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Stingers Update - February 2021

Published Sat 13 Mar 2021

Hey Stingers!

As summer comes to a close I hope everyone has enjoyed and made the most of the time we’ve had in the water at Ryde on Saturdays, at our shiny new pool Gunyama Park on Sundays and at games and swim squad through the week. I'm encouraged to hear about how training, games and club activities have been important stabilisers for our players as we have navigated the continuous change many of us have experienced in our daily lives over the last season (and year).

In early Feb the club exec, our coaches, captains and managers of key activities (like recruitment and comms) caught up to plan out how we continue to provide this stability and what new ideas can help us increase game time, skills and community across the club. It’s our goal that every Stinger has an inclusive and supportive access to play water polo; that includes training and games. There were some great ideas raised, and we are already at work implementing them so read on about what’s happening, what’s coming up and if you have ideas or are passionate about making Stingers work, reach out to someone on exec to get involved!

Mark your diaries!

Every Sunday at Gunyama Park, Green Square | Have you been to training at our new home yet? Book in on Rev and come train with Stingers of all levels!
27 Mar, 9:45 - 10:45 at Ryde | Champ Mouthguards will be custom-fitting mouthguards at Saturday training. Mouthguards are important for protecting those pearly whites (and for some insurance policies’ coverage). Champ is giving Stingers a discounted price ($153) for their mouthguard, and if you have private health you may be eligible for a further rebate. Go here for more details or to pre-book and -pay, or show up on the day.
1-2 May in Brisbane | Tritons are hosting an inter-club tournament weekend! The tournament is for all skill levels between our sister clubs and will happen Saturday 1 May at the Valley Pool in Brisbane. Stick around for Big Gay Day on Sunday 2 May and make it a long weekend if you can! Register your interest here >
Date TBA | End of Season Awards Social - stay tuned for details!

Photos of the moment

From Paris to Sydney, still rising high to rep the club! Huge thanks to Michael Hockey for organising and all participating Stingers (and Tritons) for representing the club so well!

Winter is coming - which house will you be in?

With summer season coming to a close we will be adjusting training schedules, preparing for winter teams and, excitingly, launching new opportunities to provide and increase access to game time for all club members. Comms will start coming out next week, but now is a great time to start thinking about your intentions for winter, where you can best further develop your skills and discussing with our coaches and your captains:

Do you want to compete in the Sydney Metro Comp this winter?
Are you interested in more game time through the week to hone your skills?
Are you keen to be a team manager or develop up as a coach or captain?

Watch the Facebook group and your email for more details.

Are you keen to coach?

We are designing a new coach development program. If you’re interested in supporting player and team development or in how to look fetch in black on the pool deck, reach out to Rachel or Kayla to learn about how to get started!

Welcome to our new members - don’t forget to get your swimmers!

Welcome to our new members from the January bootcamp - it’s great to have you! If you haven’t yet, you should receive your club swimmers from Bianca, Dylan or myself at training (that goes for everyone else, too). Find us at Saturday training.

We’re exclusive with Delfina

I’m also happy to announce that in February we entered into a 2-year exclusive partnership with our swimwear provider Delfina for merchandise and apparel. The partnership will help us keep swimwear, caps and other merchandise pricing stable and provide greater Stinger merch options for members.