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2017/18 NSW Col Smee 22&Under Boys & Girls Championships 2017/18 NSW Col Smee 22&Under Boys & Girls Championships Friday 6th – Sunday 8th April 2018 Ashfield Aquatic Centre Cnr Frederick & Elizabeth Streets, Ashfield ASHFIELD AQUATIC CENTRE Water Polo NSW @waterpolonsw @WaterPoloNSW @waterpolonsw THE ANNUAL NSW U20 “COL SMEE” CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY Colin ‘Col’ Smee – an all-round athlete from Bondi, who was a happy brother and companion, was warmly respected by all who knew him. In his all too short life, he achieved a great amount in the sporting world. Col attended Sydney Boys High School between 1948 and 1951. He graduated in 1951 as the School Captain of Swimming, Water Polo, Rugby, and Track Running. AQUATIC LIFE After school, Col became active with the Bondi Water Polo / Swimming Club, the North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club, and the Eastern Suburbs Rugby Club. He was a member of the NSW Water Polo Training Squad and a member of the Bondi Club's Water Polo with NSW Championship successes. He was a member of the North Bondi Surf Club Junior Surf Teams and R&R National Championships. Col was also the Bondi Club's and NSW State Junior 50 metre Freestyle and 150 metre Medley Champion. RUGBY LIFE As Captain of their Sydney Boys High School rugby team, Col was progressively selected as the Captain of the NSW Combined Schools as well as the Captain of the GPS Schools teams of NSW. He was accepted to play in Eastern Suburbs Grade rugby games while still in his final year at school, at 16 years of age. In his first year out of school he was selected to play in Eastern Suburbs 1st Grade games at 17 years of age in the Sydney competition. Col was selected as the Captain of a U/21 Australian Team to introduce and develop Rugby in Sri Lanka. He was inducted into the Australian 'Barbarians' Rugby Team (invited as an occasional player having been overlooked by 'Wallabies' selectors). PERSONAL & CAREER LIFE Col’s business in his corporate life was to create new offices for his Australian Insurance Company into New Guinea. He became active in his recreational time in playing, coaching, and refereeing out of a local Port Moresby Rugby Club. In his Club's presence, he was selected to Captain a New Guinea Rugby Team to participate in their International South Pacific Games. Col was a member of a 1967 ‘working-bee’ preparing the Boroko Rugby fields for their incoming season. During that working-bee (it became known) he was bitten by a Taipan snake late in a dry stack of afternoon grass. There was no treatment for Taipan snakebite was available in Port Moresby / New Guinea at that time. He died in bed that night at age 32yrs. The Annual NSW Col Smee Water Polo Trophy was gifted to Water Polo NSW in 1967/1968, following Col’s death by his older brother, Ray Smee. Water Polo NSW proudly honour his life with the Annual NSW U20 “Col Smee” State Championships. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE On behalf on Water Polo NSW, I welcome everyone to the NSW 18&Under Championships for the 2017/18 tournament season. This tournament will provide an opportunity for teams from all over the State to come together and go head-to-head over three days of competition. This year we have 19 teams between both the boys and girl’s competitions, teams, over 220 athletes and more than 50 team officials and referees that will be pool side. The Think. Act. Play. program which was introduced in September 2015 has had a strong presence at our state championships and this year will continue to play a large role. It was developed to promote and encourage good sportsmanship within the sport; to provide a safe, fair and inclusive environment for all participants (players, coaches, referees and volunteers). I would like to take this opportunity to thank the staff of Water Polo NSW Inc, plus the staff at both Ashfield Aquatic Centre and the newly refurbished Auburn Ruth Everuss Aquatic Centre. We’re excited to be able to bring water polo back to Auburn, a facility that was used as a training pool for the Sydney 200 Olympic Games. I wish all teams the best of luck and encourage all everyone to participate in the best spirit of the game. Nick Hodgers | President – Water Polo NSW THINK. ACT. PLAY. Think.Act.Play is the program that was developed in conjunction with NSW Sport & Recreation and endorsed by WPNSW and WPA to ensure that core values, good reputation, and positive behaviours are maintained. Water Polo NSW fully endorse the program and envisage it to be a cornerstone support to the development of the Sport. The key messages that the program aims to promote are: THINK before you speak ACT with respect| PLAY in the spirit of the game All Clubs are encouraged to look to implement the program within