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24 Nov 07	East District AGM The AGM of the East District takes place at Boroughmuir Rugby Club on Thursday 6 December 2007 at 7pm. Three delegates from the Club are allowed to attend and volunteers are requested, at present we have no-one attending. A copy of the AGM information is available from the Secretary on request.
24 Nov 07	Information on ASA Cup The following information on the 2008 ASA Championships has been received from Mike Coles. The whole 2008 ASA Comp is presently on hold and in the hands of the ASA Board due to the fact that it falls into the same financial year has last year's comp. We will therefore have to look at the whole comp once it has gone through the board on Nov 30th, so it is unlikely that we will be able to use a start date in January. Brian Campbell
24 Nov 07	Information on Scottish Cup We have received details of the Scottish Cup draw from Iain Woolly and have clarified the age groupings. Home teams are to arrange matches with the finals being played early next year, date not yet advised. Men :- Menzieshill vs Warrender DWPC vs Portobello Women :- DWPC vs Menzieshill Bye to final - Western Baths Malta Cup U21 (Men only 1987+) :- Menzieshill vs Warrender Bye to final - DWPC Willie Mellors U16 (Boys 1992+ & Girls 1990+) :- Warrender vs DWPC (possibly 4pm on Saturday 8 Dec 2007 at Edinburgh University Bye to final - Menzieshill National Academy U14 (Boys & Girls 1994+) :- Final only : DWPC vs Warrender Brian Campbell
20 Nov 07	Marks and Spencers Bagpacking Attached is the timetable for bagpacking this Saturday at Marks and Spencers. Thanks to all the volunteers for giving up their time for the club.
20 Nov 07	Congratulations Congratulation to Alan Donaldson and Brian Campbell who were both awarded Life Membership of the Club at Mondays AGM. On behalf of everyone at the club I would like to thank the two of you for all the effort that you have both put in.
18 Nov 07	Despair for Caledonia In their final game of the season, Caledonia failed to beat Invicta, losing 15-5. This meant that Caledonia go into the Playoff to be promoted, which they declined in favour of another year of progress in division 3. Well done to all the guys this season. Report
17 Nov 07	Caledonia Win Caledonia win 12-10 vs Warley while Invicta Draw with South Derbyshire.
17 Nov 07	Ali In California Ali is playing in the 2007 CWPA/NAIA Water Polo National Invitational at California Baptist University this weekend. In the first game Lindenwood won 8-6 against Cal Maritime and now play against the home side who beat the Cal Maritime 21-5 earlier, so it will be a difficult match.
13 Nov 07	TV Opportunity A great opportunity for anybody interested.
13 Nov 07	Bagpacking Message from Zach Thomson: we are still desperately short of volunteers to do the bag packing at M&S on 24th November. i need names ASAP, preferably along with your ideal 2-3 hour slot (morning, lunchtime, afternoon, evening). although unless a serious amount of volunteers come forward then i will be forced to cancel the event. thank you to all those who have volunteered. if you have any questions or would like to volunteer please email me on, zach1106@hotmail.co.uk or contact Laura Johnstone on 01383 720669 and email: graham.laura@virgin.net Thank you Zach
12 Nov 07	Congratulations to Lindenwood Well done to Ali for winning the championships with Lindenwood. Pics
11 Nov 07	Training Cancelled There will be no training for the next 2 Monday nights at HMS Caledonia. This week due to a lack of lifeguard cover and next week due to the rearranged AGM.
05 Nov 07	Good Weekend for Caledonia A good weekend for Caledonia with 2 wins and a draw. Report
01 Nov 07	Rearranged AGM The re-arranged date for the Club A.G.M. is - 7.30pm, Monday, 19 November 2007 in Room 1 at the Carnegie Centre. Senior players in particular should make every effort to attend. Brian Campbell
29 Oct 07	Fundraising Opportunity Message from Zach Thomson: the club has secured time at M&S to do bag packing on saturday 24th November. the slot begins at 9am and ends at 6pm. we need as many members and parents as possible to volunteer to do a slot which would last either 2 or 3 hours. we intend to do this on a rota basis. to give your support please contact Laura Johnstone on 01383 720669 or email graham.laura@virgin.net this is a great opportunity to boost funds but we need you to support it. if you have any questions myself and Laura would be happy to help. please consider helping out. Zach Thomson
29 Oct 07	Bonus Ball Results Well done to Alana Duncan, who is this months winner of the bonus ball competition.
25 Oct 07	Appointments for Beijing Olympics Congratulations to our former Goalkeeper Brian Littlejohn on his appointment as a Neutral Referee for the Olympics. http://www.fina.org/events/OG/Beijing_2008/officials/wp.php
25 Oct 07	AGM Announcement This years AGM will be held on Monday 29th October at Carnegie Leisure Centre at 7pm. Heres the agenda Because of the AGM, training at HMS Caledonia is cancelled.
20 Oct 07	Two Wins, One Loss for Caledonia A mixed day for Caledonia in the National League at Marlborough. First Game they lost 10-8 against Warley. Goals from Callum Fraser (4), Mark Speed (2), Callum McGregor and David Baxter (1 each). Second game they beat Newton Abbot 23-9. In Sundays game they won 19-8 against Reading. Report, Photo
13 Oct 07	National Academy Dates The Dates and age groups for next autumns National Academy have been released.
07 Oct 07	Grantham Open Day Information from Sue Langston on the open day at Grantham College.
01 Oct 07	Bonus Ball Well done to Ann Farrell, the winner of the September bonus ball competition.
28 Sep 07	HMS Caledonia Closed Training is cancelled on Monday night as the pool at HMS Caledonia will be shutting early.
28 Sep 07	SWPC Meeting next week There is a SWPC meeting next week at the NSA Stirling at 7pm. If anybody has anything they want brought up please contact Richie Metcalfe, the clubs rep.
24 Sep 07	3 out of 3 for Caledonia Caledonia completed a perfect weekend of results with a 20-12 victory over Newton Abbot in Nottingham. Scorer were: Callum Fraser with 8; Ryan Laird got 5; Davie Baxter and Andrew Woodall got 3 each and Stewart Carlile got 1. Match Report
23 Sep 07	Caledonia Win Again Another win for Caledonia today, 13-8 against Otter 1869. Scorers: Davie Baxter and Ryan Laird 3, Stewart Carlile 2, Stevie Cuthbert Stevie Adams Andrew Woodall Callum Fraser and Elliot Robertson 1 each. Final game this weekend is against Newton Abbot but the team will be without Stevie Adams who was wrapped up in the last game. Best of luck for the final game lads.
22 Sep 07	Caledonia Win Good win for Caledonia today, 19-12 against Bedford. Scorers: David Baxter 6, Callum Fraser 4, Ryan Laird and Stevie Adams 3 each, Stevie Cuthbert Stewart Carlile and Andrew Woodall 1 each. They play Otter and Newton Abbot in their two games tomorrow. Best of luck to all the players.
