FAQ’s

Our club hasn't played canoe polo before, can we enter the league?

Yes, the sole purpose of these leagues is to get more people and more clubs enjoying canoe polo. Division 4 has been designed with this in mind, to provide entry-level canoe polo competition for clubs and individuals new to the sport. Canoe polo equipment can be loaned to teams for use in our tournaments upon request.
Check out our Regional Clubs page to see a list of who plays polo near you. If we have their website address or contact details, there should be a link to it.
All tournament dates will be published when they are booked. They have been booked with the National League dates, by the same people, so they will not clash. All dates are provisional until they are confirmed by the divisional organiser at the start of the season. If you have some dates that you do not what to attend, for whatever reason, please include the dates on your entry form and we’ll do our best to work around them.
Manchester Wildcatz, as a club, with support from NW Paddlesport and the National Canoe Polo Committee, have set up this league. It is hoped that the leagues will provide a framework for a regional canoe polo committee, which will eventually take responsibility for the leagues. This accompanying website has also been created to represent canoe polo as a sport in North West & central England and North Wales.
Both regions on their own do not possess a large enough number of teams to run separate league structures. The merging of the regions creates a large & varied league capable of running 4 separate divisions. In this way, it is possible that teams will face new opponents that play in a different area group in the National League. It is our intention to split Division 4 into two local divisions when there are enough teams to warrant this.
No, only National ranking events require Paddle UK comprehensive Membership. 3rd party insurance is required, and if you are a member of a Paddle UK-affiliated club, a member of a university club which provides insurance, or have alternative 3rd party liability insurance, you are already covered.
For Division 1, we would like at least a G3 referee to attend. Each team is required to provide a referee to referee after their games.
For Division 2-4, this does not need to be a qualified referee. There will be a referee course run for the region at least every 2 years.
Each club can have two teams in each division. Some clubs may prefer to do this as it makes things easier in terms of logistics. It’s recommended for university clubs and clubs with large youth and novice players.

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