Summer 2019

Cú Chulainn Water Polo Club and Diamonds Water Polo are partnering this summer to provide training and development for new and current players at R.B.A.I. school pool in Belfast.

Supported by Belfast City Council, we have sourced some of Ulster’s best coaches to develop swimming capabilities in junior players and to introduce younger players to mini-polo.

You’ll find everything you need to know below or on the summer session factsheet.

Junior

The sessions for junior water polo players are aimed at U15 and U17 players (aged 13 to 17) who can swim a minimum of four lengths. The focus is on swim development with an introduction to land based exercise.

Participation is restricted to current members of Diamonds and Cú Chulainn or swimmers who would like to play for either team in the coming season.

The lead coach is Steven McQuillan. Steven is an experienced swimming coach as well as the owner and head coach at CrossFit Castrum. He is a Swim Ireland Level 3 Swim Coach with over 12 years’ experience of coaching and works with athletes from many sports including Commonwealth Games Athletes.

Sessions are in the afternoon and start at 1.45pm. Each lasts for 1h 45min with 15 minutes of land based exercise followed by 1h 30mins of swim development.

  • Monday 12 August

  • Wednesday 14 August

  • Thursday 15 August

  • Monday 19 August

  • Wednesday 21 August

  • Thursday 22 August

Participants will be expected to supply their own equipment (togs, goggles, gym gear, towels and swim hat if necessary).

If you would like to attend, download a junior water polo application form and return it to belfast.waterpolo@gmail.com or to either club secretary.

Mini-polo

These sessions are for boys and girls aged 7 to 11 who can swim one length and would like to improve their swimming skills while learning about mini-polo.

The swimming coach will work with the kids to establish their ability level and develop their stroke over the course of the sessions. The mini-polo element of the sessions will be delivered by coaches from Cu Chulainn WPC and Diamonds Water Polo.

Sessions are in the early evening and start at 6.30pm.  Each lasts for 1h with 40 minutes of swimming development and 20 minutes of mini-polo.

  • Tuesday 13 August

  • Thursday 15 August

  • Tuesday 20 August

  • Thursday 22 August

Participants will be expected to supply their own equipment (togs, goggles, towels and swim hat if necessary).

If you would like to attend, download a mini-polo application form and return it to belfastwaterpolo@gmail.com or to either club secretary.

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