ASA Inter Region Boys 14 & u Division 2

Jacob Wass and Tom Costello represented North West Region B Team, 14 & under in the ASA Inter Region Division 2 competition held at the Liverpool Aquatic Centre last weekend (26-27 Jan). The boys were up against stiff opposition from Wales, Scotland, East England and Greater London.

On day one North West played Wales first and was narrowly beaten 8-7. In their second game North West had a better game and beat East of England 7-6. The next match was against London who dominated the tournament with the majority of the team part of the Great Britain set up. Tom Costello got his first goal for North West but London cruised to a 11-2 victory. In the final match of the day North West took on Scotland. In this game Jacob and Tom enjoyed more success with Jacob scoring two goals and Tom one goal. North West finished second on day 1 which meant they played in the final against London the following day.

The final was almost a repeat of the meeting the day before with London winning 10-3. Jacob and Tom can be proud of their performance particularly considering they started playing water polo 12-18 months ago. The full results can be seen below.

DAY 1

WALES 8 NORTH WEST RAVENS 7

EAST 6 NORTH WEST RAVENS  7

NORTH WEST RAVENS  2 LONDON 11 

NORTH WEST RAVENS  11 SCOTLAND 7 

FINAL

LONDON 10 NORTH WEST RAVENS  3

Warrington’s Connie Gregson takes part in the girls competition in two weeks time for North West Region A Team at Walsall.

B&D 12&U Knockout Draw

Game 1                        Royton  v   Bolton Scg

Game 2                        Tyldesley v Warrington

To be played by end of  June.

Game 3                        Winner game 1   v   Loser  game 2

Game 4                        Winner game 2   v   loser game  1

To be played by end of  August

Final  Winner game 3  v  Winner game 4

Winner game 3 shall be in white caps

Winner game 4 shall be in ‘blue’ caps

Final to be played at 7pm on a Friday at Broughton pool Salford on a date to be set in September 2013. 

2013 Fixture List

The first version of the Water Polo fixture list for 2013 is now available at /club-documents/water-polo/2013-Fixture%20List.pdf.  This version contains the L&D fixtures for the senior team.  Fixtures for the younger age groups to follow.

Core Training Available

Core training is available for Water Polo players on Tuesdays 4pm - 4.45pm & Sat 8.45am - 9.30am. The sessions are not a course and can be done as available. Children can be left, or adult fitness classes are available at the same time, cost £1.50. Core strength is essential for young players intending to develop beyond club level. Learn the exercises and aim to repeat 3 to 4 times per week. Players feel the difference and benefit from a significant increase in performance.

Address, Tracy Bolding Studio, First floor 1, Newcut lane, Woolston WA1 4AG. (The road from the lights to Woolston recycling centre, Building on the right).

Jacob and Tom in action for North West Ravens

Good luck to Jacob Wass and Tom Costello this weekend competing in the inter regional champs at Liverpool Aquatic Centre for North West Ravens. They play Wales at 12.45pm East England at 3pm London at 5.15pm and Scotland at 7.30pm. Matches are 4 x 5min quarters. The play offs are on Sunday 27th Jan starting at 11.45 and conclude with the final at 2.45pm which will consist of 4 x 7min quarters. The first place team will be promoted to Divison 1. If you pop down watch out for Nigel Dailey who is attending a table officials course during the Championships. 

2013 Membership Forms

Could everybody remember to returned there membership forms on or before before the closing date of the 14th Feb.

Warrington 12 & under's enter B & D League and Knockout Competition

Warrington 12 & unders enter Bolton and District League against teams from Bolton School, Manchester Icebergs, Manchester Grammar School, Royton, Stretford and Tyldesley

Also a knockout competition v Bolton School, Royton, Tyldesley

B&D agree new rules for 12 & under

12 & under water polo.

