Aquinas College Water Polo

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.

Trial Information- Term 1 2019

Friday 1 February for the 2019 water polo muster/trial at Toi Ohomai/polytech pool at Windermere. Times have now been confirmed:

3.30-5pm: years 7 & 8
5-6pm years 9 -13 boys
6-7pm year 9-13 girls

There will be another trial on Friday 8 February at the same times as above, so don’t panic if your child can’t make this Friday. You do need to prioritise one of these Fridays as a trial if you can’t make both dates.

Also, Sunday trainings will resume on Sunday 3 February at Baywave. Years 7 and 8 will train from 2-3pm, years 9-13 boys will train from 3-4pm and years 9-13 girls will train from 4-5pm. Remember you have to pay to go into Baywave at the reception desk – or show your membership card.

Note – the Sunday trainings are different times for the college players from the 2018 times. Check them carefully.

College games will start on Thursday 7 February. Students will be put in to teams to play in grading games that will also act as trials. The team you are in on 7 February might not be the team you are in all term. The next trial will take place the next evening – Friday 8 February, times as above.

Tuesday intermediate water polo will start on 12 February and Friday intermediate water polo will start on 15 February. Intermediate students will have been put into their term teams as there will have been two trials and a Sunday muster.

Aquinas College Water Polo Committee 2019

Sue Lund

Kellie Low

Miranda Horan

Josh Fitzgibbon

Tristan Edwards

Leanne Mackay

Julie Simpson

Lee Roper

Annie Fourie

Colin van Oudenaaren

Simon Helm

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 2019

* North Island Secondary School Champs (Year 11-13) – March 2019
* New Zealand Secondary School Div 2 (Year 11-13 Girls) – April 2019
* New Zealand Secondary School Championships (Year 11-13 Boys) – April 2019
* NZ AIMS GAMES (Year 7/8) – September 2019
* Challenger Cup (Year 9/10) – October 2019
* North Island Intermediate Champs (Year 7/8) – October 2019
* North Isand Secondary School Junior Champs (Year 7-10) – Late Oct/Early November 2019

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 will open in December 2018 and be open through to Monday 4 February 2019.

Water Polo Registration 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 2019:

* North Island Secondary School Champs (Year 11-13) – March 2019
* New Zealand Secondary School Div 2 (Year 11-13 Girls) – April 2019
* New Zealand Secondary School Championships (Year 11-13 Boys) – April 2019
* NZ AIMS GAMES (Year 7/8) – September 2019
* Challenger Cup (Year 9/10) – October 2019
* North Island Intermediate Champs (Year 7/8) – October 2019
* North Isand Secondary School Junior Champs (Year 7-10) – Late Oct/Early November 2019

Please click on the links below for some useful resources:

Water Polo NZ 2019 Calendar

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

Please click here to view the Water Polo NZ Yearly Calendar