2012 20 & Under National C'Ships Day 6: NSW Blues make it two gold
NSW Blues celebrate their win (Anthony Pearse/Pearse Photography)
Men's Gold Medal
The New South Wales Blues men's team have clinched their second straight 20 & under national championship after defeating Western Australia 8-6.
The Blues got out to a commanding 8-1 lead early in the third quarter thanks to doubles from Michael de Gail and Gordon Marshall, before Western Australia fought back to close within just two on the siren courtesy of strikes from George Ford, Nick Redbond and Reg Burrows.
Anthony Hrysanthos was a standout throughout the game making numerous clutch saves, leading to his goalkeeper of the tournament honour.
Legendary New South Wales head coach Les Kay, said the Blues win was thoroughly deserved and that a number of the boys had bright futures ahead of them.
"It was a very good win in what was a clinical display by by the boys," Kay said.
"We sort of switched off in the last quarter as we were up by six at one point, but full credit to the team, it was a great team effort and everyone was fantastic.
"The week has been tremendous for their development. There is now a training camp for the boy's born '94 national squad and we have five guys in that team so that is quite an achievement.
"It is very pleasing to see the guys recognised, because they are all so young but playing at such an elite level, and for our keeper Anthony, he is only 16 and to play the way he did was awesome."
Hrysanthos was also named in the team of the tournament, along with team mates Marshall, Paul Sindone and Connor Martin.
Result: NSW Blues 8 bt WA 6 (2-1, 4-0, 2-3, 0-2)
NSW Scorers: Gordon Marshall 2, Michael De Gail 2, Blake Buckley, Matt Hannan, Paul Sindone, Matt Skinner
WA Scorers: Luca Altieri 2, George Ford, Sam Quinn, Reg Burrows, Richard O'Halloran
Men's Bronze Medal
In a titanic battle, the Victorian boys came from a goal behind at three quarter time to take the bronze medal 9-7.
Blake Edwards continued his fantastic form for the week scoring four goals to take his total tally to 32.
This outstanding performance was enough to earn him highest scorer honours as well as tournament MVP.
Result: Vic 9 bt Queensland 7 (0-2, 2-1, 3-3, 4-1)
Vic Scorers: Blake Edwards 4, Michael Heil 2, Lachlan Rath, Matt Perrott, Josh Barrington
Qld Scorers: Tyler Sinclair 2, Callum Smith 2, Connor Arnold, Ben Edwards, Stewart Greenbank
For full Day 6 men's results 
click here
Women's Gold Medal
In a see-sawing contest, the New South Wales Blues secured a well deserved gold medal with a tight 10-9 win over Queensland.
Queensland took the early advantage jumping out to a 2-1 advantage at quarter time, before the New South Wales girls regained the momentum with a 3-1 third term.
The match was then evenly struck, with both teams trading goals until the Blues were able to hold on for the one goal victory.
Morgan Baxter continued her tremendous tournament netting three goals to fall agonisingly short of claiming top goal scorer honour, while Queensland Olivia King capped off fantastic week by being named tournament MVP.
Result: NSW Blues 10 bt QLD 9 (1-2, 3-1, 3-3, 3-3)
NSW Scorers: Pascalle Casey 3, Morgan Baxter 3, Jayde Appel 2, Michaela Davies, Lena Mihailovic
Qld Scorers: Margaret Morrison 2, Laura David 2, Olivia King 2, Bidget O'Connor, Issy Malcolm, Madeline Coburn
Women's Bronze Medal
Western Australia clinched the bronze medal courtesy of a convincing attacking display against the NSW Waratahs.
The Western Australian's established a 4-1 half time lead, before a 5-0 third quarter all but sealed the victory.
The Waratahs got the better of the last term, but it was a case of too little too late.
Keeper Lillian Hedges once again starred for Western Australia making numerous fine saves, while Australian Barbarians player Eliesha Browne led the team superbly in both attack and defence.
Hedges was named goalkeeper of the series, with both players also being named in the team of the tournament.
Result: WA 10 bt NSW Waratahs 5 (3-1, 1-0, 5-0, 1-4)
WA Scorers: Cathryn Earl 2, Madeleine Quinn 2, Heather Scott2 , Kassia Ralston, Erin Redbond, Eliesha Browne, Jessica Zimmerman
NSW Scorers: Brittany Tait 2, Fiona Walsh 2, Lenke Dauda-Board 1
For full Day 6 women's results click here
2012 20 & Under National C'Ship - Final Standings and Awards
Blake Edwards Anthony Hrysanthos Olivia King Lillian Hedges Chloe Barr
20 & Under Boy's Team of the Tournament 20 & Under Girls Team of the Tournament
DAY 5
WA and QLD score close semi final wins
The Western Australian men's and Queensland women's teams have prevailed in epic semi-final clashes to progress through to their respective gold medal matches against the two New South Wales Blues outfits.
