Titans E-news for the first week of October.
There is much to report on as we move into the season,
so please read carefully.
Parent Meeting October 20: Long Term Athlete
Development and the Link to the New Titans Programme Model
Parents are invited to a meeting on Saturday,
October 20, 3:30-5:30pm at the University of Ottawa. Please consult the Titans
website Calendar closer to the time for meeting room location.
Head Coach David Hart will present on Long Term Athlete
Development, as it applies to the new Titans programme model. The meeting
has been timed so that it is accessible for parents of athletes of all ages.
We hope you can join us.
Children's Fitness Tax Credit
Earlier this year, the Federal government announced the Children's
Fitness Tax Credit, a big step in recognizing the value of children involved
in physical activity. Further information is available at the
following link:
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/whatsnew/fitness-e.html
. The Titans programmes are eligible for this tax credit. Please
note that only the fees paid in this calendar year are
eligible. The tax credit can only be claimed for children who were 16 years of
age or under for any part of 2007, and the maximum allowable per child is
$500. Because many of our families pay with post-dated cheques, the Titans
will be waiting until after December 31 and will issue ONE tax credit per
athlete for the 2007 calendar year. Families will receive their receipts by
the end of February 2008.
Ontario Summer Games (OSG) Announcement for
Athletes Born 1992 or later:
Water Polo has recently moved from the Ontario Winter
Games to the Ontario Summer Games, which are being held in Ottawa in August
2007. Ontario will be selecting the best 60 male and 60 female athletes born
in 1992 or later to compete in this large multi-sport event. Applications to
participate in this event must be received by Ontario Water Polo by Friday,
November 30, 2007. Further information is in the attached link to the OWP
website:
Team Ontario Youth Program for born in 1990 or
later:
Close to 30 Titans athletes have applied for the Team
Ontario Youth Program, and many of you attended the training Camp in Toronto
the weekend of October 29 and 30. Further information is available at this
link:
http://www.ontariowaterpolo.ca/ShowNews172.aspx.
A list of selected athletes to be invited to the fall camps/ competitions
will be announced by Friday, October 12. The first training camp will be the
weekend of November 9-11 (men in Ottawa and women in Montreal), where the born
in 1990+ athletes in Ontario will compete against Quebec. The tournament will
also be used for selections to the born in 1991 National Team and Talent ID
for the 1990's. December training camp information to be announced. Based on
performance at the fall events, athletes will be sent letters of
invitation for the summer program by February 1, 2008.
We Need Your Help Recruiting for our Recreational
Programmes:
We still need to fill spaces in our 'I Love Water
Polo' (for 7-12 year olds) and Rec House League (for ages 13+) programmes.
Brochures are attached. Please forward them to anyone you know who might be
interested. Hard copies are available in large quantities. Are you able
to bring a small poster to your son or daughter's school? If you are able to
get a small 'blurb' put in your school newsletter, we can provide one quickly.
Contact Deanna at
INFO@titanswaterpolo.ca
Wednesday Dryland Training at Alta Vista Pubic
School for White Group:
For those of you registered in this program, we
would like to confirm that the training time is 6:30-8:30pm. Some of our
coaches have had to wait as late as 8:55pm for athletes to be picked up!
Please pick up your son or daughter promptly at 8:30pm.
Performance Polo Programme:
A number of you signed up for our Performance Polo.
Unfortunately we did not have sufficient registration to be able to implement
the programme as originally offered. We are currently working to design a new
programme, and will communicate details to you as soon as possible. Stay
tuned!
Message from Head Coach David Hart Regarding
Hydration and Injury Prevention/ Use of Stretch Cords:
1. Proper hydration before, during and
after a training session (or game) is essential. ALL athletes (RED and WHITE
training groups) are expected to bring a water
bottle (with their name on it) to practices. If
parents and players would like more information on the reasons for proper
hydration we can post on the website.
2. Injury prevention is another important
issue for all our athletes. We are asking the cooperation of athletes and
parents in assisting us to minimize the occurence of shoulder related injuries
(the most common injury in our sport). All RED training group athletes are
expected to bring a stretch cord to the pool for a pre-water stretch session.
We also take care every practice to warm up the athletes both in and out of
the water prior to the commencement of practices. Stretch cords can be
purchased at local sports stores. If in doubt, athletes should ask their coach
about what type is appropriate for them.
Concerning the WHITE training group we are not able to
guarantee the use of stretch cords before most sessions (due to the swim club
being ahead of us) and we will
take alternative measures to ensure the athletes are
properly warmed up.
We are asking the cooperation of parents and athletes
to ensure they are on deck 15 minutes before the start of our training
sessions ready for this warm-up procedure.
Titans E-News:
We are pleased that Sue Sidebottom has agreed to take
on the weekly e-news starting with the next
issue. If you have something for our
athletes and their families, please submit to
news@titanswaterpolo.ca.
What were the Titans up to this summer? Did you travel
for water polo? If you haven't already submitted something, please send to Sue
for an upcoming issue of e-news.
Many thanks to Carolyn McGill for her work creating
newletters and e-news, and keeping us all in the loop over the past
couple of years.
Enjoy the long weekend!
Respectfully submitted,
Deanna Barry
General Manager