Referees- Referee Clinic Packet

• A Referee DVD will be sent to all Club Directors after the December 1st release date. 1 DVD will be sent for each team that has registered with the region.
• All referees have to attend a DVD clinic every year. Please follow the instructions under 'Attending a Clinic' to be sure you have the correct materials and pre-test..
• Once you have completed the clinic, follow the instructions to take the test in the Referee clinic packet or take the online test
• The Club Director or Team Rep should sign off on the Clinic attendance sheet to indicated what members have attended the clinics.
• The Test and rulebook reference sheets have been sent to registered club directors.

Scorekeepers- Scorekeeping Clinic Packet

• Junior Scorekeepers who completed a clinic last year are okay this season; otherwise you must view the electronic version( PowerPoint clinic) below. When you've completed the clinic, you may take the test in the Scorekeeping clinic packet or the online test.
  • The new rules are on the National Web site. Rule books have been delivered to our distribution sites. If you are a team or club who gets your books from the Regional Office please contact us.
• Adult Scorekeepers who completed a clinic last year and were rated are okay this season; otherwise, you must view the electronic version(PowerPoint clinic) below. When you've completed the clinic, you may take the test in the Scorekeeping clinic packet or the online test. Password: IAQ929S
• The Club Director or Team Rep should sign off on the Clinic attendance sheet to indicated what members have attended the clinics.
• The Paper Test and rulebook reference sheets have been sent to registered club directors.
• Scorekeeper PowerPoint Clinic (ppt) (pps version) (pc compatible only, click the Read Only option when the PowerPoint opens)
  • To view this you need to have Microsoft PowerPoint. If you do not have this program, please download and run this PowerPoint Viewer which should allow you to view the presentation. The download will take a few minutes.
    
  • When you have finished the PowerPoint Clinic, you may take the online test.

Attending a Club Given Clinic

1. View the Officials DVD or the Scorekeeping PowerPoint.
2. Complete the Referee or Scorekeeper test in the clinic packets.
3. Have the Team Rep or Club Director correct the test.
4. Print your name clearly on the Officials sign in sheet located in the clinic packet- included your test score.
5. Have the Team Rep or Club Director sign the Officials Clinic Sign in Sheet to verify that you viewed the clinic and corrected the tes.
6. Send the Signed sheet to the Iowa Region Office
   10861 Douglas Ave Ste C, Urbandale, Iowa 50322-2042
7. Correct any errors on your test. Scorekeepers may also take the practice sets to review what they have learned.

Taking the Online Test

1. You can only take a test once you've attended a clinic. Scorekeepers now have the option to view the clinic as a powerpoint presentation listed below.
2. Currently, you pass with 70%, or correct up to 80% to pass.
   • Referees Iowa Region Password IAQ929
     
     • (Online Referee Test) Password IAQ929
     • Juniors & New Refs use Test C
     • Adult Provisional. & Regional Refs use Test A
   • Scorekeepers
     • Iowa Region Password IAQ929S
     • (Online Scorekeeping Test) Password IAQ929S

 

Officials & Coaching Clinics

2007-08 Iowa Region Officials Clinic Process

This message probably should have been written at least a month ago; but now that the Iowa Region office is getting several requests, I must give some direction in our referee clinic process for this season.  As many of you are aware, the Iowa Region invested several resources in creating a DVD for USAV officiating last season.  We will continue to use this DVD to train our officials.  The Iowa Region membership has grown significantly over the last few years, making it difficult to have clinics for every team or club.  Along with the growth, everyone seems to have a busy schedule, compounding the effort to coordinate these clinics.

For those who are used to having a traditional clinic, we must move toward the use of the DVD for our training.  In addition to the significant administrative time saved in coordination of clinics, the DVD offers a means of presenting consistent information to officials/players.  While watching the DVD is only the first step in training an official, taking the on-line test and on-court evaluations by day officials will be the follow-up in this process.

Although this will be the second year a DVD has been available, we will continue to improve the quality and content of the material.  The updated version for this season will include improved sound quality, significant rule changes for 2007-2008, and some additional content compared to last year’s DVD.  The Iowa Region will provide one DVD per team registered.  This year’s DVD is scheduled to be available by December 1, 2007.  If a team desires to have their training before the new DVD is available, last year’s DVD can be viewed.  Prior to the release of the new DVD, I will publish an outline for coaches and club directors to follow.  This outline will highlight the critical material contained in the DVD.  This will allow the viewers to make special note of this material.

My suggestion for completing the process is to watch the DVD as a team and either make note of, or stop to ask questions.  Use the outline to highlight critical material.  Shortly after viewing the DVD, take the on-line test while the material is fresh in your mind.  After every teammate has completed the test, meet again as a team to review the test and ask questions.  Coaches and club directors will be provided with a rulebook reference for each test question.  The Iowa Region will also have a way to ask questions from their website – more to come on this process.

Clinics will be offered for adult coaches/team representatives from each club to attend.  These clinics will be given so this adult can effectively present the DVD to their team(s), and for additional clarification of rules.  Adult players may attend a clinic and/or watch the DVD and follow the process listed above.  A similar process can be followed for scorekeeper training.  A PowerPoint presentation is available instead of a DVD, but otherwise an on-line test is available along with evaluations by day officials.

Overall, the Iowa Region will provide teams with quality, consistent materials for training our officials.  Accountability is with each team and their members to follow through with this process.  Ultimately the results will show on the court in your matches as the work team.  Other teams will know by your actions, whether or not your team has completed this training process.  If the Iowa Region office receives numerous complaints about a specific team or club, that team/club will have to pay a clinician for re-training.  See the “CLINIC” page on the Iowa Region website (www.iavbreg.org) for referee and scorekeeper clinic reference materials.

The Scorekeeping clinic can be viewed online. See the Certification Process page for more information.

IMPACT Certification (Coaching Certification)

All Coaches & Assistant Coaches on Junior Teams need to be IMPACT certified by the end of February.

It is now required that all coaches for every USAV juniors team be IMPACT Certified. This requirement was voted in to help cover liability issues for the Regions, Junior Clubs, Junior Teams and Junior Coaches.

High school coaching certifications will not be accepted to fulfill this requirement. Coaches must attend an IMPACT Clinic or be CAP I or CAP II certified to meet this requirement. If you have attended a clinic in past years this will meet the requirement.

To Set Up an IMPACT Clinic in your Area call the Region Office with a site (room/ classroom/ cafeteria/ church hall) and several dates that might work. 515-727-1860 or email office.mail@iavbreg.org

Clinics last 4 hours. Link to IMPACT clinic dates.

IMPACT manuals will be available to purchase at the clinic for $9. Please bring correct change or check made out to the "Iowa Region".