Western Australia overcame a monumental comeback by Victoria to take out their match 10-9 in extra time.
The Western Australians were up 7-4 at three quarter time with Nick Redbond and Reg Burrows leading the way with two goals each, before Blake Edwards (4) and Matt Perrott (3) clawed their team back into the contest with pivotal goals.
Victoria were still trailing by one late in the piece, but Darcy Holdsworth pulled out the miracle equaliser with 2.2 seconds remaining to take the game into extra minutes.
However, Western Australia was able to re-group in the opening moments of extra time to jump out to a two goal lead and eventual seal the 10-9 win.
They now face New South Wales Blues for the gold, who were convincing in their easy 17-8 semi final win over Queensland. Michael de Gail starred for the Blues scoring four, while Connor Martin and Nathan Power pitched in with three.
In the fifth versus sixth playoff, New South Wales Waratahs scored only their second win of the week defeating South Australia 13-8. Alex Allan and Justin Trabinger both scored three.
The women's semi final match between Queensland and New South Wales Waratahs was also a nail biter, ending in bizarre circumstances with Queensland coming away a narrow one goal winner.
Both team's were locked together at each of the first three breaks with Emily Benson (Qld), Madeline Coburn (Qld) and Jessica Dill Macky (NSW) leading the scoring.
The scores were still tied early in the last term, before New South Wales suffered a setback with Stephanie El Safty excluded for brutality with four and a half minutes left on the clock.
To their credit the Waratahs kept fighting and were still level with two minutes remaining before Queensland edged ahead to seal the 7-6 win.
They now play New South Wales Blues in the final, who accounted for Western Australia 14-8 in an impressive display.
Morgan Baxter once again starred with three goals while Aussie Stingers' squad member Hannah Buckling furthered her quest for Olympic selection with two.
In the playoff for the bottom two placings, South Australia smashed Victoria 17-11. Lucinda Swan netted 5 while Australian Barbarians player Genevieve Venosta continued her great form with another four goal haul.
Results:
Men: Semi-f 1: NSW Blues 17 bt Qld 8 (5-3, 4-1, 4-3, 4-1), Semi-f 2: WA 10 bt Vic 9 XT (3-1, 2-2, 2-1, 1-4 FT), 5 v 6: NSW Waratahs 13 bt SA 8 (2-2, 4-2, 4-4, 3-0).
Women: Semi-f 1: Qld 7 bt NSW Waratahs 6 (2-2, 1-1, 1-1, 3-2), Semi-f 2: NSW Blues 14 bt WA 8 (4-2, 3-2, 3-2, 4-2)
Finals Schedule:
M: 8.30am - Bronze Medal: Queensland v Victoria
1.00pm - Gold Medal: NSW Blues v WA
W: 10.00am - Bronze Medal: NSW Waratahs v Western Australia
11.30am - Gold Medal: Queensland V NSW Blues
For full Day 5 men's results click here
For full Day 5 women's results click here
Day 4
Semi finalists decided
The Queensland women’s and NSW Blues men’s teams have topped the ladder after the preliminary rounds of the national 20 & under championships amidst a sensational battle for semi final spots in the women’s draw.
Queensland and the ‘lady’ Blues both had big wins, the team from the Sunshine state crushing the NSW Waratahs 15-8, the Blues scoring a massive 29-7 win over Victoria.
Those wins left both teams on 16 points with Queensland topping the ladder by virtue of their 6-5 victory over the Blues on Thursday.
Behind them Western Australia grabbed third spot despite an 8-7 loss today to semi finals ineligible New Zealand but the real excitement was in the tussle for the fourth and final semi final spot.
Both South Australia, who had the bye today, and the NSW Waratahs, finished the preliminary rounds equal on nine points and having played out a 7-all draw earlier in the week were forced to a tiebreaker of points differential.
They were tied on that score too before the NSW Waratahs were awarded fourth because they had more goals scored against Queensland.
In the semi finals tomorrow Queensland will play NSW Waratahs, while the Blues will play Western Australia.
In the men’s tournament, the NSW Blues won their fifth game in as many matches by defeating Victoria 12-6 to amass a maximum 15 points, two more than runner’s up Western Australia who moved to 13 points with today’s 12-5 win over South Australia.
