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Polo and Pool Training Calendar 2017

POLO Restarts 8th Aug 2017.

Next General POOL Training Sessions
Experienced members please come along help out at the General pool training sessions on the first few Tuesday evenings of each semester at 7:45 PM. (see below for dates). Entry is free if you help and/or teach. Note that these three dates are not canoe polo, and are not open to non-members unless invited specifically. Canoe polo will be every week at the UQ pool during semester other than pool training sessions. See calendar below for variations of this.

Next Polo Sessions

SEMESTER 2

  1. 8th Aug, 2017 – Canoe Polo

    2. CLUB POOL TRAINING (experienced UQ club paddlers please come and help!)

  2. 15th Aug, 2017 – General Pool Training / Polo introductions
  3. 22nd Aug, 2017 – Intro to Canoe Polo / T-rescues
     
  4. 29th Aug, 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching / paddle skills 7:45 PM
  5. 5th Sept 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching / paddle skills 7:45 PM
  6. 12th Sept 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching / paddle skills 7:45 PM
  7. 19th Sept 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching / paddle skills 7:45 PM
  8. 26th Sept 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching / paddle skills 7:45 PM
  9. 3rd Oct 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching / paddle skills 7:45 PM
  10. 10th Oct 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching / paddle skills 7:45 PM
  11. 17th Oct 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching / paddle skills 7:45 PM
  12. 24th Oct 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching / paddle skills 7:45 PM
  13. 31 Oct 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching / paddle skills 7:45 PM
  14. 7 Nov 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching / paddle skills 7:45 PM
  15. 14 Nov 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching / paddle skills 7:45 PM
  16. 21 Nov 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching / paddle skills 7:45 PM
  17. 28 Nov 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching / paddle skills 7:45 PM
  18. 5 Dec 2017 – Canoe Polo 7:45 PM
  19. 12 Dec 2017 – Canoe Polo 7:45 PM

SEMESTER 1

    CLUB POOL TRAINING (experienced UQ club paddlers please come and help!)
    7th March, 2017 – NO POLO (club pool training instead)
    14th March, 2017 – NO POLO (club pool training instead)
    21st March, 2017 – NO POLO (club pool training instead)
     

  1. 28th March, 2017 – Canoe Polo Introduction 7:45 PM <— Also Sea kayak rescue training
  2. 4th April 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching/skills 7:45 PM <— Also Paddling skills
  3. 11th April 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching/skills 7:45 PM <— Also Paddling skills
  4. 18th April 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching/skills 7:45 PM <— Also Paddling skills
  5. 25th April 2017 – NO SESSION. POOL CLOSED (ANZAC DAY HOLIDAY)
  6. 2nd May 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching/skills 7:45 PM <— Also Paddling skills
  7. 9th May 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching/skills 7:45 PM <— Also Paddling skills
  8. 16th May 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching/skills 7:45 PM <— Also Roll training
  9. 23th May 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching/skills 7:45 PM <— Also Paddling skills
  10. 30th May 2017 – Canoe Polo & Polo teaching/skills 7:45 PM <— Also Paddling skills
  11. Polo may continue, depending on numbers over the semester (TBA).
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Trips planned for the semester

The club is organising a number of trips over second semester. These will be posted online as the dates are finalised.

  • Brunswick River – Mullumbimby to Brunswick Heads (for a pub lunch) and back
  • Coomera Island – Circumnavigate Coomera island in the Southern Moreton Bay / Gold Coast
  • Noosa River – Explore the Noosa river and sea kayak training (Weekend trip)
  • North Stradbroke Island – Dunwich/Blakesleys/Peel island (weekend trip)
  • Tweed River – Day trip exploring parts of the Tweed river
  • South Stradbroke Island – a day trip to Tipplers, Swan Bay, or the Bedrooms
  • Bribie island – Grade 2 training/assessment
  • St. Helena island – Day trip in Moreton Bay
  • Barefoot Bowls Paddle – a social Paddle to Newfarm followed by barefoot lawn bowls

Others events to be scheduled during the semester.

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Previous Committee 2015-2016

Executive

President: James Thompson
Vice President: John Simmons
Treasurer: Martin Wynne
Secretary: Craig Selkirk

Representatives

Sea Kayaking: Pierre Lemaire
Flatwater: Clayton Young (Bronwyn Platz until Dec 2015)
Whitewater: vacant (pleae email if interested)
Canoe Polo: Simon Hales

Officers

Equipment: Alex Archibald
Membership: vacant – please email if interested (Chris Mckay until Feb 2016)
Publicity: Kathryn Greenwood
Fundraising and grants: vacant – please email if interested (Ross Darnell until Dec 2015)
Social: Maija Raudsep