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Ottawa Titans Water Polo Weekly Newsletter
September 10, 2008


TEAM MANAGERS Required

We still require volunteer team managers for a number of teams. If we don't have a parent step forward, your team will not get regular communication, and we will not plan for them to attend any tournaments. Please contact Deanna Barry at INFO@titanswaterpolo.ca if you can take this on for your son or daughter's team.

Team Managers required for the following teams:

IMPORTANT Girls 16+U and 18+U AA/ AAA Athlete/ Parent Meeting this Saturday, 2-4pm

All girls on Piranhas, Swordfish, Marlins and Stingrays teams are asked to attend a meeting this Saturday, September 13, 2-4pm at University of Ottawa, in Montpetit Hall Room 207 (it's the pool building). Celso Rojas, our new women's head coach, will address athletes and their parents regarding expectations and plans for this year.
Note that dryland will be cancelled for the girls on Saturday to accommodate this important meeting.
 

CHANGE to Time for Dryland Training

Note that Dryland Training time has been changed to 6:15-7:30pm. Also, please check the website calendar if in doubt about cancellations due to weather. At this time we don't have teamlists together and it is difficult to contact players re cancellations.
 
Piranhas and Swordfish Temporary Schedule for Wednesday/ Thursdays at Carleton

Note that for the next three weeks (until NDC starts October 1), the Piranhas will practice Wednesdays 6-7:45pm and Swordfish Thursdays 7:30-9:05pm at Carleton U. After that, regular practice schedule will kick in (i.e. non-NDC players for both teams practice Wednesday nights at Carleton, and NDC players from both teams practice Thursday nights at Carleton). The website has been updated.

Titans Competitive Registration
Submitted by Alka Steenkamer

Thank you to all the families that registered on Saturday.  For those families that were not able to attend Saturday's Open House, please note that completed Titans Competitive Registration forms and cheques are now due.  Contact Alka Steenkamer, Registrar at registrar@titanswaterpolo.ca to make alternate arrangements.

Saturday's registration went smoothly due to the help of our volunteers: Evelyn Laroche, Nicole Le Saux Farmer, Sue Sidebottom and Deb Wilson.


Saturday's Bake Sale
Submitted by Alka Steenkamer

I would like to extend a BIG THANK YOU to all the families that generously donated their delicious bake goods to Saturday's sale.   Your efforts, and the generous support of the members in attendance on Saturday, helped us raise $267.20!!! These profits will be shared equally between the Titans Club and the CIBC Walk/Run for the Cure, a fundraiser for breast cancer. 

I would also like to thank the young athletes that helped manage the bake sale table, specifically, Emily Cobbold, Monique Sidebottom, Roxanne Laroche-Boisvert, Stephanie Steenkamer, Emily Hodgson, Audrey Caron and Rebekka Steenkamer.


Merchandise / Competitive Uniforms

Note that ALL competitive players are required to have a Titans jacket and one of the new bathing suits for competition. If you do not purchase these, you won't be allowed to compete.  All Academy players are also required to have a ball. The next merchandise sale will be posted soon. Stay tuned.

Ontario Water Polo Festival, September 26-28
OWP will be hosting it's annual Water Polo Festival on September 26-28 at the Etobicoke Olympium. Titans will not be sending any teams, but players are welcome to attend the Athlete Development Clinics if they wish. Information will be posted soon at www.ontariowaterpolo.ca


Team Ontario Program (born in 1992 and later)

Although this information is not currently posted on the Ontario Water Polo website, we have confirmed that athletes wishing to try out for the Team Ontario program do NOT need to travel to the OWP Festival being held in Toronto on September 26-28. There will be a tryout date announced for the Ottawa area. Stay tuned for further details. Boys and girls born in 1992 and later will be eligible for Team Ontario for the upcoming season.


Women's National Development Center Announcement

The Canadian Womens Water Program has announced Cyndi Flett as head coach of the Nation's Capital Performance Center as well as the the athletes identified and selected to participate in the program beginning October 1st, 2008.  For the full announcement and list of athletes click here: www.ontariowaterpolo.ca/ShowNews233.aspx


Titans Alumni Alex Moggridge Scoring Big in U.S. College Water Polo!

Titans alumni Alex Moggridge was recently named Athlete of the Week at Mercyhurst College in the US. Click here for further information:
http://www.hurstathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=7
Water Polo Canada Announces New Executive Director

WPC has just announced the hiring of a new Executive Director. Ahmed El-Awadi will begin his new job on September 15. Here is the link to the announcement: http://www.ontariowaterpolo.ca/ShowNews232.aspx


Newsletter Submissions

If you would like to contribute an item to the newsletter, please send your submission to Sue Sidebottom at news@titanswaterpolo.ca .  I depend on the readers to submit articles to keep club members up to date with water polo news!   Photos from tournaments or other club events are always welcome.  Any submissions received before noon on Wednesday will go out with that week's news.