Különleges mérkőzést játszott egymással a magyar és az amerikai férfi vízilabda-válogatott a Császár-Komjádi Uszodában, hiszen a 13-6-os hazai sikerrel végződő barátságos találkozó játékvezetőit ezúttal a nagyközönség is hallhatta szakkommentátorunk, Petrovics Mátyás segítségével, miután a játékvezetők ítéleteiket a rájuk rögzített mikrofonba mondták be
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Hungary – USA a promising start
| | | Thursday 06 February 2014, 08:22 | | | Tim Hartog |
http://www.waterpoloworld.com/News/tabid/169/ArticleId/6292/Hungary-USA-a-promising-start.aspx
© Sandor Stuber / vlv.hu
Many other team sports already use technological resources and devices during games. Last Tuesday it was time for water polo to follow their example and step into the world of technology as well. Hungary and USA went head to head in a test match in Budapest to see how the game, fans, players and officials would react to the implementation of these innovations.
World champion Hungary played without starters Denes Varga, Miklos Gor-Nagy, Marton Szivos and goalkeeper Viktor Nagy. In their place coach Tibor Benedek decided to give youngsters Marton Levai, David Jansik and Daniel Angyal a chance to showcase their talent on an international stage. Further relatively unfamiliar names, compared to the roster of the recent World League game against Croatia were Ferenc Salamon, Gabor Kovacs, Marton Toth and Balazs Erdelyi. For Erdelyi, playing college in the USA, his debut was a unique chance to impress the European top teams who might be looking to strengthen their squad for next season.
Opponent USA underwent a transformation since the World Championship in Barcelona. With only 3 players of the Barcelona squad in the pool coach Dejan Udovicic is starting a new era. Not too long ago Udovicic and his team qualified for the FINA World Cup later this year in Almaty, Kazakhstan by beating Canada in a 3-match play-off. With an average age of 21, it was going to be a big challenge for the visitors but also a great opportunity for them to learn.
Before the game got underway, under great attention of the attending press, referees Balazs Szekely (recently voted best referee of the Hungarian competition), Gabor Vogel (pictured below) and jury delegate Matyas Petrovics got their microphone and earpiece installed.
USA took the first sprint and could set their offense up first. Their attack finished with a shot that immediately woke up Hungary goalie Attila Decker. Decker came prepared though and took the ball out of the top corner. On the break Daniel Varga then showed how it is done and Gabor Kovacs followed the example of his captain not more than a minute later. After the quick 2-0 lead Hungary slowed down. This allowed USA to equalize thanks to goals by Alex Bowen and Bret Bonnani. Only 3 seconds before the buzzer Norbert Madaras found the net again, after a 6-minute drought, to keep Hungary in the lead after the first period. Despite Hungary taking the second sprint, it was USA that took maximum advantage of a man-up situation and Bowen levelled the score. A penalty that was cashed in by Kovacs then started a period of domination by the home team. Hungary’s 5th and 6th goal came in less than a minute apart and put USA on a 3-goal trail. Daniel Varga then went one on one with USA’s Baron McQuin but his lob was stopped by the goalie just before it could drift into the goal. A successful attempt by Alex Orbert got the Americans a goal closer again but Hungary was not done yet. Balazs Erdelyi lightened up his debut with a nice one himself and Gabor Kovacs completed his hattrick from a man-up situation for the 8-4 score.
With Hungary taking their second consecutive sprint and Varga doubling his account on the first attack, it was clear USA was not going to come back. 2 consecutive goals from the visitors by centre forward John Mann and 16-year old Thomas Dustan did give the few USA fans something to cheer for. Their cheers drowned however in the noise coming from the Hungarian fans when Ferenc Salamon set the score to 10-6 with only the final quarter remaining. Despite also taking their second sprint Team USA was down and out for the fourth round. Further hits from Norbert Hosnyanszky, Balazs Harai and Marton Vamos decided the final score to be 13-6 followed by a standing ovation from the 2,300 fans.
Last night was never about the result though. Last night was about whether Waterpolo is ready for technology and innovation or not. The large turnout proved that many fans wanted to be part of this evening and see with their own eyes how their much beloved sport endured the experiment. Afterwards the feedback was mostly positive with here and there a critical note about the audio quality and connection.
