Summer Break

Seniors

Senior sessions have finished for the summer.

Pre-season will start at the beginning of August. Senior players will be notified by email. U17s and U19s should also plan to attend pre-season. 

Juniors

The final junior sessions before the summer break are as follows: 

• BRA - Tuesday 5th June,
• Grove - Wednesday 6th June,
•  Falls - Thursday 14th June.

Junior session will resume towards the end of August. Parents and players will be informed when the bookings have been confirmed. 

Ulster Skills Camps

Ulster Water Polo are running a number of skills camps during the summer months.

Boys and Girls U11 and U13

• Sunday 29th July
• U11, registration 3.30pm, pool session 4-6pm (skills and mini polo games) Athlete criteria – proficient mini/maxi polo player
• U13 , registration 4.45pm, classroom/warm-up session 5-6pm, pool session 6-7.45pm
• Athlete criteria – able to swim 4 lengths without stopping and proficient in deep water.

Boys U15 and U17

• Sun 5th August, 4-8 pm , Bangor Aurora
• Fri 7th September, 7.30-9.30pm, Grove
• £20 for one session or £30 for both sessions
• The Ulster Team will be selected from these sessions.

Registering to attend

Please complete the attached form and return it, together wit your registration fee, to a junior coach by Friday 8th June:

• Ull & U13
• U15 & U17

Awards night and table quiz

Cú Chulainn are hosting and end of season awards night and table quiz at Sailsbury Bowling Club on Saturday 9th June at 7.00pm followed by a table quiz for all the family.

Awards night

This is an opportunity to gather as a club and recognise the success of players and teams throughout the year. There will be prixes for hte best player in each junior category and a prize for best senior together with a presentation to our U12s who were the fist team to win silverwear for the club.

Table quiz

The awards will be followed by a table quiz and a chance to socialise as a club. The entry to the table qiiz is £3 perhead.

Refreshments

Drinks will be available from the venue and some complimentary snacks will be provided.

Everyone welcome

Members, present and past, families, friends and U19s are all welcome to attend.

Mini & Maxi Polo Games

The following mini and maxi polo games have been organised between now and the end of the season:

Mini (U9)

Grove Lesiure Centre
Friday 1st June
7.30 to 8.30

Maxi (U11)

Grove Lesiure Centre
Friday 25th May and Friday 8th June
7.30 to 9.00

Rules for mini and maxi

•Players allowed to catch with two hands
•Encouraged to throw one hand....but not hard and fast rule
•Walking is allowed without possession of ball
•Players must swim whilst in possession of the ball
•No sinking the ball
•Ball must fully cross the goal line for a goal to stand
•Games played 7-a-side ...unless one team has fewer players i.e. if one team has only 6 players then that game must be played 6-a-side, to provide a fair and balanced game
•All games will be scored (goals count)

U13 Irish Cup

Information about the Irish U13 Mixed Cup and Ulster U13 Cup

Irish U13 Cup

The U13 Mixed Cup is taking place on 19 and 20 May 2018 in the National Aquatics Centre, Dublin. This year’s competition is for players born 2005 or later.

Details

The competition pool is approximately 1.5 hours drive from Belfast. Given the cost of hotel accommodation in Dublin, it is not proposed that we stay overnight. Instead, we plan to travel down and up on the Saturday and Sunday. Parents are, of course, free to make other arrangements.

The tournament schedule has not been published. We will circulate further details when they are made available.

Registration

In order to compete in the competition, players must be officially registered with the club and Swim Ireland. This includes payment of the annual registration fee.

Ulster U13 Blitz

As part of the preparation for the U13 Cup, a number of U13 events have been planned in the Grove Belfast.

• Friday 6th April
• Friday 11th May

Both blitz run from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.