G.T.C.C.V.O.

Just a reminder GTCCVO mandatory rules interpretation meeting/chapter meeting will be held this Sunday, August 15 at Our Lady of Sacred Heart, 1504 Woodcrest Ave, Coraopolis at 7:00 pm followed by a chapter meeting. This meeting is in person only. If you signed up for the online PIAA convention, you still have to attend a mandatory rules meeting. The online convention does NOT count towards the Mandatory rules meeting. If you would like to attend a virtual meeting, Beaver chapter is having a zoom meeting on August 16. Details for attending can be found on the PIAA website along with other meeting dates/places if you can not attend our meeting. You must attend a mandatory rules meeting + 4 chapter meetings to be in good standing with the PIAA.

2021 Fall Chapter Meetings
The Golden Triangle Volleyball Chapter Board met recently. We will be conducting our fall chapter meetings both in-person and thru Zoom this fall. Four of our chapter meetings will be in-person and three meetings will be on Zoom. In order to receive credit for an in-person meeting, all officials must attend the meeting in-person. The PIAA State Rules Meeting will be in-person at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School ( Gymnasium) on Sun. Aug. 15, 2021 at 7 p.m. followed by a chapter meeting afterwards. The PIAA State Rules Meeting is mandatory unless you attend another PIAA State Rules Meeting at another location or online. Please mark down these important dates in your calendar. Please note, that we have new locations for our in-person chapter meetings this fall. We will send out the Zoom link via email the week of the Zoom meetings.  
Aug. 1, 2021 – 7:15 p.m. –  Zoom Meeting
Aug. 15, 2021 – 7 p.m. – PIAA State Rules Meeting – In-Person – Location – Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School – Gym
Aug. 15, 2021 – 8 p.m. – Chapter Meeting – In-Person – Location – O.L.S.H. – Gym
Aug. 29, 2021 – 7:15 p.m. – Zoom Meeting
Sept 12, 2021 – 7:15 p.m. – Chapter Meeting – In-Person – Location – Gateway High School – LGI Room
Sept. 26, 2021 – 7:15 p.m. – Zoom Meeting
Oct. 10, 2021 – 7:15 p.m. – Chapter Meeting – In-Person – Location – Central Catholic High School Gym
Oct. 24, 2021 – 7:15 p.m. – Chapter Meeting (Elections) – In-Person – Location – Baldwin High School – LGI Room

2021Summer Rating / Training Opportunities
The Golden Triangle Volleyball Evaluation & Training Committee will be conducting ratings, evaluations, and new official live-match training at Avonworth High School on July 13 and July 15. There will be 4 – Best-of-3 matches each night starting at 5 p.m. We encourage all officials looking for a more challenging schedule and 2021 playoff consideration ( if not receiving post-season assignments) to contact us to receive a rating / evaluation. All new and newer officials are welcome to attend to shadow officials, line judge, and learn the best methods of officiating from our training staff.. All interested officials need to contact us if interested so we can schedule you in the Arbiter to work these matches. There will not be any compensation for these opportunities, but participating in these matches may positively impact your fall scheduling. Please feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions. Thank you!.  

City League Volleyball Assignments
Tom Bailey will begin assigning the City League this week. Please make sure you contact Tom if you are interested in working the City League. Most City League matches take place in the afternoon. Please block yourself in the afternoon if you are unavailable to work in the afternoon. We have too many officials declining afternoon matches because they do not block themselves. If you are unavailable to work afternoon, then please block yourself. Tom’s email address is (available in Arbiter)

WPIAL Volleyball Assignments 
We will begin assigning WPIAL High School Volleyball matches on August. 1. Please block yourself if you are unavailable to work, especially in the afternoon. If you are working NCAA volleyball, please make sure you are “Sharing” your schedules in the Arbiter. In order to “Share” your schedule, go under “Profile” and share your NCAA schedule with our chapter so we can geographically place you in areas that will keep you close to where are are coming from. We will discuss all scheduling at our meeting on Aug. 1. 

The PIAA championships will be held this Saturday, June 12 at Penn State University Rec Hall. I am pleased to announce that the Golden Triangle volleyball chapter will be represented by Bill Vanselow as the R1 and Matt Martin as the R2 on the AA final and line judges on the AAA final. Congratulations! If you are interested in going to the finals, tickets are available on-line only via the PIAA website.

Tonight, June 8, at 6:00 pm is the PIAA semi-final match at Fox Chapel High School. North Allegheny vs Seneca Valley…rematch of the WPIAL final. Congratulations to Tim Kim – R1; Steve Dobrielski – R2; Joe Hardiman and Moe Barr as line judges! Much success! If you would like to attend the match, tickets are sold on-line only via PIAA website.

The PIAA sent the following email today. Please note, the mask mandate is up to the individual school, so check with the school as stated below. Also, check with your partner to see if they are comfortable if you decide not to wear a mask. It may be a good idea to take your vaccination card with you, if you plan on not wearing your mask, but please be respectful of others when making your decision.

We are almost 1/2 through the spring volleyball season. A few things to keep in mind:

There have been some matches and tournaments canceled due to COVID issues with the schools. Please make sure you are checking your arbiter for any last minute updates and that you are checking in with the schools and your partner prior to your match. Our chapter is requiring that all officials wear masks and social distance while working your match. A mask must be worn entering the building, while communicating with coaches/players/other officials, and while officiating…even if you are vaccinated. 2nd…it has come to my attention that a school has a transgender player. As the official, you are not to question the coach and especially the player as to their eligibility to play. The AD’s must approve all players prior to the season, so there is no reason to ask. Just leave it alone. 3rd…Please do not touch a player in any way…we are suppose to be social distancing, so there should be no reason to be close enough to a player to touch them. Good luck with the rest of the season. If you have any questions in regards to matches, please contact Matt Martin, our assignor. If you have any rule interpretation questions, please contact Greg Lockley or Joe Hardiman. Or you may reach out to me at any time for any other issues. Thank you