heey
we are having a meeting tomorrow about that
we’ll come up with fresh infos and publish it here and on telegram :))
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just seeing the dates now… won’t be able to be part of it 
…will do my best to promote this in BX tho.
xo
coucouuuuu 
Bordeaux Bike Polo is pleased to annonce that inscriptions for the RefCamp are now open! There are 24 slots available, each inscription is for one individual only.
Registration:
Starts on Feb 17th 2025.
Stops on March 3rd 2025
If more than 24 people apply, Bordeaux Bike Polo will choose INSTRUCTORS and PARTICIPANTS on this basis : MIXED GROUP + GEOGRAPHICAL DIVERSITY + BEGINNERS and ADVANCED players and/or clubs
HERE : 🏁REFEREE CAMP 👀 Bordeaux 17 & 18 MAY 2025 | Framaforms.org
The plan is simple! Each morning, participants will attend 3 presentations on varying topics. In the afternoons they take turns reffing the matchs of a mini tournament, (4v4, 6 team round robin + semi-final and final).
Bordeaux Bike Polo will provide 
lodging for all participants, 
breakfast and lunch will be provided as usual.
The fee for attending is 15€.
6 participants will be INSTRUCTORS who give presentations in the mornings, and are captains of the teams created at random for the mini-tournament.
!!?WHO WILL BE THE INTRUCTORS?!!
If you are interested in presenting one of the modules, you can volunteer during the Inscription process. Présentations will last about one hour on average. BBP will choose from the volunteers these six instructors, and work with them to prepare high quality presentations.
Dates: 16th-18th May 2025
Where: Darwin Ecosystem
Event Schedule:
Friday from 18h00 pick-ups at the court
Saturday:
8h00 at the co-working room in Darwin : presentations
Déontologie:
-Purpose of the ref
-Powers
-Priorities
-Responsibilities
-Respecting teams, players, organizers
-Fitness
Communication:
-Verbal
-Whistle
-Hand signals
- Procedures for;
°Joust
°Goal scored/restart
°End of match
°Advantage
Fouls:
-The spirit and history of the rules
-Recognition techniques
-Procedure for making a call
-Time penalties
-Severe fouls
-Trifling fouls
-Fouls during advantage
-Team captain’s fouls
13h00 : Lunch at the court
15h00 : 6 teams Round Robin tournament (4v4)
Instructors will lead their reffing teams and provide pedagogical instruction for the
Sunday
8h00 at the co-working room in Darwin : Presentations on
Time Management:
- The big picture. How much time in a weekend?
-The impact of time remaining
-Communicating time remaining
-Keeping time, ball in play/out of play
-Rolls of the assistant ref
-Wasted and lost time
Team Referee: Safety and Equipment
-Spirit/history of the Equipment Laws
-Inspecting the court
-Tools of the referee
-Teamwork in reffing
Conditions & Crowds:
-Spectator’s impact
-Foul weather
-Managing Confrontations
-Maintaining fairness and fluidity
-Aggressive players
-Unsporting conduct
-Tournament rules
-Reffing top tier games
13h00 : Lunch
15h00 : Round robin tournament
17h30 : Certificate Ceremony wwwwwwwwwouh and MEGA HUGZ 
ciaaao tchintchin
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This is the hotness.
DEAR INSTRUCTORS !!!
we neeeeed ya to apply !
this will be WUNDERBAR don’t hesitate to share your ref talents pliiize
This will be a collective thing, you won’t be alone in a tedx vibe
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Any chance of a livestream for people who can’t attend?
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yess
we’ll make this happen :))
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dears !!!
3 SLOTS to take as PARTICIPANTS !!!
first come first served !!!
and still 4 INSTRUCTOR SLOTS to take ==> talk to uussssss
FORM : 
REFEREE CAMP Bordeaux 17 & 18 MAY 2025 | Framaforms.org
LIST
PARTICIPANTS
- ray (zaragoza)
- wil (valencia & venezuela)
- antonio (london)
- nils (montpellier)
- jovina (vienna)
- vazzi (bxl)
- beagle (london)
- rita (berlin)
- caro (paris)
- juicy jules (berlin)
- brice (argenton)
- benjamin (argenton)
- jerome (paris)
- christiane (leipzig)
- richie (leipzig)
- ?
- ?
- ?
INSTRUCTORS
- ana trinidad (madrid)
- bernie (bordeaux)
- ??
- ??
- ??
- ??
Would request that even if streaming is not possible that the presentations and a few demonstrations be recorded. Even with the slight differences in rulesets - having these presentations accessible would be a huge resource.
We will be streaming the event and recording it for all to enjoy. Everyone will have access to it, as well as the powerpoint presentations, and the excel doc where we will archive interesting reffing moments sourced from polo streaming through the years.
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update🧪LIST
dears plize tell us if you’re not comiiing
PARTICIPANTS
1- ray (zaragoza)
2- wil (valencia & venezuela)
3- ben (perpi)
4- nils (montpellier)
5- vazzi (bxl)
6- beagle (london)
7- rita (berlin)
8- juicy jules (berlin)
9- brice (argenton)
10- benjamin (argenton)
11- jerome (paris)
12- christiane (leipzig)
13- richie (leipzig)
14- fred mimiche (nantes)
15- florent (tours)
16- hugo (montpellier)
17- lucas (marseille)
18- johannes (berlin)
19- ???
INSTRUCTORS
20- ana trinidad (madrid) topic TeamReferee/Safety
21- bernie (bordeaux) topic Communication
22- tristan (Perpignan) topic Déontologie
23- anne lise (bordeaux) topic Time Keeping
24- ??
+++ Alejandro (Barcelon) topic Crowds and Conditions via videocall
Well… The deed is done, and it was awesome. The participants were awesome, the presentations were awesome, the instructors were awesome. The content was awesome. We are confident that everyone involved has learned something new about arbitration. Let us see where it goes from here!
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I’ve taken the time watch the streams for refcamp, we will soon create a space where these videos, and the discussion notes will be available. Especially a roadmap for arbitration improvement in the sport needs to made. We need critical reviews of what was offered at the camp so that the next one will be better. To be honest, everyone had a good time, but it can be done much better. I will create a roadmap for future ref camps as well.
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Some conversation has cropped up about the Law of advantage of TG. I will forward the message here.
A quick synopsis:
The law of advantage communicates that: the whistle blow after an infraction, only happens when the team commiting the foul gains possession.
Consequentially, the ref must accord advantage after any infraction (unless someone is hurt ofcourse), and then blow the whistle only when the team at fault gains possession.
Alejandro addresses the history and spirit of the Law of Advantage. The Law was made for the specific purpose of allowing play to continue IF, the team who was fouled has a clear opportunity to press an attack.
In short, the Law is meant to nerf “tactical fouls”. I.E., fouls committed ON PURPOSE, to stop play when there is a possibility of being scored on.
Thus, if there is no clear advantage in the moment of the infraction, the ref can, at his/her discretion, blow the whistle, stop play, and assign the appropriate sanction.
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