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BUCS Training Sessions

Posted 8y 5mth ago by Some Old Git
Posted by: Josh
I have had some questions about the sessions next week so I thought I'd tell you all. Tuesday evening will be a session for the A Team and the old gits team. If some people will want to get assessed for reffing at BUCS, they should come down and get some practice in with some high quality games with some good refs to give you pointers. Wednesday will be a session for the Ladies team and the B team, there is a plan for this session so please be on time and ready to go at 8.30! Unfortunately if you're not coming to BUCS, you can't come to these sessions but we're back to normal next week.

National League

Posted 8y 6mth ago by Some Old Git
Posted by: Jefff
NATIONAL DIV 4

On 8 May we will be heading to Bristol for the last Div 4 of the season! £15 for entry + transport, bring your BCU card.  This should be a great break from pretending to revise and will be our last tournament before BUCS!

Sign up here if interested: http://www.warwickcanoe.co.uk/site/trips/trip/435/

Holiday Polo

Posted 8y 7mth ago by Some Old Git
Posted by: Elsa
HOLIDAY POLO

The pool is booked every Tuesday from 7pm-9pm. 

Please fill this doodle: LINK so we know who to expect.

We have also booked Monday 17th April 2pm-4pm and Saturday 22nd April 7pm-9pm, which might be used for BUCS training, but this depends on who can attend, so let us know anyway! More details about these will be released nearer the time :)

Cardiff Teams

Posted 8y 7mth ago by Some Old Git
Posted by: Josh
The Cardiff teams have been based on the BUCS teams to give everyone plenty of time playing as a team, 

A-Team:
1. Robert Howells
2. Joshua Charlwood (C)
3. Benjamin Ayre
5. Nathan Ling
6. Ivan Orlinski Pilfold
7. Matthew Barringer

B-Team:
1. Hadyn Parker (C)
2. Alexander Blades
4. William Leigh
6. Samuel Hennem
7. Sebastian Lamb-Camarena
8. Arun Jandor

C-Team:
2. Elsa Joel (C)
3. Severijn Hagemeijer
4. Freya Bull
5. Lara Hogan
6. Hannah Dell
7. Mark Hadley

BUCS Teams

Posted 8y 7mth ago by Some Old Git
Posted by: Josh
Please find below the teams for the upcoming BUCS championships:

Men's Team (A's):
  1. Robert Howells
  2. Joshua Charlwood (C)
  3. Benjamin Ayre (VC)
  4. Charles Perera
  5. Nathan Ling
  6. Ivan Orlinski Pilfold
  7. Matthew Barringer
Ladies Team:
  1. Emma Beaney (C)
  2. Elsa Joel (VC)
  3. Charlotte Taylor
  4. Freya Bull
  5. Lara Hogan
  6. Hannah Dell
  7. Harriet Pearce
B-Team:
  1. Hadyn Parker (C)
  2. Luke Kershaw (VC)
  3. Thomas Marshall
  4. William Leigh
  5. Matthew Glover
  6. Samuel Hennem
  7. Sebastian Lamb-Camarena
  8. Arun Jandor

Elections

Posted 8y 7mth ago by Some Old Git
Posted by: Jefff
On Thursday 4th May (Week 2 Term 3), we will be holding our annual elections to decide who will be in charge of our mighty clubs next year! As this will be a highly important event, requiring impartial and critical judgment, elections will be held in Kelsey's.  Either meet at 19.00 for the main event or meet in the Jug and Jester at 18.00 for dinner.  Dress code is formal so suit up!

16 different positions are available. You can find more detailed descriptions here: http://www.warwickcanoe.co.uk/site/execpositions/
  • President (Canoe/Polo): Organise and run everything in the club.
  • Vice-President (Canoe only): Help the President organise and run everything in the club.
  • Secretary (Canoe/Polo): Take minutes, organise the President's life, order club merchandise.
  • Treasurer (Canoe/Polo): Manage the finances of the club.
  • Kit Secretary (Canoe/Polo): Maintain and purchase new kit.
  • Coaching Secretary (Canoe/Polo): Oversee the training and development of members.
  • Tour Secretary (Canoe only): Organise Scotland Tour.
  • Tournament Secretary (Polo only): Organise Warwick Tournaments and National/Regional leagues.
  • Social Secretary x2 (Joint): Organise weekly socials and post-session pub trips.
  • Media Monkey (Joint): Keep the website and social media up to date.
Not only does this look great on your CV, but you will be given a great opportunity to shape how the clubs are run.  A strong exec team is vital for the continued success of the club, and there is a huge range of different roles that need filling.  Hopefully this goes without saying, but being in the exec will involve putting in extra work beyond your degree.  You should be a committed member of the club and be willing to chip in to help everyone out in their roles - not just yours. By joining the exec you are joining a team, and if everyone works together it is a lot of fun!

