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NEWS
SASI Water Polo Overseas
Seven SASI Water Polo athletes are travelling overseas in the next 2 months to represent Australia at International Tournaments.
- Isobel Bishop has been selected to play for Australia at the Junior World Championships in Trieste, Italy in September. This is Isobel's second Junior World Championships with this age group.
- Jessica Martin, Sophie Ricketts and Victoria Risby will be joining Australian team coach Eddie Denis at the World University Games in Shenzhen, China in August.
- Chloe Barr, Belinda Symons and Lucinda Swan will tour with the Australian Born 94 team to Europe in August for training camps in Italy and Greece followed by a 6 Nation International Tournament in Itea, Greece.
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NEWS ARCHIVE
 2011 Highlights (22kb)
2010 Highlights (19kb)
2009 Highlights (22kb)
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HEAD
COACH
Eddie Denis - Sydney 2000 Olympian
CURRENTLY COACHING
SASI Full Scholarship
Squad
Goalkeeper coach for all Australian Teams
Adelaide Jets National League Women
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STAFF
- COACHING & SUPPORT
Squad Coaches
Carol Barr - Swimming sessions
Patrick Harmer - Water Polo sessions
Development Squad Coaches (Underpinning Programs)
Terril Ashton - Development Girls
Tony Hall - Development Boys
Jon Harmer - National League Men
Athlete Service Providers
James Trotter - Physiotherapy
Jamie Hepner -Strength and Conditioning
Geof Boylan-Marsland - Psychology
Eileen Robertson - Physiology
Tim Rawlins - Performance Analysis
Brendan Tammo - Athlete Career and Exucation
Russell D'Costa - Program Manager
Tim Rawlins - Program Services Coordinator
Vacant - Program Coordinator
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PROGRAM
OVERVIEW
The aim of the SASI Water Polo Program is to provide a year-round, high performance, training environment for both male and female athletes who are striving toward Australian Senior team selection.
Between 2002 and 2005, the emphasis of the SASI program was to provide a broad range of SASI Water Polo programs within South Australia In January 2006, the SASI Development Squads for boys and girls were moved to the control of South Australian Water Polo Inc (SAWPI). This change was a positive reflection of the growth of the Water Polo in South Australia and the increased capacity of SAWPI to develop the State’s junior athletes and provide a strong training environment for future SASI Program athletes.
Today, the SASI program is primarily focused on progressing a small group of the best male and female athletes in South Australia to the International level. This is achieved through partnership and cooperation with all the SASI Service providers, but also through innovative training and Team development strategies, as well as interstate and overseas training and competition opportunities.
In all ways the SASI Water Polo Program is aiming to give its best effort to assist those athletes striving to achieve their highest potential.
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NATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE PROGRAM
The SASI Water Polo Program is a partnership program. It is funded and supported by the South Australian government through SASI in partnership with both National and State Sporting Organisation. A key partner in the program is Australian Water Polo Inc. who contributes funding support to the program as part of its National High Performance Plan.
The DTC endorsement of the program recognises the status of the program in the sports National High Performance Pathway and also the indirect funding contribution to the SASI program by the Australian Sports Commission through Australian Water Polo Inc.
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ATHLETE
PATHWAY
Most Water Polo athletes in South Australia begin playing the sport in the ISSSA Boys and Girls Schools Water Polo Competitions run in 4th and 1st Term each year. Increasingly, however, more and more children are being introduced to Water Polo through State run programs (State 14U Squads), Club programs (Come and Try days), or Club competitions (15U Club competitions).
From these beginnings, athletes can get involved in the SAWPI Development Squads, which are training squads that cater for talented athletes who would like to represent South Australia at the 16U or 20U Nationals each year.
Underpinning Development Programs
The South Australian Water Polo Development Programs cater for Youth (14U to 16U) and Junior (18U to 20U) athletes across both genders. These squads are run on a self-sufficient basis for 12 months of the year, with the main focus at any time being the next National age group competition.
The current coach of the Boys Youth Development Program is Tony Hall. The coach of the Women’s Youth and Junior Development Program is Terril Ashton. Terril is also the coordinator of the Development programs. The Development programs are overseen by SASI Water Polo Program head coach, Eddie Denis.
