2012 14 & Under Club C'ships: Hunter and O & M take out gold
Gold medallists Hunter Blue (Anthony Pearse/Pearse Photography)
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Day 5
The 14 & under national club championships concluded today with two rural based teams, Ovens & Murray and Hunter Hurricanes, taking out the titles, relegating both the Melville Sharks and Melville Marlins to the silver medal.
Dolphins Blue and SE Qld Bees rounded out the minor medallists.
GIRLS | BOYS | ||
GOLD MEDAL | Ovens & Murray | GOLD MEDAL | Hunter Hurricanes Blue |
SILVER MEDAL | Melville Marlins | SILVER MEDAL | Melville Sharks |
BRONZE MEDAL | Dolphins Blue | BRONZE MEDAL | SEQ Bees |
PLAYER OF THE SERIES | PLAYER OF THE SERIES | ||
Kelcee Byrnes - Hunter Hurricanes | Keenan Marsden - Hunter Hurricanes Blue | ||
Lara Zimmerman - Dolphins Blue | |||
GOALKEEPER OF THE SERIES | GOALKEEPER OF THE SERIES | ||
Stephanie George - All Hallows | Cian Hussey - Melville Stingrays | ||
HIGHEST GOAL SCORERS | HIGHEST GOAL SCORERS | ||
Kiara Holden - Cronulla | Keenan Marsden - Hunter Hurricanes Blue | ||
Boys Gold Medal
Hunter Hurricanes Blue has surged to victory in the boy’s 14 & under gold medal match defeating local side Melville Sharks 12-5 in the final.
The Daniel Marsden coached side led from start to finish as they built upon their fantastic week to claim the club’s second 14 & under title in two years after the girls won in 2010.
Hunter started off in steady fashion leading 3-1 at quarter-time, before extending that lead to 5-2 at the main break.
Melville, who had played great polo all week, had an opportunity to reduce the margin late in the second quarter but the Hurricanes defence was able to hold out.
Marsden’s son Keenan and teammate Lucas Mackaway put on the afterburners in the second half scoring the remaining seven goals between them to close out the seven goal win.
For Australian water polo legend Marsden, the victory was as satisfying as any international win with the Aussie Sharks, with his son Keenan also being named tournament MVP and highest goal scorer.
“It’s been a fantastic week for everyone involved with the Hunter Hurricanes,” Marsden said.
“The organisation of the tournament has been wonderful, the kids have loved it and to get the win was even better.
“It’s also great to see the family side of things. I have been involved with the sport for over 30 years now and for Keenan all the other boys to do so well, makes me think I could be involved for a few more years to come.”
Melville’s silver medal was the second for the club after the girls also fell agonisingly short in their gold medal match.
Result: Hunter Hurricanes Blue 12 bt Melville Sharks 5
Hunter Scorers: Keenan Marsden 7, Lucas Mackaway 5, Ryan Mulligan,
Melville Scorers: Jacob Jones 2, Jack Marshall 2, Cody Smith 1
Boys Bronze Medal
In the boy’s bronze medal match, the combined force of the Brisbane Barracudas and KFC Queensland Breakers came to the fore as the SE Qld Bees defeated Drummoyne 6-5.
The match was neck and neck the whole way, with neither team giving an inch until Bees keeper James Tudball made two spectacular penalty saves to give his team the advantage.
Louis Townsend and Edward Craw were the multiple scorers for the Brisbane team with three and two respectively, while Drummoyne’s goals were spread amongst their group.
Bees’ team manager, Marisa Dann, said the boy’s performance was quite a feat considering most players had never been to a national championship before.
“This week has been a massive learning curve for the guys as for some this has been their first time away from home,” Dann said.
“They have improved hugely throughout the week and hopefully we can come back next year and go two better.”
Result: SE Qld Bees 6 bt Drummoyne 5
SEQ Scorers: Louis Townsend 3, Edward Craw 2, Darcy Moreland 1
Drummoyne Scorers: Andrei Crkvencic, Cooper Steen, Liam Corry, Michael Sohns, Michael Hayward.
In the game for fifth and sixth, City Beach Bears defeated UNSW West 5-1 with Lucas Richardson and Jed Thompson scoring two each.
