Dear Players and Parents. Please find below the updated dates and venues for the South West Regional Academy’s and Inter Regional tournaments.

Of Note, both October session in addition to training,  will allow trialling for those player (boys and girls) who were not previously trialled during the September 2017 sessions.

Notification of any selected male players trialled in the September session, will be informed of their academy selection by Close of play Sat 14 October 17. Please accept our apologies for the delay, as the stats needed to be correlated and sessions planned in order to provided the most targeted training and to match the different requirements for each age group.

Please note each Sessions – 2 hours for each group, 

21st October – girls RTC session 2 @ Hengrove – Bristol (12.30-14.30 for 2003-2005 and 14.30 -16.30  2001-2002)

28th October – boys RTC session 2 and trial for IR @ Gloucester –  GL1 (17.00-19.00 for 2003-2005 and 19.00 -21.00  2001-2002)

11th November – girls RTC session 3 and trial for IR @  Hengrove – Bristol (12.30-14.30 for 2003-2005 and 14.30 -16.30  2001-2002)

11th November – boys RTC session 3 @ Gloucester –  GL1 (17.00-19.00 for 2003-2005 and 19.00 -21.00  2001-2002)

2/3 December – girls Inter Regional  – Walsall

9/10 December – boys Inter Regional – Walsall

If you have any queries or questions please contact the following in the first instance you should contact the following:

Administrator for the Regional Academy – Colin Hunt (e: adminWP.SW@virginmedia.com / t: 07910651885)

Dear All

Exeter Playing in British Water Polo League in Devon (Plymouth)!

Many of you will be broadly aware of Exeter’s senior men playing in the British Water Polo League Division 2 – this places us in the top 16 Clubs in the Country, and the Team usually travel far and wide (Sheffield, Lancaster, Manchester, London) to play their matches.

Well this year and for the first time the Team have the luxury of playing in Devon, at the Life Centre in Plymouth on the 4^th and 5^th November 2017.

Saturday 4^th Nov           13:40    Croydon v Exeter

Sunday 5^th Nov             10:10    Welsh Wanderers (pretty much the Welsh national team) v Exeter

13:40    Bristol v Exeter

There will be no training for Exeter Club members on the 5^th November due to Bonfire Night / Tar Barrel celebrations in Ottery St Mary etc.

It would be much appreciated if as many people (whether no connection to the sport or Club members and their families) could come and support the team – many of the Club players or other recipients of this email will know some of the Exeter Team, and it is the highest level Water Polo to have been played in Devon for decades. So far as I am aware there is no charge for entry to spectate. There are other matches ongoing throughout the day in case you wished to watch other matches perhaps interspaced with spending some other time in and around Plymouth (National Marine Aquarium / The Hoe / Plymouth Gin Distillery etc) – full list of fixtures below.  If you have any other questions please do not hesitate in contacting me! The Team that will be playing is as follows:

Saturday 4 November, 2017 – Plymouth

Sunday 5 November, 2017 – Plymouth

Please do let me know if you would like to come along to spectate – the Sunday fixtures will be the best atmosphere / level of play!

Kind regards

Jaggers

Devon County Trials

INFORMATION FOR PLAYERS

 

Coaches / County / Club officials please ensure that this email is distributed amongst your Club’s players. Please see the relevant age group for your son / daughter below. If they would like to trial to represent Devon County in the ASA SW Inter County Championships, then please email your registration of interest by sending the following information:

•         Full Name:

•         Date of Birth:

•         Club Name: and

•         ASA Number (if known).

There is no cost associated with the trial or the competition once selected.

Players of all standards are welcome to attend – one of the aims of the trials is to get players used to what a trial is, as this will stand them in good stead for future trials / competitions etc.

12 & Under Mixed Age Group, players born 2005 and younger.

Trials – 16th September 2017 @ North Devon Leisure Centre, Barnstaple, 16:00 to 17:30.

14 & Under Mixed Age Group, players born 2003 and younger.

Trials – 24th September 2017 @ North Devon Leisure Centre, Barnstaple, 13:00 to 14:30.

16 & Under Female Age Group, players born 2001 and younger.

Trials – 24th September 2017 @ North Devon Leisure Centre, Barnstaple, 14:30 to 16:00.

16 & Under Male Age Group, players born 2001 and younger.

Trials – 24th September 2017 @ North Devon Leisure Centre, Barnstaple, 16:00 to 17:30.

18 & Under Male Age Group 

Senior Female Age Group 

There will be no trials for these age groups. When coaches for these teams have been identified they will be asked to select sides from the players that they have observed playing in the Devon League in the past year. Players eligible in these categories will likely already be playing regularly, and will also possibly have played together as teams in the past.

