BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — The Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) reminds its officials to sign-up for the eight-part online referee education series with CWPA Coordinator of Officials Ed Reed during the Fall/Winter of 2018.
Conducted on Thursday nights from 9:30-10:30 p.m. Eastern/6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Pacific via conference call and video clips from September 27 until mid-December, the series will cover:
- Session 1 (Thursday, September 27) – Applying the Rules as Written; Professionalism
- Session 2 (Thursday, October 4) – Applying the Advantage Rule; Administrative Responsibilities & Working with the Desk
- Session 3 (Thursday, October 11) – Ordinary Fouls on the Perimeter & at the Center Forward Position; Communication with Coaches
- Session 4 (Thursday, October 18) – Perimeter Play, Exclusions & Offensive Fouls
- Session 5 (Thursday, October 25) – Center Forward Play, Exclusions & Offensive Fouls
- Session 6 (Thursday, November 1) – Transition Stages from Initial to Final Stages; What to Look for & Referee Collaboration
- Session 7 (Thursday, November 8) – Special Game Situations (MAMs, Misconduct, Flagrant Misconduct); Unusual Game Situations
- Session 8 (Thursday, December 13) – Season Wrap-Up; Feedback
Officials who seek to be assigned for future assignments by the CWPA in either the varsity (Men – Northeast Water Polo Conference, Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference; Women – CWPA, CWPA Division III Women, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) or collegiate club (men’s/women’s) ranks must attend four-of-eight sessions.
Information for the conference calls and all video content links will be forwarded to the officials on a weekly basis after they register by CLICKING HERE.
The deadline to register for a specific date is Noon (Eastern) on Wednesday of that week. Once registered, the official will receive an outline of the clips to be covered, along with conference call information.
