European Aquatics is pleased to invite interested parties to attend the Water Polo Technical Officials Clinic 2024, which will take place in Zagreb, Croatia, from 6th – 8th September.
Officially named the European Aquatics Water Polo Technical Officials Education Clinic for Referees and Delegates 2024, the Clinic seeks to clarify the new structure of European Aquatics Water Polo, particularly in respect of the new composition of the Technical Water Polo Committee.
The Clinic will also present the latest instructions and applications of the Water Polo Rules which need to be applied during the competition season 2024/2025. This is to ensure that the new season sees a uniform application of the rules.
The Clinic is organised by European Aquatics, in partnership with the Croatian Water Polo Federation (HVS).
The registration fee is €95 for those in attendance who are present in the official hotel arranged through the Local Organising Committee (LOC), with €145 being the fee for everyone else present.
The Hotel Aristos in the Croatian capital city will accommodate and host the event, which will also feature a test of the water polo rules for all participants at the end of the Clinic, which is part of the requirement for appointment of match officials to matches.
Lunch and dinner will be provided at the hotel on the days where it’s needed, with refreshment breaks allocated either side of the planned deliveries at the Clinic.
This new initiative follows on from the coaches clinics conducted by the Coaching and Education Commission of European Aquatics in 2023, which were set up in close cooperation with the Aqua Development Programme, but is also the first concrete action of the new European Aquatics Academy, which was approved in March as a key part of the European Aquatics Strategy 2024-2030 – (Pillar 1 (“Promoting all Aquatic Disciplines”). The success of the 2023 initiatives highlighted the need to increase the commission’s scope by:
1) addressing the needs of additional stakeholders beyond coaches, such as athletes and officials.
2) providing a more comprehensive offer catering to all aquatic disciplines.
3) making available a more diverse portfolio, including certified courses, short courses, and higher-degree programmes.
4) embracing different forms of education (online, onsite, and hybrid formats), time management (self-paced, scheduled learning) and new teaching-learning philosophies.
For those unable to attend in-person, an online transmission of the Clinic is provided at https://euroaquaticstv.com/, with the water polo test also being available to those who are present virtually. The registration fee of €145 will also apply to those who wish to attend virtually.
Attendees are asked to bring their own laptop computer to complete the test on the Sunday morning, 8th September, as is scheduled in the program.
The deadline for booking accommodation for the Clinic is Thursday 15th August. Each delegate or referee who plans on attending must complete the booking form attached in the pack below and send it to waterpolo@len.eu and wpto@hvs.hr. The travel form must also be sent to the same addresses by Sunday 25th August.