Photo by Sandor Stuber / vlv.hu
“The announcements of the speaker really helped to understand the signals of the referees. After the first period I could already recognize certain hand signals such as grabbing the neck and holding with two hands. After the third period I even started to recognize specific fouls in the water!” - Fan.
“It was too bad that the sound quality was not very good. Sometimes I had to focus so much on what the speaker was saying that I missed an important action or even a goal. Of course it was the first time, but the speaker should pay more attention to when he starts an announcement. If the audience is cheering or the referees blow the whistle, we could not hear the speaker talking.” - Anonymous fan
“Thanks to the implementation of microphones and the speaker, I learned a lot about the rules of Waterpolo that I never knew before or could only vaguely guess.” - Fan.
“There was one foul that was announced all the time which I could not understand! Blocking an opponent in offensive movement was penalized very often. But is it not the task of a defender to block the attacker?” - Fan.
During the game it was clear that the officials were making good use of their new toys. They were obviously talking to each other a lot and the speaker seemed able to quickly anticipate the referee’s decisions and keep the audience up to speed on the bigger fouls and errors.
“Every game is a challenge but leading the national team brings extra pressure. It is always a great honor. Those games require a lot more focus and energy. The experiment with the microphones demanded more activity from us and increased the work load with around 10 to 15 percent, but it was doable. I have not made up my mind yet about the part of explaining our decisions. It was more important for me to be able to talk to my colleague as it was very beneficial for both of us. It works very well. The future will tell which parts of the experiment will eventually make it into the actual sport.” – Referee Gabor Vogel (source – Waterpolo.hu)
“It was very exciting to have such a big responsibility as speaker. I was hoping that everything would go according to plan. For everyone involved it was very important that this game would go flawless. The eye of the international Waterpolo community was focused on us. To see so many people coming to the game was great .It adds a lot to the importance of the night. Before the game we (Istvan Gergely and the officials) discussed about the ins and outs of the plan. Most important for me was that the announcements were clear and easy to understand for the audience. We especially wanted to compliment the group of fans that are not able to visit a lot of live games. In the future I hope we can build on what we have learned from this night. Especially the referees being able to communicate with each other will benefit the quality of the decision making and therefor the quality of the match.'' - Speaker Matyas Petrovics (source – Waterpolo.hu)
Altogether it was a promising event that will hopefully get a sequel. With FINA's Water Polo conference in Cancun, Mexico later this month it was a great first step and organizer Istvan Gergely can be satisfied.
Istvan Gergely. Photo by waterpolophoto.com
“I cannot remember the last time we had such a large crowd. It was a packed house and we even had to send people away because it was full. This is a shame for those fans of course, but it is a great sign that so many are willing to come to the stadium. It took a lot of energy the last two weeks but it really paid off. We made a good start and are satisfied for now. There are definitely a few things to develop but nothing that we cannot handle. The officials were very enthusiastic as well. This is crucial for the cause. We count on them to convince the federations and other referees about the importance and benefit of the innovations. Gabor Vogel already spoke to several colleagues from abroad about his experience and there is a lot of interest from the community. The next step would be to try and organize our domestic play offs with the same technology as well. We need to talk to all the teams, referees and the federation and listen to their opinion. Hopefully we can convince everyone about the importance of our goal. It is of high priority to move fast now that we have the attention and keep the momentum going. There is still a lot of work to do, but I am confident about our chances in making this work.” – Istvan Gergely
The coming weekend focus will be back on performance again as well. With London 2012 bronze medallists and current European champion Serbia attending to the 8th edition of the annual Volvo Cup next to USA and Germany, the tournament is a great test case ahead of the next World League prelims battle versus Greece on February 11th.
Text: Kevin Vernooij, Waterpoloworld Hungary correspondent.
Hungary vs. USA 13-6 (3-2, 5-2, 2-2, 3-0)
Referees: Balázs Székely, Gábor Vogel.
Hungary: Decker, Madaras 1, Angyal, Hosnyánszky 1, Da. Varga 2, Kovács 3, Hárai 2, Jansik, Vámos 1, Tóth, Erdélyi 1, Salamon 2. Head coach: Benedek Tibor.
