Volleyball News & Announcements

August 22, 2019

TASO VOLLEYBALL ELECTIONS 2019

The TASO Volleyball Division will be holding elections for President, Vice President, District Directors in Districts 1, 3, 5, 7, ...

August 22, 2019

PROACTIVE OFFICIALS VITAL PART OF EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN

In the face of a medical emergency, Dale Wakasugi has simple, yet powerful advice for school administrators: “Do something . ...

April 4, 2019

TASO REAFFIRMS CODE OF CONDUCT AND NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICIES

The Texas Association of Sports Officials prides its self in being one of the most diverse organizations anywhere, whether one ...

August 19, 2019

YOUR WORDS HAVE RAMIFICATIONS

Your words have ramifications.  In England, a soccer referee was reportedly forced to quit the Premier League after he allegedly ...

August 19, 2019

WHEN DOES SIDELINE BEHAVIOR CAUSE OFFICIALS TO QUIT?

“I did not like being a referee one bit, and I’m very happy to be done with it. It was ...

May 7, 2019

TASO PROPOSES GAME-MATCH FEE INCREASE

At the UIL Sports Officials Committee (SOC) meeting on Monday, April 22, 2019, TASO submitted a game/match fee increase for ...

July 16, 2019

Officially Speaking

In a continuing effort to create more effective communications for our members, TASO has launched a series of video podcasts. ...

July 5, 2019

13 IMMUTABLE LAWS OF OFFICIATING

There is no sense in building an architectural masterpiece on a sand dune. The view might be great but it ...

June 26, 2019

TASO Threads opens

TASO is proud to announce the opening of the TASO Threads Store for each Sports Division.  The on‑line store contains ...

July 4, 2019

TASO VOLLEYBALL 2019 REGIONAL CLINICS

On‑Line registration for the 2019 TASO Volleyball Regional Clinics is now available.  For more information and registration, click HERE

June 5, 2019

VB AND FB ANNUAL MEETING HOTEL

The host hotel for the volleyball and Football Annual meeting is nearly sold out. We are negotiating with neighboring hotels ...

April 23, 2019

48 TIPS FOR ALL OFFICIALS

The following “Timeless Tips” were originally targeted at first‑year officials, but we believe all officials can benefit from these nuggets ...

March 25, 2019

7 STEPS TO BETTER CONVERSATIONS

Dealing with adversarial relationships can be tough. These seven tips to better conversations will make your difficult job a bit ...

February 6, 2019

VOLLEYBALL 2019 OFF-SEASON BOARD MEETING RECAP

On February 1‑2, 2019, the TASO Volleyball Board met for the Off‑Season Board meeting in Dallas. There were a number ...

March 4, 2019

ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENTS THAT IMPROVE PERFORMANCE

by Jon Bible As I matured and, somehow, moved up the ladder, I mellowed. That was the case especially when ...

January 30, 2019

SAYING THE RIGHT THING AT THE RIGHT TIME

We’re used to practicing restraint in conversations with coaches and players, because saying it like it is could cost us ...