SEPTEMBER 2017 NEWSLETTER # 1 Email: info@waterpolotasmania.com www.waterpolotas.com.au Water Polo Tasmania (WPTAS) warmly welcomes teams, players, parents, friends, referees, coaches, officials and lovers of water polo in Tasmania to the WP club season for 2017. Friday nights at Doone Kennedy Hobart Aquatic Centre (DKHAC) are a great Water Polo night out. WE have a total of 40 teams entered this 2017 season throughout the age categories. We hope the club season is successful, enjoyable and fun for all. Water Polo Australia strongly supports and enforces THINK, ACT, PLAY. Note, this applies to all players, coaches, parents, referees and spectators. THINK before you speak ACT with respect PLAY in the spirit of the game One of the main conditions of THINK, ACT, PLAY is that coaches take on the responsibility to ensure all athletes line up and shake hands on pool deck after each game. RESPECT THE REFEREES: please be mindful that many referees are juniors and should be treated in accordance with THINK! ACT! PLAY! Please do not approach referees immediately after a game for discussions. Save your questions for later please. 1
NEWSLETTER # 1 WP CLUBS and CONTACTS University Honey Badgers. Contact: Tom Reale. universitywp@gmail.com 0488 992 740 Wet Magic. Contact: Sue Saunders, sue.saunders@education.tas.gov.au 0409 704 201 Clarence Crocs. Contact: Gina Aitken. Gina.aitken@dhhs.tas.gov.au 0439 387 250 Sandy Bay Sea Eagles. Contact: Wes Roach. wroach@netspace.net.au 0409 945 845 Club games are advertised on Fox sporting pulse. This can found at: websites.sportstg.com Due to the girls u16 nationals being played at DKHAC 27 Sep - 2 Oct, there will be NO games Friday 29th Sep. Instead take your Tassie spirit and support our Tassie girls team! CONGRATULATIONS Well done to all the athletes who were selected in the u16 girls team: Tasha Clark, Alice Sutton, Alisha Brocklesby, Gabrielle Merrit (Vice Captain), Elly Muller, Zia Mitchelmore, Sidney Hayes (Captain), Lara Wallace, Sasha Greg, Felicity Kirk, Isabelle Walls, Rachel Netherton, Dharbi Wright. The u16 nationals will be played at DKHAC 27th Sep - 2 October. The u16 boys are travelling to Sydney for Nationals which are on 25 Sep- 29 Sep. Good luck to: Jonty Clues, Josh Wylie, Harry Fisher, Tom Messer, Jacques Stevenson, Sajiv Rao, Christos Klonaris, Theo Ives, Jackson Devine, Hunter Wright (Vice Captain), Sembeyan Muthu (Captain), Alex Smith, Alex Continenza. Water Polo Tasmania is providing some financial support to assist in expenses, team registration fees and team coach and manager costs to the state teams. Congratulations also to the men who were selected for the Australian Country Team playing in Bangkok in November 2017. WPTAS acknowledges the following athletes: Jamie Welsh, Toby Verrier, Sam Whitehouse, Tom Franks, Leighton Beer and Joseph McMullen (reserve). WPTAS are also supporting these athletes. 2
IMPORTANT DATES: Club season games: #1: 1/9/17, #2: 8/9/17, #3: 15/9/17, #4: 22/9/17, #5 20/10/17, #6: 27/10/17, #7: 3/11/17, #8: 10/11/17, #9: 17/11/17, #10: 24/11/17 1st Dec Club semi finals 8th Dec Club grand finals 9th Dec WPTAS awards dinner and presentations Flippa ball season dates and details TBA (starts in school term 4) - contact person Emma Newell WATER POLO SWIMMING ACADEMY For those interested, WPTAS has arranged for specialised water polo swimming sessions with Ray Winstanley to improve fitness levels for WP players. Sessions are held regularly at the Clarence Pool. For all information about costs, times and any other enquiries please contact the Clarence pool. ph: 6244 2294. Mention that you are a WPTAS member and wish to participate in the Water Polo swim program. $2 ENTRY FEE All spectators must pay $2 per person on entry to the Doone Kennedy Hobart Aquatic Centre. This is Hobart City Council charge to assist in pool operation costs. 3
GAME NIGHT INFORMATION All games MUST to start on time!! Please ensure your team is lined up and in the water before the allocated game starting time. Time clocks will start regardless of player readiness and a team will be assumed forfeit if not present four minutes after the game start time. A scorer from EACH team MUST be at the score table before the game starts. Penalties can apply if a team representative scorer is NOT present. It is the clubs role to do this. If you notice your club does not have a representative at the score table, please step in. It is NOT the role of WPTAS to do this for clubs (or to search for scorers). SUPPORT YOUR CLUB. Please do not remove the scoring sheet from the scorers table. Feel free to take a photograph of player cap numbers for your own records. It is the responsibility of all teams playing the last game of the night (in each pool), to pack up their defensive half. This includes removal of goals and markers to the allocated area outside. Chairs must also be replaced under the grandstand. Any other helpers able to stay for the end of night pack up are greatly appreciated. Games must start on time to ensure easy transition of referees and athletes between pools and to ensure games do not finish later than 10pm. WPTAS is liable to pay additional fees if games continue late. 4
NEW SCORING CONTROLLERS: Please watch the video on how to use the new score controllers. This can be found on the WPTAS website in the next week. Please note, we are all still learning. 2018 Water polo National championships Water polo Australia has recently released the dates for next year championships. U14 Girls (born 2004-08). 28 March - 2 April, Albury Wodonga U14 Boys (born 2004-08). 27 March - 2 April. Canberra. U16 Boys and Girls (born 2002-04). 29 Sep - 4 Oct. TBA U18 Girls and Boys (born 2000-2003). 27 March - 2 April. Canberra For more information go to: www.waterpoloaustralia.com.au THANK YOU Thank you to all the people working behind the scenes of WPTAS and our. These people donate many, many hours of their own time (unpaid). Without their tireless efforts Water Polo games would not be possible. We also sincerely thank you all and welcome all the board members whether they be newly elected, reappointed or recently retired. 5
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