Head Coach: Lucas Wilson
Coaching Staff: Conal Martin, Leah Doy & Maddy Lewis
Coordinator – Kylie Pearce| kylie@waitakwaterpolo.co.nz
Under 12 Overview
Registration Costs: $100 registration fee + $65 per term.
Registration cost includes:
~30 weeks of training (around 10 weeks in each term for 3 terms)
T-shirt for new members
Training starts in Term 1.
Any player who was 11 or younger on January 1 is eligible to play. We have players of all abilities and welcome new players throughout the year - come along and give it a go! Just flick the coordinator an email in advance.
Training
U12 training will be on Sundays, 3-5pm for Term 1.
Within this two-hour slot, trainings are split among experience levels.
Beginner: 3 - 4pm
Experienced: 4 - 5pm
We also offer an U12 Swim which is available on Tuesday and Thursday, 7-8pm. It is $110 for the term for a single day (eg. swim for Monday is $110 for the term, doing Tuesday and Thursday is $1220* for the term).
Tournaments for 2025
There is no regular competition for this age group. Instead, players take part in several competitions throughout the year depending on interest and availability:
Tauranga U12 Tournament – Baywave Aquatic Centre, Tauranga | Saturday 12th - Monday 14th April
Mountfort Park U12 Tournament – Manurewa Aquatic Centre | Saturday 31st May- Monday 2nd June
Rowan Brown Jelly Belly U12 Tournament – AUT Millennium/National Aquatic Centre | Friday 20th June - Sunday 22nd June
U12 Tournament of Olympic Hopefuls – Water World, Hamilton | Saturday 25th - Monday 27th October
Players can join at any time and train and pay for each tournament individually or train and pay for the entire season. You will need to have paid the term fee to participate in the tournament in that term. Players may also be offered the option to play up in our Under 14 programme.
If your child is keen to play, or you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch!