Finals Day | 16&U Girls National Aged Club Championships
Published Sat 06 Oct 2018
MATCH RESULTS AND FIXTURES
TOURNAMENT PREVIEW
Australia’s most promising 16&U female water polo players are set to take on one another to be crowned national champions in their age division from 1 October in Hobart, Tasmania.
The National Aged Championships provides a platform for developing athletes to compete against the best teams in the country for the national title.
National Competitions Manager Matt Turnball says the number of team entries for the event is very strong.
“The sport is growing and the clubs are supporting that growth by making sure they’re entering teams into this event because they’ve come to expect a high level of competitive play.
“This is an extraordinarily big tournament for 16&U Girls in terms of team entry numbers and provides clubs with a good lead into next years inaugural Australian Youth Water Polo Championships.
“The event also offers coaches and officials to come away and improve over a week-long tournament,” he said.
Here are the 7 things you need to know ahead of the 16&U Girls National Aged Club Championships:
- OVER 100 MATCHES WILL BE PLAYED AT THE CHAMPIONSHIPS - With a total of 103 matches, the 16&U Girls National Aged Club Championships kicks off a big week of water polo action across Australia with 26 teams converging on Hobart, Tasmania for the biggest prize in their age group around the country. Beginning Monday 1 October and running for six days, teams will compete until Saturday 6 October.
- KEEP UP TO DATE WITH RESULTS - To follow results from each match at the tournament, check out the match centre on the home page of www.waterpoloaustralia.com.au.
- 2017 CHAMPIONS RETURN TO DEFEND THEIR TITLE - UNSW Wests Killer Whales beat Drummoyne Devils in the 2017 gold medal match and will return to defend their crown in what will be a difficult assignment with the other teams eager to claim the title.
- WATCH FINALS DAY THANKS TO OVO - Water Polo Australia’s official telecommunications and media partner OVO are for the fans and will live stream the 16&U Girls National Aged Club Championships finals day only (6 Oct) from via their OVOPlay app. Please note streaming times will be confirmed closer to the event dates.
This season OVO is continuing to bring you live action from the pool, and they’ve upped their game by bringing you better quality via the OVOPlay app. That means you can now watch the finals day in high definition and even cast it to your big screen from iOS devices.
Watch the 16&U Championships on OVO in three simple steps:
1. Download the OVOPlay app from you’re the Apple Store or Google Play or you can go to play.ovo.com.au
2. Register (only takes 30 secs)
3. You’re ready to watch
- PRELIMINARY 16&U AUS JUNIOR SQUAD TO BE SELECTED - Athletes will be competing in front of Australian 16&U Women’s Head Coach Rebecca Rippon. A preliminary squad will be selected shortly after the tournament’s conclusion, with athletes to attend a national training camp in late November. For more information on this specific program – click here.
- UPSKILL AS A TABLE OFFICIAL BEFORE YOU GET TO TASMANIA - As part of the event, all table officials are strongly encouraged to have to have completed the new WPA Competition Official online course certificate prior to arrival. This certificate provides the basic information required to confidently undertake all table official duties and will become the mandatory requirement for all table officials at future WPA events, including the 2019 Australian Youth Water Polo Championships.
Register or Log-in via The LearningPool and select the course named ‘Competition Official.’
- CONNECT WITH WPA - Follow @WaterPoloAus aross Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and get involved with the Championship by using #WPAnationals. Otherwise, for all information relating to the 16&U National Aged Club Championships (including the most up to date draw), please view the event web page by clicking here
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