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Penalty cards in volleyball: yellow and red cards explained

Volleyball is a team sport but individual players can get a card. The referee can punish players or the coach if they don’t follow the sportsmanship rules. Volleyball is not a contact sport so it is not possible to physically harm players of the other team (except if you throw the ball at them but […]

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How many officials or umpires are there in a volleyball match? (answered)

This depends on the level that is being played on. For beginners, there will be typically only one referee. For college-level or professional games, there are 4 referees per match: a first referee on a platform to get an overview of the action, an umpire who is standing on the floor, and 2 line referees.

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