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HIGH PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME
2020OUR PURPOSE:
PROVIDING ACCESSIBILITY TO LIFELONG AND ENJOYABLE WATER POLO EXPERIENCES.
Our values guide us on our behaviours and our relationships with each other:
• We will be fully inclusive and create opportunities for everyone to participate
• The participant will be at the centre of our thinking and we will operate with integrity
• We will strive for excellence and achievement and support each other in our success
• We strive to compete, and we will honour and celebrate those who achieve
We must create an environment for our athletes to perform at the highest level and to thrive. We
must create an opportunity for them to perform over a sustained period.
70% of behavior is determined by the environment. All stakeholders and the organization must be
aligned.
Training Camps will have a clear purpose and will be focused on selection or competition preparation.
Athlete/coach ratios will be modified with the objective to be set at one coach for every twelve
athletes.
The high performance programme will empower the athletes to ensure they are able to train
effectively, so that they can advance at every opportunity.
New Zealand Water Polo is a significant National Sport Organization. Governance is made up of four
elected and four appointed directors. Operational management is managed by a Chief Executive,
Administration Manager, Marketing Manager, National Event Manager, High Performance Manager
and two support staff. There are, currently 13 contracted coaches involved in the high performance
programme, that can draw athletes from all 19 clubs,
There are approximately 23,000 athletes participating in water polo across the country with in excess
of 90% being under the age of 19.
From 2020 the New Zealand Water Polo High Performance programme will be aligned to FINA World
Water Polo Championships, with age-group programmes planned and delivered in alignment with the
FINA calendar and programme.
Shift from Participation to High Performance:
The 2020 programme will focus on identifying quality athletes. Selection for squads will be a
competitive, transparent process yet robust to allow athletes that are improving rapidly to become
part of the programme.
22020 High Performance Programme (HPP):
The New Zealand HPP from 2020 will focus on up to four squads, in both genders. These squads are
built around the FINA World Championship and World League events but each programme will
continue to be campaign focused. The FINA events are the pinnacle events in our sport. Each
campaign will be approximately an 18-month programme.
How each campaign will be laid out: Athletes will be identified and selected to be part of
the campaign at its commencement (ideally 18 – 20 months prior to the event). Over this period, there
will be up to 28 days of national training at varying intervals that work within the water polo calendar.
This may include an event (5 to 10 days) overseas for shared training and/or competition. The high
performance camps will be used for selection, building team unity, enhancing individual technical
skills, increasing knowledge and tactical team play. From time to time other specialist coaching
advisors will be in attendance. These may include, but are not limited to:
• Drug Free Sport NZ
• Nutritionist
• Strength and Conditioning
• Sports Psychologist
• Athlete Well-being
Team selection will be made no later than eight weeks prior to departure for the event. The selection
will be made up of 13 travelling athletes and 3 or 4 non-travelling reserves. The reserves will continue
to train with the travelling team up until departure. This is to ensure that if an athlete is unable to
travel due to injury or unforeseen circumstance, the replacement can be added with as little disruption
as possible to the team.
Foreign based New Zealand athletes will be monitored more closely and will be included as part of the
HPP. With their New Zealand Club’s support, the domestic based players will have training aligned
with competitions. This is designed to give athletes the best environment for them to play
domestically and remain training in the appropriate manner for high performance.
These targeted squads will be reduced to a smaller number of athletes. This is designed to create
increased competition for places in final selections. Athletes can be included or excluded from the
squad at any time, with notice from the coaching staff. Smaller squad sizes, improved coach/athlete
ratios and additional support staff will ensure a positive learning environment that will enhance
performance. A focus of the new programme is for coach and athlete communication to improve.
Please see the below the table which outlines the age groups that participate in which Championships.
The table also identifies when the FINA World Water Polo Championships are scheduled: (Please note
the age groups below are the oldest year groups who can participate, younger athletes could also be
selected, e.g. an athlete born 2003 could play in the 2021 World Junior Championships if they were
selected.
3World Championships Event & Year Squad Commencement Year Born (or younger)
FINA World League (Yearly) On Going Any
FINA Youth 18U 2020 Underway 2002
FINA Junior 20U 2021 July/August 2020 2001
FINA Youth 18U 2022 Nov/Dec 2020 2004
Under 16 Water Polo Cup 2022 (tbc) January 2021 2006
FINA Junior 20U 2023 Aug/Sep 2021 2003
Olympic Games Qualification On Going Any
FINA Junior 20U 2025 Aug/Sep 2023 2005
Identifying Athletes
Athletes will be ideally identified as early as possible. The initial squad selection will be made at the
age grade national championships, 18 months to two years prior to the pinnacle event. At each of our
national competitions, athletes will be assessed and monitored.
Limitations: Domestic Calendar
The FINA International Calendar traditionally sees FINA events scheduled from April through to
September. This is also the same time many of the New Zealand Water Polo events and championships
are scheduled and delivered, therefore putting limitations on the windows available for the camp
selection process. NZWP HP understand that with multiple age grade competitions and the lack of
appropriate facilities the calendar is a real jigsaw puzzle. Ideally, camps for age grade teams will be
delivered in the school holidays post competition. They may also be scheduled on long weekends.
Not Considered for the 2020 High Performance Programme:
New Zealand Water Polo will not be attending the FINA Under 16 World Water Polo Championships.