18 Sep 07	Thanks George Before he disappears away on holiday, I would just like to send out a big thank you to George for everything he has done for the club website. Enjoy your well deserved rest! I'm sure I speak for everybody by sending out the thanks for making this the Premier Waterpolo Website in Scotland and one of the best in Britain. If anybody has any ideas for the website just give me a shout Paul Metcalfe
15 Sep 07	Scottish National League Final Dunfermline beat Warrender 18-14 today in the senior final at Edinburgh University Pool. Match report Simon Metcalfe "Congratulations on winning the league today – it was a great game to be involved in and we hope to be involved in many more with Dunfermline." all at Warrender Waterpolo
13 Sep 07	LIFEGUARD COURSE We are currently desperately short of lifeguards, there are few places left on a course which starts at 5'olock a week on Sunday in the Carnegie Centre. If anyone is interested or need further information please do not hesitate to get in touch with me ASAP. *Keith Falconer*
12 Sep 07	Milestone A few days ago (9 September) the Club passed the 25th anniversary of the inaugural meeting which agreed to set up the Club. Of those attending only Brian Campbell and Alan Donaldson are still active in the Club. The club's three Life Members also attended. The first General Meeting of Dunfermline Waterpolo Club was held on 21 October 1982.
09 Sep 07	Win for Caledonia Caledonia won 15-12 against Invicta Marlins at Sheffield this afternoon. Weekend's report
08 Sep 07	Tournament In an excellent 'Sport for All' tournament Lancaster defeated Dunfermline in a closely fought final. Menzieshill defeated Durham to claim 3rd place. Results and Photo
08 Sep 07	RTC New Term - update There is an update to the invite for players born 1993 - 1996 to attend the next term of the Scottish Regional Training Centre.
08 Sep 07	Caledonia Just heard from Zach that Caledonia lost first game of the 2007 campaign 8-11 to South Derbyshire.
06 Sep 07	Review of SASA structure The East District Roadshow regarding the Review of SASA structure, will take place on the 18th October at Gladyer Inn, Rosyth
05 Sep 07	RTC New Term Here is the link to an invite for players born 1993 - 1996 (updated 08 Sep 07) to attend the next term of the Scottish Regional Training Centre. As this is the entry point for young players to enter into the GB system we would suggest that you consider attending. Already Club members Alasdair Campbell and Andrew Woodall have made the last two Junior teams so there is an opportunity for Scottish players to progress. Should you know of anyone who could attend please pass this invite to them. Secretary
05 Sep 07	Dunfermline & West Fife Sports Council Come and Try Water Polo There were four new players trying out water polo for the first time and three who called to advise they were not available to attend tonight but will attend future sessions. Four teams were selected based on age and ability and a series of games were played with a final 'all in' game at the end. Photo
03 Sep 07	Ali's update Ali has sent a full report on the rest of his weekend at the Navy tournament and it is linked here
03 Sep 07	Harrogate visit off "I understand from speaking to Julia that Harrogate have had to cancel their weekend in Dunfermline. Therefore, the Senior Mens match with Warrender will take place on the Saturday and there will only be training as normal on the Sunday." Stewart Carlile
01 Sep 07	Update from the Navy tourny from Ali On thursday nite we played a scrimmage against the navy youngersters aged 14 - 17ish. Then on Friday we played 2 games, 1st against a high school from California which we won 12-11. I scored 3 goals, they were all lobs! was starting 7 and played all but 2 mins of the game. 2nd game of the day was against Central Florida Suns. we won 20-11 and iIplayed all the game apart from the last 2mins. I scored 3 goals again, 2 lobs and hit the bar from 18m (that's inside my own half!). Everyone was pretty impressed with my lobbing skills and I got MVP for the 2nd game! Playing a friendly game at 9am tomorrow and then 2 real games later on in the day, which should be good games again! looking forward to it! I'm 2nd top scorer with 6 goals, the leader has 11 coz he's massive and a pit player! he's basically a version of veso from Menziehill but he can play waterpolo!
31 Aug 07	Sport for All Week Reminder that the Club are once again supporting 'Sport for All' week and have a series of three events planned :- Sunday 2 September August, 2.30pm - 7pm: Senior five-a-sides (training for the Development squad will be from 7pm - 8pm but players should arrive at 6pm as the tournament may finish early). All Senior players should arrive at 2.15pm, teams will be selected from those attending. Tuesday 4 September, 8pm - 9pm: 'Come & Try: - matches will be organised for those present along the same lines as last week - why not bring some friends along with you - helpers required for coaching / refereeing & manning the table. Saturday 8 September, 12 noon - 6pm: Youth tournament. Helpers, table officials & referees are required, please advise if you can attend and help out as this will be a very exiting competition. Teams include Warrender, Menzieshill, Lancaster, Durham and possibly Leeds. Volunteers to provide food and organise room 1 are also required. Come along and support the Club at these events.
31 Aug 07	Ali's Debut Alasdair is taking part in his first tournament for Lindenwood Lions as they participate in the annual Navy Labor day Tournament which is being held at the Naval Academy, Baltimore. Results will eventually appear at this link
30 Aug 07	SENIOR FIVES The Club are holding a Senior Sport for All five-a-side tournament on Sunday 2 September from 2.30pm - 7pm with Development squad training from 7pm - 8pm that evening. Training may start at 6pm if the fives finish early so the Development squad players should arrive then. Come along and watch on Sunday afternoon.
30 Aug 07	CARNEGIE CENTRE The Club attended a meeting this evening where we were given information on the proposed refurbishment of the Carnegie Centre. One option under consideration is to replace the existing training pool with a new 25m, 2m deep with moveable floor pool. The decision is due to be taken in a few months and we will continue to lobby for this upgrade. We also discussed mini polo and asked the Trust to consider adding this to their own programme, one outcome from the meeting is that the Centre will provide four metal junior floating goals for the Carnegie Centre as soon as possible. Alternative training arrangements were also discussed with the Carnegie Centre probably closing in the Autumn of 2008 and we will advise further in due course. In summary it was a very positive and helpful meeting.
