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Recent emails

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  • 2024-Oct-1 - October is Breast Cancer Awareness month
    Hello all,
    We want to remind everyone that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We encourage you to use your pink whistles in support of this. In the past, some schools have wanted to use a pink ball. They may open the match with one serve using the pink ball but then return to a legal ball. (At least one-third of the panels shall be solid white and include the NFHS authenticating mark.)
      
    Thank you all for what you do, and we hope you have a great October!

    Respectfully,
     Tammy (Marc, Ken, Tony)

  • 2024-Sep-26 - Season-end TBA sites - October 2024 - update
    All,

    As we head into October, many of you will receive assignments that have sites listed as TBA or generic listings.

    Such as, to name a few:

    – Centennial League Challenge
    – Jeffco Athletics
    – Frontier League
    – DPS Sites

    These are place holders for leagues that run season end tournaments. These assignments are nothing more than getting an official to commit to work for the day.

    Please accept them and we will work out the exact site assignment as we get closer. Sometimes we only get a few days of lead time waiting for final win/loss records to be tallied within a league.

    There is no need to email me asking what site that is, as I do not know.

    All I have is number of sites per league that want to schedule those season end matchups.

    Once I have all sites identified I will reshuffle the officials to assign everyone within an individual’s travel parameters. That might even mean one may be moved to a different league once all sites are updated.

    I ask for your patience and flexibility as we work through the process for those season-end league tournaments.

    Cordially,

    Bruce Bird

  • 2024-Sep-6 - Study session information for Sunday (9-8) and Monday (9-9)
    Hello all,
    This is a friendly reminder of our upcoming study sessions.

    Sunday, September 8th, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This is a virtual meeting. Here is the link; please bookmark this link, as this is the one always used.
    https://meet.jit.si/CVOA-referee-study-session

    Topics will include;
    -Reminder of POE (points of emphasis) with further detail and explanations
    -Clarify some rule changes
    -Review some things that have come up
    -Open discussion if anyone has had a play or anything they need to talk about or share
    -Guest speaker: Chuck Ellis on Game Management

    Monday, September 9th, from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. This is at Beautiful Savior Lutheran School, 6995 W 120th Ave, Broomfield, CO 80020, USA (map)

    Topics will include;
    -R-2 Pre-match protocol
    -Multiple courts time-out protocols
    -Controlling side-line and benches

    We look forward to seeing all of you, and we hope your season has started great!

    Respectfully,
    Tammy (Tony, Marc, Ken)
    Area 1 Directors

  • 2024-Sep-2 - *** Communicating with Partners and School Administrators ***

    To All High School and Middle School Sports Officials,

    Please consider making your phone numbers and email address public so your partners and school administrators can communicate with you more effectively.

    Navigating to the Profile Page
    Adding/Updating A Profile Picture
    Making a Phone Number Public

    Thanks,

    Gerald Letofsky | President | Aurora Sports Officials, Inc.
    Office: (303) 368-8005 | Cell: (720) 300-8737
    Email: [email protected]

  • 2024-Aug-22 - Assigning updates
    Area 1,

    Well, the season is upon us.

    Here are a few housekeeping items:

       – Please accept all posted assignments within 48 hours of them being published to one’s Arbiter account
       – If you add a new calendar block to a date, please clear the old block first. Failure to clear the old block first will not give us an accurate picture of when one can work.
       – Please review all your blocks through November 2, 2024.
       – When I text to accept assignments, please do so same day. If there is a concern with a new assignment, please let me know right away so it can be resolved.

    Here is some general information:

       – We think we have resolved the mileage issue. If you have an assignment where it looks wrong, please let me know within a day of the game and I will resolve it for you prior to you arriving.
       – We still have lots of changes coming in from schools, but I do plan on moving forward with filling all openings for the rest of the season including tournaments as fast as I can do it. I just completed weekday assignments September 1 – 15 today.
       – Make sure all your post-season requirements are completed before October 11, 2024

    Have a great season.

    Bruce Bird

  • 2024-Aug-20 - Ruling on piercings 2024/25

    Hello all,
    At our recent Regional Clinic, there were some questions about jewelry. We reached out to Nici Akey for a better understanding and interpretation. We are attaching a PDF with pictures that should clarify most situations. Use your judgment on any cases not included here that follow our jewelry rule 4.1.ART 7.

    Respectfully,
    Area 1 Directors
    ​Tammy (Marc, Ken, Tony)

    Dropbox file: Piercings 2024 Ruling.pdf

  • 2024-Aug-16 - Rule Books
    Good evening,

    If for any reason, you have not yet received your rule book and case book for this year yet, please advise us by replying to this email.  Please do so even if you have already alerted us.

