FINA Water Polo Development School for Referees Christ Church, Barbados (BAR)
15th to 16th March 2019.
The purpose of this course is to achieve the following objectives:
Build a bigger group of qualified Water Polo referees, raising the level of the existing ones
Create world-wide uniformity in the interpretation and the application of Water Polo rules, raising the quality of officiating
Establish a point of reference for the FINA National Member Federations and the Continental Organisations’ education programmes Please note the following information related to the designation & development courses for Water Polo referees:
This school caters for starting referees, interested and willing to officiate at a National level and having ambition to continue at an International level
Candidates must be at least 16 years old at the start of the FINA Development School programme
No previous officiating experience is required Further information concerning the FINA Water Polo Schools and the referees’ certification process will be available on the FINA Learning Platform.
A FINA Water Polo Certification School for Referees is scheduled to be held in Miami, United States of America (USA), from 8th to 10th February 2019.
Participants must be registered through the FINA GMS by the 25th January 2019.
The purpose of this course is to achieve the following objectives:
Enlarge the number of referees and enhance the quality of the existing ones;
Create a uniform pattern of interpretation and application of Water Polo rules, thus raising the quality of refereeing;
Use the school as an instrument to develop and promote Water Polo worldwide.
Please note the following information related to the designation & courses for Water Polo referees:
The FINA Water Polo Certification Schools prepare and certify candidates seeking to become FINA Water Polo Referees or wishing to update their FINA title.
Candidates must be 18 years old at the point of registration and have at least two years of practical experience as a Water Polo referee,
To receive certification, a candidate must attend a FINA Water Polo Certification School and pass the test with a minimum score of 70%.
The certification is valid for a four-year period provided that the referee passes the FINA Water Polo Referees Online Exam every two years (available soon).
Designation of FINA Water Polo Referees: only FINA certified candidates are eligible for the FINA Water Polo Referees List, subject to meeting the List criteria.
For more information contact: : Levon Dermendjian : [email protected]
FINA Water Polo School for Referees scheduled to be held in Rosario, Argentina (ARG), from 27th to 29th September 2018.
Registration deadline ends on September 14, 2018.
INFORMATION MEMO
Please take into consideration the following points:
- Each National Federation may nominate their technical officials through the FINA GMS by the deadline for registrations.
- In order to submit each registration, please complete the participant's profile with the following information: personal data, passport copy or national ID, photo and the technical official's personal email address. Without this information in the GMS, the application is not valid.
Please note that only fully submitted registrations received within the established deadline will be considered for approval.
FINA Water Polo School for Referees
I have the pleasure to send you the following information related to the organisation of the FINA Water Polo School for Referees scheduled to be held in Barranquilla, Colombia, from 23rd to 25th July 2018.
The purpose of this course is to achieve the following objectives:
- Enlarge the number of referees and enhance the quality of the existing ones;
- Create a uniform pattern of interpretation and application of Water Polo rules, thus raising the quality of refereeing;
- Use the school as an instrument to develop and promote Water Polo worldwide.
Please note the following information related to the designation & courses for water polo referees:
- The FINA Water Polo Schools are organized every year for new water polo referees seeking to become FINA Water Polo Referees and for water polo referees seeking to update their FINA title.
- Designation of FINA Water Polo Referees: only the referees who have passed the final exam and received the title of “FINA Water Polo Referee” will be eligible for FINA competitions.
- Update course: referees who passed the exam and received their FINA titles in 2016 have their update course in 2018, whereas referees who received their FINA title in 2017 will have their update course in 2019.
Please find below the details related to the organisation of this course:
DATE: Arrival: 22nd July 2018
Course: 23rd – 24th July 2018 (am/pm sessions) & 25th July (pm session).
Departure: 26th July 2018
PARTICIPANTS: Each National Member Federation may nominate water polo referees for this course.
REGISTRATION: Please kindly note that the specific discipline of the school must be added to the attendee’s GMS profile as well as his/her personal email address in order to submit the registration. All participants must be registered by the 27th June 2018 in the FINA General Management System (GMS) using your federation login details. The link to the FINA GMS is https://data.fina.org.
If you require any assistance with the registration, please contact [email protected]
NATIONALITY: Please take into consideration that when a competition official represents his/her country in a competition, he/she shall be a citizen, whether by birth or naturalisation, of the nation he/she represents, provided that a naturalised citizen shall have lived in that country for at least one year prior to that competition (FINA Handbook - Edition 2017, General Rules 2.5).
