An observer is anyone attending a water polo contest who will use the Council's standard observation form to record their observations, providing details as possible and submitting the form after the contest. An observer can be an adult family member, a teacher, an administrator, a coach (not coaching the game), an official (not officiating the game) or any other adult. Observers are members of the public attending the game as a general spectator. Recording information and submitting it to the council is specifically a volunteer activity.
Observers fill out the Standard Observation Form with their name, role and contact information. There is a list of general questions about who the home team is, and visiting team, coaches name if known, officials' names if known, and the date, time, and location of the game. Observers also have areas to describe any situations, conditions, or circumstances that impact player safety. Observers can also describe positive safety environments. Observers have the opportunity to record environmental conditions, relevant to safety, that may occur before, during, or after the game that are not part of the game itself and not part of the competition being directly managed by the game officials. Observers can take video of the pre-game, game, and post-game environment. Video can be submitted with reports, however, no video will be posted publicly without required release forms.
Observers recognize that the game officials are the professionals onsite to enforce the rules of the game and manage the competition. Observers have a PASSIVE ROLE and are considered spectators at the game with no official capacity, authority, or mandate. Observers have no authorization to provide input to officials, coaches, or players. The observer's role is to record responses and observations in the Standard Observation Form and submit the contents of their report to the Council.
Observers can download and print observation forms. There are also online forms. Submissions will be done via the online forms so observers can input electronically during the game or record on the paper form and enter the data electronically later. Videos are uploaded through the website. Submitted videos are for Council review and will not be posted publicly without minor permission release forms that will be available to download.
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