    We need to have your reply by end of day on Sunday, August 18.

    Thanks much,
    Marc
    (Tammy, Tony, Ken)

  • 2024-Aug-16 - Travel fee and game fee issues
    Area 1 members,

    We realize Arbiter is not populating some of the travel fees and or game fees correctly.

    Yesterday, we started auditing all games to correct this issue.

    If the day before any game, you still do not see the correct fees, please send me an email about it and it will be resolved before you arrive at your match.

    Thank you for your patience,

    Bruce Bird

  • 2024-Aug-13 - Prospect Ridge Scrimmage / Study Session FULL
    Good evening,

    Thanks to those of you that were interested in the Prospect Ridge Scrimmage this Saturday.

    At this point in time, the scrimmage is FULL.  We have responded to all of those who showed an interest thus far.

    Hope you have a great rest of the week!

    Marc
    (Tammy, Tony, Ken)

  • 2024-Aug-12 - Scrimmage Mechanics / Study Session
    Good afternoon,
     
    We have been able to secure another opportunity for a scrimmage that will allow members to be mentored and work on their mechanics during play.
     
    If you are interested in getting some feedback and improving your craft please let us know.  You will receive a study session credit for this.
     
    Scrimmage details:
     
    Location:  Prospect Ridge Academy – 2555 Preble Creek Parkway, Broomfield, CO 80023
    Date:  Saturday, August 17, 2024
    Time:  Either 9:00-11:00 or 11:00-1:00
     
    If you are interested, please reply ASAP to [email protected] as slots are limited.  You must sign-up ahead of time to participate and receive credit.
     
    Marc
    (Tammy, Tony, Ken)
    CVOA Area 1 Directors
  • 2024-Aug-9 - New assignment Arbiter notification
    All,

    At times you will see an email or text from Arbiter that says, “You have a new assignment”, or “you have been removed from an assignment”, but when you login to Arbiter there is nothing.

    Arbiter is not glitching.

    Here are the possible situations that happen when this occurs.

    Most common is the assignor is splitting a sophomore crew at a site into one official working the freshman game and one official working the sophomore game, then coming together to work the JV/V contests. Since the date, time and location did not change it does not require the official to reaccept the assignment.

    Second most common, the assignor is putting in a final tournament format, and moving the official from the placeholder to the actual tournament schedule. Again this does not require the official to accept, but review instead.

    Least common and rarely happens is when the assignor is moving an official from a C/D game set to a JV/V game set. The assignor should be notifying the official of this change, but again it will not require the official to reaccept.

    The way to see what was changed is when you look at your schedule to look at the field that says “Status/Accept/Decline” and match the date of the new assignment notification to the date listed next to an assignment. In other words if the notification says “Accepted on 8/14/2019” and that corresponds to the date of the notification, you will know that was the assignment that had details changed for you to review.

    Hopefully’ this helps clarify those notifications.

    Thank you to everyone that accepts their assignments by the “accept to date”. It goes a long way with the schools and assignors when they can see all “accepted” games in a timely manner.

    Cordially,
    Bruce Bird

  • 2024-Aug-9 - Area 1 volleyball referee draw update
    Area 1,

    Here is the latest Denver referee draw update.

    The past two weeks, the schools have been sending lots of changes.

    I did not start assigning again, as that would have been counterproductive with all the changes.

    However, as of today, it looks like it has slowed way down on schedule changes.

    This means I will work on August openings over the weekend and then progress through the rest of the season as time permits over the next few weeks.

    I will start with weekday assignments then Saturday/tournaments last.

    Please double-check your availability calendar for accurate information.

    Cordially,

    Bruce Bird
    Volleyball Assignor
    ​(970) 214-1798

  • 2024-Aug-5 - Arbiter resets / Glitches
    Dear Members,
     
    It has recently been brought to our attention that, with an update, Arbiter reset many people’s phone numbers to “private” rather than “public.” 
    Please immediately go into Arbiter, 
    -Click your picture at the top right
    -Click “profile”
    -On the left, select “account” in the list
    -Go to your phone numbers
    -Select the three dots to the right of each of your numbers
    -Select “public”
    -Select “save”
     
    Secondly, if you are a multisport official,
    Go to Settings / Sharing and check all the boxes. Then click “Save.”
    Thank you for your quick attention to this matter.
     
    Respectfully,
    Your Area Directors
    Tammy (Marc, Ken, Tony)
  • 2024-Aug-4 - August 10 Study Session / potluck
    Good afternoon,

    It was good seeing many of you this morning at the Regional Clinic, we hope you found it informative!

    Please see the following information regarding our first study session of the season.

