Highlight Reel: East Jackson/Michigan Center

November 4, 2014

The East Jackson volleyball team defeated Michigan Center 3-2 in a Class C District opener Monday. Click the headings below for MHSAA.tv highlights and the final link to watch the match in full. 

Cardinal Block Party - Michigan Center went up two sets early on East Jackson. In the first, Kristin Montecinos and Emily Powers get the block for the point as the Cardinals won, 25-22.

Denied by Duke - Here's a nice block by East Jackson's Kelsey Duke in the second set.

Trojans Break Through - East Jackson trailed in the third set, 16-7, before mounting its comeback. Here the Trojans prevail on a long set point to win, 25-21.

Blough-ing An Ace In There - Kassidy Blough of East Jackson serves up an ace in the fourth set of the Trojan's Class C District match with Michigan Center. East tied the match with a 25-19 win.

Dillon Winner! - During the final set, Cassie Dillon delivers the winner for East Jackson to give the Trojans.

Whole the entire match by Clicking Here.

Be the Referee: Switching Sides

By Sam Davis
MHSAA Director of Officials

September 6, 2022

Be The Referee is a series of short messages designed to help educate people on the rules of different sports, to help them better understand the art of officiating, and to recruit officials.

Below is this week's segment – Switching Sides - Listen

In volleyball, a rules modification that came about during COVID has been instated as a permanent change - with overwhelming support from coaches and officials.

Previously, teams would switch sides after each set, sometimes creating a traffic jam as players and coaches move benches from side to side. Unless there is a clear competitive advantage, there is no switching now. Coaches like having a dedicated home bench and the improved pace of the match.

Things that would necessitate teams switching would be less serving room on one end of the court, a window on one side with the sun shining in, or an overhead obstruction on one end.

It’s up to the official to determine if an advantage exists and if teams will switch at the end of each set – or stay on the same side for the entirety of the match.

Previous Editions:

Aug. 30: Play Clock - Listen
Aug. 23: Intentional Grounding Change
- Listen