# Law 26: Reserve Referee

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The reserve referee at FIVB events: replacing the 2nd referee, the paddles and bench tablets, the substitutes and warm-up areas, the match balls, the free zone and the moppers.

## 26.261 Role and Replacing the 2nd Referee

When he is compulsory, where he stands, and when he takes over as 2nd referee.

### Test 1: Who the reserve referee is and when he steps in

- A reserve referee is compulsory at FIVB, World and Official Competitions. (Źródło: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 26)
- His position is determined by the FIVB court layout. (Źródło: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 26.1)
- He is obliged to wear the official referee uniform. (Źródło: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 26.2.1)
- He replaces the 2nd referee. (Źródło: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 26.2.2)
- He steps in if the 2nd referee is absent, cannot continue, or has moved up to replace the 1st referee. (Źródło: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 26.2.2)
- When the 2nd referee becomes the 1st referee, the reserve referee replaces the 2nd referee. (Źródło: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.2.1, 26.2.2)
- Only the 1st and 2nd referees may blow a whistle during the match. (Źródło: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 22.2.1)
- He controls the numbered substitution paddles, if they are in use, before the match and between sets. (Źródło: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 26.2.3, 15.10.3.3)
- Each official moves up one place, and the reserve referee fills the 2nd referee's post. (Źródło: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.2.1, 26.2.2)
- Paddles are checked before the match and between sets; the balls come after the starting players are presented. (Źródło: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 26.2.3, 26.2.8)

## 26.262 The Reserve Referee's Duties

Tablets, substitutes, expelled players, match balls, the free zone and the moppers.

### Test 1: The reserve referee's duties

- He checks the operation of the bench tablets before and between sets when there is a problem. (Źródło: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 26.2.4)
- He assists in instructing an expelled or disqualified team member to leave for the dressing room. (Źródło: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 26.2.6)
- He controls the substitutes in the warm-up area and on the bench. (Źródło: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 26.2.7)
- He assists the 1st referee with the work of the moppers. (Źródło: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 26.2.9)
- At the top level this duty passes from the 2nd referee to the reserve referee. (Źródło: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.2.10, 26.2.7)
- Immediately after the presentation of the starting players he brings four match balls. (Źródło: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 26.2.8)
- He assists the 2nd referee in keeping the free zone clear. (Źródło: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 26.2.5)
- He brings four match balls to the 2nd referee, and later hands him one after the position check. (Źródło: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 26.2.8)
- The balls arrive after the presentation, and a match ball is handed over once the positions are checked. (Źródło: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 26.2.8)
- The reserve referee assists the 2nd referee in getting the player to the dressing room. (Źródło: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 21.3.2, 26.2.6)

Źródła: FIVB Official Volleyball Rules 2025-2028, Rule 26 (paraphrased in original wording; original questions authored from the Rules, not reproduced)

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