Water Polo Development Plans
Information on Water Polo development plans.
Regional Training Centres are at Pyramids Leisure Centre, Heavitree Road, Exeter and GL1 Gloucester Leisure Centre, Bruton Way, Gloucester GL1 1DT .
You can contact Exeter Regional Training Centre Administrator Jayne Turl by emailing exeter.rtc@hotmail.co.uk.
Demonstration video from Mikasa of Hungarian heavyweight ball (5m 30s flashplayer required to view)
The ASA Talent Development Water Polo Programme 2010/11
There will be a trial for 95/96, 97/98 and 98/99 age group entry to the Regional Training Centre on Friday 1 October 2010 at Pyramids Pool, Exeter
Please be there at 7pm for registration. The trial starts 7.30 and runs until 9pm. Anyone in the respective age groups is welcome to come to the trial. If unsuccessful on 1 October, names will be kept and players notified should any spaces become available.
Cost of the trial is £5 and if successful, this will be deducted from the term fees of £55. Cheques should be made payable to ASA.
Please can clubs and coaches download and unzip the file for the term timetable and advert. Please display them at your pool or forward to anyone in your club you think may be interested. If you have any queries, please contact Jayne Turl, Administrator, Exeter Western Counties RTC (07971 965503 / exeter.rtc@hotmail.co.uk).
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Footballers come to Britain, the Water Polo players go to Europe
Last summer British Water Polo was forced to think of a radical way to keep the Men’s squad running on a small budget while ensuring they continue to improve. The results have been impressive, says Water Polo World Class Programmes Manager Joanna Wray, in her regular blog on swimming.org:
While in football many foreigners relocate to Britain for the football leagues in this country, we are sending our players to the hotbed of water polo in Europe. The plan to the British Swimming board and UK Sport was approved last summer and we can now review it as we step into the final phase: Phase 3.
Change of Email address for Exeter RTC
Regional Water Polo Administrator Jayne Turl has recently changed the email address for the Regional Training Centre in Exeter to exeter.rtc@hotmail.co.uk rather than the old one with her name in it.
Please amend your records as the old email address has been deleted and any mail sent to it will be rejected.
Good Practice Guidelines for Young People and Adults training and competing together in Water Polo
These Guidelines have been developed by the ASA Independent Child Protection Officer, ASA Legal Affairs Team and advisors with experience in Water Polo to assist in maintaining proper safeguards for all ASA members.
ASA/UKCC Level 1 Certificate for Coaching Water Polo - July 2010
Start - Unit 1: 3 & 4 July; Unit 2: 10 & 11 July 2010 (times TBC) - Canford Sports Centre, Canford School, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 3AD
Cost £370.00 Funding Opportunities available on www.swimwest.org
If you are interested in supporting the coaching programme in a competitive water polo environment, this certificate is suitable for you. Achievement of this certificate will qualify you to operate as a support coach. It will provide you with the generic “how to coach” skills with specific focus on water polo coaching, technical knowledge and practical skills that will allow you to actively support a more senior qualified/licensed water polo coach at any level in the delivery of a pre-prepared session.
For more information and registration details contact Hayley MacDonald (Hayley.macdonald@swimming.org)
Download advert below. Please pass details on to anyone you believe might be interested in attending.
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Men’s Assistant Coach - Water Polo - Volunteer Role
Organisation: British Swimming
Salary: Voluntary - Expenses paid
Location: Manchester Aquatics Centre
Applications are invited for the voluntary role of Men’s Assistant Coach – Water Polo.
British Water Polo is one of the five disciplines that come under the umbrella of the national governing body British Swimming. Our focus is on performance of the Great Britain senior squads through major competitions towards the Olympics Games in 2012. This is an exciting opportunity to join British Water Polo and the GB staff in driving world class services to the GB senior squads in their preparations and ultimate participation in the 2012 London Olympics Games.
Coaches selected for ASA Advanced Coaching Offer for Water Polo
James Baker (Exeter Water Polo) and Greg Harper (Bristol Central Water Polo) have been selected along with six other coaches from around England to take part in the ASA Advanced Coaching Offer for Water Polo (ACO).
They have an allocated mentor to guide them and shape their coaching skills, be on hand to answer any questions and work on areas of their coaching they wish to improve. The coaches will also have access to England Talent Programmes and Regional Talent Camps.
Successful European tour for GB Senior Men’s Water Polo Team
The GB Senior Men’s Water Polo Team, powered by British Gas, put the final touches to their preparations for the upcoming LEN European A qualifiers with training camps in Hungary and Romania.
A number of the team were back in competitive international action for the first time since the LEN European B Championships (September 2009) getting the summer season off to a good start.
Term 3 2009/10 Trial for entry to the ASA South West Water Polo Regional Training Centre
Friday 30 April 2010 at Pyramids Pool, Exeter EX1 2LA
Please be there at 7pm for registration. Trial starts at 7.30 to 9pm.
Age groups are: 95/96, 97/98 and 99
Cost for the trial is £5.00, if successful, this will be deducted from the term fees of £55.
Please download poster below and circulate as widely as possible.
For more details contact Jayne Turl (07971 965503 or exeter.rtc@hotmail.co.uk)
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British Women’s Water Polo team prepare for LEN European Qualifiers
The senior British Women’s Water Polo team, powered by British Gas, held a training camp in Catania, Sicily as part of their ongoing preparation for the LEN European Qualifiers at the end of April.
The 15-strong squad played a mixture of teams including Catania, the junior Catania team and Messina.