2022-2023 WPNSW Junior State Championships - EOI to Referee

• Are you attending the WPNSW 2022-2023 Junior State Championship?
• Are you currently Refereeing at your Club and/or local competition?

If you would like to Referee at the WPNSW Junior State Championships please complete this EOI....

Minimum accreditation required to Referee at Junior State Championships - Community Level

Accreditation Pre-Requisites

If you are ready to progress to the practical activities and assessment you will need to have:

• Completed the Online Community Referee modules in WPA LearningPool
• Have Water Polo Membership
• Have uploaded your Working with Children Check – here.  
  • If under 18 please upload proof of ID, and put the WWCC expiry date as 18^th birthday
• Have uploaded your ASC Community Officiating General Principles – here

Accreditation Process

The assessment will consist of 3 Practical Activities:

1. Shadowed Game Task
   • Referee to practice controlling a game and understanding rules and refereeing practices
   • Referee will receive mentoring, feedback, and support throughout the game
2. Observation Task
   • Referee will observe a more experienced referee and undertake self-reflection based on the feedback from my Shadowed Game Task.
     1. Identify game control and behaviours by peers
     2. Identify use of hand signals
     3. Promote self-reflection
3. Game Delivery Assessment
   • Referee will demonstrate effective delivery, positive conduct and sound understanding of the game rules during a competitive game
   • Assessment of competency during a 30 min game

For further information on assessments and accreditations please see: Water Polo Australia Education Curriculum

At the end of the event the Community Referee will be signed-off by the Assessor, this will be sent to WPA, and candidates will receive a certificate. If you are not quite ready to be signed-off, the Assessor will provide you with development feedback and you will need to attend another event to complete the Game Delivery Assessment.