    When: Saturday, August 10 from 1-3 pm
    Where: Northfield High School (5500 Central Park Blvd, Denver).  Parking and entrance are on the North side of the campus (off of 56th Avenue just West of the tennis courts).  Look for building 3 once you park.

    Our study session will also include a potluck.  If you are planning on attending, please sign up at the following Signup Genius link.  Please make sure you indicate what you are bringing so we can have a good variety.

    https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0B4EA9AB238-50536813-area

    If you have any questions, please let us know.  We look forward to seeing you next week!

    Marc Bower
    (Tammy, Tony, Ken)

  • 2024-Jul-30 - Study sessions and post season eligibility
    Area 1 members,

    Recently, the area directors were approached with a concern that we are not offering enough study session dates for veteran officials to meet their post-season eligibility requirements. Here is a quick overview from our area director meeting this past week concerning this topic. The post-season deadline for study sessions this year is October 11, 2024. We currently offer five study session dates for post-season requirements. These are posted on the Area 1 webpage calendar at https://cvoaref.org/area-1-denver/ for further reference.

    – August 10, 2024 – Potluck and study session
    – September 8, 2024 – virtual study session
    – September 9, 2024 – in-person study session
    – October 6, 2024 – virtual study session
    – October 7, 2024 – in-person study sessions

    We understand officials have lives outside of volleyball. However, with 148 officials in the Denver area, it may not be possible to offer perfect options that meet everyone’s schedule.

    Here is some good news, volleyball teams are just getting back in the swing of things and will be looking for officials to work scrimmages. We plan on using these scrimmage opportunities to run peer-to-peer evaluations in preparation for the season. Any veteran who participates will be given study session credit. Please be on the lookout for additional correspondence on how to sign up.

    In conclusion, we posted veteran study session date options very early this year. We believe that five dates and scrimmage options will give everyone enough time and opportunity to adjust their personal schedules to make at least two of them if they wish to meet their post-season study session eligibility requirement.

    As always, we will monitor post-season eligibility as we head into September in case we need to adjust our study session options.

    If anyone has any questions, please reach out to us.

    Respectfully,

    Area 1 Directors,
    Tammy Davis
    Tony Lim
    Marc Bower
    Ken Beltran

  • 2024-Jul-30 - Regional Clinic this Saturday, August 3, 2024
    Hello members,
    This is a friendly reminder that our Regional Clinic is this Saturday, August 3rd, at 9:00 a.m.  It will be held at Northfield High School, 5500 Central Park Blvd, Denver, CO 80238.  From 56th Avenue, turn south into the high school on the west side of the tennis courts. You will park by building #3 and enter there. As you enter the building, the gym is down the hallway on your right.

    If you are a new or provisional official, we will administer the test after our meeting. Please bring a pen or pencil with you. 

    We look forward to seeing everyone and the beginning of a great season.

    Respectfully,
    Tammy (Marc, Ken, Tony)
    Area 1 Directors

  • 2024-Jul-18 - Elevation Scrimmage

    Good morning Y’all

    If you signed up for this weekend’s scrimmage at Elevation you do not have to be in regular uniform. You may wear shorts and a polo shirt, preferably white polo. If you don’t have a plain white polo any color will do.

    *** Also we have a few time slots left, if you want to get the rust off and get ready for the season please reach out to Tony ([email protected]) to see what time slots are still available. Highly recommended if you have not been on the court all summer, this is a great opportunity for us to get things rolling and get some feedback from our more experienced colleagues.

    THIS IS AN OPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GET SOME PRACTICE, AND NO STUDY SESSION CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN.

    Thanks
    Tony, Marc, Tammy, and Ken
    (Area 1 Directors)

  • 2024-Jul-17 - Group test night July 18, 2024
    Hello all,
    This is a reminder that we will have a group test night tomorrow, July 18, 2024, at Smoky Hill Library. Please bring your own pen/pencil and paper to write down the answers. You will still need to go online and enter your answers into Arbiter for the test. This is just an opportunity for those wishing to have some discussion about questions and perhaps learn a little as well.
    July 18, 2024:  This is a group test night for veteran officials eligible for the online test. (Provisional officials will need to take the test closed book at our Regional Clinic this year scheduled for August 3rd at Northfield High School, 9:00 am.) We will use a round-robin format; each official will read a question and answer. We will discuss the rules and clarify any questions that might be misunderstood.  
                             Smoky Hill Library, meeting room B, 7:00 pm
                            Address: 5430 S Biscay Cir, Centennial, CO 80015

    Respectfully,
    Tammy, Marc, Ken, and  Tony (Area 1 Directors) 

  • 2024-Jul-16 - Pre-season on the court practice
    Good Morning All,
     
    I want to invite all of those interested in getting some preseason rust off before our season starts to a training event this weekend.  We will have an on-court work opportunity at Elevation Volleyball Club, 12987 East Adams Aircraft Circle, Centennial Colorado 80112 on July 20th and 21st from 8:00am to 4:00pm.
     