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Girls Gold Medal
The Ovens & Murray girls water polo team has taken out the gold medal at the 2012 14 & under national championships after defeating Melville Marlins 6-3 in the final in Perth today.
The scores were level at the first break with both teams producing some high quality polo, before the Albury-Wodonga side kicked away in the third quarter to establish an unassailable lead.
Melville tried desperately to fight back in the last quarter but was unable to break down the O & M defence.
Brooke Dickie starred for Ovens & Murray scoring three goals, while Kate Gallaher, Olivia Bahr and Hollie Wornes netted one each.
Olivia Sell, Sofie Pontre, Gabriella French were the goal scorers for the Marlins.
Ovens & Murray coach, Brendon Dickie, said the girls were very excited about the performance and credited their ability to play as a team.
“The girls were very good today,” Dickie said.
“It was a tight tussle in the first half, but we kept sticking to the plan and in the third quarter we managed to score three goals to edge away.
“Overall it’s been a great week and the girls have had a great time. They’ve been a really close group of girls and have gelled from the moment we introduced them.”
Melville's silver added to the bronze medal won earlier in the day by fellow Perth side Dolphins Blue.
Result: Ovens & Murray 6 bt Melville Marlins 3
O & M Scorers: Brooke Dickie 3, Kate Gallaher, Olivia Bahr, Hollie Wornes
Melville Scorers: Olivia Sell, Sofie Pontre, Gabriella French
Girls Bronze Medal
Dolphins Blue has won the girl’s bronze medal defeating Brisbane's All Hallows 8-6.
The Perth side got off to a great start leading by four goals at half time, before All Hallows mounted a comeback in the second half to reduce the margin to two.
Mimi Gregg, Matilda Simcock and joint player of the series Lara Zimmerman each scored two goals for Dolphins, while Meg Hudnott and Alice Williams were the main scorers for All Hallows.
Dolphins Blue coach Mark Entwistle said the performance by the girls was fantastic and believed the tournament was a roaring success.
“The girls have played great polo all week and for them to win the game and get rewarded with the bronze is fantastic,” Entwistle said.
“I think it’s been fantastic to have the boy’s and girl’s tournament played at the same time as the kids have been running around everywhere and having a ball.”
Result: Dolphins Blue 8 bt All Hallows 6
Dolphins Scorers: Mimi Gregg 2, Matilda Simcock 2, Lara Zimmerman 2, Josefina Garza, Ellie Thomas
All Hallows Scorers: Meg Hudnott 2, Alice Williams 2, Georgia Purvis, Caetlen Tooley
In the game for fifth position, Cronulla defeated Hunter 7-2 with leading goalscorer Kiara Holden netting five, while joint tournament MVP Kelcee Byrnes scored one for Hunter.
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Day 4
Melville could become the second club in as many years to clean sweep the boy’s and girl’s 14 & under national club championships after dominating day four of the competition, with the Sharks and the Marlins both advancing to the gold medal matches.
Cronulla first achieved the feat in 2008, before repeating the effort last year in Canberra.
Out to stop them will be NSW’s Hunter Hurricanes Blue and the Victoria/NSW cross-border club Ovens & Murray, who also put in impressive displays on day four.
The Melville Sharks boy’s started the day in tough fashion grinding out a close 3-2 win over defending champions Cronulla in the quarter-finals.
The Sharks were up 2-1 at half time before holding on to their slender lead courtesy of a second strike by Jacob Jones’ in the dying minutes.
The quarter-finals between Drummoyne and City Beach Bears, and SE Qld Bees and UNSW Wests were also tight with just three goals splitting the teams.
Drummoyne jumped out to cracking start in their game leading 3-0 at half time, before City Beach Bears stormed back into contention through two goals to Lucas Richardson. However, a second goal to Drummoyne’s Cooper Steen in the final term all but ended the home team’s chances.
SE Qld Bees and UNSW Wests were tied 2-2 at half time in their match with neither team giving too much away. Only doubles to Edward Craw and Darcy Moreland late in the piece resulted in the Bees pulling away.
It was much easier for the Hunter Hurricanes in the final quarter-final, with the son of former Aussie Sharks legend Dan Marsden, Keenan, scoring six goals to lead his team to a 22-0 victory.
