U18 Programme Outline (Old)

Events for the Season

Auckland League:

The U18 Water Polo Auckland League competition will take place on Saturday’s or Sunday's throughout Term 2. Game start dates are still TBC (we will let you know once we have dates available). The games are held in different pools throughout Auckland with games usually starting from 1:00pm - 8:00pm. We will be entering all of our teams into this competition.

U18 National Championships:

Division 1 - 11th - 14th July - Auckland

Division 2 0 6th - 9th July - Auckland

At this stage we envisage sending all of our U18 teams to Nationals (dependant on Divisions hosted by NZWP).

PLEASE CONTACT US SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS EVENT OR COSTS INVOLVED.

U18 Programme 2024

Our U18 Programme runs from the beginning of Term 2 with trials taking place at the end of the school holiday's through to Week 1 of Term 2. Term 2 will see players placed into teams and they will train 2-3 x per week and play weekly games on Saturday or Sunday afternoons / evenings.

Trial Information

U18 Trial dates: Trials will be held Saturday 27th April - Friday 3rd May (Days and Times TBC)

Players will be required to attend all trial sessions and attend combined testing sessions

We ask that players please view the videos of these testing’s prior to attending. They can be found by joining our North Harbour Water Polo Club Members Page. The testing’s will be;

Beep Test
Vertical Jump Test
Agility Test
Leg Test
Passing Test

PLEASE ENSURE YOU ARRIVE ATLEAST 15MIN PRIOR TO EACH SESSION TIME TO SIGN IN.

Registration fee for 2024 season: $tbc for the season.

Auckland League Fees: $100.00

Nationals Fees: TBC for athose attending

NZWP Registration Fee: Needs to be done through NZWP website – this is new in 2023 and you will need to pay their associated costs to be able to play.

Payment details: Direct credit upon receipt of invoice or Credit Card.

Please note: Those playing in multiple Age Groups will not need to pay 2 x Rego, only 1 Rego and AKL League fee for each age group playing.

Other Information

This year the U18 Season will be short (one Term Only) due to Nationals being held at the end of Term 2. Players will have additional fee paying training options in Term 1 to prepare them for trials in Term 2. We intend to have the teams selected by the end of week 1 (if not earlier) and have them training together as soon as possible.