Dear Members,
We hope you are enjoying the canoe polo practice sessions and are nearly ready for the tournament on February 13th 2010. We have one more session before we finish for Christmas and will start again in January (dates TBA). Please ensure that all your payments are up to date for Polo Practice (£3) before the end of the year.
Due to the size of Southam Pool we will be holding three practice sessions at Newbold Comyn Leisure Centre on February 13th, April 10th and April 8th. These will be similar to the current sessions with the addition of higher goals to practice shooting and the larger pool means that we will be able to focus on positions for play. We will advise on costs and time shortly but please keep these dates free. We need to encourage more youth players so these Newbold sessions are "Bring a Friend" don't worry if they have not done canoe polo before although a bit of kayaking experience is handy (but not essential).
Please take a look at our facebook page as we need to try and secure funding for more boats through Youthbank. The new boats will probably be several Pyranha RX300's so we can get more people playing. In order to get a grant we need a Youth Committee (anyone under 18) to create a proposal to put forward. You will need to meet up or discuss what you need to put in the application and then write it, remember that you will need to be persuasive to win the funding over other youth groups.
Whilst you are on the interweb take another look at Warwick Uni Canoe Polo Rules as they are a good help. Also if you are feeling keen have look through the official rules to ensure that all the rules are adhered to i.e. Free throws, Jostling and Passing.
We have attached a membership form which needs to be completed for 2010 Membership as membership runs from 1st January – 31st December each year. The cost will be £5.00 (cheques payable to "Leam Boat Centre Activity Club") to cover BCU Club membership and insurance as well as the general maintenance of all the club equipment. If you have any problems please email us.
Finally we would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and we look forward to seeing you in January at Southam Pool.
Yours Sincerely
Leam Boat Centre Activity Club

