# Law 24: 2nd Referee

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Where the 2nd referee stands, his role as assistant with his own jurisdiction, his control of interruptions, the bench and the line-ups, and the faults he decides.

## 24.241 Position and Authority

Where he stands, replacing the 1st referee, signalling outside his jurisdiction, and supervising the bench.

### Тест 1: Where the 2nd referee stands and his authority

- He stands outside the court near the post, on the opposite side to the 1st referee and facing him. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.1)
- He assists the 1st referee but also has his own range of jurisdiction. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.2.1)
- He may signal them without whistling but may not insist on them to the 1st referee. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.2.2)
- He controls the work of the scorer or scorers. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.2.3)
- He supervises the team members on the bench and reports their misconduct to the 1st referee. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.2.4)
- At the top level the duty of controlling the warm-up areas falls to the reserve referee. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.2.10)
- Only the game captain may formally speak to the referees, but such a short exchange does not affect the game. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.2; Casebook 2024 7.9)
- Should the 1st referee be unable to continue, the 2nd referee may replace him. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.2.1)
- The 2nd referee may step up to replace the 1st referee. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.2.1)
- The 2nd referee stands on the scorer's side, facing the 1st referee across the net. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 23.1, 24.1)

## 24.242 Interruptions, the Bench and the Checks

Authorising interruptions and reporting counts, injuries, and checking the floor, the balls and the line-ups.

### Тест 1: Interruptions, the bench and the checks

- The 2nd referee authorises interruptions, controls their duration and rejects improper requests. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.2.6)
- He controls the number of time-outs and substitutions each team has used. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.2.7)
- In case of injury he authorises an exceptional substitution or grants the recovery time. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.2.8)
- He reports the second time-out, and the fifth and sixth substitutions, to the 1st referee and the coach concerned. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.2.7)
- During the match he checks that the balls still fulfil the regulations. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.2.9)
- He checks at the start of each set, at the change of courts in the deciding set, and whenever necessary. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.3.1)
- Like the 1st referee, he checks and signs the score sheet. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.3.3)
- He checks the condition of the floor, mainly in the front zone. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.2.9)
- Every set's first rally is preceded by a check, and set 5 gets one more when ends are swapped. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.3.1)
- The recovery time comes only when no substitution, legal or exceptional, is possible. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.2.8, 17.1.2)

## 24.243 What the 2nd Referee Decides

Receiving-team positions, the blocker's side of the net, the space under the net and calls on his side.

### Тест 1: What the 2nd referee decides

- He decides the positional faults of the receiving team. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.3.2.2)
- He decides faulty net contact primarily, not exclusively, on the blocker's side. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.3.2.3)
- He decides contact with the antenna on his side of the court. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.3.2.3)
- Penetration into the opponent's court and the space under the net is the 2nd referee's call. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.3.2.1)
- He decides floor contact when the 1st referee cannot see it. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.3.2.6)
- Contact of the ball with an outside object is one of his decisions. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.3.2.5)
- Back-row blocks and Libero block attempts appear in both referees' lists. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.3.2.4, 23.3.2.3)
- No. 11 is nearer the net than the matching front-row player: a positional fault of the receiving team, the 2nd referee's call. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 7.4.3.1, 24.3.2.2)
- Faults whistled by the 2nd referee start with the fault itself. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 22.2.3.2, 24.3.2.2)
- The antenna on his side is his call; the 1st referee then indicates only who serves. (Источник: FIVB OVR 2025-2028, Rule 24.3.2.3, 22.2.3.2)

Источники: FIVB Official Volleyball Rules 2025-2028, Rule 24 (paraphrased in original wording; original questions authored from the Rules, not reproduced)

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