In the day’s other game Queensland beat the NSW Waratahs 7-5, enough to finish fourth on the ladder, one place behind Victoria.
The men’s semi finals will see the Blues play Queensland and Western Australia play Victoria. The Waratahs will play South Australia in the fifth versus sixth playoff.
Results
Men: NSW Blues 12 bt VIC 6, QLD 7 bt NSW Waratahs 5, WA 12 bt SA 5
Women: NZ 8 bt WA 7, NSW Blues 29 bt VIC 7, QLD 15 bt NSW Waratahs 8
Click here for full Day 4 men’s results and ladder
Click here for full Day 4 women’s results and ladder
Day 3
QLD women find form
Queensland women have shot to prominence on day three of the 20 & under national championships upsetting New South Wales Blues 6-5, before thumping Victoria 26-4.
New South Wales went into the clash two points clear of nearest rivals Western Australia and were up 3-2 at half time, but were outplayed in the second half of the match to go down by one.
Madeline Coburn was the standout for Queensland netting three, while Maddie Schmid led the NSW resistance with two.
The Queenslanders continued their hot form in the afternoon with a 22-goal drubbing of Victoria. Margaret Morrison scored six and Bronte Colenson five, in a performance that saw 11 of the 12 field players score a goal.
The back to back victories sees Queensland tied with New South Wales Blues and Western Australia at the top of the table. These positions are likely to remain the same with just one round remaining.
In the other matches, Western Australia scored convincing wins over Victoria and New South Wales Waratahs, while hosts South Australia had another agonising day earning a tough 7-7 draw with the Waratahs before a gut wrenching 13-12 loss to New Zealand.
New South Wales Blues won their men's top of the table clash, defeating Western Australia 8-5. After trailing 2-1 at quarter time Western Australia scored three goals in the second period to level the game at 4-4 at the main break.
New South Wales came out firing in the second half, restricting Western Australia to one goal, before netting three of their own to seal the three goal margin
Connor Martin continued his impressive display scoring two, with WA's Nick Redbond also scoring a double.
The other clashes saw both Victoria and Queensland claim easy wins.
Blake Edwards once again starred for Victoria scoring his third six goal haul for the week, while Stewart Greenbank's three goal effort against South Australia was enough to close out the win for Queensland.
Results:
Men: NSW Blues 8 bt WA 5, Victoria 11 bt NSW Waratahs 4, Qld 11 bt SA 6.
Women: NSW Waratahs 7 drew SA 7, WA 17 bt Vic 8, Qld 6 bt NSW Blues 5, Nzl 13 bt SA 12, WA 10 bt NSW Waratahs 3, Qld 26 bt Vic 4
Click here for full Day 3 men's results and ladder
Click here for full Day 3 women's results and ladder
Day 2
NSW & WA dominate
New South Wales Blues and Western Australia have dominated both the men's and women's competition on day two of the championships.
There were six women's games in total with New South Wales Blues claiming the top of the table clash against Western Australia in the final game of the day.
Western Australia held the advantage at half time leading 3-2, before New South Wales scored four goals in the third term to go one goal up.
Morgan Baxter scored her third of the game with just minutes remaining to seal the 7-5 win, and put her team at the top of the standings.
In the other evening games, Chloe Barr (SA) and Genevieve Venosta (Vic) both showed their class, netting four and five goals each as South Australia defeated Victoria 14-10, while New Zealand scored their second win of the day beating New South Wales Waratahs 11-9.
Earlier, the Kiwis had opened their account with a tight 17-16 over Victoria. Rebecca Parkes and Kate Enoka were standouts scoring seven and four goals respectively.
The clash between WA and Qld was also close, with Australian Barbarians representatives Eliesha Browne (WA), Bronte Colenso (Qld) and Olivia King (Qld) dominating. Browne sealed WA's 11-10 win with her fifth of the game, while Colenso and King each netted three.
The final morning contest saw New South Wales Blues defeat South Australia 14-9. Morgan Baxter (NSW) again led the attack for her team scoring four, while SA's Chloe Barr continued her sole charge netting five of the team's nine goals.
In the men, New South Wales Blues and Western Australia remained undefeated after securing 17-3 and 9-6 wins over Queensland and Victoria.
NSW got out of the blocks quickly scoring nine first half goals, before six more in the third term deflated any chance of a Queensland comeback.
Paul Sindone starred with four goals, while Gordon Marshall and Jake Stanton each pitched in with three.
