Y9-13 WATER POLO 2024
LEVELS
Years 9 - 13
TERMS
Term 1 for Seniors
Term 4 for Juniors
TEAM SIZE
The ideal number is 9-11 players. There are 7 in the pool at one time. 1 goalie and 6 players in the pool.
GAME LENGTH
4 x 8-minute quarters, with 2-minute breaks in between.
COMMITMENT
Members of the Senior A team will be expected to attend two training sessions per week during Term 1 on Sundays and Wednesday evenings. All those registered will receive a pre season swimming programme they can use to prepare for the season. It is important that students wanting to play at the top level have a strong swimming fitness level and there will be time trials at the first training session for the year.
The Senior A will also attend three tournaments during Term 1.
If enough students register to play in 2024, trials will be held before the season starts. For those students who don't make Senior A, we will put in a more social team in a lower division. These students will need to attend one training session per week.
COST
Junior & Senior Teams - $180 per player
Tournament costs will be extra on top of this (please see tournaments noted below).
COMPETITION SENIOR TERM 1 ONLY
Senior | Thursdays - starts 15th February | 7:00pm - 10:00pm | WRAC or Huia Pool |
COMPETITION JUNIOR TERM 4 ONLY
Juniors | Thursdays - Start tbc October | 7:00pm - 10:00pm | WRAC or Huia Pool |
TOURNAMENTS
Senior A Team | Development Tournament | Saturday 24th-Sunday 25th February | Wellington |
Senior A Team | North Island Secondary Schools | Thurs 21st March-Sunday 24th March | Auckland |
Senior A Team | National Secondary Schools - Division 1 | Saturday 13th April-Tuesday 16th April | Wellington |
Junior A Team | North Island Year 9 & 10 Cup | Thurs 21st November-Sunday 24th November | Auckland |
TRAINING
Year 9 - 13 | TBC - Once team is confirmed and venue, likely to one early morning a week for Juniors |
UNIFORM
School Waterpolo togs.
The school provides Waterpolo caps.