2010/11 Annual Report - Water Polo Queensland

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The purpose of this Annual Report is to report to our stakeholders (Members, StateGovernment, Australian Water Polo, Queensland Academy of Sport, Sponsors and the WaterPolo Community) our year’s achievements as we develop water polo throughout the state at alllevels.Table of ContentsAbout Us........................................................................................................................... 4Mission ....................................................................................................................................... 4Vision .......................................................................................................................................... 4Values......................................................................................................................................... 4Executive Committee .............................................................................................................. 5Employees ................................................................................................................................. 5Life Members............................................................................................................................. 5Auditor ....................................................................................................................................... 5President Report ........................................................................................................... 6Executive Director Report ......................................................................................... 8Participation Analysis ............................................................................................... 102010/11 Registrations ........................................................................................................... 13Registration Trends 2002-2011 ........................................................................................... 14Membership Results & Achievements ................................................................ 152010 QWPI Awards ................................................................................................................ 15National Championship Results ........................................................................................... 16National Championship Player Achievements ................................................................... 17State Championship Results ................................................................................................ 18State Championship Player Achievements ........................................................................ 20Queensland State Team Members ...................................................................................... 21Queensland National Team Members ................................................................................. 24Financial Report .......................................................................................................... 25Water Polo Queensland would like to acknowledge the following supporters and sponsors:W a t e r P o l o Q u e e n s l a n d 2 0 1 0 / 1 1 A n n u a l R e p o r t P a g e 3

the 12months, introducing them to the sport the modifies game. QWPI deployed over 15casual development officers to delivery the Flippa Ball program across the state. The programwill continue to grow and be more of a recruitment initiative linking with come and try dayswith the support of Collins Food Group for a further three (3) years.As the sport continues to grow the next focus was on coach and official development, includingaccreditation. Through the direction of Australian Water Polo and the National DevelopmentManager 2010/11 saw QWPI run several national coach accreditation scheme (NCAS) andnational official accreditation scheme (NOAS) courses. Steadily the number of nationalaccredited coaches and officials is increasing with further focus on development seminars beingbrought in for the next 12months, and returning to grass roots for coaching and officialtraining to build Queensland to have the most qualified and up to date coaches and officials inthe country.Our high performance athletes throughout the year were once again supported through theQueensland Academy of Sport (QAS) Program’s. QWPI works closely with the QAS headcoaches Simon Daley (Men’s Program) and Aleks Osadchuk (Women’s Program) to ensureopportunities for training, competition and education are available for our high performanceathletes. The year has seen over fifteen senior Queensland athletes represent Australia atinternational events.Though the commitment of an emerging athlete program(EAP) and support of theQueensland‘s elite pool of Representative and National League Team coaches (Simon Dayley,Aleks Osadchuk, Jack Lusic, Fabio Pavanello, Scott Schwickle, Nicola Johnson, Martin O’Brien,Rob Edwards, Duncan Greenbank, Daniel Marsden and Tony Hardy) 25 junior QWPI membersrepresented Australia on International Tours and Junior World Championships. The QWPIWomen’s EAP program as an underpinning QAS program has reaped rewards for the juniorwomen within Queensland and is currently being established for the men.The annual QWPI awards recognizing our high performance athlete and local levelachievements were announced at the local national league derby between the KFC QueenslandBreakers and the Brisbane Barracudas. The awards saw ten (10) awards presented, includingBrisbane Barracudas taking out six awards, showing their dominance across the country inWater Polo.QWPI could not have achieved success without the support and contribution of our clubs,coaches, referees, administrators, course presenters and volunteers, I thank them for theireffortless support and continued promotion of the sport in the greater community.The coming 12months will see new energy at QWPI, with improved programs and enhanceddevelopment which I look forward to delivering.Jodie WatsonExecutive DirectorDirector of CoachingW a t e r P o l o Q u e e n s l a n d 2 0 1 0 / 1 1 A n n u a l R e p o r t P a g e 9

Participation AnalysisNational registrations numbers in the past 12months have seen an overall decrease of 21%. Queensland isno different, with a eight percent (8%) decrease, mainly seen in regional areas.Consistently over the past eight (8) years junior females (under 18) registrations are the premier membershiptype. 2010/11 remain the same as previous with 52% of all registrations within Queensland being juniorfemales. Overall juniors dominate the Queensland registration with a 70% drop off rate from juniors toseniors, a figure which has been consistent over the past decade in Queensland. Comparison across thecountry shows Queensland’s dominance of junior numbers is similar to southern states. Junior registrationsin Tasmania and South Australia are at 79%, 50% in Victoria, whereas New South Wales at 37% andWestern Australia at 25% show a strong dominance in opportunities offered to seniors players. QWPI hasidentified retention as an area of importance for the sustainability and growth of the sport long term.W a t e r P o l o Q u e e n s l a n d 2 0 1 0 / 1 1 A n n u a l R e p o r t P a g e 1 0