    This is a good opportunity for us to get our rust off and get us ready for the season. The Area 1 directors will be available to give some feedback if you’re interested in getting evaluated and improving your ranking.
     
    If you’re interested in coming, please reach out to Tony ([email protected]) to see what time slots are available.
     
    THIS IS VOLUNTEER TIME AND YOU WILL NOT BE GETTING STUDY SESSION CREDIT.  THIS IS JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO BETTER OUR CRAFTS AND GET US READY FOR THE SEASON

    Sincerely Yours, 
    Tony, Marc, Tammy, and Ken
    Area 1 Directors

  • 2024-Jul-8 - Area 1 - volleyball draw update
    Area 1,

    I hope everyone had a nice holiday.

    Here is the latest Denver varsity draw update.

    I have published the veteran draw for all games M-F from August 22 – November 1, 2024.

    Please accept/decline your posted assignments in a timely manner or no later than August 1, 2024.

    I still have lots more to assign, but this gives us a great start to the assigning process.

    Saturdays were not assigned. I will start the tournament assigning process around August 1, 2024.

    In the next few weeks, I will be focusing on assigning sub-varsity games to our newer officials in our ranks.

    Once the initial draw settles for a few weeks, around August 1, 2024, I will begin the work on any weekday openings we have for the entire season.

    Please double-check your calendars with accurate blocks.

    Please do not send me a list of your open dates. I will review any openings based on one’s Arbiter availability calendar.

    Have a great rest of your summer.

    Cordially,

    Bruce Bird
    Volleyball Assignor
    ​(970) 214-1798

  • 2024-Jul-2 - Save the Dates!
    Hello fellow members,

    We wanted to reach out and wish you all a happy summer. As the upcoming season is approaching fast, please take care of business on and off the court. Please update your Arbiter account with contact information, a picture of yourself, and your blocked dates. Below are essential dates; please mark them on your calendars and plan accordingly.

    July 18, 2024: Group test night for veteran officials eligible for the online test. We will use a round-robin format; each official will read a question and answer. We will discuss the rules and clarify any questions that might be misunderstood.
    Smoky Hill Library, meeting room B, 7:00 pm
    Address: 5430 S Biscay Cir, Centennial, CO 80015

    August 3, 2024: Regional Clinic at Northfield High School, 9:00 am (Doors will open at 8:30 am)
    New officials’ closed book test will occur immediately after the clinic. (12:30 pm)
    Provisional officials’ closed book test will occur immediately after the clinic. (12:30 pm)
    Address: 5500 Central Park Blvd, Denver, CO 80238

    August 10, 2024: Pre-season first Study Session. We want to make this a welcoming potluck study session to jump-start our season. Come out, say hello to your colleagues, enjoy good food, and knock out one of the two required study sessions. This will either be at Northfield High School or Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church (at 1:00 p.m., regardless of the location.) We are waiting for a confirmation. I’ll send you a follow-up email with details soon.

    August 22, 2024: Girls’ volleyball season officially begins.

    September 8, 2024: Virtual Study session at 11:00 am. https://meet.jit.si/CVOA-referee-study-session. Please bookmark this URL. It will always be the same. You don’t need to download anything; no codes are required. You can just go to this URL and enter your first and last name, which is used for attendance. (Agenda to be announced soon)

    September 9, 2024: Study Session at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, 6:30 pm. (Agenda to be announced soon)
    Address: 6995 W 120th Ave, Broomfield, CO 80020

    October 6, 2024: Virtual Study session at 11:00 am. https://meet.jit.si/CVOA-referee-study-session. (Agenda to be announced soon)

    October 7, 2024: Study Session at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, 6:30 pm. (Agenda to be announced soon)
    Address: 6995 W 120th Ave, Broomfield, CO 80020

    Please email or text one of us if you need anything. I’m including all of our information. Please save this to your contacts for easy access. We’re looking forward to a great season.

    Respectfully,
    Tammy (Marc, Ken, Tony)

  • 2024-Jun-22 - High school volleyball Decline Procedures
    Area 1,

    I hope all finds everyone well.

    I published the first set of games on August 22 – 31, 2024.

    Please accept your games in a timely manner.

    Please review the decline procedures for this season.

    Do not lose a date you can work by not following these procedures as assignments are posted.

    Before you decline a date, please ask yourself one of two questions:

    YES “decline” if this a date I cannot work at all?

    or

    NO “do not decline”, because this a date I can work but due to travel or other restrictions cannot make the venue assignment given to me? – Instead, contact me to be moved to a different location.

