Scorer Certifications

Scorer Certification

The objectives of the PAVO Scorer Certification program are to:
     • Increase the knowledge and competency of scorers and assistant scorers.
     • Increase recognition of scorers and assistant scorers as professional members of the officiating team.
     • Advocate for reasonable scorer's compensation.
     • Build a database of certified scorers.

Using the Scorer Certification Standards outlined below, PAVO Affiliated Boards (and other structures that establish a program meeting the minimum standards) have the authority to award and renew scorer certification. Certified scorers will receive certification, a "Certified Scorer" patch, and all other respective membership benefits.

Scorer Certification Standards

Certification expires annually on June 1.

•	Join a PAVO Affiliated Board as either a Referee Member (Standard membership) or a Line Judge/Scorer Member (Associate Membership). A Referee member is eligible for certification as a referee, line judge, and/or scorer. A Line Judge/Scorer member is eligible for certification as a line judge and/or scorer. All PAVO members, including Scorer members, must accept the terms of the PAVO Code of Professional and Ethical Conduct, Conditions of Membership, General Waiver, and Media Release. These documents are electronically signed and submitted during the online, annual registration and dues-payment process.
•	Attend a training session, conducted by an approved PAVO instructor, where current-year materials developed by PAVO are used. Approved instructors include any PAVO State or National referee, any NCAA Division I conference coordinator/assignor, any individual who has been assigned as a scorer to a Division I NCAA Regional or Championship event in the last five years, and any USA Volleyball National Scorer with NCAA women's scoring experience.
•	Submit to your Affiliated Board Chair, by December 31:
	The current-year PAVO scorer exam (included with the PAVO Scorer Training Manual). The exam must be corrected to 100% and signed by the PAVO training-session instructor.
	Three recommendation signatures from any approved PAVO clinic instructor. Signatures must be obtained from at least two different individuals, and be based on at least one 25-point set. Recommendations may be based on observations at any women’s or men’s collegiate match, or any other PAVO, USA Volleyball, or high school match officiated by referees certified by PAVO or USA Volleyball within 12 months of the date of observation. Recommendation forms are included in the PAVO Scorer Training Manual, or can be obtained from the PAVO Central Office (pavo@pavo.org or 316-788-4035).

Renewing a Scorer Certification

Certification expires annually on June 1

Join a PAVO Affiliated Board as either a Referee Member (Standard membership) or a Line Judge/Scorer Member (Associate membership), including timely payment of membership dues and acknowledgement and acceptance of all PAVO membership waivers and documentation as described above.
Attend an annual Scorer training session as described above.
Submit to your Affiliated Board, by December 31:

- The current-year PAVO Scorer exam, corrected to 100% and signed by the PAVO training-session instructor.
- One (1) written recommendation signature (see description above) annually.

Direct questions to Lynette Muller, Executive Administrator, PAVO Central Office at pavo@pavo.org or 316-788-4035.

Direct technical questions to PAVOhelp@gmail.com.