USA: McQuin, Obert 1, McClintick, Samuels, Bowen 2, Rosenthal, Mann 1, Dunstan 1, Cleary, Kimbell, Matulas, Bonnani 1, McConell, Holland. Head coach: Dejan Udovicic
World champion Hungary played without starters Denes Varga, Miklos Gor-Nagy, Marton Szivos and goalkeeper Viktor Nagy. In their place coach Tibor Benedek decided to give youngsters Marton Levai, David Jansik and Daniel Angyal a chance to showcase their talent on an international stage. Further relatively unfamiliar names, compared to the roster of the recent World League game against Croatia were Ferenc Salamon, Gabor Kovacs, Marton Toth and Balazs Erdelyi. For Erdelyi, playing college in the USA, his debut was a unique chance to impress the European top teams who might be looking to strengthen their squad for next season.
Opponent USA underwent a transformation since the World Championship in Barcelona. With only 3 players of the Barcelona squad in the pool coach Dejan Udovicic is starting a new era. Not too long ago Udovicic and his team qualified for the FINA World Cup later this year in Almaty, Kazakhstan by beating Canada in a 3-match play-off. With an average age of 21, it was going to be a big challenge for the visitors but also a great opportunity for them to learn.
Before the game got underway, under great attention of the attending press, referees Balazs Szekely (recently voted best referee of the Hungarian competition), Gabor Vogel (pictured below) and jury delegate Matyas Petrovics got their microphone and earpiece installed.
USA took the first sprint and could set their offense up first. Their attack finished with a shot that immediately woke up Hungary goalie Attila Decker. Decker came prepared though and took the ball out of the top corner. On the break Daniel Varga then showed how it is done and Gabor Kovacs followed the example of his captain not more than a minute later. After the quick 2-0 lead Hungary slowed down. This allowed USA to equalize thanks to goals by Alex Bowen and Bret Bonnani. Only 3 seconds before the buzzer Norbert Madaras found the net again, after a 6-minute drought, to keep Hungary in the lead after the first period. Despite Hungary taking the second sprint, it was USA that took maximum advantage of a man-up situation and Bowen levelled the score. A penalty that was cashed in by Kovacs then started a period of domination by the home team. Hungary’s 5th and 6th goal came in less than a minute apart and put USA on a 3-goal trail. Daniel Varga then went one on one with USA’s Baron McQuin but his lob was stopped by the goalie just before it could drift into the goal. A successful attempt by Alex Orbert got the Americans a goal closer again but Hungary was not done yet. Balazs Erdelyi lightened up his debut with a nice one himself and Gabor Kovacs completed his hattrick from a man-up situation for the 8-4 score.
With Hungary taking their second consecutive sprint and Varga doubling his account on the first attack, it was clear USA was not going to come back. 2 consecutive goals from the visitors by centre forward John Mann and 16-year old Thomas Dustan did give the few USA fans something to cheer for. Their cheers drowned however in the noise coming from the Hungarian fans when Ferenc Salamon set the score to 10-6 with only the final quarter remaining. Despite also taking their second sprint Team USA was down and out for the fourth round. Further hits from Norbert Hosnyanszky, Balazs Harai and Marton Vamos decided the final score to be 13-6 followed by a standing ovation from the 2,300 fans.
Last night was never about the result though. Last night was about whether Waterpolo is ready for technology and innovation or not. The large turnout proved that many fans wanted to be part of this evening and see with their own eyes how their much beloved sport endured the experiment. Afterwards the feedback was mostly positive with here and there a critical note about the audio quality and connection.
Photo by Sandor Stuber / vlv.hu
“The announcements of the speaker really helped to understand the signals of the referees. After the first period I could already recognize certain hand signals such as grabbing the neck and holding with two hands. After the third period I even started to recognize specific fouls in the water!” - Fan.
“It was too bad that the sound quality was not very good. Sometimes I had to focus so much on what the speaker was saying that I missed an important action or even a goal. Of course it was the first time, but the speaker should pay more attention to when he starts an announcement. If the audience is cheering or the referees blow the whistle, we could not hear the speaker talking.” - Anonymous fan
“Thanks to the implementation of microphones and the speaker, I learned a lot about the rules of Waterpolo that I never knew before or could only vaguely guess.” - Fan.
“There was one foul that was announced all the time which I could not understand! Blocking an opponent in offensive movement was penalized very often. But is it not the task of a defender to block the attacker?” - Fan.