30 Aug 07	UKCC Level 1 Water Polo Coach Assistant Course As part of the Scottish Water Polo Development Plan the Scottish Water Polo Committee will be running the UKCC Level 1 Water Polo Coach Assistant Course for SASA Water Polo members over the next few months. The cost of the course will be £75 per candidate. This is after heavy subsidy for SASA Water Polo members from Sports Scotland, SASA and the Polo Committee. It will be run on Sunday afternoon from 2:00pm till 7:00pm at the latest at the Carnegie Centre in Dunfermline on the following dates. 30/09/2007 07/10/2007 28/10/2007 11/11/2007 25/11/2007 02/12/2007 The last part of each session will be in conjunction with the Dunfermline Development training session allowing for the practical part of the course to be fulfilled. The dates are worked in around Alan’s schedule and generally don’t clash with the NWPL div 3 or the NWWPL div3. Anyone who is interested in attending this course should let me know in the first instance via email at this address fuzzell_k@yahoo.com Unfortunately places on the course are limited and will be decided by the SWPC executive by Thursday 13th September. If you have any urgent enquiries please text me and I will get back to you. The running of the UKCC courses will be ongoing each year so for those who cannot make it this year or miss out there will be further opportunities. For more information on this see the document “Water Course – UKCC Information” in the Downloads/Water Polo section in the *ScottishSwimming* web site. Ken Fussell, Scottish Water Polo Development Plan
30 Aug 07	Newsletter August 2007 The Latest GB Polo newsletter available now
30 Aug 07	Regional Training Centre "The Next RTC term will begin on the 15th of September from 3pm to 5.30pm at Carnegie Leisure Centre, Dunfermline. The purpose of the RTCs is to bring the best regional players together where they will be taught the skills required by the modern player and given an opportunity to improve their technical proficiency. With changes to the National Age Groups the RTC is now aimed at those born 93-96. Depending on numbers it may be possible to extend this to 91/92. For more information go to the RTC page on this website." Mike Tate, Administrator
30 Aug 07	Mrs.Elizabeth Campbell - update Brian tells me that his mother has now been moved to Ward 7 at Queen Margaret.
29 Aug 07	SNL Final The SNL Men's Final game is now scheduled for 4:00 pm on Saturday 15th September at Edinburgh Uni Pool.
29 Aug 07	New Wave I'm pleased to report that Paul and Simon Metcalfe have expressed an interest in sharing the WEBMASTER job. I'm sure they will be able to bring a fresh, modern approach to the website. I have enjoyed doing the job but it is becoming more and more obvious that I am out of touch with the present club membership and how they would prefer things to progress. I presume there will be a short delay until the takeover but, hopefully it will be very short.
29 Aug 07	Visitors Leven Boys Brigade visited the Club once again on Tuesday and participated in a series of matches. 3 teams were selected from those present and although tired at the end of the session they enjoyed the experience - they were a bit shocked however when they learned that matches are played in all deep and larger pools. Thanks to all those members who attended and helped with the table / scoreboard, coaching and refereeing.
28 Aug 07	Millfield Eleven of our team attended the GB 1993 / 1994 Camp which was held at Millfield recently. The players all had at lease three sessions per day over the week and ended up tired at the end of it. It was good to see that all lasted the full week. We also were represented by team managers Brenda Tate & Keith Falconer who had an even more exhausting week. Finally Alan Donaldson was the course tutor for a UKCC Level 1 Water Polo Coaching course which was held during the week
28 Aug 07	Good Wishes "Thanks to all who have asked after my Mother who was taken into Hospital on 20 August with what we now understand to have been an infection in her spine. She has been moved out of Intensive Care and is now in the Medical Dependency Ward of Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline where she is expected to remain for a few weeks". Brian Campbell & Campbell Family
28 Aug 07	Committee Meeting The next Club Committee meeting will be held tomorrow at the Secretary's house.
28 Aug 07	Ali featured Ali may be away to the US but he's still in the news.
27 Aug 07	National League Final The postponed SNL 2007 Men's' final will be played on Sunday 16th September at Edinburgh University Pool from 3:00 pm.
27 Aug 07	Scottish Championship arrangements "I intend to run the Scottish Cup Competitions from September through to December with the Finals day in early 2008. The competitions and costs are :- Senior Men £60: Senior Women £50: Under 21 Malta Trophy (Males only U21) £50: Willie Mellors Trophy (Boys U/16 and girls U/18) £: National Academy (Boys & Girls U14) £40 The structure of the competitions as follows, dependant on the number of teams entered into each competition. All preliminary games will be played at the home team pool. 2 teams:- Final only 3 teams:- round robin round then the top two will play the final. The third team will take third place in the competition. 4 teams:- round robin round then the top two will play the final. The third team will take third place in the competition. 5 teams:- the first two teams in the draw will play in the first semi final. The third team in the draw will play in the second semi final. The last two teams in the draw will play off for the fourth place in the semi finals 6 teams:- will be drawn into 2 groups who will play a round robin round then the top one from each group will play the final. The second placed team from each group will play the 3rd 4th final. A draw will be made up and sent out to all clubs. Any amendments need to be sent back to me within 2 weeks of distribution. These will then be finalised. The games are then set in stone! If teams do not play the game they will forfeit and be fined. The only out clause if the SWPC executive agree there are Exceptional circumstances. Scottish Cup Finals will be held all on the one day. That will be 6 games in total as follows. U14 Final, U21 Final, U16 Final, Men's 3rd/4th Final, Women's Final, Men's Final. At 1hr 20m per game that will be 8 hours of pool time. I will try to organise a Mini Polo festival to run at the same time to move towards greater interaction between Mini Polo initiatives and Water Polo Clubs. I am quite hopeful that Edinburgh University will a SASA club in time for this competition allowing for up to 6 teams entered in the Men's Cup. If so their games won't begin until they are officially a registered club. All the club/team secretaries/managers please let me know of their intention to participate as soon as possible? Also confirm the team managers contact details; name, email, mobile, home number. I will then work on the draw and send out invoices." Ken Fussell, Domestic Co-ordinator
16 Jul 07	MEETINGS Due to HMS Caledonia sessions on Mondays the next 2 Committee Meetings have been moved - Monday 3 September is now Wednesday 29 August 2007 Monday 19 September is now Wednesday 21 November 2007 The Club AGM will now be held on Wednesday 31 October 2007 and not Monday 29 October 2007 - PUT THIS IN YOUR DIARY NOW - FULL ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED. Changes to Constitution must be received by the Secretary three weeks prior to the meeting and changes to the rules two weeks prior to the meeting especially as we expect to debate the level of fees which have remained constant for the past few years despite pressure on costs through rising pool and lifeguard costs. Although we were successful in filling some of the vacant posts last year a few have remained vacant - please consider if you can help out with the Management of your Club - if no-one does it nothing happens !
06 Jul 07	UKCC Level 1 Coaching Course The Club has been successful in its application to *The Carnegie Trust* for a grant to run the above course being awarded the sum of £1,250.00. With the possibility of individual grants to cover 50% of the costs and members being able to offset the remaining costs by agreeing to coach at ten Club sessions, the effective cost to members should be zero. The course will be run after the summer break and exact timings etc have to be finalised, most sessions will be held at the Carnegie Centre. Members (over 16) wishing to apply for this course, which is the starting point for the new UK Coaches structure, should advise the Secretary as soon as possible, places will be allocated on a first come basis with the maximum number for the course to be confirmed but expected to be between 10 & 16. Non members are also invited to attend although members will have priority.

25 Aug 07	Visitors The Club entertain 1st Leven Boys Brigade again on Tuesday 28 August during our normal session at the Carnegie Centre (8-9pm). The session will be a series of matches, Players should arrive promptly to allow teams to be selected. Volunteer referees / coaches are requested and should sufficient members be available it would be good to use the timing equipment as well.