For further information on SA Water Polo’s Development training squads please visit http://www.sawaterpolo.asn.au/
For more information on National age group competitions offered by Australian Water Polo please visit http://www.australianwaterpolo.com.au/
SASI Water Polo Scholarship Application
Athletes wanting to join the SASI Water Polo program with the aim of gaining Australian Junior or Senior team selection in the future should apply for a SASI Full Scholarship.
The Full Scholarship program will be coached by SASI Head Coach, Eddie Denis, over a yearly cycle, and will be tailored to producing the best performance from each athlete, in an effort to maximise their chances of being selected in Australian teams to compete in major international championships.
The application period for new SASI Water Polo Scholarship occurs in November each year. For this years application information please visit http://www.sawaterpolo.asn.au/
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HIGHLIGHTS
Please see the highlights section at the top of this page.
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STAR ATHETES
Lisa Callahan - Named in the All Star Team from the Australian National League 2007. Top 10 goal scorer in the last 3 years of the Australian National League. Lisa was a member of the Australian Women’s team which finished 2nd in the World League Finals 2007. This year, Lisa was selected in to the elite AIS Women’s National Squad and was a member of the Australian World Student Games team which competed in Belgrade. The team finished 5th with Lisa playing in the starting 7.
Isobel Bishop – In only her second year as a SASI scholarship holder, Isobel Bishop, at 180cm tall and Left Handed, is quickly impressing selectors and coaches from around Australia. Isobel was a member of this years Junior World Championships where the Australian team finished 7th.
Sophie Ricketts – Sophie Ricketts has slowly but surely progressed to the fringes of National selection at the senior level in her 5 years with the SASI program. This year Sophie was named in the elite AIS Senior Women’s National Squad and was a member of the World Student Games team which finished 5th. At 21 years of age, Sophie is poised to have a strong showing in the run toward the 2012 Olympics.
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RESULTS
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COMPETITION
PROGRAM
| May - July |
20U Nationals + Individualised preparation for Australian team Camps and Tours – Youth, Junior and Senior |
| August |
Australian Tours + General Fitness |
September |
Rest period for players returning from Australian tours + General fitness for the remainder of the SASI squad. |
October |
SASI full program re-starts + National League squads begin training + 18U State squads begin training |
November |
SASI, NL and 18U training continues + National Men’s and Women’s NTC Tournaments occur |
December: |
SASI, NL and 18U training continues + SASI Scholarship application process occurs |
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SASI, NL and 18U training continues + 18U Nationals |
February: |
Start 2008 National League + start 20U State squad starts + Development Squads re-start + SASI squad training continues + New SASI scholars begin SASI training |
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Continuation of NL competition + continuation of 20U, Development and SASI training programs |
April |
National League concludes + continuation of 20U, Development and SASI training programs |
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TRAINING
PROGRAM
Please see the attached example of a training schedule for the SASI Squad.
 Session plans ( 35kb)
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TRAINING
VENUES
Adelaide Aquatic Centre
St Peters Pool
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CURRENT
ATHLETES
Elte Scholars
Lisa Callahan
Sophie Ricketts
Isobel Bishop
Jessica Martin
Full Scholars
Patrick Harmer
Thomas Dayman
Paxton Barr
Lachlan Cameron
Stephanie Inat
Chloe Barr
Associate Scholars
Kate Antle
Sorcha Murphy
George Bretag-Norris
Kathleen McHugh
Hamish Burns
Alexandra Thomas
William Dayman
Milan Dobrijevic
Dan Hall
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PAST
ATHLETES
SENIOR AUSTRALIAN MEN
Rafael Sterk: Goalkeeper for the Australian Men's Team at 3 Olympic Games - 2000, 2004 and 2008; Australian Senior Men's Team 1998 - 2008
Rod Owen-Jones: 2000 Olympic Games; Australian Men's Team 1995 - 2000
Adam Richardson: Australian Men's Team 2001 - 2003
Grant Richardson: Australian Men’s Team 2007 - present
JUNIOR (U20) AUSTRALIAN MEN
Rafael Sterk, Adam Richardson, Grant Richardson, Matthew Martin, Djorde Belosevic, Don Jon Ricci, Nathan Portlock, Patrick Harmer (2007).
JUNIOR (U20) AUSTRALIAN WOMEN
Isobel Bishop (2009)
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HALL
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LINKS
AWPI - http://www.australianwaterpolo.com.au
SAWPI - www.sawaterpolo.asn.au
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GALLERY
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