In the first semi-final, Jack Marshall scored eight goals for the Melville Sharks, including six in the second half, to lead his team to a 17-5 win over the SE Qld Bees.
The Bees were within touching distance early in the match, trailing by just one at quarter time, before Marshall unleashed his powerful surge late in the game to extend the margin to nine by the last term.
Keenan Marsden continued in his father’s footsteps also scoring eight goals, as the Hunter Hurricanes Blue defeated Drummoyne 19-5.
Marsden’s six first half goals all but put the result out of doubt, with the Newcastle based side maintaining their form for a 14 goal win.
The Hurricanes now play the Sharks at 12.50pm Perth time for the gold medal, with Drummoyne and SE Qld Bees battling it out for bronze at 9.50am.
In other games, UNSW Wests and City Beach Bears will clash for fifth and sixth, while late on day four, last year’s winners, Cronulla, claimed seventh spot with an 8-3 win over Tritons.
In the girl’s semi- finals, the Melville Marlins continued the club’s great day taking out their match against All Hallows 6-2.
The Marlins came out of the blocks firing, scoring four goals in the opening minutes to lead by three at the first break.
All Hallows were able to peg back the margin in the second term to go into half-time trailing 4-2, but two further strikes by the Marlins sealed the victory.
Marlins player Emily Davies led the attack scoring four of her team’s six goals, while Sofia Chaves and Olivia Sell helped out with one each.
They now face Ovens & Murray in the clash for gold, after the Albury-Wodonga based side edged past fellow Perth club Dolphins Blue 4-3.
In what was a neck and neck tussle, the scores were locked at 2-2 and 3-3 at the end of the second and third quarters, before Ovens & Murray nicked a goal late in the piece to secure a memorable finals berth.
Kate Gallaher, Olivia Bahr, Brooke Dickie and Hollie Wornes each scored a goal for Ovens & Murray, while Lara Zimmerman, Matilda Simmock and Tess Jenkins netted for the Dolphins.
The gold medal will be decided at 11.50am Perth time, with the bronze game between All Hallows and Dolphins Blue starting at 10.50am.
Other games saw Drummoyne win the battle for 9th and 10th 4-2 over City Beach Bears, UNSW Killer Whales claim seventh position with a 9-2 win over Sydney Nth Beaches , while Hunter Hurricanes and defending champions Cronulla will playoff off for fifth at 8.30am.
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Day 3
Girls
It was a busy day at the girl's 14 & under national championships with the playoff matches and the quarterfinals all being played.
The day started with three remaining pool matches with Dolphins Blue defeating City Beach Black 14-0 to book a place in the playoffs, and Cronulla beating Balmain 15-0 to advance to the quarterfinals.
The first playoff games saw some very tight contests with Dolphins Blue defeating Drummoyne 4-3, and Sydney Northern Beaches overcoming City Beach Bears 6-5.
In the other playoff matches, All Hallows edged out cross town rivals KFC Queensland Breakers 5-2, while UNSW Killer Whales smashed Balmain 11-3.
The first quarter-final, between All Hallows and the Hunter Hurricanes, was another close match-up with the Brisbane based side coming out on top 4-3.
Georgia Purvis scored two for All Hallows, with teammates Eilish Moore and Gabrielle Lawrence pitching in with one each, while Talah John, Kate Farquhar and Kaitlin Clague scored for the Hurricanes.
Dolphins Blue took out the second quarter-final defeating defending champions Cronulla 5-2. Ellie Sowerby netted twice for the Dolphins with teammates Lara Zimmerman, Tess Jenkins and Josefina Garza also scoring crucial goals.
In the other quarterfinals, last year's silver medallists Melville Marlins defeated Sydney Northern Beaches 8-2, with Gabriella French and Emily Davies scoring two each, while Kate Gallaher again led the way scoring three in Ovens & Murray's 5-1 win over UNSW Killer Whales.
The semi-final action now sees All Hallows face off against Melville Marlins and Dolphins Blue clash with Ovens & Murray for a place in the gold medal match.
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Boys
The quarterfinalists for the boy's 14 & under national championships have been decided with four New South Wales teams, three Western Australian clubs and a lone Queensland side in action.
