ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL FINAL EVALUATION EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS A+ 2025/2026
✔✔B. The replacement occurs after the whistle for serve but before the serve is
contacted. - ✔✔Which of the following is not an illegal libero replacement?
A. The replacement occurs over the end line.
B. The replacement occurs after the whistle for serve but before the serve is contacted.
C. The libero comes from the bench to replace a player in right back preparing to serve
in a second position in the same set.
D. The libero is not replaced by the player he/she replaced.
✔✔Point for Team A. - ✔✔Team A's #10 serves the ball. At the moment of serve, the
R2 whistles an illegal alignment on Team B. The served ball does not cross the net. It is
then discovered that Team B players were legally aligned. What is the official's ruling?
✔✔Assess an unnecessary delay/administrative yellow card on Team A; play resumes
immediately. - ✔✔Team A's coach has used 2 time-outs. The score is 23-23 and Team
A's coach requests a 3rd time-out. What is the result?
✔✔Greet players who are being substituted out of the match. - ✔✔Assistant coaches
may stand to:
✔✔The R2 should step to or just beyond the sideline and display a yellow card in the
middle of her chest to request that the R1 administer a yellow card. - ✔✔Player A #11
jumps off of the bench after a rally to voice his displeasure with a call. The R2 believes
that a yellow card should be given. Which of the following should happen?
✔✔D. All of the above.
A. All teammates have black compression shorts exposed.
B. One player has blue tights with a red stripe down the side.
C. One player has gray tights. - ✔✔A team is wearing blue uniform bottoms. Which of
the following are illegal?
✔✔D. None of the above. - ✔✔Which of the following uniform combinations between
the team and libero are legal?
A. Navy and black.
B. Black and purple.
C. White and Vegas (light) gold.
D. None of the above.
✔✔The R1 whistles and signals end of set, directing teams to their end lines. The R1
then whistles and releases the players. The R2 then verifies the scores by initialing the
scorebook. - ✔✔After the final point of the match has been whistled and signaled, the
end of match procedure is:
, ✔✔The R1 whistles and signals end of set, and then immediately whistles and directs
teams to change courts. - ✔✔At the end of set 1, after the final point has been whistled
and signaled, the end of set procedure is:
✔✔Wave the flag in one hand and point to the antenna with the other hand. - ✔✔During
play, the ball hits the antenna in the body of the net, rebounds out and is played by the
same team. What signal would a line judge give:
✔✔Whistle, step to the attacking team's side of the net, and signal "out of bounds." -
✔✔The attacking team hits the ball into the antenna on the R2's side of the court. The
R2 should:
✔✔#2—use the index and middle fingers of the left hand. - ✔✔A net fault is called
against Team A on the referee's left. Which is correct for signaling player numbers?
✔✔C. Complete an attack when the ball is partially above the height of the net. -
✔✔Which scenario is illegal? Team A's libero is standing on the attack line and plays
the ball with overhand finger action to:
A. Set the ball to a back-row player who jumps from behind the attack line and
completes an attack on the ball when it is completely above the height of the net.
B. Set the ball to a front row player in the front zone who completes an attack on the ball
when it is completely above the height of the net.
C. Complete an attack when the ball is partially above the height of the net.
D. A & B.
✔✔Four hits on Team A. Point to Team B. - ✔✔Team A #12 (center back) jumps near
the net and reaches so that her hand is higher than the net to save an overpass. She
then realizes she will be unable to save the ball and lowers her hand below the height of
the net just before the ball enters the plane of the net and is spiked into her shoulder by
B #7. The ball is next played by A #10, who passes to A #12, who sets the ball to A #23,
who spikes the ball in bounds on Team B's court. What should be the result of the play?
✔✔The three points scored by Team A are removed, the correct player is returned to
the court, Team B is awarded a penalty point, and Team B now serves. - ✔✔Team A
substitutes #8 for #10. Team A's #8 serves three points and then serves the ball out of
bounds. After awarding the point/loss of rally to Team B but before Team B serves, the
scorekeeper informs the R2 that Team A had an illegal server. What is the ruling?
✔✔Assess an administrative red card to the team. Point/loss of rally to Team A. -
✔✔Team B has been assessed only one unnecessary delay for an illegal substitution.
This was assessed in set 1. In set 2, the coach asks for a third time-out. What should
the referees do?
