Our Youth team officiating clinic and scrimmage will be held this weekend, February 8, at Phillips Hall. Please enter the facility from the Campus Avenue Parking Lot. Everyone needs to be at the facility no later than 8:30 AM. Coaches need to arrive by 8:15. Racquetball courts will be assigned for each team to keep their gear. You can bring food and beverages to consume in the racquetball courts. Coolers of any size are not permitted at the facility. This is an Ohio Valley Region regulation. Food of any kind is not permitted in the gymnasium.

Our clinics will start at 9 AM. They will end at approximately 10:45 AM. We will have our scorekeeping clinic in the big classroom upstairs at Phillips Hall and the second referee/line judging clinic in the gym. Coaches will assign members of their teams to attend one of the sessions. There may be Borderline athletes in older age groups attending with our Youth teams.

The scrimmages are scheduled to start around 11 AM. The purpose of the scrimmages is to have our athletes certified as score keepers and 2nd referees. We will be joined by two teams from Elevation VBC Teams will play an abbreviated match schedule. Each "match" would consist of one set to 25 points and one set to 15, using the deciding set score sheet, with teams switching sides when one team has scored their 8th point. If we only have our 4 Youth teams participating, we will play full matches, playing the 3rd set regardless of the outcome of the first two sets. More than one score keeper may be rated on the same match. Second referee candidates will need to provide their own whistle.

Every athlete will need a jersey with a number on it. USA Volleyball uniform rules will not be enforced. Borderline teams should be receiving their jerseys (at least one set). Athletes may be designated as Libero by their coaches during the scrimmage and should bring a T-Shirt or jersey of a different color contrasting to the team color if possible.

Parents are welcome to attend the scrimmage. They will need to bring their own chairs. Chairs may be brought into the gym at the conclusion of the clinics. Space is limited, so it is imperative that everyone share chairs and/or vacate the facility when your team is not playing. Remember that food of any kind is not permitted in the gymnasium and water and sports drinks with screw on lids are the only liquids permitted.