The day started with the remaining round robin clashes with the Hunter Hurricanes, SE Qld Bees, City Beach Bears and Cronulla all vying for top spot in their respective Group B and Group D pools.
The Hunter Hurricanes dominated their match-up against the SE Qld Bees taking out the contest 10-3 with Lucas Mackaway continuing his great tournament with four more goals.
They finished Group D with four wins from as many matches and booked an automatic berth in the quarterfinals.
City Beach Bears took out the other key round robin match edging out Cronulla 4-2.
Hunter Tierney led the scoring with two goals, while teammates Lucas Richardson and James Ainsworth each pitched in with two.
They too progress directly to the quarterfinals as does Group A winners Melville Sharks and Group C winners UNSW Wests who both ended the pool stage undefeated.
In the afternoon's playoff games, Drummoyne, SE Qld Bees, Cronulla and Tritons all won their matches to also progress to the quarterfinals.
Drummoyne took out the opening playoff match against Dolphins Blue 8-3 with Liam Corry scoring three goals, while the SE Qld Bees survived a tough contest against state rivals Sunshine Coast to come away 6-5 winners.
The other two games were also tight with defending champions Cronulla overcoming Melbourne Collegians 5-3, and Perth based Tritons pipping Richmond 6-5.
The quarterfinals line up now sees the Melville Sharks play Cronulla, UNSW West versus SE Qld Bees, City Beach Bears against Drummoyne and the Hunter Hurricanes against Tritons.
In the playoffs for 9th-12th, Dolphins Blue play Sunshine Coast and Melbourne Collegians face off against fellow Victorians Richmond.
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Day 2
Boys
A host of teams have continued their winning start to the 2012 14 & under club championships after Hunter Hurricanes Blue, Melville Sharks, City Beach Bears, Cronulla, UNSW Wests and SE Qld Bees all improved their records to three wins from as many games.
The Melville Sharks and Hunter Hurricanes Blue were particularly impressive, conceding just zero and two goals respectively.
The Hurricanes Blue continued their domination of Group D after they defeated City Beach Red 18-1 and Dolphins Blue 11-1.
Lucas Mackaway and Keenan Marsden starred for the Newcastle based club scoring ten and nine goals each to top the overall scorers list.
The two victories now set up a clash with SE Qld Bees on Sunday to determine the winner of the pool.
The Melville Sharks were equally convincing as they defeated Drummoyne 6-0 to add to their 23-0 and 8-0 wins from day one. They now have a strangle hold over Group A and look certain to progress to the quarter-finals.
Also showing strong hands are UNSW Wests and Group B rivals City Beach Bears and Cronulla.
UNSW Wests defeated the previously undefeated Tritons 12-2 to take command of Group C, while City Beach and Cronulla face off on day three to determine the Group B winner.
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Girls
A mixture of interstate rivals have come to the fore on day two of the girl's 14 & under championships with bordertown club Ovens & Murray leading the way after recording five wins from their five round robin matches.
The Albury and Wodonga based club secured 8-2, 11-0 and 6-2 victories over City Beach Bears, Stuartholme and Drummoyne to take out first place in Group D and progress to the quarter-finals.
Olivia Bahr scored six goals for the day, while teamate Kate Gallaher continued her goalscoring streak scoring scoring four more goals to take her tournament tally to ten.
Despite the loss to Ovens & Murray, City Beach Bears also booked a place in the playoffs after they too defeated Drummoyne, Stuartholme and Brisbane Barracudas.
Perth rivals Melville Marlins and the Hunter Hurricanes also claimed top positions in their groups after they won all four of their matches including tough 6-4 and 4-3 wins over UNSW Killer Whales and Dolphins Blue.
All Hallows and Cronulla remain in contention to take out Group A after the two teams played out a tense 1-1 draw.
Kiara Holden (Cronulla) and Gabrielle Lawrence (All Hallows) scored the only goals for the match, in what proved to be one of the highlights of the day.
Cronulla can join All Hallows on the same amount of points when they clash with Sydney rivals Balmain in their final round robin contest.
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DAY 1
Boys
Seven teams remain undefeated after day one of the boy's 14 & under national championships at the Challenge Stadium in Perth.
