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Throughout the summer season there
are water polo tournaments hosted by clubs in the province. The
water polo tournaments do not hold any standings except for the
goal of winning the tournaments. Each region will host a regional
tournament, which qualifies one team in each age group to represent
their region at provincials.
Tournaments:
The goal for sunfish teams at the
tournaments (excluding regionals and provincials) is for all
players to get an equal amount of playing time to improve their
skills. These tournaments are as valuable as practices for players
to learn about the game. It is recommended to forfeit games if
players will not get equal playtime. A game should not be forfeited
if it is possible for players to receive reasonable play
time.
Players will not receive less
playing time during these tournaments based on practices attended.
The tournaments hold the same value as practices. It is recommended
players attend as many practices as possible to improve their
skills.
Players will be asked to commit to
tournaments at least a week prior to the tournament to ensure we
have enough teams entered in the tournament. If there are too many
players on one team then payers will not get enough time in the
game. If players are late registering for a tournament, they
may not be able to attend unless the team is not full (13
players).
Players must come to tournaments
with the sunfish team spirit. That means to support their team and
all other teams at the tournament. Poor sportsmanship will not be
accepted and players who show poor sportsmanship will not play in
the tournament. Any player who shows poor sportsmanship in or out
of the water will be under review and require approval from the
head coach and director of water polo before attending another
event. These issues must be brought to the attention of the swim
club head coach and director of water polo.
Regionals:
Each age group can only submit one
team to regionals, this will require players to be selected to make
a team. The goal of the sunfish teams at regionals is to advance to
provincials. This is unlike the goal of equal play for everyone
during regular season tournaments. The coaches will make sure play
time is equalized during games we are winning by a reasonable
margin. Following are the guidelines the coaches use in selecting
the team members:
- The
head coach with recommendations from other coaches will select the
best combination of players that can make the team
successful.
- All
players must represent the club with good sportsmanship. This
reviewed throughout the season during practices, games, social
events, and interaction with team mates and interaction with other
teams.
- It is
recommended that players stay within their own age group but the
head coach may justify moving players up. This situation
must be communicated to the director of water polo for approval and
the members affected prior to the team selection being
posted.
- Team
selection must be posted one week prior to regionals and
provincials. Any players that will not make the selection must be
notified in person by the head coach prior to the team selection
being posted.
- At
regionals and provincials, not all players will get equal playing
time as our goal is to advance to provincials and place as high as
possible. Some players may not get much playing time if any in some
games. If we are winning by a safe margin then the coaches should
make sure that the weaker players get additional playing time to
gain experience and may the tournament worth their
time.
- Coaches must notify the parents of the players that may
not get much play time to ensure they make the best decision for
their family to travel to provincials or not.
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