Officiate
Referees are an extremely crucial element in the development of indoor volleyball, beach volleyball and sitting volleyball throughout the country at all levels. Refereeing is challenging, rewarding and above all, great fun.
Becoming a match official provides you with an array of opportunities: making new and lasting friends, travelling to new locations, and being a part of some world-class, hotly-contested volleyball action are a handful of many.
Referees are not only the closest onlookers to the enthralling action happening during a match, but also yield the highest authority on the court. With no two matches being alike, every match presents you with fresh, new challenges that equip you with skills, such as confidence and decisiveness, that are applicable in everyday life.
Want to referee in national competitions?
The Referee Management System on VolleyZone is used by Volleyball England for national competitions. If you want to be appointed to NVL or other national competitions please log into your VolleyZone account and share your match availability. This link HERE will explain how to activate your VolleyZone account and access the Referee Management System.
You can also download the Sportlomo app from your app store.
Referee Uniform
The Volleyball England Referee range can be purchased from VolleyStore here.
The initial pre order window to recieve kit in time for the start of the 2025-26 season has now closed. Future ordering opportunities will be communicated to registered referees in due course.
Minimum uniform requirements:
| Shirt | Kukri Technical Polo Shirt |
| Trousers | Kukri tracksuit bottoms or black unbranded trousers for indoor (no jeans, chinos, cords, cargos or tracksuit bottoms of any variety) |
| Shorts | Kukri branded or black unbranded shorts (for beach only) |
| Shoes | Predominantly dark coloured sports shoes* |
| Socks | Predominantly dark coloured |
* Expected to be worn by newly qualified referees and by existing referees when replacing their current footwear.
In addition, any of the following can be worn:
| Sweatshirt | Kukri 1/4 Zip Track Top |
| Body warmer | Kukri Padded Gilet |
The uniform will become mandatory from:
1st September 2025 for referees appointed to Super League matches and members of the National Referee Development Group.
1st September 2026 for referees in any Volleyball England indoor or sitting competition.
1st January 2026 for beach volleyball referees in any Volleyball England competition or appointed by Volleyball England to a beach volleyball events (for example UKBT).
Newly qualified and registered referees are encouraged to wear the new uniform at observation events.