Home teams Melville Sharks, City Beach Bears and Tritons all won their first and second round matches, as did Cronulla, UNSW Wests and SEQ Bees, while Hunter Hurricanes Blue are one from one after defeating Melville Snappers 15-0.
Also in contention are Drummoyne who have a win and a draw from their two games.
One of the highlights of the day was the 4-4 draw between Hunter Hurricanes Grey and Melville Stingrays, with the Stingrays' centre forward Mitchell Hughes scoring all four of his team's goals.
Day two action sees unbeaten leaders in Group B and C, Cronulla, City Beach, UNSW Wests and Tritons go head-to-head, while Melbourne Collegians, Dolphins White, Tasmania, Melville Snappers, City Beach Black and City Beach Red will be out to post their first wins of the week.
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Girls
Three New South Wales teams and a Victorian team lead their respective groups in the girl's 14 & under national championships after the Hunter Hurricanes, Cronulla, UNSW Killer Whales and Ovens & Murray each recorded two wins on the opening day.
Ovens & Murray were particularly impressive with an 8-3 win over Brisbane Barracudas and a 22-0 thumping of Dolphins White, including a combined six goals from Kate Gallaher.
Also performing admirably were City Beach Bears, Melville Marlins, All Hallows, Dolphins Blue and Balmain who also remain undefeated.
Four of those teams play their second round games early on day two with All Hallows and Balmain set to clash with pool rivals Cronulla in the battle for top position in Group B.
Other day two match ups include Melville Marlins versus UNSW Killer Whales and Ovens & Murray against City Beach Bears.
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Perth awaits future stars
The future stars of Australian water polo are set to converge on Perth this Easter long weekend for the 2012 14 & under national championships.
Over five cracking days, 41 teams from 19 clubs and five different states, will contest the championships with the Challenge Stadium, Perth playing host.
A record number of Perth teams have entered the championships with City Beach, Dolphins, Melville and Tritons providing 17 of the 41 squads on show.
Sydney club Cronulla are the defending champions with both the boy’s and girl’s teams likely to go close again.
Other clubs that are set to push for a medal are Melville and Drummoyne in the girls and Melville and Queensland in the boys.
Western Australian Water Polo CEO Dale Ballantyne said he was excited about having the tournament in Perth and believed it was a great opportunity to nurture the future stars of tomorrow.
“This will be one of the biggest tournaments on record with 41 teams in action, so I guess the main step is to make sure that everyone is happy and having a great time,” Ballantyne said.
“This includes both the parents and the kids as this will be their first introduction to the national level, and being at Easter we want to give everyone the best possible experience.
“For the players, this will mean ensuring that they want to keep playing water polo after the tournament and the best way to do that is by getting them to become friends with everyone else.
“As a result we have organised a closing disco at City Beach Surf Life Saving Club, plus a wine and cheese night for the parents on the Saturday.
“This tournament is very much a transition competition so as they end their years in the 14 & under age bracket, we need to make sure that they keep coming back in the 16’s and 18’s.”
Competition begins on Good Friday at 8.30am with round one round robin games.
The tournament will continue over the weekend before culminating with the medal games on Tuesday.
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The 2012 14 & Under National Club Championships will be held at the Challenge Stadium, Mt Claremont, Perth, Western Australia, commencing at 8am on Friday 6 April 2012. The Championships will finish on Tuesday 10 April, around 3pm.
ENTRIES
Boys | Girls |
|---|---|
City Beach Bears | All Hallows |
AGE
The 2012 14 & Under National Club Championships are for athletes born 1998 or later.
DATES
The dates for the 2012 14 & Under Club Championships are 6-10 April 2012 inclusive.
VENUE
The venue will be
Challenge Stadium Pools
Stephenson Ave
Mt Claremont WA 6010Locate the pool
CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES
Entries are now open and will close with AWPI on or before Friday 3 February 2012.
Your entry must be n the Entry Form available below.
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 14 & Under Entry Form
2012 14 & Under Team Nomination Form
2012 14 & Under Team Photo Order Form
FEES
The Entry Fee is $550 (incl GST) per team. A Player Pool Entry fee of $20 per player (excluding Managers, Coaches, and Referees) is also payable. Both of these charges will be invoiced to the Club by AWPI. Do not send money with your entry form.
