The Michigan Board of Volleyball Officials in conjunction with CAAVO will be conducting a College Volleyball Line Judge Training Clinic on Saturday April 5, 2025 at Wayne State University, beginning at 8:30 a.m.   This clinic is designed for both new and renewing PAVO LJs, and attendees will have both classroom sessions as well as an opportunity to work NCAA Division II matches as a line judge.   Cost is $18, payable in advance.   To be invited via Arbiter to this event, email Brian Smith at BMSmithTTEE@hotmail.com.

For more details about volleyball officiating clinics for 2025, please visit the MIRefSchool.com website, where you can also register to attend using that on line site.   Just announced clinics will be held:

July 20 at Northern Michigan University - $100 all day clinic

July 25 at Albion College - $75 all day clinic

A clinic for volleyball trainers will be July 12 in Coldwater from noon to 5pm. $10 fee for non-trainer attendees.  Registration for non-trainers is online at www.MiRefSchool.com.  

Trainers are registered for free but need to send a notice of intent to attend to Kent@MiRefSchool.com

Weekly Sunday Night Discussions on Sundays @ 7pm via ZOOM

This clinic is designed for new and experienced high school volleyball officials.   This will be the LAST high school referee clinic for the year conducted by CAAVO, so plan to attend if available.  Attendees will be given an opportunity to work scrimmages on several courts under the watchful eye of several observers there to help them  get better.    Lead Clinician:  Debby Karabees-Betts; other trainers include Matt Preston and Cary Grant.   Cost: Free.  High school officiating attire preferred.  5 courts featuring some of the best HS teams from across the state.  If you would like to attend, please let either Debby or Brian know so they can add you to this Arbiter event so you can attain credit for attending this clinic.

August 14, 2024 at Concordia University, Ann Arbor

This clinic is designed for both NEW and current line judges working at the collegiate level.  It will include both classroom and on court instruction.  NEW line judges will be encouraged to attend the observation session of this clinic which begins at 5:30 pm in the gym and work portions of a collegiate scrimmage to both improve their skills, and to be observed for consideration for advancement to work at higher level collegiate matches.  For new and renewing line judges, a classroom session will be held at 7:00 pm in an adjacent location to the gym.  Cost: $15, payable by mailing a check payable to CAAVO to P.O. Box 9, Haslett, MI  48840.  Clinicians: PAVO National Line Judges Debby Karabees-Betts, and Dan and Jackie Snook.  Attire: for the observation session, a PAVO shirt of any color (or something similar); attire for classroom:  casual.  This clinic WILL meet the 2024 PAVO LJ Certification requirement.  (Recall, you only need to attend ONE PAVO LJ clinic annually.)   To be invited to this event via Arbiter, send an email to Brian at BMSmithTTEE@hotmail.com who can add you as an attendee.  If you are unable to attend, log on to your Arbiter SCHEDULE and DECLINE attending this event.  NOTE: There will be several PAVO LJ Clinics held in 2024 in case you can not attend this one.

This collegiate line judge clinic will be held at Aquinas College on July 12, 2024.   This is designed for NEW collegiate line judges as well as those who will be renewing their PAVO Certification.   An observation session will begin at 2pm for new line judges, then a classroom session will begin at 4:30 in the classroom upstairs.  New line judges will need to stay at about 5:30 to view the PAVO Line Judge video.    Registration is via the ArbiterSports.com site, so contact Brian Smith to be invited to attend via Arbiter.   Cost:  $12, payable in advance by sending a check payable to CAAVO to PO Box 9, Haslett, MI  48840.   

CAAVO will be joining with the West Michigan VB Officials Association to conduct two all day high school referee clinics on July 12, then repeated on July 19.   For more details, both NEW and returning officials should contact Betty Near at   nearbj@att.net or visit the WMVOA.com site to register on line.  CAAVO officials who will be attending either day should also contact Brian Smith so they can be "invited" via the Arbiter event assigning process so they can earn Member in Good Standing credit.   The cost is usually $55 for non-WMVOA members.  There will also be a collegiate line judge clinic held on July 12 at Aquinas that attendees can separately register for, and attend in addition to the referee clinic.   Both clinics have both an on court and classroom session.

More details about these clinics from the WMVOA site:

Both of these events are at Aquinas College.  

Whether you are just beginning or a seasoned veteran, the clinicians will tailor training for your benefit.  We utilize the HS Varsity team tournament hosted at Aquinas college making it an ideal environment for training and learning.

1 Day Training Format:

Newer officials (New - 3 years)
• 8:00 am – Welcome, tournament rules, and court assignments.  
• 8:30 am - Training begins.  We will use various forms of media and on-court Q&A to help you become more familiar with the sport.
• 11:00 am - Break for lunch, a pizza lunch is provided for you.
• 11:30 am - Transition onto the courts to work with a clinician that will help you apply things that you just learned. There will be ample time to talk and review between matches.
• 5:30 pm - Tournament & training wrap up, so please allow for a full day of learning, watching and growing.

Veteran officials, (4 years +)
• 8:00 am – Welcome, tournament rules, and court assignments.  
• 8:30am - You will begin on the courts; clinicians are at each court to provide in the moment feedback to foster growth.
• 11:30 am – Break for lunch, a pizza lunch is provided for you.
• 12:00pm - Class training begins with deep dives into high level officiating
• 2:00 pm - Move back onto the courts to complete the bracket play of the tournament and help/mentor newer officials.
• 5:30 pm - Tournament & training wrap up, so please allow for a full day of learning, watching and growing.

 Cost for the day for WMVOA Members is $40.00; for Non WMVOA Members is $55.00

When Camps & Clinics are available, remember to choose an individual event for additional information and registration/payment options. Please note that the entire list of events does not appear on this page. You must either click View All at the bottom of this screen or navigate to the Events calendar and view the events by month in order to see everything that is available.

CAAVO Member-In-Good-Standing Requirement - As outlined in the CAAVO Membership Handbook... in order to be considered in good standing with the association, and according to MHSAA guidelines, each member shall attend one training clinic and one annual business meeting. The membership handbook can be found in the About Us and the Officials Resources sections of this website.

For 2024, high school volleyball referee clinics will be held at Albion College, Aquinas College, Northern Michigan University, as well as ones in the planning stage at Williamston and Stevenson High Schools.   Check back for more details on dates and how to register to attend.

Other schools that we are aware of that will be hosting scrimmages where officials can sign up to attend, and CAAVO will provide observers, include:

Owosso High School - July 10, 11, 17, 18 (4:30 - 6:30)

Williamston High School - July 17 [4-8pm] for NEW Officials; other Dates TBA

To sign up, please contact Brian at:  BMSmithTTEE@hotmail.com