Desk Officials Training Manual   The purpose of this training
manual is to provide new desk officials with a basic knowledge
of their requirements. Once the manual has been reviewed, a desk
official's test is available to verify competence.   There are
three functions to be performed at the desk during any water
polo game: Shot Clock, Game Time, and Scoring. The number of
individuals needed to work the table is determined by the
version of timing system being used. Desk officials should
always be dressed appropriately and be wearing similarly colored
collared shirts.  Shot Timer  In the collegiate game, each team
receives 35 seconds to take a shot. If they do not take a shot
within this time, the desk official sounds a horn and the other
team takes a "free throw" at the spot where the ball was located
when time expired.  The key to working the shot clock well is
accurately timing a team's possession and re-setting on a
turnover. In order to accurately time a possession, the timer
needs to understand the phras