understanding illegal alignment
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Understanding Illegal Alignment. Developed by Ed Vesely, ZONI, Illinois. Topics. Alignment – why do we care? What is illegal alignment? How/When do we call a foul? Translating the rules to a diagram. Translating from positions to players. What about the libero? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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UnderstandingIllegal Alignment
Developed by Ed Vesely, ZONI, Illinois
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Topics
• Alignment – why do we care?• What is illegal alignment?• How/When do we call a foul?• Translating the rules to a diagram.• Translating from positions to players.• What about the libero?• Player tracking: not just to determine
illegal alignment.• Questions and Wrap-up.
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Alignment – Why Do We Care?
• Alignment Premise– Players must be in proper positions relative to
each other at the contact of the serve.
• Why?– Rotational concept: Teams want their players
in a variety of positions for both defensive and offensive purposes:
• Different servers• Front row/back row• Different serve receivers
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Alignment – The Rule (1)
• Basics:– Three front-row players: left front (LF), center
front (CF) and right front (RF).– Three back-row players: left back (LB), center
back (CB) and right back (RB).
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Alignment – The Rule (1)
RB
RFCFLF
CBLB
Net
AttackLine
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Alignment – The Rule (2)
• At the moment of serve, all players – except for the server and including the libero when she is not serving – shall be within the team’s playing area and may be in contact with the boundary lines or center line, but may not have any part of the body touching the floor outside those lines.
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OKIF
SERVING
NO
NO OK
Alignment – The Rule (2)
RB
RFCF
LF
CBLB
OK
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Alignment – The Rule (3)
• At the moment of serve, all players shall be in correct serving order.
• A right-side player must be closer to right sideline than corresponding center player.
• A left-side player must be closer to left sideline than corresponding center player.
• A front-row player must be closer to center line than corresponding back-row player.
• Only foot position is used to judge position in serving order.
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Alignment – The Rule (3)
CF
LB
OK
LFNO
CB
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Alignment – The Rule (3)
CF
RBOK
LF
NO
CB
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Alignment – The Rule (3)
RB
OK
LB
CB
CFOK
CB
DON’T CARE
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Making The Call
• At the moment of serve, all players shall be in correct serving order.
• Whistle upon service contact.
• RB is not considered for serving team.
• Referee judges serving team alignment.
• Umpire judges receiving team alignment.
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Making The Call
RB
OK FOR SERVING TEAM
LB
CB
We don’t consider the server’sposition when judging alignment
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Making The Call (2)
• Illegal alignment is most often called by the umpire against the receiving team.
• “Even” is technically illegal, but is NEVER called under any rule set.
• The umpire should not “patrol” the sidelines to determine if players overlap illegally.
• The question to consider on close cases: Is advantage being gained?
• Warning when it’s close is appropriate.
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Making The Call (3)
• A time for some preventive officiating:– Player standing slightly out of bounds.– Close call with player leaving early.
• Do NOT make “gotcha” calls.
• Signal is a circular motion of the entire hand with the arm extended.
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Evaluating Diagrams
• Look at individual pairs of players for possible overlaps.
• Formations typically are created to optimize the positions of the setter and/or primary passers.
• Develop a strategy for assessing all players:– Left to Right– Front to Back
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Zones
1
234
65
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Right Back Alignment
RB
RFCFLF
CBLB
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Right Back Alignment
CFLF
LB CB
RF
RB
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Center Back Alignment
RFLF
RB
CF
CBLB
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FRONTROW
BACKROW
Right Back Setter #1
RB
RF
CFLF
CBLB
POTENTIALFRONT-TO-BACKALIGNMENT ISSUE
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CENTER
Right Back Setter #1
RB
RF
CFLF
CBLB
NO POTENTIALLEFT-TO-RIGHTALIGNMENT ISSUES
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Right Back Setter #2
RBRF
CF
LF
CBLB
POTENTIALFRONT-TO-BACKALIGNMENT ISSUE
TWO POTENTIALSIDE-TO-CENTERALIGNMENT ISSUES
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Right Back Setter #3
POTENTIALFRONT-TO-BACKALIGNMENT ISSUE
RB
RF
CF
LF
CB
LB
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Center Back Setter #1
POTENTIALFRONT-TO-BACKALIGNMENT ISSUE
RB
RF
CF
LF
CB
LB
POTENTIALRIGHT-TO-CENTERALIGNMENT ISSUE
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Center Back Setter #2
POTENTIALFRONT-TO-BACKALIGNMENT ISSUE
POTENTIALLEFT-TO-CENTERALIGNMENT ISSUE
RB
RF
CF
LFCB
LB
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Left Back Setter #1
POTENTIALFRONT-TO-BACKALIGNMENT ISSUE
POTENTIALRIGHT-TO-CENTERALIGNMENT ISSUE
RB
RF
CF
LF
CB
LB
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Left Back Setter #2
POTENTIALFRONT-TO-BACKALIGNMENT ISSUE
POTENTIALLEFT-TO-CENTERALIGNMENT ISSUE
RB
RF
CF
LF
CB
LB
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Left Front Setter #1
TWO POTENTIALSIDE-TO-CENTERALIGNMENT ISSUES
RB
RF
CF
LF
CB
LB
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Center Front Setter #1
RB
RF
CF
LF
CBLB
POTENTIALFRONT-TO-BACKALIGNMENT ISSUE
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Right Front Setter #1
POTENTIALFRONT-TO-BACKALIGNMENT ISSUE
POTENTIALRIGHT-TO-CENTERALIGNMENT ISSUE
RB
RF
CFLF
CBLB
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Right Front Setter #2
POTENTIALRIGHT-TO-CENTERALIGNMENT ISSUE
RB
RFCF
LF
CBLB
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Translating from positions to players
• If we know the positions, we can apply the rules.