Western Australia overcame a tight first half tussle with Victoria to power out to a three goal full time margin. Nick Redbond, Luca Altieri and Richard O'Halloran led the way each scoring two goals.
The other game saw New South Wales Waratahs claim their first win of the week defeating South Australia 8-6.
Results:
MEN: NSW Waratahs 8 bt SA 6, NSW Blues 17 bt Qld 3, WA 9 bt Vic 6.
WOMEN: Nzl 17 bt Vic 16, NSW Blues 14 bt SA 9, WA 10 bt Qld 9, NZL 11 bt NSW Waratahs 9, SA 14 bt Vic 10, NSW Blues 7 bt WA 5
For full Day 2 men's results click here
For full Day 2 women's results click here
Day 1
Evening Session - Edwards brothers shine
The Victorian men's team has made it two wins from as many starts defeating Queensland 14-6.
Blake Edwards was once again the star of the show scoring six goals for the game to take his tournament tally to 12, while brother Lachlan pitched in for two.
Victoria got off to a blistering start scoring six goals in the first term, with Blake Edwards netting the first three.
New South Wales Blue have also remained undefeated, thumping South Australia 22-8. Last year's champions jumped out to a 19-6 three-quarter time lead, including a stunning eight goal period in the third term.
Gordon Marshall, Paul Sindone and Connor Martin each scored four goals, with Martin's effort taking his tournament tally to eight.
In the other men's match, Western Australia overcame a stubborn New South Wales Waratahs outfit 9-3.
The NSW team was within striking distance at half time, trailing 3-1, before Sam Quinn, Nick Redbond and Luca Altieri each scored their second of the game. The win also sees Western Australia at the top of the table with two victories.
New South Wales Waratahs women have edged out Victoria 13-9 to claim their first win of the tournament. The Victorians were within two goals at half time, but a five goal haul to Lenke Dauda-Board allowed the NSW team to extend their margin to four on the siren.
Dauda-Board now has nine goals for the tournament after scoring four in game one, while Amber Grahame was the main attacking force for Victoria scoring five for the match, including three in the last term.
Queensland and New South Wales Blue both remain undefeated after they secured convincing wins over South Australia and New Zealand.
Margaret Morrison and Olivia King scored three goals each as Queensland proved too strong for South Australia, taking out the contest 14-7. Chloe Barr once again stood up for the home team netting three goals.
New South Wales Blue smashed the hapless New Zealand 15-1, with Shannon Martin, Jayde Appel, Lena Mihailovic and Pascalle Casey all scoring multiple goals.
Results:
MEN: WA 9 bt NSW Waratahs 3, NSW Blues 22 bt SA 8, Vic 14 bt Qld 6
WOMEN: NSW Waratahs 13 bt Vic 9, NSW Blues 15 bt NZL 1, Qld 14 bt SA 7
Morning Session - WA off to winning start
Both Western Australian teams have commenced their 20 & under national championships with hard fought victories over Queensland and South Australia in the opening session on day one from the South Australian Aquatic and Leisure Centre.
The Western Australian men overcame a 0-2 third term to defeat a gallant Queensland team 6-4. George Ford was the standout for WA netting three, while Stewart Greenbank scored two for Queensland.
In the other men's games, Victoria scored six last quarter goals to defeat South Australia 16-10, while in the all New South Wales clash, Blues smashed Waratahs 19-4.
Australian Barbarians squad member, Blake Edwards, continued his fine form from the 2012 Water Polo Pan Pacs scoring a game high six goals for Victoria.
Erin Redbond, Mercedes Ralph and Eliesha Browne led the WA women to a stirring win over South Australia, each scoring three goals in the 12-9 victory.
Chloe Barr got the home team to within one goal at the last break, before Western Australian kicked away to close out the match.
It was much a closer affair in the women's version of the all New South Wales encounter, with Blues defeating Waratahs 11-6. The Waratahs were up 3-2 at quarter time, before Maddie Schmid nailed three goals to seal the win.
In the other game of the day, Queensland outplayed visitors New Zealand 16-9. Maddie Coburn scored four goals.
Results:
MEN: WA 6 bt Qld 4, NSW Blues 19 bt NSW Waratahs 4, Vic 16 bt SA 10
WOMEN: WA 12 bt SA 9, NSW Blues 11 bt NSW Waratahs 6, Qld 16 bt Nzl 9
For full Day 1 men's results click here
For full Day 1 women's results click here
Elite youngsters descend on Adelaide
The 20 & under national water polo championships come to Adelaide this week as some of the best young players from around the country battle it out for interstate supremacy.