23 Aug 07	*Latest from Coach Greenhouse* at Lindenwood** "Brian-Outstanding!!!! - This afternoon we had out first official water polo practice. Ali did superb. Great attitude as well as as very, very good listener. All qualities I stress and weave into my water polo practices. Congratulations on your fantastic parenting skills." Coach Greenhouse
23 Aug 07	HMS Caledonia HMS Caledonia has re-opened after the closure for maintenance. Training on Monday will be on as normal (8-9pm)
23 Aug 07	Plans for the Carnegie Centre Myself and Alan Donaldson, on behalf of the Club, have been invited to meet with Wendy Watson of Fife Council next week to discuss the plans for the Carnegie Centre and have learned that Fife Council are also meeting with Scottish Swimming representatives on Friday 24 August 2007. We have passed information on our hopes for the Carnegie Centre to Richard Gordon of Scottish Swimming in advance of this meeting. The proposed works are currently at the planning stage therefore there may be the opportunity to lobby for an all deep training pool which would be of great benefit to our Players. It is now also likely that the pool will not close until after next summer due to the time required to complete the design and place a contract for the works. The Club are pleased to be involved at this early stage in the re-design of the Carnegie Centre and members will be kept updated via the web site. B.M.Campbell
22 Aug 07	SWPC Meeting tomorrow If you have any items to bring up at the Scottish Water Polo Meeting tomorrow contact Richie Metcalfe or Roddy Mackay.
22 Aug 07	Aberdeen bid for 50m Pool News item on Aberdeen Council's search for backing for new 50m pool. Stewart Carlile
22 Aug 07	Ali off to Missouri After leaving Edinburgh for Amsterdam this morning at 6am Ali arrived safely at St Louis (via Detroit) at around 10.25pm tonight (Tuesday). The family saw him off this morning at 4.30am ! note below from Ali's new coach. "I picked Ali up safely at St. Louis airport yesterday afternoon. Ali, & three of my other incoming Freshmen & parents visited last night. As a matter of fact Ali spent the night with another Freshmen & his family in a very nice hotel in St. Charles right by Lindenwood University. Last night I took all 3 boys to the Indoor Pool at St. Charles Family YMCA for a 90 minutes swim they all seemed to bond immediately & enjoy each others company. I believe 18 year olds have more in common than Adults and it showed last night. This morning they start their Freshmen Activity week/check-in at 8:00 A.M. (2pm Dunfermline time). I am meeting all the Freshmen Water Polo players at 12:30 P.M. for First Official Water Polo Practice. (14 Freshmen)." Coach Greenhouse
19 Aug 07	HMS Caledonia still closed I have just been advised that the Caledonia pool chlorine levels have not yet returned to safe levels as quickly as expected after last week's maintenance and cleaning. The pool with not be open until tomorrow earliest and therefore our session tonight has been cancelled. Richie Metcalfe
18 Aug 07	Deadline extended for Water Polo Conference booking The new deadline for booking up for the National Water Polo Conference is Friday 24 August
17 Aug 07	Alasdair's 'farewell' Alasdair's 'farewell' Barbeque will go ahead tomorrow from 5pm irrespective of the weather - members & friends of Ali welcome.
17 Aug 07	HMS Caledonia Re-opens on Saturday after a maintenance shut down last week so training returns to normal on Monday evenings.
16 Aug 07	World Student Games - Bangkok GB took 12th place in the Games water polo when they lost 9-17 to Russia. GB won the first quarter then lost each of the other 3 (4-3; 1-3; 2-6; 2-5). This was a bit disappointing after bright early performances, especially considering this was the national senior squad.
14 Aug 07	World Student Games - Bangkok GB lost a tight game against Australia by 5-6 then dropped further in the rankings with a 6-9 defeat by Turkey.
11 Aug 07	World Student Games - Bangkok GB lost their first game 7-13 to Serbia in the Preliminaries. Japan beat South Africa in the other match in Group B. Better news in second match when GB beat Japan 9-8. A 16-7 win over RSA completed their Group games and they took 2nd place behind unbeaten Serbia and move to the Classification round for places 1-12 on Tuesday.
10 Aug 07	Scottish Swimming SplashNews The latest edition of SplashNews is being prepared. It would be great to start having regular features from all disciplines. Please forward any article, story, update on squads, training, club news, etc. to me as soon as possible, ideally by 20^th August. Kirsten Baker, Marketing & Communications Manager
09 Aug 07	SWPC Meeting Agenda and previous minutes have been issued for next meeting due on 23 August
08 Aug 07	East District Centenary Celebrations The details have been circulated for the Evening Reception as part of the Centenary Celebrations. The event will take place on Friday 5 October, 7-11p.m. at Boroughmuir Rugby Club. Tickets are £20 each (Early Bird booked before 7 September £17.50p.
07 Aug 07	Scottish Swimming UKCC Courses Kate Lodge, the new Education Manager, announces the launch of Scottish Swimming’s new SQA/UKCC teaching and coaching qualifications for aquatics in Scotland which will be available from 1^st September 2007. Details and forms are available from the Downloads section of the Scottish Swimming website. Bursaries will be available - see Downloads section
06 Aug 07	GB Youth Women lose again GB girls completed their Group D matches with a 3-13 loss to Hungary in Greece.
06 Aug 07	HMS Caledonia closed No training TONIGHT nor Monday 13th August - Secretary not available to send out email so spread the word re closure
05 Aug 07	GB in Bulgaria GB's last game ended in defeat, going down 3 - 7 to Macedonia. Scorer's: Daniel Barker - 1; Stuart Fennell - 1; Ciaran James - 1. GB missed 2 out of 3 penalties in this game, not too sure if it would have affected the outcome of the game though!. Ali Campbell
05 Aug 07	European Youth Women's Championships The championships started today in Chania, Greece. GB lost 3-12 to the hosts this evening
04 Aug 07	GB update from Ali "Got some info on the tourney happening just now in Bulgaria that Andrew Woodall and Lewis Don are playing in: 1st Game V Serbia. Lost 15 - 3. First half score - 10 - 1. Second half 5 - 2. Scorer's: Ciaran James - 1, Stuart Fennell - 2. Ciaran James and Elliot Kelly both got wrapped. 2nd Game V Bulgaria. Lost 12 - 10. Scorer's: Dean Smith - 5, Daniel Barker - 2, Ciaran James - 2, Tom Richmond - 1. Tom Richmond is also the captain. GB had 9 men up but only managed to score 1! (same old story!) 3rd Game V Austria. Won 11 - 6. Scorer's: Daniel Barker - 2, Tom Richmond - 2, Chris Armstrong, Stuart Fennell, Matthew Little, Dean Smith, Scott Martin all got 1 goal each. Andrew Woodall and Lewis Don both scored 1 goal each - their first for GB. Their last game is against Macedonia."
03 Aug 07	Pool -time problems ahead The Secretary has been informed that Fife Council are to go ahead with their Leisure & recreation plans. This means that Carnegie Centre will close for refurbishment in April 2008 for 18 months. Pool time will be at a premium and it is not clear yet whether Fife Council will be giving assistance to the clubs in organising alternatives.
