Water Polo Tasmania is currently putting teams together for the following national competitions:

• 15U and 17U National Championships in Adelaide from 26-29 September (15U born 2006, 2007, 2008 and 17U born 2004, 2005, 2006)
• 14U Inter-State Challenge in Hobart from 27 September-1 October (born 2007, 2008, 2009)

State teams are open to all boys and girls in the eligible age groups who are current members of Water Polo Tasmania.

The state team testing period will be held over two Sunday nights, 18 and 25 July, at the Clarence Pool for the following teams:

• 17U boys – 5-6pm
• All girls teams – 5-6pm
• 15U and 14U boys teams – 6-7pm

Testing will be in line with the national testing guidelines for youth boys and girls and will include:

• Swimming
• Legwork
• Passing
• Shooting

Testing details can be found in the link below.

Please bring along goggles if you need them for swimming.

Teams will be announced Sunday 1 August at the relevant training times. Uniform orders will be taken then.

Once players have been selected in a state team, a deposit of $500 for 15U and 17U teams and $100 for 14U teams will be required by Wednesday 4 August to secure your place.

Swimming:

Players are required to be swimming at least once a week with a swim club. If you aren’t already aligned with a club, the YMCA runs a water polo swim squad at the Clarence Pool on Monday to Thursdays (6-7pm for juniors and 6.30-7.30pm for seniors). Contact Clarence Pool for more information. Players will also be required to attend all team training sessions. Session dates and times are to be advised but currently held at Clarence Pool on Sunday nights for the relevant age groups.

For any queries, please contact Rachel at waterpolotasmania@gmail.com