During the game it was clear that the officials were making good use of their new toys. They were obviously talking to each other a lot and the speaker seemed able to quickly anticipate the referee’s decisions and keep the audience up to speed on the bigger fouls and errors.
“Every game is a challenge but leading the national team brings extra pressure. It is always a great honor. Those games require a lot more focus and energy. The experiment with the microphones demanded more activity from us and increased the work load with around 10 to 15 percent, but it was doable. I have not made up my mind yet about the part of explaining our decisions. It was more important for me to be able to talk to my colleague as it was very beneficial for both of us. It works very well. The future will tell which parts of the experiment will eventually make it into the actual sport.” – Referee Gabor Vogel (source – Waterpolo.hu)
“It was very exciting to have such a big responsibility as speaker. I was hoping that everything would go according to plan. For everyone involved it was very important that this game would go flawless. The eye of the international Waterpolo community was focused on us. To see so many people coming to the game was great .It adds a lot to the importance of the night. Before the game we (Istvan Gergely and the officials) discussed about the ins and outs of the plan. Most important for me was that the announcements were clear and easy to understand for the audience. We especially wanted to compliment the group of fans that are not able to visit a lot of live games. In the future I hope we can build on what we have learned from this night. Especially the referees being able to communicate with each other will benefit the quality of the decision making and therefor the quality of the match.'' - Speaker Matyas Petrovics (source – Waterpolo.hu)
Altogether it was a promising event that will hopefully get a sequel. With FINA's Water Polo conference in Cancun, Mexico later this month it was a great first step and organizer Istvan Gergely can be satisfied.
Istvan Gergely. Photo by waterpolophoto.com
“I cannot remember the last time we had such a large crowd. It was a packed house and we even had to send people away because it was full. This is a shame for those fans of course, but it is a great sign that so many are willing to come to the stadium. It took a lot of energy the last two weeks but it really paid off. We made a good start and are satisfied for now. There are definitely a few things to develop but nothing that we cannot handle. The officials were very enthusiastic as well. This is crucial for the cause. We count on them to convince the federations and other referees about the importance and benefit of the innovations. Gabor Vogel already spoke to several colleagues from abroad about his experience and there is a lot of interest from the community. The next step would be to try and organize our domestic play offs with the same technology as well. We need to talk to all the teams, referees and the federation and listen to their opinion. Hopefully we can convince everyone about the importance of our goal. It is of high priority to move fast now that we have the attention and keep the momentum going. There is still a lot of work to do, but I am confident about our chances in making this work.” – Istvan Gergely
The coming weekend focus will be back on performance again as well. With London 2012 bronze medallists and current European champion Serbia attending to the 8th edition of the annual Volvo Cup next to USA and Germany, the tournament is a great test case ahead of the next World League prelims battle versus Greece on February 11th.
Text: Kevin Vernooij, Waterpoloworld Hungary correspondent.
Hungary vs. USA 13-6 (3-2, 5-2, 2-2, 3-0)
Referees: Balázs Székely, Gábor Vogel.
Hungary: Decker, Madaras 1, Angyal, Hosnyánszky 1, Da. Varga 2, Kovács 3, Hárai 2, Jansik, Vámos 1, Tóth, Erdélyi 1, Salamon 2. Head coach: Benedek Tibor.
USA: McQuin, Obert 1, McClintick, Samuels, Bowen 2, Rosenthal, Mann 1, Dunstan 1, Cleary, Kimbell, Matulas, Bonnani 1, McConell, Holland. Head coach: Dejan Udovicic
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Sperimentiamo il futuro Arbitri con gli auricolari
Per la prima volta nella storia, in occasione della final four della Coppa Italia, i direttori di gara e il delegato saranno muniti del kit "Vokkero", lo stesso utilizzato nelle partite di calcio. Le osservazioni di Petronilli
La tecnologia al servizio della pallanuoto e del mondo arbitrale. Per la prima volta nella storia, in occasione della final four della Coppa Italia, in programma a Brescia sabato 19 e domenica 20 marzo, gli arbitri e il delegato saranno muniti del sistema di auricolari "Vokkero", gli stessi utilizzati nelle partite di calcio. La strumentazione sarà utilizzata in via sperimentale e consentirà agli arbitri di interagire in tempo reale e al delegato di ascoltare le comunicazioni.