02 Aug 07	GB lose first match in Diana Cup in Bulgaria "GB lost 3-15 to Serbia but everyone was happy with the way the team performed in its first ever game together. Andrew felt he played well and had some great scraps in the pit" Chris Woodall - Chris posted this on the Message Board which is best way to get results posted quickly, especially if I am not on hand to update News. Good thinking Chris.
02 Aug 07	Message Board Probably due to the holidays, our Message Board has made a slow start but we now have contributions to several topics. Still looking for more contributions and new topics.
02 Aug 07	HMS Caledonia closure "Due to Deep Chlorination / Cleaning the swimming pool will be closed from Mon 13th Aug until Friday 17th Aug 07. The PT Staff apologise for any inconvenience this essential maintenance may cause".
02 Aug 07	National Academy Training Camp at Millfield 15 Players from the Scottish RTC are attending the National Academy Training Camp at Millfield from the 5th to 10th of August. 11 of these are from DWPC (2 Girls and 9 Boys) with the other 4 representing Menzieshill Whitehall (2 Girls & 2 Boys). A further 3 Adults are attending as Team Managers (2 DWPC & 1 M-W). DWPC : Girls - Kerry Falconer; Nicola Tate. Boys - Chris Campbell; Darren Campbell; Edward Haroun; Jake Hinley; Andrew Melville; Joe Thomson; Zach Thomson; Craig Wilkinson; Jordan Wood Menzieshill Whitehall : Girls - Kirsti Adams; Cara Brown. Boys - Logan Shepherd ; Lee Clark.
01 Aug 07	Sounds like a blast Water Polo Planet invites players, coaches, club teams and referees to the 2008 Duel In The Pool Serbia, a 12 day elite water polo Camp, Festival and International Tournament to be held 18-30 June 2008 in Obrenovac, Serbia.
29 Jul 07	Finalists from Four Continents Hungary, Australia, China and USA won through to the semi-finals of the Junior Women's World Championships. Australia and China won the semis and contested the Final. The final classification was - 1st Australia : 2nd China : 3rd Hungary : 4th USA : 5th Italy : 6th Spain : 7th Netherlands : 8th New Zealand : 9th Russia : 10th Canada :11th Japan : 12th Germany : 13th Greece : 14th Puerto Rico : 15th Brazil : 16th Portugal Report from the Mackays : "Just been watching the final day's games. Spain and Italy played out a very close match which Italy edged in extra time. Both teams possibly played their better polo at earlier stages but nevertheless the standard of play particularly in defence was of a high standard, hence the close score. Hungary and USA again also played out a close match with Hungary's much more physical approach eventually enabling them to secure 3rd place with a 10-8 victory in extra time. USA defence was particularly strong, but the disappointment must be Hungary's lack of all round skill and imagination, purely sticking to the physical approach. Yesterday Australia ran out easy victors against Hungary because of their all round speed of their game, particularly in the choice of tactics and shooting ability.China were clearly the dark horses in this tournament but they rightfully gained their place in the final with a strong performance against the USA. In today's final China matched Australia until the final quarter of the match when Gemma Beadsworth's superior ability enable her to grab 3 goals at crucial moments, thus securing Australia's win. China will clearly will be looking for a place in Beijing in next year. It was good to see that the final was well supported by many of the teams participating. The award for the top goalkeeper went to China and top scorers were a player from Japan and Gemma Beadsworth from Australia. It was nice to see that 4 European teams were in the top 8, which suggests that they have raised their game to a higher standard but still have a bit to do to seriously challenge Australia, China and the USA. Now on with the remains of the holiday."
27 Jul 07	7th FINA Junior Women's World Championships Our correspondents in Porto, Portugal - Roddy, Sylvia and Julia Mackay - are enjoying the water polo and send this report:- "Thought we would give you a quick report from our viewpoint. Last night we saw the best game so far when Spain beat Canada - probably against the form prediction. Canada may well have been a bit too sure of getting a result and got off to a flying start with a goal on their first attack, however Spain settled and finished the quarter all square at two each. Thereafter Spain slowly gained in confidence spurred on by an incredibly noisy Spanish support. Goals were traded at each end along with some excellent saves by both goalkeepers and close shots. Tempers rose with some doubtful refereeing decisions with the Spanish coach getting yellow carded for complaining. Eventually Canada simply ran out of ideas and Spain won with a little margin to spare. There was no doubt the the noise made by the Spanish supporters helped the team gain in confidence during this 14 - 11 victory. We also saw Holland defeat Germany in what was a very close match with both sides indulging in holding, pushing etc. Looking forward to the quarter-finals later today - will get our first chance to see China, Hungary and Italy who all won their groups and therefore had a day off yesterday. The fitness of the players seems pretty good with most teams consisting of tall well built individuals - their ability to come up out of the water to steal a cross or pass is something we don't really see too much of at home - a lot of leg power!!!"
27 Jul 07	Found item Harry Hewitt found a watch after the session at HMS Caledonia last weekend. Contact Harry or get in touch with webmaster if you think it is yours.
23 Jul 07	More downloads available on Scottish Swimming site Various LEN documents added to Water Polo Downloads section. Good news for referees? - Quote from Minutes : "The Secretary requested Delegates to submit the referee’s evaluation sheets timorously ............."!
19 Jul 07	Scottish Swimming site gets update The Downloads - Water Polo section of Scottish Swimming website has been revamped at long last. Up-to-date documents are now in place and out-of-date stuff removed. Details of possible financial assistance to players is online now and should be checked out. There are details too of the Scottish Swimming UKCC Level 1 Coaching Course.
18 Jul 07	Message Board Trying to get some discussion going on the Message Board. There was an indication today that we may need to tweak it a bit - I had a problem submitting a topic. If anyone tries to submit something and gets an error message please let me know so that I can try to sort it out as soon as possible. Keen to get topics on club matters and relating to water polo at large. *webmaster*
17 Jul 07	Water Polo successes in Aberdeen Got some very heartening news about Aberdeen City Council water polo sessions, thanks to Anne Masson, Swimming Development Officer there. Great to hear of some progress for water polo in Scotland. We have been trying for some time to develop water polo which Scottish Swimming is aware of. Within the Big Lottery programme free sessions were offered during school in-service days in February 07 and Easter and Summer holiday periods and the response to these sessions was very good. About 60 children took part during the in-service day in February and over 350 children took part over the Easter holidays. The Summer programme is also looking encouraging with most of the sessions almost full. These sessions have been made possible because of the Big Lottery funding which has allowed us to run free sessions however we are hoping to develop these and offer mini polo from August for age 8-12 year olds. Currently we have a junior session which runs on a Sunday morning at Aberdeen Grammar School where we have a small session of 12 (mainly boys) aged 12-16 year olds who play from 1000-1130. We are planning to run the 8-12 year old programme from 1130-1230. In addition to this I have a session on a Thursday evening at Bon-accord Baths from 2000-2100 which I intend to develop for adults. At the moment because we are not that far down the line I allow the University teams to use it and I feed in any adults who come to me looking for water polo. I would also use this session to feed in any of the children from the Sunday session as they get older. I recently also organised a half day workshop through Scottish Swimming for my teachers and coaches and David Walker came up to tutor the session. I am hoping to reserve a few places for Aberdeen on a Level 1 Water Polo Coaches Course . We have recently set up Aberdeen Diving Club with divers who are now being selected for junior Scottish squads and water polo is probably the next aquatic discipline which I would like to concentrate on. Our players on a Sunday are very keen and have never actually played a game with another team and therefore should you have any junior players of aged 12-16 who would be interested in coming up to Aberdeen for a friendly game we would love to see you." Anne Masson
17 Jul 07	Old Boys Messages received from a couple of former members. Philip Gordon tells me he has just recovered from winning a Masters 200m freestyle 3 weeks ago. David Dalziel asks if any of the club's players are due to go to Stirling Uni next term. He is short of male and female players for the university teams.