Overall metropolitan registrations have remained steady, however a regional decrease for the second yearrunning has been experienced. Previous new and established regional areas have faced environmentalimpacts in the past 12 months which has directly impacted on volunteers, governance, opportunity and poolaccess for the sport.W a t e r P o l o Q u e e n s l a n d 2 0 1 0 / 1 1 A n n u a l R e p o r t P a g e 1 2

Registration Trends 2002-2011Affiliated Associations2002/20032003/20042004/20052005/20062006/20072007/20082008/20092009/2010Brisbane Water Polo Association 4Gold Coast 60 112 133 142 158 160 219 162 149Mackay 325 328 183 146 148 120 170 101 26Rockhampton 77 119 87 199 186 235 201 180 234Sunshine Coast 99 238 246 211 176 180 202 140 106Toowoomba 22 28 17 21 57 38 86 80 74Townsville 139 156 169 179 158 83 48 31 37Sub Total 722 981 835 898 883 816 926 694 630Affiliated Clubs2002/20032003/20042004/20052005/20062006/20072007/20082008/20092009/2010All Hallows 98 118 125 168 177 189 204 185 178Alstonville* 30 16 56 32 28 32 44 28 28Brigidine College - 15 29 43 52 68 85 84 94Brisbane Girls' Grammar 143 162 165 188 172 195 203 221 201Carina Leagues Warriors 116 87 115 173 105 98 149 157 135John Paul College 10 11 11KFC Breakers 11 5 14Moreton Bay College 60 59 49 55 60 62 61 54 66Mt St Michaels 99 104 118 108 105 109 118 89 117North Brisbane 133 112 85 147 114 120 145 176 116Rivercity 271 254 294 189 188 198 213 234 158Roma & Districts 0St Margarets 53 57 56 66 91 121 81St Peters 130 120 81 73 79 65 52 55 76St Ritas 38 49 56 63 61 60 52Souths 10 22 31 25 20 22 21Somerville 70 75Stuartholme 77 126 119 107 107 132 140 135 132Tugun (Barracudas) 211 188 262 241 274 237 414 334 318Wilston Crocks 11 10QWPI 1 2 38 2 8 13 02010/20112010/2011Sub Total 1368 1361 1600 1654 1642 1661 2029 2065 1883* Prior to 2010/11 was affiliated as an AssociationNon Affiliated Teams2002/20032003/20042004/20052005/20062006/20072007/20082008/20092009/2010Hammers 12 26 30 23Aqua Logan 9Avalon Ice 11Kelvin Grove College 14 12Sub Total 0 0 0 0 0 12 26 44 552010/2011TOTALS 2090 2342 2435 2552 2525 2489 2981 2803 2568W a t e r P o l o Q u e e n s l a n d 2 0 1 0 / 1 1 A n n u a l R e p o r t P a g e 1 4

Membership Results & Achievements2010 QWPI AwardsCategoryVolunteer of the YearService to SportWinnerCathy ChambersSheryl ConlonRhys HowdenMale Player of the YearMelissa RipponFemale Player of the YearBen EdwardsJunior Male Player of the YearAshleigh SouthernJunior Female Player of the YearFabio PavanelloCoach of the YearBarracudasClub/ Association of the YearAll Hallows U14 GirlsTeam of the YearAndrew CarneyOfficial of the YearW a t e r P o l o Q u e e n s l a n d 2 0 1 0 / 1 1 A n n u a l R e p o r t P a g e 1 5

