The Australian Volleyball Referees Committee is the home of Volleyball refereeing in Australia.
The Australian Volleyball Referees Commission (AVRC) is a commission of the Australian Volleyball Federation charged with the responsibility of overseeing referee education and development. Its members include all Australian referees who have International or National accreditation, but is administered by an elected Executive. Current Executive members:
Chairman - Dean Turner
Volleyball Delegate -
Liz Pollock
Beach Volleyball Delegate - Stephen Giugni
The Australian Volleyball Federation is the peak body for the administration of the sport of volleyball in Australia. The objects for which the Federation is established and maintained are to:
· conduct, encourage, promote, advance, standardise, control and administer all forms of the sport of volleyball in and throughout Australia as a human endeavour;
· provide for the conduct, encouragement, promotion and administration of the sport of volleyball through and by various Member States or other organisations for the mutual and collective benefit of the Members and the sport of volleyball;
· act in good faith and loyalty to ensure the maintenance and enhancement of the Federation and volleyball, its standards, quality and reputation for the collective and mutual benefit of the Members and the sport of volleyball;
· at all times operate with, and promote, mutual trust and confidence between the Federation and the Members in pursuit of these objects;
· at all times to act on behalf of, and in the interests of, the Members and the sport of volleyball;
· promote the economic and sporting success, strength and stability of the Federation and each Member State and to act interdependently with each Member State in pursuit of these objects.
20/04/2023
Volleyball Australia Referee’s Committee is seeking expressions of interest for 3 executive member positions scheduled for reappointment: Chair, Technical and Education.
Please click on the following link for more information and how to nominate.
Please click the link to complete this form.
19/02/2023
A unique interview providing pathway information from a European perspective (note a little dated)
FIVB.com talks to prominent female referee about her career and challenges
Happy Lunar New Year to all Our Officials and their families celebrating it!
25/12/2022
On behalf of VARC , I would like to wish all our referee members and their families a very Merry Christmas for those who celebrate it and happy holidays for everyone else.
And may 2023 bring to all safety, prosperity and most importantly great "decisions"🙂
We all know that international and domestic competitions don’t happen without the hardworking and dedicated officials who are on the courts for every single game, ensuring the athletes have a fair and fantastic experience.
03/10/2022
What an awesome week at the Australian Youth Volleyball Championships and the Australian Club Championships!
70 officials covering over 400 games.
Thank you to all involved for your time, patience, enthusiasm, and amazing attitude.
So many stories, so many laughs, so many memories… looking forward to seeing you all courtside again soon!
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The Australian Volleyball Referees Commission has previously been a Commission of the AVF Board delivering strategic advice, appointment confirmation and operational support to and for Volleyball officials. With the restructure of the AVF to become VA, the previous structure and scope needed to be repurposed to deliver under new governance arrangements.
Over the past few years, the then renamed VARC (Volleyball Australia Referees Committee), considered a range of options to best deliver officiating outcomes within Australian Volleyball and well as best utilise the skills and expertise of the volunteers that make up and or support VARC.
VARC 2018 AND BEYOND
The Referee Committee is an advisory committee, approved by the Board of Volleyball Australia. Its role is to provide transparent leadership, direction and technical advice to Volleyball Australia.
The Committee will perform the following key duties:
To identify open and transparent processes in order to increase awareness of and engagement with officiating in Australia.
To assist in the development of the National Officiating Accreditation program in order to increase the quality of officiating in Australia.
To assist the states and regional associations to recruit, educate, train and accredit referees at local, state and national levels.
To work with regions in developing the Officiating Development Model/Plan to the volleyball community in Australia and Oceania.
To provide oversight for the reporting documentation of all officials, in the nomination, assessment and recommendation processes, are effective, reliable, transparent and fair.
To ensure that the Rules of the Game, Refereeing Guidelines and associated by-laws/regulations, for activities conducted within Australia, are consistent with those developed by the FIVB and World ParaVolley.
Perform such additional tasks as may be assigned to the Committee by the VA Board or Volleyball Australia staff.
STRUCTURE
The Referee Committee is a management committee approved by the Volleyball Australia Board consisting of three focal areas:
Pathways
Technical
Education
Please refer to the Volleyball Australia VARC page for further details...