NWC Regional Plans for 2016

Summer tournaments, University Team opportunities, Regional AGM, Referee courses, Coaching modules etc – if any of these interest you please keep reading.

Friends of Allonby Canoe Club Liverpool  and NWC Canoe Polo Committee would like to make you aware of the following canoe polo events and activities:

27th Liverpool International Saturday and Sunday 4th and 5th June at Dukes Dock Liverpool.
All abilities are catered for within a 5 pitch set up.
Entry Fee including the use of the SFX College camp site, and club bar facilities as per recent years at £75.00 per team.
Albert Dock Car Park Fees at £3.50 per car per day.
For more details and to download an entry form click Here

University Challenge Saturday and Sunday 12th and 13th March at the Collingwood Club Venue Liverpool.
Dependant on the response we are prepared to host a university canoe polo challenge at our purpose built 4 pitch club
venue at the Collingwood Academy.
Entry Fee including the use of the SFX College camp site, and club bar facilities at £45.00 per team.
The venue car park is free, by arrangement boats can be stored overnight at the venue.
For more details and to download an entry form click Here

Summer League/s at the Collingwood Club Venue Liverpool in association with NWC Canoe Polo Committee
We are prepared to host the following single day summer events dates at our purpose built 4 pitch club venue at the Collingwood Academy alongside some regional development opportunities.
Summer Canoe Polo League/s dates
Sunday 12th June NWC Region AGM (more details below)
Sunday 10th July Will include a Grade 2/3/4 refs course on 9th July.
Saturday 27th August If there is interest there will also run the Canoe
Sunday 11th September Polo Bolt-on module on one of these dates.

With 4 pitch’s available we have the flexibility to host a number of different ability leagues on the same day. Some of the planned dates coincide with the development academies training weekends also held on site. They will have as many as up to 4 development teams already on site and available to play (2 teams Lower D2/Top D3 ability and 2 teams Top D4 lower D3 ability teams)
Entry Fee £30 per team per tournament. £100.00 per 1 Team for 4 Tournaments if paid in advance by the closing date.
For more details and to download an entry form click Here

NWC Regional AGM 12th June
The AGM will be held at 13:00-14:00 on Sunday 12th June during the summer league day at Collingwood Dock, no matches will be scheduled during this period and will be an opportunity for you to have a say in how your regional league and committee is managed, a more complete agenda will be circulated nearer the time but if you have anything you would like to be on the Agenda please email: Chair@nwcpololeague.co.uk

Referee Course and BC Canoe Polo Coaching Bolt on Course
We are planning to run a referee theory course on Saturday 9th July in advance of the summer league tournament the following day where practical assessments could be undertaken. To express interest in attending this course please click here

We are also planning to run the BC Canoe Polo Coach Bolt-on Module on one of the last two summer league dates (27th Aug or 11th Sep) depending on interest for each date. For this course you do not need to be a currently qualified coach, it can be done before attending a level 1 coach course.
To express interest in attending this course please click here

Development Days
Again with other supporting clubs and their coach’s we are looking at the practicality of pooling resources, guidance and expertise to support a number of regional development days during the summer months, these would be open to anyone of any age or polo ability assuming some basic paddling skills.
Dates for these will be released in due course, to help with gauging numbers and possible dates please email development@nwcpololeague.co.uk if you are interested in attending these opportunities.

2015/2016 Season Division Allocations

Thank you all for your entries into the coming Season.

The League is now full and teams have been allocated to divisions as detailed below, if you have any questions or comments on your allocation please email the League Coordinator ASAP.

We are now reviewing tournament requirements and dates due to the larger number of entries than expected. We expect to add further tournaments and change the dates of some previously advertised. We will be in contact with team representatives shortly.

2015/16 NW Regional division allocations

Div 1 Div 2 Div 3 Div 4
Trentham A Dee Valley* FOA-C Lakeland Rookies**
FOA-A Loughborough Uni FOA-D Sheffield Hallam*
FOA-B Lancaster Uni A Lancaster Uni B* Salford Uni
Wildcatz A* Red Rose A Shrewsbury* Liverpool Uni
Viking X* Liverpool Coburg Bangor Uni A* Liverpool Brunswick
Kingston* Wildcatz B* Red Rose B Liverpool U21
Meridian A Nottingham Uni* Birmingham Uni Liverpool Ladies 3
Welsh Warriors Pendle* Penrith Viking Y*
Pennine C* Warwick A Viking Z*
Lakeland Warwick B Bangor Uni B*
Trentham B Disgruntled Bees (MUCC)*


*Fee’s unconfirmed as received, please send cheques or pay online ASAP if not done yet and inform the Treasurer that you have paid.
**Cheque has bounced, the treasurer will be in contact to recover the entry fee.

15/16 Season Entries are now open!

Please find attached an entry form for the 2015-16 NW regional canoe polo league.

There are a few subtle changes to last season. We will be running 4 straight leagues (rather that a split division 1). Teams will need to apply for a division. Final allocations completed after entries close. We have also clarified the potential for ‘playing down’.

Entries need to be completed by 31 July.

NWC Entry Form 15-16

Monies recieved and owed

As we are drawing close to the start of the 14/15 season, there is a list of monies received so far attached below. All remaining monies can be paid split between the tournaments attended or in lump before the season close. Also a reminder to those yet to pay, the entry fee and last tournament fee is due before the season starts. Any queries regarding fees, please contact the treasurer details can be found on the contacts page, or at the first tournaments in person.

2014 NWC Pre-Season Monies

2014/2015 Season Final Division Allocations

Thank you everyone for your entries into the new season of the NW&C Polo League. You will find your Division allocations in this file: NW Teams 2014-15

For Divisions 2-4, we now need you to confirm which tournaments you would prefer to miss. Please let Rob know your preferences as soon as possible. Delay will likely mean that you will not get any choice as to which tournaments you will play in.

Division 1
As per my previous email, the split of teams for the two seeding tournaments is as stated in the attached file. On conclusion of the two seeding tournaments, Division 1a and Division 1b will be formed. Teams will then have to attend both of the two tournaments in their respective divisions (Div 1a: 8 Nov and 13 Dec; Div1b: 6 Dec and 7 Feb).

Division 2
Due to the fact that we have only 7 teams entered, division 2 have been reduced to a four tournament league of which each team will attend 3 tournaments. Please let me know which tournament you would prefer not to attend. If you are flexible, please let me know as this will help with organisation.

The reduction in the number of tournaments means that we will lose one of the four Cheadle dates. This will be determined once tournament preferences are known. The scheduled dates are 4 Oct (Liverpool), 22 Nov (Cheadle), 17 Jan (Cheadle), 7 Feb (Cheadle) and 28 Feb (Cheadle).

Division 3
This division will run as advertised. There will be five tournaments and each team will play at four. Please let me know which tournaments you cannot attend. If you are flexible, please let me know as this will help with organisation.

The dates are 11 Oct (Liverpool), 15 Nov (Cheadle), 13 Dec (Cheadle), 31 Jan (Cheadle), 14 Mar (Cheadle).

Division 4
Due to the fact that we have ten teams entered, this league will expand to a 6 tournament league with each team playing at four. Please let me know which tournaments you would prefer not to attend. If you are flexible, please let me know as this will help with organisation.

The dates are 11 Oct (Liverpool), 15 Nov (Cheadle), 13 Dec (Cheadle), 31 Jan (Cheadle), 14 Mar (Cheadle), 25 April – (Trentham, venue and date TBC.)

Good luck and have fun.