    When an official declines a date, they become unavailable for all future volleyball games on that date.

    Thank you for your dedication.

    Bruce Bird
    (970) 214-1798

  • 2024-Mar-27 - Reminder - for your safety, check the referee stand before using it
    Hello Area 1 CVOA officials,

    Just a reminder to always check the referee stand before using it. I took some pictures of a common type of referee stand to explain the problem:

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/tghDGD6WZ73UMkPa9

    The first two photos show the stand being set up correctly. The second two show the stand set up incorrectly, with the weight of the referee supported only by the pin, which is very unsafe. If it’s set up incorrectly, it’s easy to fix — pull the pin out, move the legs in slightly (toward the net post) so the platform is over the ladder crossbar and resting on it, then reinsert the pin, so it’s as seen in the first two pictures. I suggest mentioning this to the coach or other responsible adult so they set the stand up correctly in the future.

    Some referee stands have a different design with no pin, but most stands are of the kind shown in the picture.

    I’ll resend this reminder just before the girls’ season starts this Fall, apologies in advance for the duplication.

    Larry (area director)

  • 2024-Feb-21 - Ted Schulz - funeral - Tuesday February 27, 2024
    All,

    Thank you Don Pemberton for providing this information. 

    Service for Ted Schulz will be on Tuesday, February 27 at 11 AM, with a lunch to follow for anyone who would like to stay. 
     
    At:
     
    Zion Lutheran Church
    2600 S. Wadsworth Blvd
    Denver, CO 80227
  • 2024-Jan-6 - Boy's volleyball draw update
    All,

    Thank you for making yourself available for the boy’s 2023-24 season volleyball draw.

    Unfortunately, we are still struggling to get accurate schedules from schools.

    It looks like same as last year, we will have our initial draw for games on February 19, 2024, just over a week from the start of the season, Thursday, February 29, 2024.

    We will only do the first two weeks, as we attempt to get finalized schedules for the season.

    We will have limited games in the first two weeks, as many teams are looking for tournaments and or non-conference games to fill their schedules. As well as many schools are trying to finish out the basketball season with gym space scheduling.

    Please have your availability calendar as accurate as possible, so that once we can proceed, we can get everyone their fair share of games.

    Thank you for your patience.

    Cordially,

    Bruce Bird

  • 2024-Jan-24 - Boys volleyball assigning update
    All,

    If you are receiving this email, it means we show you as having paid your boys’ VB dues for the 2023-24 season and made yourself available to be assigned games.

    At this time, only 5% of the school’s schedules are collected and in the system. We do not have a time frame on when we will start assigning.

    However, please update your calendar for the date range of February 29 – May 15, 2024. That way once we do start assigning your calendar is accurate.

    We have 68 paid officials with about 40 schools participating. In other words, as always, we will have more officials than we have games available on many of the days.

    We will need around 40-46 officials most days. Please do not expect to receive a heavy schedule as one would during the girl’s season.

    Cordially,

    Bruce Bird

  • 2024-Jan-22 - Clarification to be assigned boys volleyball games
    Area 1,

    It has come to my attention there is some confusion on the requirements to be considered for boys’ volleyball games.

    If you worked the girls’ season, you already qualify for boys’ games with one exception. You must now pay the $25 boys’ volleyball due.

    You do not need to attend more study sessions; you do not need to attend any mechanics training.

    We do encourage members to attend training when they have time, but it is not required to be considered for boys’ volleyball games.

    Remember CVOA is not in the assigning business and has no jurisdiction over how games are assigned.

    CVOA’s responsibility is to provide training opportunities for its members to continue to grow as a referee.

    If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly.

    Cordially,

    Bruce Bird
    CVOA President

  • 2024-Jan-8 - CANCELLATION tonight's study session
    Hi all,
    Unfortunately, Koelble had to cancel our reservation for this evening. I will work on getting the next session scheduled. Most likely sometime in February or March but we will get scheduled for those who need to attend.

    Here’s a reminder of the upcoming study sessions:

    Sun January 28, Jitsi Video https://meet.jit.si/CVOA-training

    Mon February 5, 6-8PM
    Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, 6995 W 120th Ave, Broomfield, CO 80020

    Sun February 11, Jitsi Video https://meet.jit.si/CVOA-training

    Thank you
    Shannon

  • 2024-Jan-1 - Mechanics and Study Sessions Schedule
    Hello all and Happy New Year

    Below are the schedules for the upcoming Mechanics and Study Sessions. Please respond if you haven’t already, as either a mentor or an attendee. Remember before the end of boys season you must have 2 study sessions, if you did your 2 during girls you are good to go. It is mandatory to also attend a mechanics session, again if you attended one during girls season you are also good to go. We have tracked this so if you are unsure let us know.

