Retired volleyball referee Roger Jamison became the eighth inductee into the Spokane Area Volleyball Referees Association Hall of Fame at its recent awards banquet. From 1989-2008 Jamison excelled at the high school, college and club levels. He officiated many state high school and regional college championship tournaments, as well as numerous national USA volleyball championships. He served several positions on SAVRA’s board of directors, and was a valued mentor to upcoming officials.
One of SAVRA's Finest Receives Recognition
Veteran referee, Dale Goodwin, was recently awarded the Gonzaga University, Harry H. Sladich Loyalty and Service Award.
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August 2019 Newsletter
A New Season . . . Let’s Get Started
Basic Training
Trainer Barb Twohig will be joined this year by longtime official Linda Kildewin conducting basic training classes for first-year and all apprentice officials. They kick off the season Aug. 11, 5-7 p.m., in Jepson Center 017 at Gonzaga University with the first of six classroom training sessions, coupled with three on-court sessions, Aug. 25, Sept. 15 and Oct. 6 at University High School.
High School Training
For those officials working primarily high school matches or aspiring to work high school matches, Debbie Spray and Shawna Sheehan will conduct Sunday training sessions, 5-6 p.m. in Jepson 014, beginning Aug. 18, with on-court training sessions Aug. 25 at Whitworth University; Sept. 15 and Oct. 6 at U-High.
College Training
Alan Hirayama and Dale Goodwin are back conducting college training for any official who works college matches or aspires to join the college ranks. They meet Sundays in Jepson 120, 5-6 p.m. beginning Aug. 18, with an on-court session Aug. 25 at Whitworth University during a Pirate scrimmage. Other on-court sessions, Sept. 15 and Oct. 6, will be at U-High.
June 2019 Newsletter
Training Opportunities Abound, Take Advantage
Whew, summer has arrived. Time to refresh. For some, a few national volleyball tournaments are still to be called. But for most, this is a time to think about your goals for the fall season, what you want to improve upon and what you can do to become the best partner you can be. Please consider these valuable training opportunities at little or no cost, all offered locally, to help you step up your game. Those who assign you will be taking notes on who chooses to participate in self-improvement initiatives.
April 2019 Newsletter
Michele Oty is a working mother of two young children. The oldest, daughter Mia, is playing U12 volleyball. She’s busy ferrying kids from one place to another. In addition, she is completing her first year as a volleyball official, and she is loving it. But a quick-glance volleyball checklist of things to do each season would help her stay organized and fulfill her obligations.
Retention has become a concern to the SAVRA Board of Directors as keeping officials from one year to the next has become increasingly more difficult. So how can we be better as an organization and individuals in doing the right things to help our new officials want to stay involved with us?
Oty believes a housekeeping checklist is a start. “I need that checklist to make sure I’m following up on everything . . .” Federation test completed, check. Packed ref bag with all the tools, check. Make a captains’ meeting list of things to cover, check. Copied the most recent list of SAVRA officials and their contact info, check.
She believes replacing some of the classroom training sessions with more on-court sessions would help, too. “Sometimes we need to see it to understand what our trainers are telling us.”