• Unfortunately, players don’t carry signs that say their current position.
• All we know are player numbers, their physical appearance, and perhaps the skill positions they play.
• So, how do we figure this one out?
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What are their positions?
11
7
9
13
2
25
RB
RF
LB
LF
CB
CF
RB
RF
CF
LF
CB
LB
CB
RB
CF
LF
LB
RF
LB
RF
CB
LF
RB
CF
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Need to Track Players/Positions
How can we do this?
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Tracking: Other Reasons
• Libero Replacements:– Did the libero replace a back-row player?– What position is the libero in?– The libero is still governed by the same illegal
alignment rules. She can’t go where she wants in the back row until after serve contact.
• Back-Row Block.
• Back-Row Attack.
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Tracking Players
• Need to formulate a personal method for tracking players.
• Very likely will change many times over your officiating career.
• Changing methods is really a kind of evolution, adapting your tracking to what you can handle.
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In The Beginning…
• There was the line-up card.
• Allows umpires to ease into player tracking.
• Lists the players in serving order.
• Required for NFHS (high school).
• Forbidden for college and USAV.
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Line-Up Cards
92
12
371
1c
7
92
12
371
1c
7
Starting Lineup Rotate 1 Position
92 123
71
1c
7
Rotate x Positions
BACK ROW (LAST)SERVER
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Line-Up Cards
Starting Lineup Rotate 1 Position Rotate 2 Positions
WWS NN3
12
7
1c
71
92
14
35
17
11
21c
5
BACK ROW
SERVER
LASTSERVER
WWS NN3
12
7
1c
71
92
14
35
17
11
21c
5
WWS NN3
12
7
1c
71
92
14
35
17
11
21c
5
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Line-Up Cards
WWS NN3
12
7
1c
71
92
14
35
17
11
21c
5
RB
RF
CF
LF
LB
CB
RF
CF
LF
LB
CB
RB
WWS
NN
31271c7192
1435171121c5
12-1517-20
33
134
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Line-Up Card Pros and Cons
• Good way to quickly determine positions.• Good backup for scorer with substitutions
and time-outs.
• Takes a while to write down subs.• Why duplicate scorer’s work?• Can become a crutch for tracking.• *** Umpires staring at card and
missing/delaying the play ***
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Tracking
• Very few people can memorize all 12 players in order, especially when order and players change because of rotations, replacements, and substitutions.
• Come up with a strategy for knowing where the “important” players are.
• This will evolve with your skill/needs.
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Tracking – Early On
• If you track no one else, track where the setter is for each team:– Illegal alignments often involve the setter,
directly or indirectly.– 99.999% of back-row blocks are by back-row
setters.– Most back-row attacks, especially at lower
levels, will be by back-row setters.
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Tracking – Early On
• During warm-ups, identify the players who are setting by number (if visible), or by physical characteristics. Check the line-up sheets for where setters will come from.
• Know 5-1 vs. 6-2 offenses:– 5-1 has one setter setting in all rotations. The
setter will be back row half the time.– 6-2 has two setters who are opposite of each
other. The primary setter will always be back row.
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Tracking – Early On
• Tracking may start like “left court, setter is #9, in back row; right court, setter is #1, front row.”
• Before each play, mental note could be as simple as “back/front” – left-court setter is back row, right-court setter is front row.
• Eventually evolve to “left-side setter is LB; right-side setter is LF.”
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Tracking – More Players
• Officials’ next steps are to add a player or two to the mix. For example:– Know the player who is opposite of the setter.
This helps mainly with some alignments, especially when the two are CF and CB.
– Know the players on either side of the setter. This will help with the setter’s alignment, but can become a bit difficult, especially in a 6-2.
– Pick other opposites like the primary passers and know which is front row and back row.
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Tracking – More Players
• As you add more players into your consideration, determine what works best FOR YOU for tracking them:– Uniform numbers.– Physical characteristics like hair color, hair
style, body type, height, ribbons, knee pads or brace, shoe color, etc.
– Some combination of the two.
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Tracking – Knowing Rows
• A next step might be learning rows.• Some people know the front row:
– These are front-row players.– Last number (RF) will be the next server.– When rotating, new 1st number in sequence.
• More helpful can be to know the back row:– Potential players for back-row fouls.– Last number (RB) is current/last server.– When rotating, new last number (server).
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Tracking – Knowing Rows
• Back row example: 71, 92, 3 // 11, 21, 5
• Left side is serving means 3 is my server and LB->RB is 71, 92, 3
• Right side is receiving means 11 is LB, 21 is CB and 5 is RB (previous server)
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Tracking – Subs & Replacements
• Changes to the starting line-up do make it a bit more challenging.
• Incorporate sub numbers (or physical features) into your methodology.
• Recognize patterns in substitutions.
• With replacements, you may or may not want to incorporate that into methodology.– Not doing so allows you to know/remember
who the libero replaced.
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Tracking – Putting it together
• Combine “row” strategy with others. This can give you a complete picture.
• Example – Left side:– Back row: 71, 92, 3– Offense: 5-1, 3 is setting– Opposites: 1 & 3, 12 & 71 (primary passers)– Can reconstruct positions as:
7
71 392
1 12
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Summary and Tips
• Know the rule: adjacent players in correct position at serve contact.
• Be able to recognize legal/illegal positioning in diagrams.
• Find a tracking strategy that works comfortably for your current skill level.
• Don’t dwell on line-card.
• Practice.
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Questions?