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Water Polo

Teacher in Charge: Mr Kurt Kennedy
Phone: 543 2400
Email: kkennedy@aquinas.school.nz
Terms: 1 and 4

Aquinas College Water Polo

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Aquinas College Water Polo has a strong following. We have competitors at Yr 7 & 8 and the secondary school level. The teams compete in a local competition either at the Windermere Aquatic Centre (Toi Ohomai), or the Baywave Aquatic Centre. We aim to compete in the North Island competitions and the NZ AIMS GAMES Tournament for Year 7 and 8 students.

Check out the AC Water Polo Facebook page for updates throughout the year.

Registrations are now open for Term 1, and will close on Monday 1 February. Please check the Registration tab for more details.

We are very pleased to provide you with information for the Water Polo season. The details for the season are:

Playing Venues

Baywave Aquatic Centre,  Mount Maunganui, and Toi Ohomai, Windermere Drive, Tauranga.

Trainings

Trainings will be on Sunday afternoons at Baywave in one hour slots between 2 and 5pm.

For Tournament Teams, practice will also be held on Wednesdays 7.00am – 8.00am at the Toi Ohomai Pool.

Entry to Baywave is $3.80

Competition

Weekly competitions are organised by Tauranga Water Polo Club. In Term 1, Tauranga Water Polo offers grades for Year 78 and Year 9-13. In Term 4, Tauranga Water Polo offers grades for Year 7/8 and Year 9/10 only.

All players will be required to be at the venues 20 minutes prior to their match. Games are estimated to be played between 4-8.30pm.

Year 7/8 play either on Tuesdays (A & B Grade) or Fridays (C Grade) at Toi Ohomai, Windermere

Year 9 – 13 play on Thursdays at Baywave (or Toi Ohomai if required).

Draw

You can access the draw on the Tauranga Water Polo website, under Term 1 Leagues or Term 4 Leagues tabs.

Tournaments

* North Island Secondary School Champs (Year 11-13) – March
* New Zealand Secondary School Div 2 (Year 11-13 Girls) – April
* New Zealand Secondary School Championships (Year 11-13 Boys) – April
* NZ AIMS GAMES (Year 7/8) – September
* Challenger Cup (Year 9/10) – October
* North Island Intermediate Champs (Year 7/8) – October
* North Isand Secondary School Junior Champs (Year 7-10) – Late Oct/Early November

Uniform

* Year 7/8: AC togs for tournament players, mufti togs for local players
* Years 9-13: AC togs compulsory for all players, no mufti togs

Equipment

Team caps are provided

Cost

$85.00 per student, per term.

Player entry to the pool is an extra cost at Baywave to be paid on arrival at the pool. Teams selected for other competitions will be required to cover associated expenses.

Registrations for Term 1 Water Polo are now open until Monday 1 September.

Water Polo Registration Term 4

Term 1:

Senior (Year 11-13) – Girls and Boys

Junior (Year 9-10) – Girls and Boys

Year 7/8 – Girls, Boys, Mixed

Term 4:

Junior (Year 9-10) – Girls and Boys

Year 7/8 – Girls, Boys, Mixed

Tournaments:

* North Island Secondary School Champs (Year 11-13) – March
* New Zealand Secondary School Div 2 (Year 11-13 Girls) – April
* New Zealand Secondary School Championships (Year 11-13 Boys) – April
* NZ AIMS GAMES (Year 7/8) – September
* Challenger Cup (Year 9/10) – October
* North Island Intermediate Champs (Year 7/8) – October
* North Isand Secondary School Junior Champs (Year 7-10) – Late Oct/Early November

Please click on the links below for some useful resources:

Water Polo NZ Concussion Guidance

FINA Water Polo Rules 2017 – 2021

FINA Nutrition for Aquatic Athletes

 

NUTRITION
Below are resources put together by the Millennium Institute around healthy healthy eating, hydration and recovery.