    If you do not attend 2 study sessions and the mechanics session you will become a provisional official, meaning you will have to take the test closed book and your schedule of higher-level matches may decrease.

    Mechanics Sessions:

    Thursday January 11 6:45-8:15 at 303 Volleyball Academy
    82 Inverness Drive East
    Englewood, CO 80012

    Wednesday January 17 5:30-7:00 at 303 Volleyball Academy
    82 Inverness Drive East
    Englewood, CO 80012

    Monday January 22, 8-10PM at Elevation
    12987 E Adam Aircraft Circle
    Englewood, CO 80112

    Study Sessions 

    Mon January 8, Koebel Library
    1-3 PM (UPDATE: 6-8 PM)
    5955 S Holly St
    Centennial, CO 80121

    Sun January 28, Jitsi Video 
    1-3PM
    https://meet.jit.si/CVOA-training

    Mon February 5, 
    6-8PM
    Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, 6995 W 120th Ave, Broomfield, CO 80020

    Sun February 11, Jitsi Video
    7-9PM
    https://meet.jit.si/CVOA-training

    If you have any questions please reach out to one of your area directors for assistance.

    Thank you
    Shannon, Tammy, Tony, and Larry

  • 2023-Dec-22 - Update on Mandatory Mechanics Session
    Happy Holidays All!

    The earlier emails were just getting dates out so folks could put them on their calendars. 
    Here’s the explanation:

    Per our bylaws, everyone is required to attend two study sessions and a mechanics session during a season. So if you attended any of the scrimmages before girls season and received feedback from a veteran, that counts as a mechanics session. Several officials were unable to attend those scrimmages and this is why we are offering the 3 scrimmages in January. We will have Veteran officials there to give you feedback. We also are aware that this is in the middle of basketball season. We also are aware that mechanics sessions are mandatory for basketball, so you should understand why it is mandatory for volleyball.

    Here are the 3 dates:
    Thursday, January 11, 6:45-8:15 at 303 Volleyball Academy
    82 Inverness Drive East
    Englewood, CO 80012

    Wednesday, January 17, 5:30-7:00 at 303 Volleyball Academy
    82 Inverness Drive East
    Englewood, CO 80012

    Monday, January 22, 8-10 PM at Elevation
    12987 E Adam Aircraft Circle
    Englewood, CO 80112

    Dress is casual, but bring your whistle, line-up card, red and yellow cards, and your flipping coin.

    Please respond to the days you wish to attend and the times. We want you to receive both evaluations as a R1 and a R2.

    If you are a Veteran of more than 10 years please respond with your interest and the days and times you are available. 

    We will also be holding 2-3 study sessions for those still in need. There should not be one official from this season who should not have their 2 study sessions. We offered 5 before and during girls season and will be offering 2-3 during boys. If you are unable to attend 2 study sessions and the mechanics session this will place you back to provisional status and not certified. Your assignments will decrease and you will be required to take the test closed book and pass.

    If you have any questions please respond to this email or call one of your area directors.

    Thank you and again Enjoy the Holiday Season!!

  • 2023-Dec-14 - Boys VB Mechanics Sessions
    Great news we have been able to add two additional opportunities and we are waiting to hear back from another source.

    The two additional will be held at 303 Volleyball Club

    Jan 11th for 17s from 6:45-8:15 (one visiting team that’s doing 45 minutes back to back with 2 of my teams)
    Jan 17th for 15s from 5:30-7:00 (same here)

    We know having these take place in the evening on a week night is not everyone’s cup of tea, but these are the only opportunities that have given themselves to us so far. We are aware it is basketball season and several officials participate in both sports. We are also aware that if you are involved in another sport they too have mandatory mechanics sessions. You will not have to attend the full session but get you will need to receive feedback from a Mentor official.

    Thank you
    Your Area Directors

  • 2023-Dec-13 - Boys Volleyball Season
    Hello all and happy holidays,
    We hope this email finds you ready for this joyful season.

    You should have received an email today telling you how to go about signing up for boys VB season starting next Feb.

    A change that we are instituting and will be doing the same for the girls season next year, is a mechanics training session will be a mandatory requirement to officiate. On January 22, 8-10 PM at Elevation Volleyball Club we will be holding this session. To officiate boys season you must either attend as a Mentor or a mentee. It has always been a requirement to have a mechanics session for every volleyball official every year. It is time, now that COVID has passed, that we start instituting these aspects again. Recommendations from these trainings will be provided to the local area assignors.

