State Development Training (SDT)

State Development Training (SDT skills & drills specific) 

Water Polo Tasmania support local compititions and athlete development in Tasmania for all 12 months of the year. 

SDT Training is held by our State Age Coaches and is a great opportunity for all players, regardless of ability or which school/club you play for, to come together to work on skills and fitness for the upcoming local and national competitions. Players are encouraged to continue training even if you do not have a competition coming up or do not wish to be selected for a state or national team.

The local competitions are:

• Summer Senior Competition during January to April
• Grade 3/4 and Grade 5/6 Flippa Ball Term 1 
• 13&U Development Fast 5 style of play Term 1 coinciding with Flippa Ball 
• Grade 5/6, 7/8, 9/10 & College School and College Competition during Term 2
• 12&U, 14&U, 16&U, 18&U & Senior Club Competitions from August to December 
• Grade 3/4 and Grade 5/6 Flippa Ball Term 4 

The national competitions supported by Water Polo Tasmania are:

• APRIL - 12&U, 14&U, 16&U and 18&U Australian Youth Championships (Club Based Development Comp) held in April 
• MAY - Water Polo Austrlia Country Championships held in May
• JULY - 13&U National Development Carnival (State Development Comp) in Hobart held in July
• JULY - 15&U East Coast Interstate Challenge (State Development Comp) in Melbourne (Draft options) 
• JULY - 17&U Canberra Interstate Challenge (State Development Comp) in Canberra (Draft options) 
• SEPTEMBER - 15&U and 17&U Girls National State Championships (National Selection Comp)  
• SEPTEMBER - 15&U and 17&U Boys National State Championships (National Selection Comp)  

Training times

Training is held on Sunday nights at Clarence Pool at the below times by the appointed State Age Coach. Additional training days may be arranged by your coach 3 months out from competitions pending pool avalibility. Keep an eye on our WPTAS Facebook page for any last minute changes or cancellations. Training for junior age groups generally do not run through the school holidays. 

Training times are as follows:

13&U Boys & 13&U Girls 

• 5:10-6:30pm

14&U / 15&U Girls  

• 6:30-7:30pm

14&U / 15&U Boys 

• 7:00-8:00pm

16&U / 17&U Girls 

• 8:00-9:00pm

16&U / 17&U Boys 

• 8:30-9:30pm

Training fees

Pool hire is a great expense for WPTAS and we appreciate players paying a small fee each session to recoup some of the costs. Coaches and managers volunteer their time to run these sessions.  

Attendance will be taken at training sessions by the coach and each player will be invoiced by WPTAS in the week after the end of month. The hourly training fee is $8.80 (inc. GST).

Swim training

WPTAS advises all players wishing to be considered for representative teams must do at least two swim session a week with either a swimming club or swim squad.

Information about swim clubs and squads can be found on the Swimming Tasmania website at https://tas.swimming.org.au/clubs-0/club-finder