17 Jul 07	New Features We are trying out a couple of new features on the site. We now have a Guest Book and a *Message Board* and it is hoped that visitors to the site will use them. Both will be mediated to remove offensive material and both have a basic anti-spam feature. The buttons on the Home Page have been laid out differently with the "non-club" Team Caledonia, RTC Scotland and Scottish Archive ones moved to the side of the "club" ones. The Resources page, which was part of the Member Info section, now has separate button. We hope to add another couple of features soon so the Home page may change again soon to accommodate those. webmaster
16 Jul 07	National Water Polo Conference British Swimming National Performance Director Bill Sweetenham is among the speakers to address the 2007 British Water Polo National Conference. The day-long conference is confirmed for Saturday 1 September at Loughborough University. Aimed at anyone involved in water polo, conference topics include strength and conditioning, video analysis, training camps, referees and officials updates and question and answer sessions. National Performance Director Nick Hume will open the conference with a review of the year and provide details of how clubs can contribute towards the resurgence of British Water Polo. Further details, including booking forms and a full programme, will be available soon on www.britishswimming.org To register your interest or for further information email claire.whitfield@swimming.org
16 Jul 07	Result of Portobello Appeal At long last Portobello's appeal against a 1 year ban imposed by the ASA has taken place. The result was a lifting on the ban and the imposition of a fine and a reprimand.
12 Jul 07	GB upset Poland scored the winner 2.4secs from time in a ding-dong tussle to beat GB 9-8. The British were unhappy with 2 strange decisions in the last half minute which were crucial to the outcome. France now proceed to the semi-finals from Group B. Poland beat Ireland today to reach 7pts. With head-to-head result the decider in the case of a tie on points GB must beat Ukraine to avoid being relegated to the matches for 7th-12th place..
11 Jul 07	The Next Wave Dunfermline's Andrew Woodall and Lewis Don (Menzieshill Whitehall) have been selected for the GB Junior Water polo team to take part in a tournament which is being held in Sofia, Bulgaria early in August. With the change in age groups having just taken place this is the first stage for this team as they prepare for the European Junior Championships next year. Only two Scottish players were selected for the team. Andrew follows Club colleague Alasdair Campbell who gained selection for the previous team and has now moved on to Senior water polo. Andrew only took up water polo 2 1/2 years ago having taken the decision to retire from competitive swimming at 12 yrs old as many others do. As a result of taking-up water polo he has in fact returned to competitive swimming and is now also a member of InCAS. Andrew has improved dramatically over the short period of time that he has been playing water polo through the Clubs successful Junior development programme and has also played for the Club at Senior level. With Water polo a major sport on the continent Andrew is looking forward to an extremely tough baptism in Bulgaria facing the hosts, Serbia, Austria & Macedonia.
11 Jul 07	Barbecue Alasdair leaves for Lindenwood University, Missouri on Tuesday 21 August to start his water polo scholarship. We are holding a Barbecue for him from 5pm on Saturday 18 August & friends are welcome to 'pop-in'. Brian Campbell
10 Jul 07	BRITISH WATER POLO 'PROFILE DAY' TO RECRUIT (female) PLAYERS "British Water Polo is to host 'profile day' to recruit more female water polo players in the lead up to the London 2012 Olympic Games. Female swimmers who have closed the door on competitive swimming and are looking for a new challenge, aged 16 to 22 are encouraged to take part. Please read the attached flyer for further information." Stephanie West, British Swimming
07 Jul 07	UKCC Level 1 Coaching Course - like buses...........(see previous item) "As part of the Scottish Water Polo Development Plan the Scottish Water Polo Committee will be running the UKCC Level 1 Water Polo Coach Assistant Course in the last 2 weekends in August. The cost of the course will be £100 per candidate. This is after heavy subsidy for SASA Water Polo members from Sports Scotland, SASA and the Polo Committee. It will be run at Stirling on the following dates. Friday evening 17/08/2007 : Saturday all day 18/08/2007 : Sunday all day 19/08/2007 final session at Dunfermline Saturday all day 25/08/2007 : Sunday all day 26/08/2007 final session at Dunfermline Anyone who is interested in attending this course should let me know in the first instance via email at this address fuzzell_k@yahoo.com Unfortunately places on the course are limited and will be decided by the SWPC executive. I will be away this week at the European Championships but may be able to check my email. If you have any urgent enquiries please text me and I will get back to you. I know this is very short notice for everyone I'm afraid that this is due to the finalisation of the course structure and materials and the very busy Water Polo Calendar from September on. The running of the UKCC courses will be ongoing each year so for those who cannot make it this year or miss out there will be further opportunities. For more information on the UKCC see the attached DOC file." Ken Fussell, Domestic Coordinator Note : this course is separate from the DWPC course below
16 Jul 07	Title for Montenegro The tournament favourites delivered with a 19-9 win against France. There was a bonus for GB when Ed Scott won the Most Valued Goalkeeper award.
15 Jul 07	Revenge for Ukraine Ukraine avenged their defeat by GB in the early stages of the competition by taking 5th place with a 10-8 victory. GB finished with a creditable 6th place. Belarus recovered from thrashing in the semi-finals by favourites Montenegro to take Bronze with an 8-7 win over Macedonia.
14 Jul 07	Montenegro a class apart Montenegro demolished Belarus, conquerors of GB, 26-1 to book place in tomorrow's final. France beat Macedonia 12-9 (oops!) in the other semi-final.
13 Jul 07	Great Britain medal hopes dashed Belarus beat GB 10-5 and now move on to the semi-finals. GB will face Ukraine again in the battle for 5th place. However GB have achieved their aim of qualifying for the European A Qualification round
13 Jul 07	HMS Caledonia Due to lack of co-operation from swimming clubs we have been forced to change the start time of the session to 8.00 p.m. Session ends 8.50 p.m.
12 Jul 07	Great Britain Triumph GB won their crunch match with Ukraine 10-9 and moved into 2nd place in Group B. They now play Belarus tomorrow, Friday, in the quarter-final.
