Water Polo
Welcome to Water Polo
The Water Polo section aims to encourage the sport across a spectrum of swimmers and has 5 main categories of membership:
- Development (boys and girls, 9 -12 yrs)
- Juniors (boys and girls with some water polo experience and knowledge up to the age of 18)
- Junior Adults (boys and girls with a lot of water polo experience up to the age of 18)
- Ladies (18yrs+)
- Mens (18yrs+)
To enable full participation and enjoyment of the sport, members of this section need to be reasonably proficient, confident swimmers in front crawl and backstroke, and be able to tread water. Water Polo members regularly take part in various leagues and our senior members can often be seen hosting some very exciting matches at Riverside Leisure Centre on Monday evenings.
If you are interested in any of the activities undertaken by the Water Polo section and wish to find out more, please complete the Membership Application form to organise a date for a trial.
Water Polo (Mini-Polo)
Mini-polo is a smaller, more basic game than Water Polo itself and has been introduced to teach young players from around 9 years old to about thirteen years old, the basics of the full game.
It is also a great multi-skill activity which teaches the fundamentals of aquatics and sport as a whole. The best thing about mini-polo is its wide adaptability. You can take any size of pool, whether deep or shallow, any number of young boys and girls, of different ages; ability and size and modify the game to suit your requirements. It’s as simple as that…there really aren’t any rules to use if you don’t want to!
Use any space of water and turn it into a fun water ball game.
- Use any small ball which is waterproof and floats.
- If there are no goals then use floats, cones or plastic bottles filled with water.
- If players are not confident in the water, involve them by having their team score by passing them the ball whilst sat on the side.
As long as players are enjoying themselves with their friends and throwing a ball about in the water, then they’re on their way to playing mini-polo
At Chelmsford City Swimming Club, the Water Polo section will progress children from Mini Polo to Junior Polo and eventually through to Senior Polo.
We use the mini-polo format of fun, combined with qualified coaches to teach the basic skills to play a competitive game of Water Polo.
We enter young teams in to league games and to play in tournaments across the Country.
Water Polo (Juniors, Ladies, Mens and Seniors)
To find out more about the sport in general visit the Swim England Water Polo website here.
Swim England – National Water Polo competitions
Great Britain goalkeeper Elliot McHugh’s top drills for staying active out the pool – Water Polo drills for staying active out of the pool
Water Polo Kit
The Club has bespoke Water Polo kit made by Wyvern Swimwear, to order please visit their website here.
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