PLACE: Barranquilla, Colombia
ARRIVAL AIRPORT: Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ)
TRAVEL: Each National Federation is responsible for the travel expenses of the nominated referees. We kindly ask you to not book any flight tickets until your participants have been approved.
VISA SUPPORT: Please contact the FederaciónColombiana de Natación if you require visa assistance.
ACCOMMODATION: Each National Federation will cover the accommodation expenses of the nominated referees.
Hotel Estelar en Alto Prado Calle 76 No. 56-29 Barranquilla, Colombia
Website: Click here
Single Room: USD 120/day*
Double Room: USD 150/day*
*Breakfast included.
RESERVATIONS: To make a reservation, please confirm with the Federación Colombiana de Natación.
LOCAL TRANSPORT: Transfers from and to the airport will be provided by the OC for those referees accommodated at the official hotel. In order to organise the local transportation, please provide the participants’ flight arrival and departure details to the Federación Colombiana de Natación.
MEETING VENUE: Hotel Estelar en Alto Prado
PROGRAMME: Please note that the school programme will be provided shortly.
OC CONTACT: Daniel Páez Bastidas / Pedro Pérez
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
Phone: +57 312 636 3662 / 311 773 8288
We strongly believe that the FINA Water Polo Schools for Referees will powerfully contribute to the improvement of our sport.
For any further details please contact the FINA Office in Lausanne:
Contact Person:
Pere Miró
FINA Development Department Chemin de Bellevue 24a/24b 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
Tel: (41-21) 310 47 10
Fax: (41-21) 312 66 10
Email: [email protected]
We look forward to receiving your nominations through the FINA GMS
by no later than the 27th June 2018.
FINA WATERPOLO SCHOOL FOR REFEREES in EL SALVADOR
From 4 to 6 November 2016, El Salvador will be hosting a FINA Waterpolo school for REFEREES. The 3 day program is:
Day 1
09.00 Introduction by FINA TWPC Lecturer
09.15 School Overview by FINA TWPC Lecturer
09.30 Introduction of Participants
09.45 Topic 1 The Philosophy of the Referees
10.15 Topic 2 The Psychology of Refereeing
11.00 Coffee Break
11.30 Topic 2 (cont) The Psychology of Refereeing
12.30 Topic 3 The New Rules
12.00 Discussion Topic 1 and Topic 2
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Topic 3 (cont) The New Rules
15.00 Discussion Topics 1, 2 and 3
16.00 Coffee Break
16.30 Video Game Situations
17.30 Topic 4 The Application of the FINA Water Polo Rules
18.00 Topic 5 Referees’ Signals
18.30 Close
Day 2
09.00 Topic 6 Ordinary Fouls
09.30 Topic 7 Exclusion Fouls
10.30 Topic 8 Yellow and Red Card
11.00 Coffee Break
11.30 Discussion Topics 6, 7 and 8
12.00 Discussion Groups. Questions
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Topic 9 Centre Forward/Centre Back
14.30 Video Centre Forward/Centre Back Situations
15.30 Topic 10 Pressing
16.00 Coffee Break
16.30 Topic 11 5 Metre Shot
17.00 Topic 12 Contra Foul
17.15 Discussion Topics 9, 10, 11 and 12
17.30 Topic 13 Timeout
17.45 Topic 14 Regulations for Disciplinary Actions in Water Polo
18.00 Topic 15 Co-operation and Collaboration between Referees
18.15 Discussion Topics 13,14 and 15
18.30 Questions and Close
Day 3
09.00 Examination
11.00 Close
CCCAN Waterpolo Referees 2015
BAR FERDINAND , A
BAR ST JOHN, L.
CRC ECHANDI, A.
CUB MENENDEZ, J.C.
CUB CASTRO, C.
GUA RODRIGUEZ REYES M.
JAM DONALDSON, D.R.
MEX AGUILAR C.
MEX CALLEJAS R.
MEX VAZQUEZ D.
PUR ANDINO, R.
PUR CASTILLO, R.
PUR GARAY, J.C.
PUR MARTIR, D.
PUR ORTIZ, J.
PUR RIVERA, C.
TRI HACKSHAW, C.
TRI HERNANDEZ, M.
TRI SMITH, R.