"L'ausilio degli auricolari consentirà all'universo arbitrale di compiere un significativo passo in avanti, sia per quanto attiene la formazione, sia per la gestione della partita - sottolinea il Presidente del GUG Roberto Petronilli - Il contatto diretto degli arbitri permetterà un controllo maggiore di quanto avviene in acqua e sul piano vasca ed un immediato scambio di informazioni tendente all'uniformità interpretativa; la possibilità di ascolto da parte del delegato un pieno controllo delle dinamiche della partita. Il contributo maggiore ce lo aspettiamo nell'ambito della formazione. Attualmente, nel corso delle partite di allenamento, l'arbitro tutor segue il giovane arbitro a bordo vasca, fermando il gioco e dandogli suggerimenti quando lo ritiene necessario. Con l'ausilio degli auricolari, il tutor potrà interagire in tempo reale col giovane arbitro, impartendogli maggiori informazioni, correggendone le interpretazioni erronee e rendendo più fluido il suo operato".
L'idea di sperimentare il kit auricolare nasce da un'iniziativa dall'arbitro Massimo Savarese - responsabile della comunicazione e marketing dell'AIAPN e sabato scorso alle 200 partite in serie A1 - che prova la strumentazione per la prima volta insieme a Carlo Salino nel 2007, nel corso di un allenamento della RN Savona con la RN Bogliasco. La proposta di Savarese, ritenuta altamente qualificante dai vertici del GUG, si concretizza attraverso la collaborazione con il Presidente dell'A.I.A. della F.I.G.C. Marcello Nicchi, del Responsabile della C.A.N. di serie A Stefano Braschi e del Responsabile della Segreteria C.A.N. di serie A Andrea Marinelli, che creano i contatti con la Società francese Adeunis RF, che fornisce i kit "Vokkero" a federazioni e società calcistiche.
"Per il momento si tratta solo di un esperimento - conclude Petronilli - Valuteremo i risultati e confidiamo che in futuro il kit Vokkero possa diventare un ausilio sempre presente nel corso dell'attività degli arbitri di alto livello".
"L'ausilio degli auricolari consentirà all'universo arbitrale di compiere un significativo passo in avanti, sia per quanto attiene la formazione, sia per la gestione della partita - sottolinea il Presidente del GUG Roberto Petronilli - Il contatto diretto degli arbitri permetterà un controllo maggiore di quanto avviene in acqua e sul piano vasca ed un immediato scambio di informazioni tendente all'uniformità interpretativa; la possibilità di ascolto da parte del delegato un pieno controllo delle dinamiche della partita. Il contributo maggiore ce lo aspettiamo nell'ambito della formazione. Attualmente, nel corso delle partite di allenamento, l'arbitro tutor segue il giovane arbitro a bordo vasca, fermando il gioco e dandogli suggerimenti quando lo ritiene necessario. Con l'ausilio degli auricolari, il tutor potrà interagire in tempo reale col giovane arbitro, impartendogli maggiori informazioni, correggendone le interpretazioni erronee e rendendo più fluido il suo operato".
L'idea di sperimentare il kit auricolare nasce da un'iniziativa dall'arbitro Massimo Savarese - responsabile della comunicazione e marketing dell'AIAPN e sabato scorso alle 200 partite in serie A1 - che prova la strumentazione per la prima volta insieme a Carlo Salino nel 2007, nel corso di un allenamento della RN Savona con la RN Bogliasco. La proposta di Savarese, ritenuta altamente qualificante dai vertici del GUG, si concretizza attraverso la collaborazione con il Presidente dell'A.I.A. della F.I.G.C. Marcello Nicchi, del Responsabile della C.A.N. di serie A Stefano Braschi e del Responsabile della Segreteria C.A.N. di serie A Andrea Marinelli, che creano i contatti con la Società francese Adeunis RF, che fornisce i kit "Vokkero" a federazioni e società calcistiche.
"Per il momento si tratta solo di un esperimento - conclude Petronilli - Valuteremo i risultati e confidiamo che in futuro il kit Vokkero possa diventare un ausilio sempre presente nel corso dell'attività degli arbitri di alto livello".
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