The championships come at a good time for the players, with selection in National Water Polo League teams and national squads on the cards.
New South Wales has entered two teams in both the men’s and women’s competition, with Blues men and Queensland women the defending champions.
The tournament has a proud history of producing some of Australia’s future greats, and this year could be no exception with current Aussie Stingers and Aussie Sharks fringe players Hannah Buckling and Blake Edwards lining up.
Also in action are Australian Barbarians team members Bronte Colenso, Emily Benson, Olivia King, Genevieve Venosta, Cathryn Earl and Eliesha Brown.
Last year, keepers James Clark and Kelsey Wakefield both received goalkeeper and tournament MVP honours, and have since gone on to represent Australia at the recent Water Polo Pan Pacs in Melbourne.
Who will jump out of the pack this year?
The week long event will be held at the brand new South Australian Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Marion and will house 16 different teams from five states, including the New Zealand women’s squad.
Action kicks off tomorrow (Jan 17) with finals matches to be held on January 22.
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Hobart (November 28) _ Entries are now closed with participants as follows
Boys | Girls |
|---|---|
Queensland | Queensland |
NSW Blues | NSW Blues |
NSW Waratahs | NSW Waratahs |
Victoria | Victoria |
Sth Australia | Sth Australia |
Western Australia | Western Australia |
New Zealand |
Hobart (August 22) - Entries are called from State Associations to enter teams in the 2012 Junior Men and Junior Women (Born 1992 or later) National Water Polo Championships to be held in Adelaide, SA, from 17 to 22 January 2012. Entries close Friday 30 September 2011.
ELIGIBILITY
Athletes must be born in 1992 or later. Players entering the draft must comply with the born 1992 or later criteria.
VENUE
South Australian Aquatic & Leisure Centre (SAALC)
443 Morphett Road
Oaklands Park SA 5046
Telephone (08) 8198 0198
DATES
The dates for these Championships are 17 to 22 January 2012 inclusive.
CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES
Entries are now open and will close with AWPI on Friday 30 September 2011.
Entries must be accompanied by the entry fee and is to be submitted on the attached competition entry form/tax invoice. Payment should be made to AWPI.
The Entry Fee is $1000 per team (includes GST) payable to AWPI to accompany team entry. No pool entry fee is payable.
FORMS
Note that all forms can be used electronically, which is the preferred method of receiving forms and information.
Email address - peter.hobday@australianwaterpolo.com.au
2012 20 & Under Entry Form../images/stories/2011_20under_entry_form.doc
2012 20 & Under Team Nomination Form
2012 20 & Under Athlete Draft Form
2012 20 & Under Photo Order Form
REFEREES
The name of the referee accompanying the team must be notified at the time of lodgment of the initial Entry Form. Entry Forms that do not nominate a referee will not be accepted.
Travel arrangements for the referees are the responsibilty of the State Associations.
There will be centralised accommodation arrangements made by AWPI for referees, and charged to State Associations at the rate of $110 (incl GST) per night per team. This cost will include ground transport for referees. The nominated referee must be independent of the role of players, coach and/or manager of a team entered in either gender.
Accommodation will be in at the Oaks Liberty Towers Apartments in Glenelg.
TEAMS
Teams may list a maximum of thirteen (13) players per team.
Please note that the names of players (along with their date of birth and SportingPulse National ID numbers) in cap number order are required to be submitted to AWPI by Tuesday 3 January 2012. Please note that all players must be registered with their State Association and comply with the Date of Birth criterion.
STATE TEAM ENTRIES
State Associations are invited to enter Junior Men's and Junior Women's teams.
ATHLETE DRAFT
The ‘Athlete Draft’ will be conducted in accordance with the procedure detailed in the By-Laws of Australian Water Polo Inc and set out below:
(1) Member Bodies may make formal representation to the Operations Manager of AWPI to include a maximum of three (3) seconded players from other Member Bodies in their National Championship teams. This must be done at least 30 days prior to the Championship, no later than Tuesday 20 December 2011.
(2) Member Bodies must advise of names of players not required for inclusion in their team, no later than Tuesday 20 December 2011.
(3) Players named by Member Bodies (2) above will be placed in a pool from which member Bodies may ‘Draft’ athletes.