The inaugural 2020 World Under 16 Water Polo Cup is schedule for Volos, Greece (5th to the 12th of
July) is new to the calendar. New Zealand Water Polo’s position for this event is:
1) Athletes of this age are not necessarily mentally, physically or mature enough to travel for this
length of time in a high-performance environment. This type of event is not in line with Sport
NZ philosophies. Here is a link to the Sport NZ research overview on this:
https://sportnz.org.nz/assets/Uploads/Participant-athlete-development-research-Oct-
2018.pdf.
2) That the benefits do not meet the additional cost that this will add to our athletes’ long term.
4This FINA event also clashes directly with the 2020 Pan Pacific Festival. New Zealand Water Polo will
monitor the 2020 event and evaluate our position again for 2022. For further information please go
to:
https://www.waterpolo.org.nz/news/nzwp-statement-fina-world-under-16-water-polo-event/
2020 High Performance Squads:
Youth:
The Men’s event is scheduled for Istanbul, Turkey, 22 - 30 August 2020, The Women’s event is
scheduled for Netanya, Israel 5 – 13 September, 2020. Initial training camps in 2020 for both
programmes can be found on the National Team Calendar.
Junior:
The dates for the 2021 World Junior Championship have not yet been released by FINA. This
campaign will commence late July 2020 once National League and Pan Pac’s have concluded.
Senior National Team and the Olympic Game Journey
Over the next three years the target pinnacle International event will be the World League
Intercontinental Cup and 2021 World Championships-Fukuoka, Japan, 16 July - 1 August. The primary
focus for both the men and women is Olympic Qualification 2024. Below we have outlined through to
the midway point in the campaign. There will be continual planning, implementation and
reassessment of all programmes. A feasibility study into the viability of entering both a men’s and
women’s team into the Australian National League will be conducted.
MEN: To become more competitive as quickly as possible at such events we will find opportunities to
compete with other nations ranked 12th to 24th in the world.
MEN’S TARGETED EVENTS:
2020 World League Intercontinental Cup - Indianapolis, USA (28 Apr- 3 May)
2020 Inter-Nations Tournament, Singapore (27-30 November)
2021 World League Intercontinental Cup- Date and venue TBC
2021 World Championships-Fukuoka, Japan (16 July - 1 of August)
By 2022 team playing in the Australian National League
WOMEN: The Senior National women’s team is advancing well. The international results are improving
and they are now competing well against ranked 5-10 in the world rankings. Hence, we will send our
strongest viable team to the Olympic Games Qualification Tournament in Italy (March 2020) to ensure
that they continue to advance and do not lose focus.
WOMEN’S TARGETED EVENTS:
OGQT-Trieste, Italy (8th to 15th March)
2020 World League Intercontinental Cup - Indianapolis, USA (28 Apr- 3 May)
52020 Dec/Jan 2021 Shared Training with Japan/China – Kurashiki, Japan
2021 World League Intercontinental Cup- Date and venue TBC
2021 World Championships-Fukuoka, Japan (16tJuly - August)
2021 Dec/Jan 2022 host Canada, China, Japan in a Quad series
By 2022 team playing in the Australian National League
Online monitoring (logs, videos etc.) of performance and training will ensure commitment across both
groups.
Campaign Structures:
High Performance coaches will be contracted for the campaign ensuring ownership and accountability
for the entire campaign. The campaign and the coach will be reviewed at the half-way point of each
campaign.
The coach is responsible for the athlete development including speed, fitness, strength, conditioning
and wellness throughout the campaign. Individual targets and benchmarks will be planned at the start
of the campaign. The athletes will be continually monitored online by the coaching staff. If athletes
are not meeting standard then they are to be advised and, after discussion with the high-performance
manager, may possibly be removed from the squad and/or replaced.
Three weekend camps and an intensive camp will be scheduled annually. All camps, unless selection
based, are to focus on further enhancement of fundamental skills and tactical game knowledge. There
is to be an element of additional education at each camp e.g. nutrition, drug education, injury
prevention, sports psychology skills, well-being, strength and conditioning etc.
Ideally attendance at a competition or a tour will be scheduled between 12 and 3 months prior to the
pinnacle event. Occasionally the coach will be required to liaise with the athlete’s club coach to ensure
that the athlete is advancing appropriately.
Communication:
All communication will come directly from the manager of the programme that the athlete is involved
with and all communication must go back through the same channel. The National Teams calendar is
a live document and a key resource for the programme. All athletes and their support team must
ensure that they check this on a regular basis.
It is imperative that athletes discuss candidly with the head and assistant coaches their strengths and
weaknesses regularly. The coaching staffs primary role is to advance every athlete in the programme
and to give them the best opportunity for selection for the pinnacle event, so that the team can
achieve the best performance possible at the pinnacle event.
Domestic Calendar Alignment from 31 October, 2020
This is a key area for the National programmes to advance. New Zealand Water Polo understands that
with multiple age grade competitions and a shortage of appropriate facilities this is a real jigsaw
puzzle.
6New Zealand Water Polo recommends the following:
• Senior Regional Leagues October to December
• Introduce a National Cup Championship November
• National League late January/early February to May (with scheduled breaks for national
training camps, OGQT and WL)
This will allow senior athletes and top age grade athletes into the water with their clubs earlier,
lengthening their playing season and allow quality monitoring of NZWP HPP athletes prior to an
intensive camp in January. Scheduled breaks or a tournament-based competition in the National
League will allow for (at least) three more camps prior to the commencement of the international
season.
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