The National Referee certification is awarded only by the PAVO National Rating Team (NRT) at several rating sites around the country each year. Because this certification is for the most highly skilled and experienced referees, PAVO establishes a selective application process, stricter rating criteria, and more demanding renewal requirements.
NRT evaluators must hold a PAVO National Referee certification or Retired-National certification, and are selected by the NRT Director based on their on-court referee experience, teaching abilities, and observation skills. At a NRT site, candidates are evaluated by NRT evaluators, and must score a minimum of 90 to pass. Candidates must also demonstrate scoring proficiency, as defined by the NRT Director. The current NRT Director is Mara Wager.
More details can be found on the PAVO website at: https://pavo.org/Certifications/Types-of-Certification/National-Referee
The National Line Judge certification is awarded only by the PAVO National Rating Team (NRT) at several rating sites around the country each year. Any individual applying for initial certification as a PAVO National Line Judge MUST have worked as a line judge with a PAVO Basic certification during the two (2) volleyball seasons immediately preceding the year for application for National Line Judge candidacy. Certification as a PAVO Basic Line Judge will be verified by the PAVO Central Office as a part of the application process prior to acceptance of the completed application.
More details can be found on the PAVO website at: https://pavo.org/Certifications/Types-of-Certification/Line-Judge