10 Jul 07	GB back on winning trail Britain beat bottom of the Group team Ireland 20-5 this evening. Belarus, Montenegro, France and Ukraine all had big wins.
09 Jul 07	Lesson for GB France scored a 12-6 win over Great Britain on the 2nd day in Manchester. Montenegro, Macedonia and the Ukraine also recorded their second wins.
08 Jul 07	Great start for GB An excellent win for GB 20-9 vs Israel. There were wins too for France, Ukraine, Malta, Macedonia and Montenegro
08 Jul 07	European Nations Trophy - Tickets Some weeks ago I was offered free tickets for the Club in return for "advertising" the event on our website. After a reminder, the organiser has offered an apology for failing to supply and said she will happily provide any members of the club with free tickets for the event on any of the days. In view of the lateness it may be difficult to get these tickets distributed but any member going should contact Secretary or Webmaster to see what can be arranged to take up the offer.
07 Jul 07	European Nations Trophy (Men's European B Championships) The team to represent Great Britain at the event starting tomorrow in Manchester is announced at last.
06 Jul 07	European Nations Trophy (Men's European B Championships) When the European B Championships get underway this weekend the team representing Great Britain will be, in effect, the England team. This situation stems from the demise of a Scotland senior water polo squad some time ago. Scots were invited to join the training squads but declined either by failure to respond to the invitation or, after one session or so, finding the expense too much. At the time of the invitations GB had no budget for a senior water polo team and therefore could not assist with expenses whereas England had a budget and could help their players. Scottish Swimming had restrictions on allocating monies to senior men which did not help either. By the time GB were allocated funding Scottish players were no longer in the loop.
06 Jul 07	National Academy (1995-1996) Talent Day We have just been informed of the following festival for the new Academy age group. Unfortunately falls within our holiday period . Anyone interested should advise the secretary in the first instance (I have the relevant entry form) - parents / drivers will be required to organise and provide transport to what should be an interesting day of water polo :- "We are holding a National Water Polo Festival to talent ID players, boys and girls born 1995/96 at Manchester MAC on Sunday July 29th 12-4pm Small sided games will be organised for club teams, local authorities, schools, in fact, anyone who is of age may come along and enjoy a festival of water polo. Games will be 6 a side, matches played across the width of the pool. All deep. (Two pitches) Entries will be charged at only £15.00 per team, Individuals may also enter at £5.00 per person, no later than Sunday 22nd July 2007." Norman Leighton, Talent I.D.& Development Officer-Water Polo
06 Jul 07	Summer Holidays The Club has now closed for the summer break although sessions at HMS Caledonia on Monday evenings (7.30pm - 8pm) will continue throughout and will be open to all members - note a security pass is required. The Club returns to normal from 5.30pm on Sunday 19 August 2007 Note: I will be updating the website during the holidays and would appreciate any news items etc. for inclusion - *webmaster*
05 Jul 07	European Nations Trophy (Men's European B Championships) 8-15 July Manchester According to information received by Ally McKilligan there will be TV coverage of the event as follows 25/7 19:00 Sky Sports Extra 25/7 22:00 Sky sports 2 26/7 13:30 Sky sports 2
04 Jul 07	*Sport For All Week 2007* The Club proposes to run the following during the annual Dunfermline & West Fife District Sports Council Sport for All week :- > Senior Five-a-sides : Sunday 2 September from 2.30pm > Come and Try - Tuesday 4 September 8pm - 9pm > Youth Tournament (1992+) - Saturday 8 September from 12 noon
03 Jul 07	ASA Finals The finals of the ASA Championships were staged in Manchester at the weekend. Results and reports
03 Jul 07	Tournament Winners Well done to the Mixed team which won the Kevin O'Neil Memorial Trophy at Durham last weekend. (webmaster on holiday, hence late posting). Ali Campbell has supplied a full Report and a couple of Photos
03 Jul 07	Casino Night a success The club thanks all members and friends who came along to the Casino night last Saturday to lend their support to the club. The magnificent sum of £972 was raised. Many thanks to John Wood, who organised the event and the volunteers who manned the tables, served at the bar, obtained the prizes (through gentle persuasion) and assisted with the buffet.
24 Jun 07	GB Women lose final Great Britain women's team had to settle for 2nd place after a 2-6 defeat by France in the European B Championship final in Prague. Ukraine took 3rd place with an 11-10 win over the Czech Republic.
23 Jun 07	Congratulations Andrew Woodall learned today that he has been selected for the GB Junior squad to go to Bulgaria in August. Lewis Don Menzieshill Whitehall is the other Scot selected.
23 Jun 07	GB Women into the final Great Britain women's team achieved another fine result with an 8-4 win over Portugal in the quarter-final in the European B Championships in Prague. They followed that with a 9-6 semi-final victory over the Ukraine. France beat the Czech Republic 8-5 in the other semi-final. Final is on Sunday at 10.30 a.m. GMT
22 Jun 07	Football result The challenge 5-a-side football match ended in a 13-13 draw. The younger ones believe that they won 13-12! This was not the case however and the 13-13 draw stands as the final result! The match was a big success and all 10 players had a good time! However there are always some bad points, one being Simon's lack of understanding for the rules of football when he had a few shots that Jonny Wilkinson would of been proud of! Simon used to play rugby so its easy to get mixed up! Also Zach didn't catch onto the fact that when you tackle a player you must aim to take the BALL and not just randomly kick people! The highlight of the night, however, had to be when Paul was tackled (by Zach I think!) and sent thudding to the ground! Who ever said size matters? Thanks to all 10 players for turning up and a big thanks to Paul Metcalfe for organising the event, it was a good one! Ali Campbell
22 Jun 07	ASA Championships 2007 The order of play for the ASA Championship Finals has been circulated
21 Jun 07	Latex Bands "Latex Exercise Bands" are available to buy at £2 per time for a 1.2 metre strip. Iain Thomson
21 Jun 07	GB Women close to qualifying GB Women followed a 27- 3 win over Turkey with a draw 11-11 against favourites France in the European "B" Championships in Prague. Behind 8-3 at the halfway stage the British girls staged a tremendous fight back. A 7-5 win in their final match in Group B against Slovakia saw them through to the quarter-final stage against Portugal. Ukraine and France topped the Groups to move directly to the semi-finals Brian Littlejohn is refereeing in Group A.
20 Jun 07	Scottish Water Polo Committee The minutes of the June SWPC meeting are on the Downloads/Water Polo section of the Scottish Swimming website. Note these are still to be approved and adopted at the next meeting.
19 Jun 07	Football Latest "Change to the teams for the football match tonight: Edward Haroun had to pull out so Zach Thomson is taking his place." Ali Campbell
18 Jun 07	GB Women in European "B" Championships GB start their campaign in Prague tomorrow with a match against Turkey. France are the opposition on Wednesday then Slovakia on Thursday.
