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| The Squads | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mens |
Aaron Jacobs(N),
Karl Reece (N), Gavin Brunton (N), David Oosterdijk (N), James Mitchell(C),
Cameron Butler (C), Jason Papps(C), Paul Hardy (C), Eoin Whelan(C),
Jason Juno (C)
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| Womens | Robyn
Gibbard (N), Jenni Gadd (N), Vashti Tymkin (N), Vanessa Ford (C), Jacinda
Dalziell(C), Kerryn Jensen (C), Libby Brown (C), Rachel Dwyer (C), Alison
McCrae (C), Helen Ratcliff (ML), Freya Sonneland (ML). Coach: Marty Dinniss (ML) Manager: Robyn Ratcliff (ML).
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| Final Results, 8th- 15th September, Grugabad, Essen, Germany, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The World Canoe Polo Championships saw 19 Women's teams and 25 Men's teams competing for medals over a week. New Zealand Women were 6th and New Zealand Men were 15th. Special thanks from the Women's team to KG Wanderfalke, especially Phillip, Anna, Kai, Svenne, Mario, Sebastian and Inger for their assistance and generosity during our stay in Essen. The women's team competed at the Ruhrpokal tournament prior to the Worlds, which was hosted by Wanderfalke. The Men's team were playing in Belgium and France at Pre-Worlds before travelling to Germany. There has been considerable discussion about the draw. In particular, the fact that teams were out of the running for placings and medals if they lost their first two games (hence our NZ Men's team is now 19th), and the way the groups were organised with the seeding of teams. The German women's team were grouped with the Australians and the Netherlands, a particularly difficult group. To participate in this discussion or to sign the petition to change the draw visit here... Visit NZCPA Squads Page....
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| Men's Squad | Visit
the NZCPA Site
Worlds 2002 Message Board with messages of support or to see the latest
news.....
On Monday, 20th August the men's squad left for Europe on their PreWorlds tour. They will be playing in Ieper, Belgium, at a PreWorlds competition- for further information download the Ieper draw (pdf file) or visit this International Forum thread..Here is their Itinerary: 20/08
– 26/08 Youth Hostel at Kortrijk:
Passionistenlaan 1A, 8500 Kortrijk Phone: 056/20 14 42 Fax: 056/20 46
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| Women's Squad |
The NZ women's squad leave for Essen, Germany on August 26th. The team plays at the Essen Pre-worlds competition and then invites teams to play against in preparation for the World Champs. They will be staying at the following location (and at this stage will be joined by the men during the World Championships): Fischereiverein Essen Heisinge |
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German Website Interview |
Visit the World Championship Site... Interview this month: Duncan Cochrane, member of the Australian Men's team and coach of the Australian Women, discusses the World Championships and their preparation for the tournament... |
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| July |
The New Zealand Men's squad attended a training camp in Rotorua on the weekend of July 13th. They trained at the Rotorua Aquatic Centre in preparation for an August departure to Europe. The men's squad will be attending a couple of competitions before Worlds. The men's squad is also selling yummy hampers made up of Bluebird Food products. The New Zealand Women's squad has been selected, with 9 players travelling to Essen, Germany this September.. Jacinda Dalziell will be Captain, with Helen Ratcliff assisting as Vice Captain. |
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| Worlds Groupings |
Women U 21 5 teams Group A 1 GER 2 GBR 3 POL 4 FRA 5 JAP Women 19 teams 1
x 4; 3 x 5 Men U-21 16 teams 4 x 4 Group A 1 FRA 2 BRA 3 IRE 4 LIT
5 -- Men 26 teams 6 x 3; 2 x 4 Group A 1 GBR 2 BRA 3 DEN 4 LIT |
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| June |
The NZ
womens squad had an other training weekend in Otaki over Queen's Birthday
weekend, and the Top 5 Women have been selected- but they haven't been
announced! Three more players are yet to be chosen, and competition
is fierce. The team has done everything from running up hills in the
dark, til recently braving the high ropes course at Otaki with the inimitable
Barry! Rumour has it the team so far is.. Manager
Sara Stodart, coach Paul Rountree and players Karl Reece, Aaron Jacobs
and Dave Oosterdijk...are selling raffle tickets! Contact them now to
get your ticket or wait for further info here... |
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| May | The
current Men's World Cup squad is now an automatic selection for the World
Cup in Essen, Germany this September. The squad earlier struggled to attract
a coach. A temporary player/coach position was filled by James Mitchell.
