| Refereeing Courses | |||
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The FIVB’s refereeing courses are designed to help
spread the knowledge of the sport across the
world. Courses are held throughout the year and range from refresher courses to International Referee Candidate Courses and Continental events. The aim of each event is to help improve and update referees' knowledge and competence of volleyball and beach volleyball rules according to the most recent trends in the sport. |
One of the most recent trends has been the rise of
female referees, with the FIVB Volleyball World
Grand Prix 2011 final between Brazil and USA in
Macau, China the first time that both referees
were female; Zorica Bjelic of Serbia and Susana
Rodriguez of Spain. This increase in female referees has resulted in the FIVB introducing a women's only International Volleyball Referee Course for 2012. This is set to take place in Turkey, with dates to be confirmed in the near future. |
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Click on the country to find out how to register for the course or to view a course report and photos |
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* IRCC only for women
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| Volleyball | Beach Volleyball |
| The latest rules governing the sports of Volleyball and Beach Volleyball. Additional documents and publications (refereeing guidelines, casebook) can also be found here | |
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| BALL "OUT" Raise the forearms vertically, hands open, palms towards the body. |
DELAY IN SERVICE Raise eight fingers, spread open |
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| Includes a secure area for national federations to register referees and to maintain and update profiles and data. Federations can access the secure area by clicking here |
| José Rogelio VELEZ MERCADO | |
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International Volleyball Referee | |
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Nationality : Birth date: 3/09/1957 Height: 182cm Nomination in 1993 Total of matches: 400 national and 250 International Occupation: Teacher |
| Biography: Jose Rogelio Mercado from Puerto Rico has been an international referee since 1989 with his first tournament being the Pan-American games. He has been involved in many FIVB competitions including the FIVB World League since 2005, the FIVB World Cup, the Women’s World Championship and numerous Olympic Qualifiers. Furthermore he was a referee at the FIVB Men’s Junior World Championship in 1996 and in 2005. In 2010 he performed in the FIVB Women's World Championship held in Japan. |
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