17 Jun 07	HMS Caledonia Due to the refusal of Carnegie SC to provide a lane for 30 minutes each alternate week as agreed with Gary Vandermeulen Monday sessions will start at 8pm until further notice. We have asked Gary Vandermeulen who administers the Scottish Swimming pool time at HMS Caledonia to resolve this issue on his return from holiday.
16 Jun 07	Casino Night LESS THAN ONE WEEK TO GO - TICKETS ARE STARTING TO SELL FASTER - GET YOURS AT THE NEXT SESSION TO MAKE SURE OF YOUR PLACE !!!!
15 Jun 07	Challenge Match There will be a special challenge match of 5-a-side football taking place on Tuesday 19th June, between the younger members of the club and the even younger members. Venue - VIDA, Pitreavie Playing Fields. Time 7p.m. Teams: Ali Campbell, Paul Metcalfe, Simon Metcalfe, Robert Tate, Daniel Wood Darren Campbell, Christopher Campbell, Jordan Wood, Andrew Woodall, Edward Haroun Good luck to both teams and remember the rules in football are DIFFERENT to waterpolo!
13 Jun 07	Committee Meeting The next meeting will be held on Wednesday 13 June 2007 in the Carnegie Centre commencing at 7.30pm. Non-committee members and parents of Junior members are welcome to attend as observers and will be able to take a full part in the discussions.
11 Jun 07	ASA Women's Championship Julia Mackay was unable to turn out for DWPC at the weekend as she was committed to the ASA Championship with Harrogate. Here's her reflections of the match: "The ASA quarter final match Harrogate vs Penguins was a close match with the final score 5 - 3 to Penguins. This was an evenly matched game and a good insight of what's ahead for Harrogate in Div 1. We played well against a more experienced side who are in the top four of Div. 1. It was a very physical match and having not played together since April in Greece the Harrogate team did well, especially with players missing on the day. We had chances to go ahead in the game, but did not manage to convert them. The team now look forward to some good matches in the National League Div 1 starting in September." Julia Mackay
11 Jun 07	Water Polo in the News This article in today's Independent features Lancaster's Tom Curwen but also reports on problems in British water polo setup.
10 Jun 07	Lifeguard cover Well done to Keith Falconer who has agreed to co-ordinate Lifeguard cover for Club sessions from the summer break. Members over 16 should consider taking a Lifeguard course an help the club out, contact Keith for details of courses
10 Jun 07	Mixed fortunes at play-offs The Club had mixed fortunes at the SNL play-offs. The Under-15 lost to Warrender The Under-17s took their trophy with victory over Menzieshill Whitehall. The Women lost to Menzieshill Whitehall. Reports. Photo This competition has seen the rebirth of the Dunfermline Ladies team and a recruitment drive is under way, headed by Jamie Hinley & Alana Duncan, to increase numbers.
08 Jun 07	Caledonia Squad Caledonia training on Sunday 17 June at 6.30p.m. then meeting afterwards for an hour. Stewart Carlile
07 Jun 07	Senior final postponed There will be no Senior Men's SNL final at Tollcross this weekend since Warrender have withdrawn citing player holidays/injury
05 Jun 07	Scottish Water Polo Committee Meeting The next SWPC meeting will be held on Thursday 7th June at Stirling University. Unfortunately neither Ritchie nor Brian are available. Any other member available to deputise? Contact Secretary
05 Jun 07	HMS Caledonia Session The first session at HMS Caledonia took place last night and was well attended. The Club extends thanks to Carnegie SC and InCAS for adjusting their schedules to allow Gary Vandermuelen to incorporate water polo in the setup at Rosyth.
03 Jun 07	Durham Tournament update We will be playing for the Kevin O'Neill Memorial Trophy on 24 June. In addition to Dunfermline, teams from Sedgefield and Kendal have been invited. The four teams will play each other in a round robin format with each match lasting 2 sessions.
03 Jun 07	Club Casino Night reminder The Club Casino night from 7.30pm on 23 June 2007. This is both a fundraising and Social event with live entertainment from *'Super Elvis' - Linton Osborne.* Pressure on the costs of operating the Club continue to increase and a strong fund raising effort will help the Committee to minimise the monthly costs to members so we urge all Members (over 16), Parents and friends to attend what promises to be an exciting evening. We would prefer tickets to be purchased prior to the night and *John Wood* will be present at most sessions to sell them - this will allow us to plan the catering for the evening. Tickets will also be available on the night Get your tickets at the next session and we will see you there!
03 Jun 07	Scottish Water Polo Committee Meeting The next SWPC meeting will be held on Thursday 7th June at Stirling University.
31 May 07	Durham Tournament The Club have been invited to send a team to participate in a 1989+ tournament at Durham on 24 June 2007
31 May 07	RTC Changes Some changes for the RTCs from Term 1 in October 2007. The new groups will be named year-groups: 95/96 & 93/94 (moving away from the traditional Youth & Junior titles to prevent any confusion). Week 1 in October will be a 95/96 Trial & Profiling Week. I will send out a flyer for you to customise and advertise your 95/96 trials to your Regional Clubs. 93/94 Age-Group will start from Week 2 of Term 1. Sue Langston
30 May 07	Scottish Water Polo Committee Minutes Minutes of the SWPC March and April meetings are now available on the Scottish Swimming downloads section. The Club has asked repeatedly that the minutes should be made available but has been turned down with a number of excuses. This should be seen as progress in keeping the water polo fraternity informed of what is being done on their behalf. The next step is to get more clubs sending representatives to the meetings regularly. G.S.
30 May 07	Come on the Pars A gem from the Scottish Cup
29 May 07	RTC Update - 29 May 07 The third Scottish Regional Training Centre term started on Sunday 27th May at Carnegie Baths Dunfermline under the instruction of Lead Coach Alan Donaldson. The turnout of 15 players was low but others with GB commitments and prior engagements are expected to be available for next week. A total of 24 players have registered for the term but there is room for more attendees and it should be noted that 23 of the present squad come from only 2 clubs (Dunfermline and Menzieshill Whitehall). A big well done and thanks to all those that took part in the first session of the term. Other details and useful links on the RTC page Mike Tate
29 May 07	Scottish National League Finals The proposed schedule is now on the Scottish swimming website. (Direction map for Tollcross Leisure Centre)
29 May 07	Up for the Cup Brian Campbell welcomed an old team-mate and supporter of DWPC to the Club on Sunday. Drew Hunter was up from England to cheer on the Pars at Hampden. His son, Robin, who plays for Chester joined in the club session. Brian is looking into the possibility of a visit to Chester for our youngsters. photo.
27 May 07	Training Time Remember that, with effect from today training on Sunday evenings commences at 5.30pm
27 May 07	Regional Training Centre For all players born between 1991 & 1996 the next GB RTC term commences today Sunday 27 May 2006 from 12.30pm at Carnegie Centre. This is an excellent course for our young and beginner players to learn the basics of water polo. Cost for term of 7 weeks is £35 payable at the first session with cheques payable to 'HPS'


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