SOLUTIONS A+ 2025/2026
✔✔B. The replacement occurs after the whistle for serve but before the serve is
contacted. - ✔✔Which of the following is not an illegal libero replacement?
A. The replacement occurs over the end line.
B. The replacement occurs after the whistle for serve but before the serve is contacted.
C. The libero comes from the bench to replace a player in right back preparing to serve
in a second position in the same set.
D. The libero is not replaced by the player he/she replaced.
✔✔Point for Team A. - ✔✔Team A's #10 serves the ball. At the moment of serve, the
R2 whistles an illegal alignment on Team B. The served ball does not cross the net. It is
then discovered that Team B players were legally aligned. What is the official's ruling?
✔✔Assess an unnecessary delay/administrative yellow card on Team A; play resumes
immediately. - ✔✔Team A's coach has used 2 time-outs. The score is 23-23 and Team
A's coach requests a 3rd time-out. What is the result?
✔✔Greet players who are being substituted out of the match. - ✔✔Assistant coaches
may stand to:
✔✔The R2 should step to or just beyond the sideline and display a yellow card in the
middle of her chest to request that the R1 administer a yellow card. - ✔✔Player A #11
jumps off of the bench after a rally to voice his displeasure with a call. The R2 believes
that a yellow card should be given. Which of the following should happen?
✔✔D. All of the above.
A. All teammates have black compression shorts exposed.
B. One player has blue tights with a red stripe down the side.
C. One player has gray tights. - ✔✔A team is wearing blue uniform bottoms. Which of
the following are illegal?
✔✔D. None of the above. - ✔✔Which of the following uniform combinations between
the team and libero are legal?
A. Navy and black.
B. Black and purple.
C. White and Vegas (light) gold.
D. None of the above.
✔✔The R1 whistles and signals end of set, directing teams to their end lines. The R1
then whistles and releases the players. The R2 then verifies the scores by initialing the
scorebook. - ✔✔After the final point of the match has been whistled and signaled, the
end of match procedure is:
, ✔✔The R1 whistles and signals end of set, and then immediately whistles and directs
teams to change courts. - ✔✔At the end of set 1, after the final point has been whistled
and signaled, the end of set procedure is:
✔✔Wave the flag in one hand and point to the antenna with the other hand. - ✔✔During
play, the ball hits the antenna in the body of the net, rebounds out and is played by the
same team. What signal would a line judge give:
✔✔Whistle, step to the attacking team's side of the net, and signal "out of bounds." -
✔✔The attacking team hits the ball into the antenna on the R2's side of the court. The
R2 should:
✔✔#2—use the index and middle fingers of the left hand. - ✔✔A net fault is called
against Team A on the referee's left. Which is correct for signaling player numbers?
✔✔C. Complete an attack when the ball is partially above the height of the net. -
✔✔Which scenario is illegal? Team A's libero is standing on the attack line and plays
the ball with overhand finger action to:
A. Set the ball to a back-row player who jumps from behind the attack line and
completes an attack on the ball when it is completely above the height of the net.
B. Set the ball to a front row player in the front zone who completes an attack on the ball
when it is completely above the height of the net.
C. Complete an attack when the ball is partially above the height of the net.
D. A & B.
✔✔Four hits on Team A. Point to Team B. - ✔✔Team A #12 (center back) jumps near
the net and reaches so that her hand is higher than the net to save an overpass. She
then realizes she will be unable to save the ball and lowers her hand below the height of
the net just before the ball enters the plane of the net and is spiked into her shoulder by
B #7. The ball is next played by A #10, who passes to A #12, who sets the ball to A #23,
who spikes the ball in bounds on Team B's court. What should be the result of the play?
✔✔The three points scored by Team A are removed, the correct player is returned to
the court, Team B is awarded a penalty point, and Team B now serves. - ✔✔Team A
substitutes #8 for #10. Team A's #8 serves three points and then serves the ball out of
bounds. After awarding the point/loss of rally to Team B but before Team B serves, the
scorekeeper informs the R2 that Team A had an illegal server. What is the ruling?
✔✔Assess an administrative red card to the team. Point/loss of rally to Team A. -
✔✔Team B has been assessed only one unnecessary delay for an illegal substitution.
This was assessed in set 1. In set 2, the coach asks for a third time-out. What should
the referees do?
