Australian Youth Water Polo Championships (AYC) 2025
Thank you for expressing an interest in your child’s participation in AYC 2025. This information sheet aims to provide you with more information on AYC and provides details on the deposit required to confirm your child’s interest in participating in AYC.
AYC is Water Polo Australia’s largest annual event. This competition provides junior players with the opportunity to test themselves against many of the best players and clubs in the country.
The 14U and 18U competition will be held in Week 1 from Monday 14 April to Friday 18 April.
Yes, this is Good Friday.
The 12U and 16U competition will be held in Week 2 from Sunday 20 April to Thursday 24 April.
Yes, this is Easter Sunday.
Teams will play two full length games on most days at various locations around Perth, including Perth High Performance Centre (formerly known as HBF Stadium), Beatty Park, UWA and Bicton. Generally, players will need to arrive at the venue one hour before match time and stay for post-match debrief.
It is mandatory for each team to provide two table officials (clock, scorecard, live score, flags) per game. This requires some brief online training. It is expected that parents are available to volunteer if their child is participating.
Shot clocks will be used for all age groups, except 12U.
Parent involvement and support is essential to a successful AYC experience for all.
In age groups where more than 14 players have expressed an interest, a selection process may be implemented by coaches and the Club’s committee. Specific information about this will be communicated to the parents and players of the affected age groups.
If we do not have enough players in a particular age group to form a full New Wave team, we may reach out to other clubs in the hope of creating a composite team. Alternatively, players may enter the draft to be selected by another club.
The club is required to pay a $3,950 competition entry fee for each team. We therefore anticipate the cost per player to be in the range of $500-$600. This will include contribution to the team fee, coaching, AYC club t-shirt and any pool hire costs for AYC specific team training prior to the event. The final cost will be dependent on the number of players confirmed and any fundraising completed.
We request a deposit of $200 per child be paid to the club by 29th January to confirm your child’s interest in participating in AYC and to assist the Club with finalising the number of teams to be entered.
Please note that the deposit will be refundable only in the event whereby the Club is unable to enter a team or composite team in an age group or there are insufficient spots available in your specific age group (e.g. where one team is entered, but there are insufficient numbers for two teams).
More information about the event can be found at -
https://www.waterpoloaustralia.com.au/wpal-events/aywpc
