Scottish Water Polo Committee Meeting National Swim Academy, Stirling University August 30 th 2015 10:00 – 13:00 Chair: Alan Anderson Assistant Chair: Ross Elder Purpose of session : Inform clubs on what’s going on in Scottish Water Polo and identify how we can take the sport forward 30/08/2015 2
Agenda • Introductions & Background • Governance and Operating Model • Updates • Development Plans • Performance Plans • Domestic Season • National Teams • Technical Officials • Finance • Events • Next Steps 30/08/2015 3
Governance and Operating Model Key Focus 1. Establishing new operating model with transparent and accountable governance 1. Financial management to establish extent to expenditure 2. Provide a strong domestic competition 3. National Teams to develop 2 year programmes and establish pathway between squads (give consideration to GB situation) 4. Identify major events to be organised and promoted 5. Strengthen Technical Official base and capability 6. Develop Strategy 2015-18 1. Linking participation, development, domestic competition and national teams 2. Strengthen coaching capability 30/08/2015 4
SWP Committee Key SWPC Exec Chair Extended committee members Scottish Swimming WP Sub-groups Board Assistant Chair Development Representative Officer Technical Events, Club Domestic Co- Finance National Teams Officials Co- Marketing & Representatives ordinator Manager Manager ordinator Comms Domestic Technical Event Organising National Team Committee Officials List Committee Managers 30/08/2015 5
SWP Committee Key SWPC Exec Chair Extended Alan Anderson committee members WP Development SS Board Rep Assistant Chair Sub-groups Officer Ian MacCallum Ross Elder Neal Rayner Domestic Co- Technical Officials Events, Marketing National Teams Club Finance Manager ordinator Co-ordinator & Comms Manager Representatives Katie Elder Paul Metcalfe Murray McLeod Gael Logan TBA Domestic Technical Officials Event Organising National Team Committee List Committee Managers 30/08/2015 6
SWP Meeting Regime Frequency & Organisation • Quarterly face to face – Exec members and Extended members (club representatives) - 3 per year • Additional agenda items supported by Scottish Swimming professional staff to cover: Governance, Development – to be scheduled • Monthly conference call – Exec members only - 8 per year • AGM - 1 per year • Annual clubs conference – 2 months prior to AGM (1 per year) • Calendar meeting to be established 30/08/2015 7
Updates • Development Plans • Domestic Season • National Teams • Technical Officials • Performance Plans • Finance • Events 30/08/2015 8
Development Plans – Neal Rayner Progress • 2 new clubs – Kirkintillock & Kilsyth, Aberdeen University • New coaches qualifications: 25 Level1 & 6 Level2 Key Areas • Increasing the number of Greater Glasgow clubs • Education: increasing number of coaches & more (Glasgow Education week) • Developing the performance pathway for our juniors • Helping clubs plan & govern better • Developing the beginning of polo pathway & recruiting players 30/08/2015 9
Domestic Co-ordinator – Paul Metcalfe • Events • Scottish National League – Men, Women, Age Group mixed: U18 men & U19 women; U16 men & U17 women • Scottish Cup – Men, Women, Age Group mixed: U18 men & U19 women; U16 men & U17 women and U21 men • Spring League – development competition • Note: younger age groups covered by development activities • Domestic Competition Committee • Results - http://scotwpl.leaguerepublic.com/l/fg/1_103342230.html • Fixtures meetings Calendar meeting • Scottish Cup • Recently held draw for the competition • Finals will be a day event in Dundee on 29 November 30/08/2015 10
National Squads 2015 - 2016 Team Team Manager Coach Girls Joan Dundee Ian MacCallum Roddy Hardy Women Jen Hardy Neal Rayner Debbie McRobbie Theo Bampourous Boys Junior section (1998+) Managers are appointed for each Brian Campbell Youth section (2000+) Competition / Camp (circa 9No per Sam Muir Academy (2002+) year). Ben Parsons Development (1999+) Men Ritchie Metcalfe Rhys Tamlyn Ramon Valvona ***** Vacancy - National Squads Manager: to coordinate & work with all Scotland national squads ***** 30/08/2015 11
National Team - Girls • Developing out of Academy squads • National Age Group Championships (U17 & U19) – March 2015 • Games in SNL • Summer camp • National Talent (Cardiff & Millfield) • Eger, Hungary training camp – July 2015 • Lloret del Mar (U13) – Sept 2015 • EU Nations (U18) Prague – Sept 2015 • North Sea Cup (U17) – 26/27 Sept 2015 30/08/2015 12
National Squad - Boys • Four sections : Junior (1998), Youth (2000), Academy (2002) & Development (1999+) operating as two Training squads. • Regular training scheduled throughout the year at Dunfermline / NSA. • Only Squad members are selected for teams. Player recommendations from Clubs encouraged at any time. • 1999+ Summer Development Camp - Eger (25-30 June 2015) • 2000+ & 2002+ BWMF Cup, Lloret de Mar (29 August-6 September 2015) • 1998+ North Sea Cup, Denmark (25-27 September 2015) • 1998+ Baltic Amadeus Trophy, Lithuania, (21-25 October 2015 – ) • 2002+ 2016 Inter Regions (November TBC) 30/08/2015 13
National Team - Women • 7 training weekends per year, primarily based at NSA, Stirling • Looking at alternative competition / tournament to replace the North Sea Cup 2015 • Compete in 8 Nations in Czech Rep. 15/17 July 2016 • Compete in 2016 North Sea Cup • Caledonia competing in BWPL – Division 1 30/08/2015 14
National Team - Men • Establish a training programme primarily based at Tollcross • Create Scotland A Development squad with aspiration to identify competitions • Looking at alternative competition / tournament to replace the North Sea Cup Sept / Oct ’15 period – Management Team investigating • Compete in 8 Nations in May 2016 in Malta • Compete in 2016 North Sea Cup 30/08/2015 15
Technical Officials – Murray McLeod • Need to develop more, and a need to develop our current, technical officials: delegates, referees and table officials • Referees & table officials course was held at the Summer Camp 31 st July – 2 nd August • Lots of opportunity for development, just see the National Teams programmes – they often need referees to attend • Looking to put referees to LEN school • Referees seminar is being prepared 30/08/2015 16
Performance Plan 2015 – 2021 – Ian MacCallum • Draft plan has been developed and reviewed by committee • Key items • Vision \ Mission \ Goal \ Tasks • SWOT Analysis • Identification of Priority Areas • Athlete \ Coach \ Officials Pathway • National Teams U15, U17/18, ?, Senior -> GBR opportunities • Regular training • Competition plan with targets • Domestic • Scottish Leagues, British Leagues, Inter Regions 30/08/2015 17
Finance – Katie Elder • Our budget from Scottish Swimming is £15k • However, expenditure on Scottish Water Polo is around £150k • National team trips • Registrations • Entry fees • Looking for an assistant to focus primarily on organisation of pool bookings 30/08/2015 18
Events & Communications • Looking to make more of an event at our major water polo competitions • Scottish Cup Final • Next year North Sea Cup • Communications • Develop a communications team • Make greater use of social media • Awards • Scottish Swimming Award dinner, open to all members 30/08/2015 19
Questions, Views, Comments 30/08/2015 20
Next steps • Circulate copy of these slides • Encourage you to consider where you could help out, either in one of the sub-committees or taking on a role • National Teams Co-ordinator • Finance - Pools Co-ordinator, primarily for RCP & Stirling • Next Face to Face proposed for 18 th October 2015 30/08/2015 21
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