(a) the ‘Draft’ will be carried out by preference given to that Member Body which finished with the lowest rank at the previous National Championships;
(b) The second preference to the next lowest ranking state etc;
(c) In the event of a Member Body not having taken part in the National Championship, that Member will be deemed to have the third lowest ranking;
(d) The athlete’s Member Body must retain the first right of refusal for the athlete’s services;
(e) Within the said 30 days period prior to commencement of the National Championships, Members may make application to the Board of AWPI for the release of drafted players to return to their home Member Body. The Board should deal with the request with absolute discretion;
(f) Prior to inclusion in the draft pool, the player must give written authorisation for inclusion in the draft (refer copy of attached ‘Athlete Draft - Agreement Form’). Once such authorisation is given, the player is bound to play with the Member Body to whom he/she is drafted; the ‘Athlete Draft – Agreement Form’ must also be endorsed by the respective Member Body of the player seeking to be included in the Draft.
(g) Financial arrangements will be a matter of private negotiation between the drafted player and the Member Body.
It should be noted that the ’Final Standings’ from the National Championships (Junior Men & Junior Women – Born 1991 or Later) held Perth, WA, January 2011 were as follows:
JUNIOR MEN | JUNIOR WOMEN |
1. NSW Blues | 1. Queensland |
2. Queensland | 2. NSW Blues |
3. WA Gold | 3. Western Australia |
4. NSW Waratahs | 4. Victoria |
5. South Australia | 5. NSW Waratahs |
6. WA Black | 6. South Australia |
7. Victoria |
PROGRAM
The program and format of the championship will be a Round Robin, with Playoffs, Preliminary Finals and Grand Finals. The Draw will be advised after entries close.
PRE-EVENT MEETINGS
Meetings for the Coaches and Managers, and Referees will be held prior to the start of the event. Your cooperation is sought in having a representative at these meetings. The Coaches & Managers meeting will be held on Monday 16 January 2012 at 7.00pm and the Referees Meeting will follow at 7.30pm, at SAALC.
PRESENTATIONS
Opening and Closing Ceremonies will be conducted during the Championships and all teams are asked to attend in full uniform. Presentations will be made for Player of the Series, Goalkeeper of the Series and Highest Goal Scorer (Prelininary Rounds only) and a Team of the Tournament will be made for both Junior Men and Junior Women.
COMPETITION RULES
Rules under which the Championships are to be conducted will be advised following the close of entries.
CODE OF CONDUCT
The Championships will be conducted under the Constitution and By-Laws of Australian Water Polo Inc. Your attention is drawn to the Codes of Conduct contained in Section 7 of the By-Laws for Players, Referees, Officials, Spectators and others.
CHILD PROTECTION LEGISLATION
In accordance with the Australian Water Polo Inc Member Protection Policy which is binding on ALL members of AWPI, certain commitments must be met by Managers, Coaches and Referees who have contact with children under the age of eighteen years. Please refer to the AWPI Member Protection Policy to ensure all compliance requirements are met. Your State Association Office has a copy of the Member Protection Policy, or it is available from the AWPI Web Site - 
Click here
The South Australian Government has comprehensive Child Protection legislation, details of which will be provided after the close of entries.
DRUG POLICY
Australian Water Polo Incorporated supports the Australian Government, the Australian Sports Commission, the Australian Olympic Committee, and the Australian Sports Drug Agency in their efforts to eradicate the use of drugs in sport. AWPI has published an anti-doping policy, Click here which will be adhered to for this event.
MEDIA STATEMENTS
States and teams shall be permitted to promote the event and or their team within their own state (subject to AWPI approval). However, no competitor, team manager, official or spokesperson for a state or team shall make media statements that could bring the AWPI, 2012 National Championships Junior Men and Junior Women 20 Years and Under, its sponsor, or officials into controversy. Such statements shall be deemed to be a breach of AWPI discipline and may be dealt with accordingly.
OTHER MISCONDUCT
Section 10 of the Member Protection Policy outlines what other misconduct is a breach of AWPI behaviour standards.
Please ensure that the team managers, coaches, parents and players are familiar with this Policy.
SPONSORSHIP
Teams may pursue their own sponsorship for the Championships, however, in the event of teams having conflict with event sponsors or AWPI sponsors, the latter will have precedence.
INJURY STATISTICS
Australian Water Polo Inc is vitally interested in collecting injury statistics and, hence, forms will be provided at the briefing meeting to allow feedback of this information to AWPI. Please be aware that these form require no private information on the player or access to their medical records.
QUERIES
Should you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me.
Peter Hobday
Operations Manager
AWPI
PO Box 60
Lindisfarne TAS 7015
03 62168999
peter.hobday@australianwaterpolo.com.au