National Championship ResultsWOMENMEN2011 National Water Polo League, Across Australia Jan-April 201112 Teams 12 TeamsBrisbane Barracudas Gold Brisbane Barracudas 4thKFC QLD Breakers 6th KFC QLD Breakers 6thNational Training Center (NTC) Challenge 20104 Teams 5 TeamsQueensland Academy of Sport Gold Queensland Academy of Sport BronzeU20 National Championships, Melbourne 6-11 th July 20106 Teams 7 TeamsQueensland Silver Queensland BronzeU20 National Championships, Perth 18 th -23 rd Jan 20116 Teams 7 TeamsQueensland Gold Queensland SilverU18 National Championships, Brisbane 26 th April-1 st May 20118 Teams 10 TeamsQueensland Maroon Gold Queensland Maroon 4thQueensland White 6th Queensland White 6thAustralian Secondary Schools Championships, Melbourne 20-24 th June 20115 Teams 5 TeamsQueensland Silver Queensland BronzeU16 Club National Championships, Hobart 28 th Sept-3 rd Oct 20108 Teams 20 TeamsSunshine Coast 4th Brisbane Barracudas SilverBrisbane Girls Grammar 8th KFC QLD Breakers 14thU14 East Coast Challenge, Brisbane 3 rd -5 th July 20106 Teams 6 TeamsQueensland Maroon Gold Queensland Maroon SilverQueensland White 4th Queensland White 4thU14 Club National Championships, Canberra 22-26 th April 201121 Teams 10 TeamsRivercity 4th KFC QLD Breakers SilverKFC QLD Breakers 9th Brisbane Barracudas 7thStuartholme12thBrisbane Barracudas15thW a t e r P o l o Q u e e n s l a n d 2 0 1 0 / 1 1 A n n u a l R e p o r t P a g e 1 6

National Championship Player Achievements2011 National Water Polo LeagueWomen MVP Season: Bronwen Knox (KFC Queensland Breakers)Women MVP Finals: Kate Gynther (Brisbane Barracudas)Women All Stars: Kelsey Wakefield (Brisbane Barracudas) Bronwen Knox (KFC QueenslandBreakers)Men MVP Season: Rhys Howden (Brisbane Barracudas)Men MVP Finals: Rhys Howden (Brisbane Barracudas)Highest Goal Scorer: Rhys Howden (Brisbane Barracudas)All Stars: Raf Sterk (KFC Queensland Breakers) Rhys Howden (Brisbane Barracudas)2011 Australian Country Championships, Newcastle, NSW, May 2011Highest Goal Scorer: Jess ArmstrongMVP: Luke Ingwersen2010 National 20 and Under Championships, Melbourne, VIC, July 2010Joint Highest Goal Scorer: Daniel Young2011 National 20 and Under Championships, Perth, WA, Jan 2011Player of the Series: Kelsey WakefieldGoal Keeper of the Series: Kelsey WakefieldHighest Goal Scorer: Ashleigh Southern2011 18 and Under National Championships, Brisbane, April/May 2011Player of the Series: Emily BensonGoalkeeper of the Series: Emma WilliamsBrisbane Barracudas Women National League TeamKelsey Wakefield Daniel Young Ashleigh SouthernW a t e r P o l o Q u e e n s l a n d 2 0 1 0 / 1 1 A n n u a l R e p o r t P a g e 1 7

State Championship ResultsWOMENMENQueensland Country Championships, Rockhampton, 11-13th March 20112 Teams 4 TeamsGold Coast Gold Gold Coast GoldRockhampton Silver Mackay SilverRockhamptonBronzeSunshine Coast4thQLD Secondary School Sports, Townsville 31 st March - 3 rd April 20118 Teams (Women) 7 Teams (Men)Metropolitan North Gold Metropolitan East GoldSunshine Coast Silver Metropolitan North SilverMetropolitan East Bronze Metropolitan West BronzeMetropolitan West 4th Sunshine Coast 4thCapricornia 5th Northern 5thSouth Coast 6th South Coast 6thNorthern 7th Capricornia 7thDarling Downs8thState 18 & Under Championships, Brisbane 9-11th Dec 20107 Teams 7 TeamsSunshine Coast Gold Barras GoldBarracudas Silver Alstonville SilverBrisbane Girls Grammar School Bronze Polo Bears BronzeAll Hallows 4th Warriors 4thStuartholme/Brigidine 5th Sunshine Coast 5thPolo Bears 6th River City 6thTownsville 7th Cudas 7thState 16 & Under Championships, Brisbane 16-18 th April 201111 Teams 6 TeamsSunshine Coast Gold Barracudas GoldAll Hallows Silver Polo Bears SilverBrisbane Girls Grammar A Bronze River City BronzeStuartholme 4th Sunshine Coast 4thBarracudas 5th Warriors 5thSt Rita’s 6th Rockhampton 6thRiver City White7thBrisbane Girls Grammar B 8thRiver City Blue9thPolo Bears10thRockhampton11thW a t e r P o l o Q u e e n s l a n d 2 0 1 0 / 1 1 A n n u a l R e p o r t P a g e 1 8

