Weekly pool sessions restart on Tuesday evening (8th Aug). The second and third weeks (15th and 22nd Aug) are broader pool training days combined with introductions to canoe polo. The weekly canoe polo calendar is here.
Canoe Polo Referee Training Weekend
A weekend learning to become a canoe polo referee
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Polo finished for the semester
Canoe polo has finished for semester one. It will restart weekly next semester following two weeks of general pool training.
Springfield Lakes Polo Carnival
Sat & Sun 4 & 5 October. This weekend event has the makings of being the largest gathering of canoe polo paddlers in Queensland for some years. Two playing areas.
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Current Canoe Polo and Pool Training Calendar
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Semester Scheduled Polo evenings
Meeting day: – Tuesday evenings
Time: 7:45 PM
Duration: 1.5 hrs
Cost: $10 members / $15 non-members (must be financial Australian canoeing members (e.g. members of another AC affiliated club))
Location: Weekly at the UQ Pool (UQ Building 27 or picture). HEATED POOL (27 deg.).
Purpose: Polo training, skills development, polo games, and preparation for competition.
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What to bring
- Towel and swimming gear (there are warm shower facilities at the pool)
- Money to put toward pool costs. Note that the club subsidises the pool hire, so the more people that take advantage of these sessions, the more sessions we can afford to hold.
- Please pay and sign the form at the start of the night. Each member must sign on individually.
Other Polo events & Competitions
- Queensland Canoeing Canoe Polo Winter Championships
The competition runs for a total of four to six rounds including the finals.
Starts: mid year and runs over June / July - 2004 – UQCC won the series
- 2005 – UQCC won the series
- 2006 – UQCC won the series
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010 – did not enter
- 2011 – did not enter (flood affected)
- 2012 – UQCC won the series
- 2013 – competition did not run
Past results
with enquiries, for future dates, and/or with expressions of interest.
LM: Feb 2018
General Pool Training
Scheduled Tuesday evenings
Don’t miss out!
Canoe polo continues every Tuesday evening during semester after this.
Who’s it for: Open to all club members – ONLY (you need to have joined the canoe club first (you can do this online just before, and bring the printed forms on the night). However, you do not have to have completed any new club member inductions to attend.
Meeting time: 7:45 PM on scheduled Tuesday evenings below
Duration: 1.5 hours
Cost: $10 members (members only, unless specifically invited)
Location: University of Queensland Pool (UQ Building 27 or picture)
Purpose: Training, general skills development, skill building, & fun.
Here’s a chance to learn and practice a variety of skills. These training sessions are very useful for all kayaking, but are slanted toward polo.
- Basic paddle strokes (stop, start, sweep strokes, reverse sweep strokes, steering without a rudder)
- Wet exits
- Bracing, edging, and sideways paddling
- T-rescues (whitewater) also called Eskimo rescues (in Sea kayaking)
- Possible rolling practice
Trainer: Various capable club members
SEMESTER 1 2018 – Next General Pool Training Sessions
Tuesdays after these dates are primarily for canoe polo, but similar training sessions will run regularly in the shallow end for those wanting to build their skills. Some nights there will be for other kinds of sessions in the shallow end (e.g. rescue training, rolling, freestyle). You can also mix training with trying out canoe polo. Maybe you’ll discover a latent interest in polo (like many others have done before you), or simply realise that polo is a great way to build your skills for other disciplines!
As long as canoe polo sessions are held at the UQ pool, there is space for any club members to come along and practice in the pool alongside polo training. All club members are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity while it lasts (use it or lose it). Experienced club members are available to help you improve your skills.
Self-practice is also open to Australian canoeing members (e.g. members of other AC affiliated canoe clubs), but this must be pre-arranged prior to arrival at the pool, and only on polo evenings (not the general pool training sessions listed here).
Sessions run from 7:45 PM to 9:30 PM (we are gone by 10 PM after clearing up).
What to bring
- Towel and swimming gear (there are shower facilities at the pool)
- Money to put toward pool costs.
- Please pay and sign the form at the start of the night. Each member must sign on individually.
- Membership form printouts and proof of payment if you have not handed these in
The club subsidises the pool hire, so the more people that take advantage of these sessions, the more sessions we can afford to hold.
