Northern Suburbs Schools Water Polo Competition

Northern Suburbs Schools Competition @ Warringah Aquatic Centre

The Northern Suburbs Schools Water Polo Secondary competition is one of the longest running schools’ competitions held in NSW, and has hosted many Australian Representatives and a few Olympians too… It’s where they started.

Whilst times have changed and players are starting to play at a younger age, the Schools Competition remains an important part of their player development, playing with their school mates, leading, and mentoring their peers. An important life skill.

This year the Schools competition will commence in Term 2, 2025:-

In the past we have had schools entering from Riverview, Forest High, Bally Boys, Stella Maris, St Lukes, Pymble, Redlands, Pittwater House, and St Andrews Cathedral School… If you know of any schools, private, public, boys & girls that may wish to join, please pass on my details, or forward me their details, so we can open communications about the competition.

• Team Entries (School use) -  2025 Northern Suburbs Schools Competitions Team Entry - Northern Beaches Water Polo Academy - The Water Polo School - revolutioniseSPORT 

Alternatively, I am also opening individual registrations and looking at forming composite/grouped school teams who don't have enough players to form a team or who don't offer water polo as a sport... ie Players from Shore, Ravo, Monte etc would not be eligible to enter as an Individual registration as those schools offer water polo and play in another competition.  However if Shore, Ravo or Monte want to enter this competition as a School entry, they are more than welcome.  We will not be engaging Club Representative teams; it will be school, and participation focused. No NAGP atheletes unless they are affiliated with a school team, not a composite team.

If your school is not entering a team, however you would like to play, please register no later than 2nd April 2025 . Below is the link for Individual Player registrations:-

• Individual Player - 2025 Northern Suburbs Schools Competitions - Northern Beaches Water Polo Academy - The Water Polo School - revolutioniseSPORT

If anyone has further questions, queries, or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out… I am working towards getting the competition back up to where it was pre covid. Let’s all work together to make that happen😊

Proposed Competition Structure

OPENS - Years 10, 11 & 12 - will commence on Friday 2nd May and finish on Friday 20th June 2025 (8 weeks) - Teams Entries are limited to 4 Girls teams and 4 Boys teams. 

This will be our Premier Schools Competition

• Pool set up will be 1 field of play... Similar to a standard full size water polo pool... 
• Games will be scheduled 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm & 8:30pm.
• Each team will play each other twice in the round games.  Week 7 will be semi finals 1 v 4 and 2 v 3.  Winners will progress to the Gold Medal match and loser will play for the Bronze.
• Teams must have a minimum of 11 players maximum of 14 (12 field & GKx2).  Schools can name up to 15 on the card.
• Referees will be WPNSW Accredited

INTERMEDIATES - Years 8 & 9 - will commence on Monday 5th May 2025 and run through to Monday 25 August 2025 - 12 weeks. Team Entries are limited to a maximum of 16 teams.

• Depending on Team Entries, the competition can be divided into a Championship group and for the newer players a Social Participation group (we will need a minimum of 4 teams in each group).  The Championship group will play in the larger pool, whilst the Social Participation group will play in the smaller pool.
• The competition structure will be confirmed after close of the team entries.  If we receive less than 12 team entries we will reassess the duration of the competition.

Juniors - Year 7 - will commence in Term 3, 2025 - Friday 1st August through to Friday 19th September 2025.  

Dates are subject to change

To view the Northern Suburbs School Water Polo Playing Regulations - click here

If you have any further questions please contact

Paula Woolley

M:  0409905501

E:  nbwaterpoloa@gmail.com

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