Officials – Swim England Water Polo Hub https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo Home of the sport of water polo in England Thu, 11 Jul 2024 16:19:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.1 Swim England publishes new gradings for water polo referees https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/referee-gradings/ https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/referee-gradings/#respond Wed, 22 Jun 2022 07:00:42 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/?p=7095 New gradings for water polo referees have been published by Swim England following a comprehensive review. They will now be known as club, regional, national or international referees and be given clear guidance on how to maintain that standard or develop further. The changes have been introduced by the Swim England Water Polo Leadership Group … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/referee-gradings/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2022/06/water_polo_referee.jpg Water Polo Leadership Group agree new qualification structure for referees https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/referees-new-qualification-structure/ https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/referees-new-qualification-structure/#respond Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:03:45 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/?p=6156 The Swim England Water Polo Leadership Group has agreed a new qualification structure for water polo referees. The new qualifications are based on each referee’s level of competence at club, regional, national and international competitions. The structure includes a clear development pathway from club to international level and will replace the previous grades A, B, … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/referees-new-qualification-structure/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2017/01/water_polo_referee.jpg Once you start volunteering, it leads to a wide range of interesting roles and people https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/mike-hesketh-volunteering-journey/ https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/mike-hesketh-volunteering-journey/#respond Sun, 07 Jun 2020 06:01:23 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/?p=5915 When it comes to volunteering, Mike Hesketh has been there and done that. Mike, a well-known face in the water polo community, was named Swim England Volunteer of the Year at the 2019 National Awards. Yet his volunteering journey didn’t start with the sport he is now so passionate about. “Like many children, my daughters … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/mike-hesketh-volunteering-journey/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2019/12/Mike-Hesketh-web.jpg Free table officials resource aims to recruit new water polo volunteers https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/free-table-officials-resource/ https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/free-table-officials-resource/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2020 13:21:47 +0000 https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/?p=5912 A new free resource aimed at anyone with an interest in water polo and officiating has been launched by Swim England. The Introduction to becoming a Table Official – Water Polo resource is the first step on the journey to becoming a vital volunteer at matches. It has been created to give confidence to those … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/free-table-officials-resource/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2019/05/national_age_groups_schedule_confirmed.jpg Become a water polo referee https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/water-polo-referee-training/ https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/water-polo-referee-training/#respond Mon, 02 Jan 2017 14:57:22 +0000 https://events.swimming.org/waterpolo-new/?p=2539 The role of the water polo referee is to ensure that all matches are played fairly and in accordance with the rules of the game. Wherever possible, all games should have two referees, although many local games end with a single referee. Run a referee training course Do you want to organise a referee training … […]

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]]> https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/water-polo-referee-training/feed/ 0 https://d1s9j44aio5gjs.cloudfront.net/2017/01/water_polo_referee.jpg Become a water polo table official https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/water-polo-table-official/ https://www.swimming.org/waterpolo/water-polo-table-official/#respond Mon, 02 Jan 2017 10:11:40 +0000 https://events.swimming.org/waterpolo-new/?p=2549 While there are multiple roles at international level, the two main roles for a water polo table official in England are match secretary and timekeeper. No game should go ahead without a minimum of two table officials as one person can’t control three stopwatches and write at the same time! Timekeepers record periods of play, … […]

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