their local training and activities. If you would like more information, please see the officials table to speak with a tournament director/coordinator. TOURNAMENT PERSONNEL DIRECTOR Chris Dyson COORDINATOR Ethan Rogers MEDIA LIASION Danielle Smith EVENT HOUSEKEEPING All facilities have certified Lifeguards/First Aid responders on site. Please keep rubbish off the ground. Bins are provided for a reason. Teams MUST be ready to start 5 minutes before starting time. Game balls must be returned to the bench bucket after each game. Teams to provide their own caps. THIS EVENTS SEASON – DON’T MISS OUT! This year WPNSW is going viral! Follow us on social media to keep up to date with: • Finals live streaming • Player and coach interviews • Feature articles • Video announcements • Daily highlight packages. @waterpolonsw @WaterPoloNSW @waterpolonsw WATER POLO NSW POLICY STATEMENT – SOCIAL MEDIA Whilst WPNSW encourages social media use, representatives that engage in social media are encouraged to; • Be clear about who you are representing • Take responsibility – you are responsible for your content • Show respect for the organisations that you represent and for the audience that you engage with. It is important to note that when you engage in social media activities – even via your personal accounts, if you identify yourself as a representative of your Club, State or Country (athletes, coach, staff member, etc.) or discuss matters relating to those organisations in a public forum, you may be held accountable for any comments that breech respective policies. A FEW TIPS • Think twice and post once – Do not post anything that you would not want your grandmother to read because once it is in cyberspace it is there forever. You might delete it later but that doesn’t mean it has not been cached (stored) in a search engine on the Internet or has not been forwarded or copied into someone else’s domain. • What might seem amusing and innocent to you at present may not seem so amusing when you are looking to sign a contract or commence employment, or a comment you made about someone comes back to haunt you. • Having 5000 friends on Facebook, 4970 of whom you have never met, is not something to aim for unless you are running your Facebook page as a fan medium rather than a personal page. The safest option is to ensure that your profile on Facebook is set to PRIVATE. • Be responsible for content - Understand what you say on any social media platform is online & public forever. • Only post at times that are accepted by team standards. • If you make a ‘mistake’ please own up to it immediately, apologise and be genuine. • When commenting as an individual, please use the 1st Person (e.g. I, me, mine). • Never reveal any confidential or proprietary information. • Never make disparaging or offensive comments, particularly about other countries/States/clubs. Show respect. Stop and think before you post/tweet/send. • If you discover any negative comments made about States or its teams please discuss the post with the appropriate person as soon as possible. Use your best judgement and alert the Tournament Director. • Breach of this policy may result in disciplinary action by WPNSW. COMPETING TEAMS & SEEDINGS • MENS TEAMS UNSW Wests Sydney University Magpies (1) Lions Gold (2) Drummoyne Hunter Devils (3) Hurricanes (4) UTS Balmain Central Tigers (5) Coast (6) LADIES TEAMS ACU Cronulla Central Sharks (1) Coast (3) UTS Balmain Tigers (2) CODE OF CONDUCT PLAYERS BEHAVIOUR 1. Play by the rules at the direction of your coach and the referees. 2. Never argue with an Official. If you disagree, have your coach or manager to organise a time to discuss with the Official for clarification after the game. 3. Control your temper. Verbal abuse or disrespect of Officials and sledging or deliberately distracting or provoking opponents are not acceptable and in breach of the rules of the sport. 4. Work equally hard for yourself and/or your team. Your team’s performance will benefit so will your own performance. 5. Be a good sport. Acknowledge good play when possible. 6. Treat all participants as you like to be treated. Do not bully or take unfair advantage of another competitor. 7. Participate for your enjoyment and benefit not just to please coaches or family members. 8. Do not use foul language, sledge or harass any persons. 9. Respect the rights, dignity and worth of all participants regardless of their gender, ability, cultural background or religion. 10. Fully adhere to the principles of the Think.Act.Play program. SPECTATORS BEHAVIOUR 1. Remember players participate for their enjoyment and benefit, not yours. 2. Applaud good performances and efforts from all individuals and teams. 3. Congratulate participants and Officials on their performance regardless of the game’s outcome.
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