The preferred option of an off-water coach could only be met by the withdrawl
of Paul Rountree from the playing squad. His appointment, and the appointment
of his partner, Sara Stodart, as manager, has ensured that New Zealand
will field a Men's team, in what is considered to be a 'developmental
tour'. This squad recently attended a training camp in Auckland, at the
Millenium Sports Institute, on the weekend of April 20th.
The withdrawal of several players from the selection process has left the team with eight men. They are: Mens
Squad:
Aaron Jacobs(N), Karl Reece (N), David Oosterdijk
(N), James Mitchell(C), Jason Papps(C), Paul Hardy (C), Eoin Whelan(C),
Jason Juno (C) The National Women's squad will be selected on Queen's Birthday weekend, at a four day training camp at Otaki in the Central North Island. The final day will be held in Wellington, in a full length court. |
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April A Beautiful Mind raises $600+ for squads |
It may not have cleaned up all the Oscar nominations, but this movie was a star for the Northern Region. Tickets were sold to over 130 people for the 25th March screening, and the audience were well entertained by an excellent film. Better yet, our National Squads fund is about to be over $600 richer, thanks to Village Force Cinemas and the NCPA. Thank you to all you movie buffs out there, for a stunning result and an excellent night out. |
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| Otaki Women's Camp | The
New Zealand Womens Squad attended a training camp in Otaki, the weekend
before Easter. Central region representative players were obviously relishing
the opportunity to peak for the Australian Interstate Championships, which
were held the following weekend. Manager Robyn Ratcliff continued to explain
fundraising opportunities to the female squad, and confirmed that over
17 application forms for grants (collected by the players from their different
areas) have been sent to various organisations. Coach Marty Dinniss gave
various opportunities for players to discuss the Worlds Schedule, and
the players were nicely exhausted by the range of torturous activities
he devised. Next camp: Queens Birthday Weekend, June 1st to 4th. |
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| NZ Men's Squad in Australia | All
members of the National Men's squad attended the Australian Interstate
Championships over Easter. Coach Paul Rountree organised a camp to be
held with the Australian Men's squad, immediately following the competition,
on April 1st. This camp was run between 10:30am and 2pm.
The NZ Men's squad finished with a loss to the Australian
men of only one point, final score 4 -3. Next camp: Queens Birthday Weekend, June 1st to 3rd. |
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| March | Northern duo Paul Rountree and his partner Sarah are set to travel as Coach and Manager (respectively) with the NZ men's team, to Essen, Germany, in September. James Mitchell happily relinquished the role of Men's coach to focus his attention on playing at the World Championships. Although Paul withdrew from the squad to focus on the coaching role, all agree that an off-water coaching position will greatly enhance the squad's performance at the Worlds. | |
| January |
The NZCPA squads are scheduled to attend their second training camps on January 27th. Marty Dinniss(NZ Womens coach) has set a paddling fitness program for the squad, and Robyn Ratcliff (Manager) has been researching funding avenues. Executive Director Maree Burnett would like to receive applications from anyone interested in being Squad Manager. Meanwhile, James Mitchell from Central Region has been appointed Men's Player/Coach. |
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| World Championships 2000 | ||
| Name and Date of Comp | ||
| Feb 6 | Details of competition here | |
| Name and Date of Comp | ||
| Feb 6 | Details of competition here | |
February 2004 Northern Canoe Polo Association