State 14 & Under Championships, Gold Coast 4-6 th Dec 201017 Teams 7 TeamsBrisbane Girls Grammar School A Gold Polo Bears GoldAll Hallows 14A Silver Barracudas SilverSt Rita’s Bronze Alstonville BronzeMount St Michael’s 4th Warriors 4thStuartholme Red 5th Sunshine Coast Gold 5thWarriors 6th Sunshine Coast Blue 6thSunshine Coast Raiders 7th Gold Coast 7thSomerville HouseRiver CityBarracudasBrisbane Girls Grammar School BMoreton Bay CollegeAll Hallows 13ABrigidinePolo BearsStuartholme GoldGold Coast8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17thState 12 & Under Welcome to Water Polo, Brisbane 11-12 th Dec 2010Competing Teams3 Girls Teams 2 Boys Teams5 MixedTeamsMoreton Bay Sunshine Coast AlstonvilleStuartholme Warriors Barras GoldSunshine CoastBarras GreenKelvin GroveAwesomesRiver CityW a t e r P o l o Q u e e n s l a n d 2 0 1 0 / 1 1 A n n u a l R e p o r t P a g e 1 9

State Championship Player Achievements2011 Queensland Country Championships, Rockhampton, March 2011MVP – Thomas Romeijn (Gold Coast)MVP – Shelley Barry (Gold Coast)2011 Queensland Secondary School Sports Water Polo, Townsville March/April 2011MVP - Clare Dal Bon (MN)Encouragement: Ashley Kosanovic (Northern)MVP - James Broadley (ME)Encouragement - Patrick Flanagan (MN)2010-11 State 18 & Under Championships, Brisbane, Dec, 2010MVP – Tara Pitman (Sunshine Coast)Encouragement Award – Bronte Moses (Barracudas)MVP – Ronan Cowie (Alstonville)Encouragement Award – Jaimes Arbon2011 State 16 & Under Championships, Brisbane, April 2011MVP – Tiana Andersen (Sunshine Coast)Encouragement Award - Chloe Parer (AHS)MVP – Jacob Kinneally (Barracudas)Encouragement Award - Matt Singer (River City)2010-11 State 14 & Under Championships, Southport, Dec 2010MVP – Louise Hickey (BGGS)Encouragement Award - Gabriella Palm (BGGS)MVP – Keenan Marsden (Polo Bears) )Encouragement Award - Felix Margraf (Alstonville)W a t e r P o l o Q u e e n s l a n d 2 0 1 0 / 1 1 A n n u a l R e p o r t P a g e 2 0

Queensland State Team MembersOpen Country Women – Newcastle 11-15 th May 2011 Result – 4thCoach: Bree HoekManager: Bill WakefieldPlayers: Jessica Armstrong, Shelly Barry, Kate Christensen, Sarah Connolly, Gillian Gallagher,Sybilla Goode, Bree Hoek, Kate Lawrence, Jane Lawrence, Lily Merlo, Peta Schulte, BrittanyWakefield, Caroline Zanussi.Open Country Men – Newcastle 11-15 th May 2011 Result – 3rdCoach Luke IngwersenManager Peter McLeanPlayers: Scott Bishton, Clancey Coker, Nicholas Cornthwaite, Mark Hart, Michael Henery, LukeIngwersen, Jayden Lee-Williams, Peter McLean, Jay Miller, Thomas Romeijn, Jason Sheridan,Tom Snels, Doug Wickham.20 & Under Women – Perth 18 th - 23 rd January 2011 Result – 1stCoach: Scott Schweickle Manager: Alexis MalcolmPlayers: Alex Brindley, Maddy Coburn, Bronte Colenso, Laura David, Olivia King, Laura (Issy)Malcolm, Maggie Morrison, Bridget O’Connor, Tara Pitman, Ashleigh Southern, Emma Swete-Kelly, Steph Thomas, Kelsey Wakefield.Winning U20 Women’s Team20 & Under Men – Perth 18 th - 23 rd January 2011 Result – 2ndCoach: Simon Daley Manager: Greg FettelPlayers: Connor Arnold, James Broadley, Ben Edwards, Mason Fettell, Matthew Giles, NicholasGodfrey, Max Goode, Stewart Greenbank, James(BJ) Howden, Lachlan Pettiford, JohnRutherford, Tyler Sinclair,Billy Walker.20 & Under Women – Melbourne 6-11 th July 2010 Result – 2ndCoach: Scott Schweickle Manager: Helen ParkPlayers: Elle Armit, Kate Bertwistle, Ellie Bowden, Maddy Coburn, Bronte Colenso, Laura David,Olivia King, Jamie-Lee Lewis, Maggie Morrison, Ash Southern, Ursula Talbot, Steph Thomas,Gabby Wikman.W a t e r P o l o Q u e e n s l a n d 2 0 1 0 / 1 1 A n n u a l R e p o r t P a g e 2 1