    We are sending this out with plenty of time for you to clear your schedule and get this on your calendar. If you have any questions please feel free to contact any of your area directors. One of our biggest complaints from coaches and ADs is that officiating is not standard across the line throughout the volleyball season. We all should be using the same mechanics for every call. You should also take pride in your mechanics and how you handle your assignments as R1 and R2. 

    Happy New Year and we look forward to seeing those of you who sign up for boys season on January 22. There will also be 2 additional study sessions in Jan and Feb. Look for those dates to come soon.

    Thank you and be well
    You Area 1 Directors

  • 2023-Oct-2 - October news
    Hello all,
    October is cancer awareness month. We will be using pink whistles this month in honor of this. 
     
    1) If a team wants to use a solid pink ball, this is allowed for the first rally only. They are to use a legal volleyball after the first rally.
     
    2) Pink flags are allowed instead of red for October
     
    3) If teams use pink uniforms they must still meet legal requirements.
     
    4) Please remember to ask coaches if they will be using an intermission (between sets 2 and 3, maximum 5 minutes) in the coaches captains meeting. With homecoming and cancer awareness month this may happen. 
     
    5) Mid-season test deadline is October 5th, 2023. In Arbiter it will show it is open through April, this is because of boys season. For the girls season post season eligibility, the deadline is October 5th. 
     
    6) Please remember no paint or glitter is allowed on the face. Pimple patches are medical and LEGAL.
     
    Respectfully,
     
     Tammy, Shannon, Larry, Tony
  • 2023-Aug-28 - *** Do The Little Things ***
    Do The Little Things to make your officiating experience error-free. Bad experiences can be avoided when the scheduled officials do the little things.

    Did you communicate with the home school so you can confirm game details and build rapport?
    Did you communicate with the home school to avoid traveling to a game that has been changed or canceled?
    Did you communicate with your partners so you can confirm transportation and pregame responsibilities?
    Did you communicate with your partners so they show up and you do not have to work alone or with a shortened crew?
    Did you get directions so you show up at the right place at the right time?
    Did you arrive at your assignment early so you can perform all your pregame duties?

    Thanks,

    Gerald Letofsky | President | Aurora Sports Officials, Inc.
    Office: (303) 368-8005 | Cell: (720) 300-8737
    Email: [email protected]


  • 2023-Aug-17 - Draw update- September 2023 published
    Area 1,

    Thank you for your patience with the draw process this year. We had numerous factors that greatly delayed me getting out your September 2023 assignments in a timely manner this year.

    Yesterday, I published all games Monday – Friday for the month of September.

    Next week I will begin to work on Saturday tournaments, turn back openings, and any new or changes from schools for September.

    Next step is to get out October assignments no later than September 4, Labor Day weekend.

    The number of games and level one received is based on numerous factors such as but not limited to:
        – Ranking
        – Availability
        – Travel flexibility
        – Start time flexibility

    Please accept all of your assignments within 72 hours. Thank you for your dedication and patience.

    The season starts today, have a great beginning.

    Cordially,
    Bruce Bird

  • 2023-Aug-16 - Draw process and assigning delay
    Hello all,

    We have had over 40 new officials this season and difficulties due to the promotion in registering and getting people in the system. Please be patient, September and October assignments have not gone out as Bruce has had to wipe out what he had already done for multiple reasons. By this Friday (August 18th) hopefully, all the schools will be back in session and their changes will stop coming in which is also causing delays in the draw. I assure you assignments are on their way. There are few assignments out so please don’t panic, it’s not just you. Bruce is working very hard to get September completed by the week’s end. If you think there is an issue please reach out to an area director and let us help navigate this for you. There have been numerous emails, calls, and texts this morning regarding this, understandably. Please be patient and find some comfort in knowing we’re all in this together.  Assignments are coming hopefully by the week’s end for September.

    Thank you for your understanding and patience in this matter.

    Respectfully,
    Tammy, Tony, Larry, Shannon
    (Area 1 directors)

  • 2023-Aug-14 - Volleyball draw update - August 14, 2023
    Area 1,

    We have a slight delay in draw assignments for September.

    I had to wipe all assignments clean and start over due to numerous factors.

    My goal each year is that all paid and certified volleyball referees receive their fair share of games for the year.

    Some of the factors included but not limited to:
        – Schools are just now checking their schedules for accuracy and we have had numerous changes and updates
        – Officials late on registering and paying their dues
        – Officials late in updating availability calendars

    However, as of today I am locking in the list of eligible officials for the season and will start again the draw process for September. October will be worked on the first of September if not before.