Nutrition for Water Polo

Junior Athlete

Hydration

Sports Recovery

Home

Aquinas College Water Polo has a strong following. We have competitors at Yr 7 & 8 and the secondary school level. The teams compete in a local competition either at the Windermere Aquatic Centre (Toi Ohomai), or the Baywave Aquatic Centre. We aim to compete in the North Island competitions and the NZ AIMS GAMES Tournament for Year 7 and 8 students.

Check out the AC Water Polo Facebook page for updates throughout the year.

Registrations are now open for Term 1, and will close on Monday 1 February. Please check the Registration tab for more details.

Key Information

We are very pleased to provide you with information for the Water Polo season. The details for the season are:

Playing Venues

Baywave Aquatic Centre,  Mount Maunganui, and Toi Ohomai, Windermere Drive, Tauranga.

Trainings

Trainings will be on Sunday afternoons at Baywave in one hour slots between 2 and 5pm.

For Tournament Teams, practice will also be held on Wednesdays 7.00am – 8.00am at the Toi Ohomai Pool.

Entry to Baywave is $3.80

Competition

Weekly competitions are organised by Tauranga Water Polo Club. In Term 1, Tauranga Water Polo offers grades for Year 78 and Year 9-13. In Term 4, Tauranga Water Polo offers grades for Year 7/8 and Year 9/10 only.

All players will be required to be at the venues 20 minutes prior to their match. Games are estimated to be played between 4-8.30pm.

Year 7/8 play either on Tuesdays (A & B Grade) or Fridays (C Grade) at Toi Ohomai, Windermere

Year 9 – 13 play on Thursdays at Baywave (or Toi Ohomai if required).

Draw

You can access the draw on the Tauranga Water Polo website, under Term 1 Leagues or Term 4 Leagues tabs.

Tournaments

* North Island Secondary School Champs (Year 11-13) – March
* New Zealand Secondary School Div 2 (Year 11-13 Girls) – April
* New Zealand Secondary School Championships (Year 11-13 Boys) – April
* NZ AIMS GAMES (Year 7/8) – September
* Challenger Cup (Year 9/10) – October
* North Island Intermediate Champs (Year 7/8) – October
* North Isand Secondary School Junior Champs (Year 7-10) – Late Oct/Early November

Uniform

* Year 7/8: AC togs for tournament players, mufti togs for local players
* Years 9-13: AC togs compulsory for all players, no mufti togs

Equipment

Team caps are provided

Cost

$85.00 per student, per term.

Player entry to the pool is an extra cost at Baywave to be paid on arrival at the pool. Teams selected for other competitions will be required to cover associated expenses.

Registration

Registrations for Term 1 Water Polo are now open until Monday 1 September.

Water Polo Registration Term 4

Teams
Term 1:

Senior (Year 11-13) – Girls and Boys

Junior (Year 9-10) – Girls and Boys

Year 7/8 – Girls, Boys, Mixed

Term 4:

Junior (Year 9-10) – Girls and Boys

Year 7/8 – Girls, Boys, Mixed

Tournaments:

* North Island Secondary School Champs (Year 11-13) – March
* New Zealand Secondary School Div 2 (Year 11-13 Girls) – April
* New Zealand Secondary School Championships (Year 11-13 Boys) – April
* NZ AIMS GAMES (Year 7/8) – September
* Challenger Cup (Year 9/10) – October
* North Island Intermediate Champs (Year 7/8) – October
* North Isand Secondary School Junior Champs (Year 7-10) – Late Oct/Early November

Resources

Please click on the links below for some useful resources:

Water Polo NZ Concussion Guidance

FINA Water Polo Rules 2017 – 2021

FINA Nutrition for Aquatic Athletes

 

NUTRITION
Below are resources put together by the Millennium Institute around healthy healthy eating, hydration and recovery.

Nutrition for Water Polo

Junior Athlete

Hydration

Sports Recovery

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