20 & Under Men – Melbourne 6-11 th July 2010 Result – 3rdCoach: Simon Daley Manager: Sharyn TuckerPlayers: Lyndon Cranley, Clay Douyere-Pate, Ben Edwards, Patrick Falson, Mason Fettell,Matthew Giles, Nicholas Godfrey, Damien Hicks, James (BJ) Howden, Cian Mulchay, JohnRutherford, Nicholas Watkins, Dan Young.18 & Under Women Maroon – Brisbane April-May 2011 Result – 1stCoach: Nicola JohnsonManager: Kate Swete-KellyPlayers: Sophie Armstrong, Emily Benson, Bronte Colenso,Megan du Toit, Savannah Forth, Emma Jones, Laura (Issy)Malcolm, Maggie Morrison, Bridget O’Connor, Tara Pitman,Emma Swete-Kelly, Claudia Waller, Emma Williams.Winning U18 Women’s Team18 & Under Women White – Brisbane April-May 2011 Result – 6thCoach: Emma JacksonManager: Melissa RipponPlayers: Tiana Andersen, Paris Bromfield, Emma Bullock, Sally Coburn, Clare Dal Bon,Margot Leeson-Smith, Casey Lewis, Ainsley Masek, Lydia Moreland, Bronte Moses, KatelynSheterline,Maddy Stockwell, Amelia Wilson.18 & Under Men Maroon – Brisbane April-May 2011 Result – 4thCoach: Duncan Greenbank/Chris CorbinPlayers: Jaimes Arbon, Connor Arnold, James Broadley, Oliver Chambers, Ronan Cowie, DavidEdwards, Max Goode, Stewart Greenbank, Jacob Kineally, Luke McKenzie, Harry Morris,Lachlan Pettiford, Tyler Sinclair.18 & Under Men White – Brisbane April-May 2011 Result – 6thCoach: Simon Daley/Rick ArnoldManager: Vince HudsonPlayers: William Armstrong, Jack Barratt, Reed Douyere-Pate, Issac Hair, Jack Hardy, ZacHudson, Caelyn Jones, Thomas Milliken, Hugh Morris, Callum Smith, Cameron Wallace, BryceWoollett, Steven Yule.East Coast Challenge Girls Maroon – Brisbane July 2010 Result – 1 stCoach: Lydia ElsworthyManager: Jill RuffinPlayers: Sally Coburn, Olivia Di Clemente, Alessia DiBartolomeo, Daisy Havers, Georgia Hickey, Georgia Hole,Eilish Masek, Chloe Parer, Ashleigh Roberts, Ellodie Ruffin,Aoife Scales, Phoebe Sumner,Alyce Tozer.Winning U14 Girl’s TeamW a t e r P o l o Q u e e n s l a n d 2 0 1 0 / 1 1 A n n u a l R e p o r t P a g e 2 2

East Coast Challenge Girls White – Brisbane July 2010 Result – 4 thCoach: Janita JohnstonManager: Karen ArmstrongPlayers: Paige Armstrong, Octavia Bellekens, Matilda Fry, Mia Gilfeather, Madeline Greene,Christobel Hill-Smith, Michaela Kelly-Nixon, Lauren McDonald, Molly Mee, Rosie Mitchell, LouiseMorrissey, Libby Nolan, Brooke Ploughman, Jordan Russell.East Coast Challenge Boys Maroon – Brisbane July 2010 Result – 2ndCoach: Tony HardyManager: Keith HarronPlayers: Jack Barratt, Alexander Cooper, Curtis Evans, Patrick Flanagan, Tom Hardy, NoahHarron,Liam Johns, Liam McInerney, Charlie McLeod, Hugh Morris, Jeremy Nak, Peter Pavlides,Matthew Singer.East Coast Challenge Boys White – Brisbane July 2010 Result – 4 thCoach: Daniel MarsdenManager: Vanessa MarsdenPlayers: Jack Bell, Jay Bowden, Peter Dal Bon, Daniel Esparon, Liam Hair, Harry Havers,Keenan Marsden, Mitchell Marsden, Alec McKenzie, Peter Mills, Nick Stanek, Lindsay Taylor,Max Whelan-Young.W a t e r P o l o Q u e e n s l a n d 2 0 1 0 / 1 1 A n n u a l R e p o r t P a g e 2 3

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Financial ReportAvailable in separate document.W a t e r P o l o Q u e e n s l a n d 2 0 1 0 / 1 1 A n n u a l R e p o r t P a g e 2 5