Players shall be 12 years & under on the last day of the year of competition. All team members must be a member of the ASA.There shall be 10 players per team. There will be 6 players per team in the water at any one time, one of which shall be a goalkeeperwearing a distinctive cap [red]. The pitch and goals will be of reduced size and the home team will use the same size pitch and goals for all their home fixture. The ball used shall be size 3.There will be two halves of 10mins actual playing time [or less if agreed by both teams]. Each team will have 2 time outs.The rules of senior Water Polo shall apply AND WILL BE STRICTLYADHERED TO by the referee, teams and Officials.Home referees may be used but a neutral referee is recommended.

Training ON as usual until further notice

Training as usual on

Saturday 19th Jan

At Lymm on Monday 21st Jan

No training for juniors on Wednesday 23rd Jan as the seniors have a match v Birkenhead you are welcome to watch.

If we get notice that a centre is closed due to weather conditions I will send a text to parents and post it on this web site.

North West Team Announced

North West Inter Regional Championships

 

Swim North West Academy Boys will be looking to make this, their fourth consecutive Inter Regional Championship title in Division One, on the 26th and 27th January 2013 at Walsall Gala Baths. 

 

The North West Tigers (first) team will be coached by Zak Sly (Lancaster City) and Anthony McGuinness (Bridgefield) and team managed by Colin Walsh (City of Manchester), who have a strong working relationship, not only have they been working with the regional teams for three years, they also spent their summer as Games Makers at the London 2012 Olympic Games, volunteering at the Water Polo event. The Tigers will take on West Midlands, South West, South East and North East in the two-day competition.

 

Swim North West are the only Region that enter two teams into the competition, which gives more opportunities for players to access the Player Pathway and Talent Identification.

 

The Ravens (second) team, who are competing in Division Two at Liverpool Aquatic Centre on the same weekend and will be coached by Gary Ellwood (Lancaster City) and Trevor Peach (Blackpool Aquatics) and team managed by Paul Mason (Lancaster City). The Ravens will be taking on the other half of the country; Wales, East, Scotland and London.

 

Special thanks goes to Swim North West Water Polo Manager and ASA TWPC Competition Organiser, Joanne Mountfield, for the time and effort put into organising these events. 

 

Tigers

1.       James Barker (City of Manchester)

2.       Jordan Titley (Lancaster City)

3.       Theo Clapperton (Stretford)

4.       Stef Cossutti (Lancaster City)

5.       George Lilleywhite (Bolton School)

6.       Jake Melling (Bolton School)

7.       Solomon Neild (City of Manchester)

8.       Oliver Rhodes (Bolton School)

9.       Josh Smith-Trow (City of Manchester)

10.   Alex Armstrong (Carlise Aquatics)

11.   Ben Riding (City of Manchester)

12.   Aaron Mason (Lancaster City)

13.   Ben Ray (City of Manchester)

Ravens

1.       Owain Llewellyn  (Lancaster City)

2.       Sam Ormerod (Fleetwood)

3.       Joe Booth (Fleetwood)

4.       Tom Costello (Warrington)

5.       Michael                Kelly (Bridgefield)

6.       Harry King (Bridgefield)

7.       Ciaran  O’Sullivan  (City of Chester)

8.       William Plant (Bolton School)

9.       David Price (Bolton School)

10.   Ben Ticehurst (Manchester Icebergs)

11.   Jacob Wass (Warrington Warriors)

12.   Samuel Kinsella (Royton)

13.   Edward Sandford (Bolton School)

Kind Regards

 

Zak Sly

SNW Boys Lead Coach

Tom & Jacob make North West Ravens Team

Its confirmed that Jacob Wass and Tom Costello attended trials at Lancaster last weekend and have been selected to play for the North West Region in the Ravens Team. This is for boys born 98 or younger. The team will soon be action playing in the inter regional championships at Liverpool Aquatic Centre on 26th & 27th January 2013. That is exceptional achievement considering they have only played water polo for around 12 months in Jacobs case less than 12 months. James Collins made the team last year we hope to have many more players on this team in the future. My congratulations to both boys for their hard work and dedication