Senior Male Age Group.

Players will be invited to express an interest in taking part in the competition, and should note that if they are eligible and registered to play for a team entered in the British Water Polo League, then they are not eligible to represent Devon in this competition. If you wish to express an interest please email me by return.

I apologise for the short notice of these trials, I have been waiting on confirmation of the dates of the competitions, so that we could ensure that coaches would be available. In the absence of this information we will just have to do the best we can.

If any player cannot make the trial date for their age group, but still wishes to be considered for selection then please let me know. I will consult with the coaches at that players Club for an assessment of that players capability. I can’t guarantee selection for any player via this route, but will happily discuss any players possible selection if the home Club’s coach feels that it is merited.

INFORMATION FOR COACHES

As we don’t yet have confirmed dates for the competitions, although it appears likely that they will take place in the second half of November, I am asking all coaches that may be interested in coaching the sides to contact me as soon as possible, and we shall ensure that we have coaching teams ready for each age group.

I should like to ensure that all Clubs have representation on the coaching teams, an aim which I know James Baker, my predecessor in this role, and to whom I am indebted for the shameless theft and modification of this email, also shared. This can only be good for our Clubs and the players of the County.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate in contacting me.

Kind regards

Yours sincerely

Doug Litt

Head Coach – Devon County Amateur Swimming Association (Water Polo).

Dear Player/Parent

ASA SW Region Water Polo Academy

This email provides key information relating to the recommencement of the ASA SW Regional Water Polo Academy for 2017/18 with dates for the trial being:

23rd September – 12.30-14.30 girls 2003-2005

– 14.30 -16.30 girls 2001-2002

30th September – 12.30-14.30 boys 2003-2005

– 14.30 -16.30 boys 2001-2002

(Please arrive 30 mins before for registration)

Please ensure that all enquiries are directed to the email address below and not replying to the address this has been sent from.

adminWP.SW@virginmedia.com

1. Rationale for / Purpose of the Regional Academy

With the demise of the centralized England Talent , the ASA SW Region Water Polo Committee has therefore continued to make arrangements for a Regional Academy to run the elite training pathway on behalf of the ASA and will also use these sessions to assist with training and selection of regional squads.

2. Who Operates the Regional Academy

The Regional Academy is operated by the ASA SW Region through the Water Polo Committee. The Regional Academies are ‘stand-alone’ and not the subject of any management by any higher authority or any individual at ‘national level’. Therefore, to the extent that you may have any issue relating to the Regional Academy you should address these through:

Colin Hunt (e: adminWP.SW@virginmedia.com / t: 07910651885)

Colin will be the administrator for the Regional Academy, and will take up day to day administration and act as the first point of contact for those individuals attending the Regional Academy .

3. Relationship between the Regional Academy, Inter Regional Championships and England Talent

The Regional Academy put in place by each of the ASA Regions are to develop players and has potential for players  to also be nominated to attend England Talent / national team consideration.

The ASA SW Region will continue to select teams to represent the Region within the ASA Inter-Regional Championships with the aim of fielding the strongest possible team. Therefore, technically, a player who is exceptional but chooses not to attend the Regional Academy or with a view to participating with England Talent could still be selected to represent the ASA SW Region within the Inter-Regional Championships.  These sessions will thou be used to develop team tactics and therefore it is highly advisable to attend the Regional Academy.

Locations and Dates of the Regional Academy for 2017/2018 will be confirmed in the near future:

The Regional Academy will be held at Hengrove Park, Bristol for the remainder of 2017 sessions.

Hengrove Park Leisure Centre,
Hengrove Promenade,
Hengrove Park,
Bristol,
BS14 0DE

TEL: 01179370200

The Academy anticipates to hold seven sessions in the months of September, October, November, December, January, February and April (will break for the month of March)

Players of suitable ability will be invited to return from the first Regional Academy in September to all subsequent sessions in 2017/18.

The fee to attend the first session/trial on the 23^rd or 30^th September 2017 is £10 per person (payment details to follow)

If you are invited back to the Regional Academy then the remaining fee will be £10 per session, total £60 to cover the remaining sessions.  We cannot accept part-payment where players can only make some of the sessions.

What you need to do to attend the Regional Academy

If you wish to attend the Regional Academy you need to email the following details to the above address:

4.1 [FULL NAME]

4.2 [DATE OF BIRTH]

4.3 [CLUB YOU ARE REGISTERED WITH]

I hope that the above email provides you with a good level of initial information. If you do have any immediate questions please contact Colin on the above address.

Please could you ensure that the information contained within this email is distributed to all Clubs / Players.

Kind regards

ASA South West Region Water Polo Committee