TEAMS
Teams will be limited to fifteen (15) players per team.
Please note that the names of players (along with their date of birth and National ID number) in cap number order are required to be submitted to AWPI by Friday 23 March 2012.
PLAYER & TEAM ELIGIBILITY
Please note that all players must be registered with a Club and State Association and comply with the Date of Birth criterion.
Guidelines of ELIGIBILITY for Club Championships
METROPOLITAN CLUBS
1. Registered members of a club may form one or more club teams. Members must be registered with the club prior to the Call for Entries is issued, 9 January 2012.
2. Club teams which include players who are not registered with that club must seek the approval of their state association to enter the "combined" team.
REGIONAL CLUBS/ASSOCIATIONS
1. Registered members of a club may form one or more club teams. Members must be registered with the club/association prior to the Call for Entries is issued, 9 January 2012.
2. Members of clubs aligned with a regional association may form one or more regional teams.
3. Teams which include players who are not registered with that club/association must seek the approval of their state association to enter the "combined" team.
TWILIGHT CLAUSE STATES (SA, TAS, ACT)
1. Registered members of a club may form one or more club teams. Members must be registered with the club prior to the Call for Entries is issued, 28 December 2011.
2. Members of State Association may form one or more Association teams.
3. Teams which include players who are not registered with that Association must seek the approval of their state association to enter the "combined" team.
REFEREES
The name of the referee accompanying the team must be notified at the time of lodgement of the initial Entry Form.
The referee must be independent of the team coach, manager or players.
There will be no centralised accommodation arrangements made for referees, teams must handle this themselves. Entry Forms that do not nominate a referee will not be accepted.
Each team must provide an exclusive referee to that team. Teams cannot share a referee.
Failure to provide a referee at the Championships will result in a penalty of $750 payable by the Club.
REGISTERED MEMBERS
Please note that all players must be registered.
All Coaches, Managers and Referees must be registered members of either a club or their State Association.
PROGRAM
Games will commence at 8.00 am on the morning of Friday 6 April 2012.
The program and format of the championship will depend upon the number of teams entering.
Every endeavour will be made to maximise the number of games each team will play.
The format will be advised shortly after entries close.
PRE-EVENT MEETINGS
Meetings for the Coaches and Managers, and Referees will be held at 7.00pm on the veneng of Thursday 5 April 2012 at Sports House at Challenge Stadium.
Your cooperation is sought in having a representative at these meetings.
TEAM TRAVEL
Teams may make their own travel arrangements.
AWPI recommends Moves Travel Group for air travel and accommodation.
Contact details are
Emma Croft | Sports Department Team Leader
Moves Travel Group | Sound Moves Freight - Australia
P: +61 2 9217 8999 F: +61 2 9212 2155
e: emma.croft@movestravel.com
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Note that the program will be designed to allow teams to catch evening flights back to their home town on Tuesday 10 April 2012. There can be no guarantee that teams will be able to catch the 4.15pm flights if they are participating in the Medal Games and the Closing Ceremony. This will be dependent on how many teams enter the CHampionships and the draw.
PRESENTATIONS
Opening and Closing Ceremonies will be conducted during the Championships and all teams are asked to attend in full uniform.
COMPETITION RULES
Rules under which the Championships are to be conducted will be advised following the close of entries, as the Rules will be dependent upon the event format.
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, the following commitments must be met by Managers, Coaches and Referees who have contact with children under the age of eighteen years.
Managers, Coaches and Referees visiting Australian Capitol Territory must comply with State Legislative requirements.
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, which will be adhered to for this event.
MEDIA STATEMENTS
State Associations, Clubs 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 2012 National Club Championships Boys and Girls 14 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.
THEFT
Any person/s found stealing signage or any equipment owned by Australian Water Polo Inc or WA Water Polo Inc or the game venues or other venues may be immediately reported to police and that person/s will be brought before the AWPI Judiciary. Please note that automatic disqualification of the team from the championship will occur if any member is found guilty of theft.
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
If you have any queries, please contact
Peter Hobday
Operations Manager AWPI
PO Box 60
Lindisfarne TAS 7015
0408 393 311
peter.hobday@australianwaterpolo.com.au