REGIONAL TRAINING CENTRE

L&D Regional Training Centre

Knowsley Leisure & Culture Park, Longview Drive, Huyton, L36 6EG

Wednesdays

Age groups: 97-98s and 99-00s from 7.30-10.00pm

for Boys and Girls

£60 per 10 week block

Cheque to be made payable to ‘Amateur Swimming Association’

For further details contact

Chris Byrne Water Polo Coach or

CLICK ON THIS LINK

2013 MEMBERSHIP & MEDICAL FORMS

Please find attached the 2013 Membership and Medical information / Consent forms for completion and return to Ian Wilson, Club Membership Secretary, with fee’s by the end of Jan 2013, by Hand or e-mail to membership@warringtonsc.co.uk

• 2013 Membership Letter
• 2013 Membership Form & Medical Information/Consent Form

Regional Table Officials Course 2013

Our club and the players need table officials for games to take place. If you are interested in becoming a table official for our club please speak to Chris Byrne to register an interest.

We have plenty of support at the club once you have completed the course and it will help you understand the game of water polo and give you the best view in the house! 

Regional Table Officials Course 2013  

to be held at Liverpool Aquatics Centre

Wellington Road, Liverpool, L15 4LE

Saturday 26 January from 11.00-6.00pm (classroom)

and Sunday 27 January from 10.00-4.00pm (1.5hr exam followed by practical assessment)

(Swim 21 Club members FREE)

16 & u Team 2013

	* = GK ** = Capt
1*	Josh Rowe	15
2**	James Collins	16
3	Harry Pollock	16
4	Tim Mainwaring	16
5	William Morris	16
6	Megan Dorman	15
7	Constance Gregson	15
8	Thomas Pye	15
9	Jacob Wass	15
10	Sam Cooper	15
11	Tom Costello	15
12	Dom Crawley	15
13	Stanley Mainwaring	14
14	Adam Farini	14
15	Sarah Whitely	15

12 & u Squad for 2013

12&u *=GK   *1 Luke Atkinson  12 2 Abigail Collins  12 3 Connor Lynch 12 4 Daniel Farini 12 5 Dominic Richards 12 6 Elena Forde 12 7 Erin  Starsky 12 8 Finley Moss 11 9 Molly Ashton  12 10 Jake Williams 12 11 Katie Bowater 12 12 Lauren Shaw 12 13 Mathew Wilson 11 14 Nathan Harrison 12 15 Rohan Davies 10 16 Emma Horne 12 17 Luke Boardman 12 18 Ben Daily 12

14 & u Team for 2013

GK = * CAPT = **
	14 & u
*1	Max Harrison	13
**2	Stanley Mainwaring	14
3	Adam Farini	14
4	Ben Stevens	14
5	Jack Yates	13
6	Matt Williams	13
7	Elena Forde	12
8	Amelia Forde	13
9	Emily Bowater	13
10	Molly Ashton	12
11	Abigail Collins	12
12	Finley Moss	11
13	Rebecca Pritchatt	13
14	Ben Daily	12

Water Polo Training

The last water polo training session of 2012 will take place on Saturday 22nd December 2012. The first session back will be two weeks later on Saturday 5th January 2013. We return to Lymm on Monday 7th December 2013.

Many thanks to players and parents for supporting our ever growing and improving polo section. After the final session I will announce the teams for 2013 including 12 & under, 14 & under and 16 & under teams.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Chris Byrne

Water Polo Coach

Rio 2016 Olympic funding increase for Water Polo - £2.93m - £4.5m (53.6%)

Another big winner is water polo, despite Britain not winning any medals in the sport at London 2012. Funding is up from £2.93m for the men’s and women’s team to £4.5m solely for the women’s.

In contrast, swimming missed its target of five to seven medals, winning only three, and its funding is reduced to £21.4m - a cut of 14.9%.