LEN & FINA will be established to deliver seminars, congress, European and World class academic programmes, in order to ensure that athletes, coaches, referees, administrators and event organisers, as well as and other members from the Water Polo business from across the globe have an educational centre that is sensitive to their needs and in touch with industry trends and developments – providing world – class programmes.

We have to launched the Academy Manager’s programme, a Water Polo specific physically & online learning programme. This unique education initiative will be available to members National Federations, Referees, Coaches, Athletes, Water Polo Clubs, Universities and the wider Water Polo community. Each national federation will receive one free-of-charge scholarship to the program.

The programme sets out the fundamental principles of the National Federations Manual into an interactive learning programme with seminars, congress, classes all over Europe and also an online interactive learning programme; with the aim of bringing best practice, coaching, refereeing, psychology, management, leadership and administrative techniques to the forefront of the sport. It requires approximately ….. hours of study with two assessments.

On successful completion, particiants will receive a certificate from the LEN & FINA Education Department.

The programme has many modules covering the following key themes;

-Water Polo Rules Instructions
-Coaching (Techniques, Tactics,…)
-Psychology of Coaching
-Psychology of Refereeing
-Psychology and Behaviour of Athletes
-WP History
-WP Events & Statistics
-Administration, Management
-Marketing, Sponsoring and
-Organizing Events

There is also a case study which highlights the integration of these themes into the review of National Federations. Through joining the programme also online, users become a member of an online community enabling effective international knowledge transfer.

The Education Committee will offer a range of additional educational programmes, including residential executive programmes. All programmes help to facilitate networking and sharing of ideas – among thought professors, scientists,  coaches and leaders, of the water polo industry – as well as providing opportunities to work through relevant sport and events – driven case studies with industry experts.

The educational programmes will be manage by LEN & FINA Education Committee, and include the following:

-Water Polo Courses – Program of Studies
-WP Education Seminars (2-3 days during Junior Men-Women European Championships two (2) every year)
-WP Congress (4-5 days during Men-Women European Championships one (1) every (2) years)
-Executive Residential programmes
-Flexible online learning

In addition LEN & FINA will support its membership and individuals with highly efficient properties such as the LEN & FINA Management and the LEN & FINA Aquatics Library.