scheduling, and remuneration of USAV certified officials for their event.  Securing USAV certified officials should be done a minimum of 30 days prior to your event.

A free current list of USAV certified officials may be provided upon request of the BRVA Officials’ Chair. This list is also available on the region website. Tournament organizers may secure officials for their event by contracting with the Regional Officials’ chair (see Directory) or with any individual.

For officials wanting to improve their certification level, in addition to competency in officiating, the BRVA Officials’ Division will also be evaluating prospective candidates on their demonstrated support of and participation in regional activities.

Professional Volleyball Officials must attend a USAV Rules clinic annually and fulfill the requirements of their particular certification level. In addition, Junior National and National Officials (and/or candidates for either certification) must be prepared to give at least one USAV Scorer Clinic and Rules Clinic for junior clubs and adult teams per season. The BayouRVA Referee Chair will assign clinician responsibilities.

Rules & Scorer Clinics A list of rules clinics can be found on the website,

• USAV / BRVA rules clinic – Free to current BRVA members
• USAV / BRVA scorer clinic – Free for current BRVA members

Average length of time required for: Rules clinic, 1-1.5 hours; Scorer clinic, 1 – 1.5 hours . The BayouRVA Referee Chair and/or Scorer Chair will assign clinicians for region clinics.

Referee / Scorer Clinician and Raters:

Donalda Abadie	National	Baton Rouge, LA	225-978-763	Donalda736@aol.com
John S. Cline	National	Arabi, LA	504-452-9522	Johnvbref@bellsouth.net
Doug Couvillon	National	Port Allen, LA	225-336-0296	dcouvillon@pipingequipment.com
Scottie Daigle	Jr National	Lafayette, LA	337-937-6113	scottie576@aol.com
Charlie Dietrich	Jr National	Baton Rouge, LA	225-278-1414	jjstone@cox.net
David Dufrene	National	Metairie, LA	504-717-1311	super2xd@aol.com
John Marlbrough	Jr National	Mandeville, LA	985-377-3397	jjm40@att.net
Angelle Simms	National	Madisonville, LA	985-373-1319	angellesimms@yahoo.com
Gilbert Soliven	Jr National	Belle Chasse, LA	317-697-2954	soliu812@gmail.com
Cindy Thompson	Jr National	Destrehan, LA	504-756-4422	cindythompson424@gmail.com
Scott Thompson	National	Destrehan, LA	708-807-0006	scott.l.thompson@gmail.com
Kevin Wiemken	Jr National	Baton Rouge, LA	225-200-4445	klawspaws@yahoo.com