    If you have not done so already for dates September 4 – October 31, 2023, please do so right away.
        – Update your availability calendar and profile by:
        – Login to Arbiter account 104524, “CHSAA – VB”
        – Go to Profile and make sure all contact information is accurate
        – Go to Profile>Sharing and make sure all check boxes are marked
        – Click on “Blocks” and update in full or part day blocks all dates you cannot work. With partial day blocks, please put in the time you leave from work/school/home. Do not put in the time you can arrive at the match.
        – Click on “Travel Limits” and put in the zip code of where you leave from with each corresponding day selected, distances on how far you will travel i.e. “20 miles”, then “save” to update travel limits
        – Click on “Teams” or “Sites” to block schools

    Thanks for your patience.

    Bruce Bird
    (970) 214-1798

  • 2023-Aug-2 - Phone number
    Hello all,

    This is a friendly reminder that you must have a phone number listed in Arbiter and we highly recommend that you also list an emergency contact. Please make sure you click “public” in your profile so that we can see it.

    A phone number is important in the case of a partner needing to contact you on the road the same day of your match. An email is NOT ideal in this situation. We ask that you update this as soon as possible.

    Respectfully,
    Area 1 Directors

  • 2023-Jul-25 - Volleyball game decline procedures
    Area 1,

    I hope all finds everyone well.

    Thank you to each of you who made yourself available for our high school season.

    We have published the first 2.5 weeks. Please accept your games within 48 hours. Please review the decline procedures for this season.

    Do not lose a date you can work by not following these procedures as assignments are posted. Before you decline a date, please ask yourself one of two questions:

    YES “decline” if this a date I cannot work at all?
    or
    NO “do not decline”, because this a date I can work but due to travel or other restrictions cannot make the venue assignment given to me. – Instead, contact me to be moved to a different location.

    When an official declines a date they become unavailable for all future games on that date.

    Thank you for your dedication

    Bruce Bird
    (970) 214-1798
    [email protected]

  • 2023-Jul-25 - Volleyball tournament assignment should I accept or not?
    When we put an initial tournament assignment, you will see it posted one of two ways.

    #1 Placeholder with no specific details on when an official will be scheduled to work

    Note: on placeholders if you accept, you must be available to work sometime between the hours of 8 am and 8 pm. Please do not assume the only hours you need to be available will be from 8 am – 12 pm. We use a 3-person rotation per court in most tournaments. In other words, work 2 games then sit 1 game, and so forth all day same as USAV does in their tournament format. The actual game format usually posts one week prior to a tournament. All game fees will be posted the week the final schedule is received from the hosting school. Otherwise, we do not have any extra details to share at the initial posting of the tournament assignment.

    #2 Actual schedule format

    Note: This is the actual confirmed game schedule from the school; you can see what times you will work with court assignment, partner, and level of competition.

    Thank you for accepting your tournament assignments in a timely manner.

    Cordially,
    Bruce Bird

  • 2023-Jul-5 - Volleyball assigning/draw preparation
    All,

    It is that time of year; we are getting ready to begin the 2023-24 volleyball assigning process/draw.

    I will start by assigning all games between August 17 – September 3, 2023, including the Chaparral Showcase on September 1 & 2, 2023 (formerly known as the Gold Crown Tournament).

    If you do not plan on working this year, please do the following:

        – Block your calendar in Arbiter account 104524 from August 1 – November 15, 2023
        – Notify your area director by email and copy me on the correspondence on your decision to sit out for the fall season.

    What you need to do right away to be in the draw:
        – Make sure your volleyball dues are paid
        – Update your availability calendar and profile by:
        – Login to Arbiter account 104524, “CHSAA – VB”
        – Go to Profile and make sure all contact information is accurate
        – Go to Profile>Sharing and make sure all checkboxes are marked
        – Click on “Blocks” and update in full or part-day blocks all dates you cannot work. With partial day blocks, please put in the time you leave from work/school/home. Do not put in the time you can arrive at the match.
        – Click on “Travel Limits” and put in the zip code of where you leave from with each corresponding day selected, distances on how far you will travel i.e. “20 miles”, then “save” to update travel limits
        – Click on “Teams” or “Sites” to block schools

    If you have any questions, please contact an area director and or myself.

    Cordially,
    Bruce Bird
    (970) 214-1798
    [email protected]

  • 2023-Jun-24 - CVOA Area 1 Runoff Election Results
    Area 1 Members:

    The results of the runoff election for Area Director have been tallied. Please join me in congratulating Tony Lim, who has been elected to serve a two-year term (2023-2025) as Area 1 Director.

    Also, as previously announced, please also join me in once again congratulating Shannon Minear, who was re-elected to serve another two-year term (2023-2025) as Area 1 Director.

    Respectfully,

    Tom Olnowich
    Vice President, CVOA