If you are interested in running for a canoe position, please let Freya know (F.Bull@warwick.ac.uk). If you are interested in running for a polo position, please let Jeff know (R.J.Howells@warwick.ac.uk).  You will then need to come up with a canoe-themed song/poem/dance as well as a joke, which will both be performed on the night.  If you are running for President, you will need to submit a 200-word manifesto by the end of the Easter holidays.

Please let us know if you have any questions.

Kit fixing!

Posted 8y 7mth ago by Some Old Git
Posted by: Paddles

Hi Paddlers!


With Scotland tour coming up soon, it's time for a kit fixing session! If youÔÇÖre going to Scotland, or have been on a trip so far this year it would be great to see you at this session.

The priorities are the boats going on tour, but with enough help the pool boats may also get some love. Join me on the pool balcony at midday wednesday, or later in the day at the garage.


Hope to see you there!


Paddy

Getting Boats Down From The Balcony

Posted 8y 7mth ago by Some Old Git
Posted by: Jefff
Hi all,

Following discussions with Warwick Sport, we are reaffirming our health and safety policy regarding passing boats up and down from the balcony.  This is all pretty much common sense and you should already be familiar with most of this, but please pay particular attention to the new rules about when/where you can move boats.
  1. All members handling boats must be properly trained.
  2. Boats must only be passed up and down during allotted club pool time, and not whilst there are swimmers in the pool*.  The exception is when boats are being moved outside for trips or maintenance.
  3. Boats must be passed up and down as close as possible to the deep end.
  4. Two people must be handling the boat when passing up and down.
  5. The handles and cockpit area must be used when moving boats.
*The lifeguards on duty will ensure all swimmers are out of the pool on time.

Please make sure you follow these rules carefully.  If you have any questions please let us know.

Best wishes,

The Canoe and Canoe Polo Exec

BUCS 2017

Posted 8y 7mth ago by Some Old Git
Posted by: Jefff

BUCS 2017

On 28-30 April, the mighty Warwick fleet shall descend upon Nottingham to compete in BUCS - the main student polo competion of the year!

Warwick has been highly successful over the last couple of years and we hope to keep this trend going.  Therefore we will be sending the best of the best (of the people who are free on that date).  We will be entering an A, Ladies, and B team (and the Old Gits will probably turn up as well).  Competition will be fierce so you should all aim to train as hard as possible over the last few weeks of term to impress your captains and win your place in a team (see previous rambling email).

IF YOU WANT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR SELECTION PLEASE SIGN UP HERE: http://www.warwickcanoe.co.uk/site/trips/trip/434/


There will also be a ref course at the venue, starting early (i.e. don't sign up if you have labs that day) on Friday 28th April.  For only £10, you will get a theory qualification (assuming you pass the exam at the end) as well as your very own whistle and rule book.  You can also get your practical assessment done the next day but people aiming to do that should have done a fair amount of refereeing in club sessions beforehand.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN DOING THE REF THEORY COURSE PLEASE SIGN UP HERE: http://www.warwickcanoe.co.uk/site/trips/trip/433/


We will be ordering sexy polo shirts (no nipple chafing) to wear when we collect all those medals we are totes going to win.  We will send out more details about cost, design, etc. later and you can decide whether you want one (even if you're not going).

Nene Trip

Posted 8y 7mth ago by Some Old Git
Posted by: Freja
This Saturday, the club has booked the mighty mighty Nene whitewater centre. (http://www.nenewhitewatercentre.co.uk/ww/ )

We will be meeting at the Sports Centre at 12, and should be back well before 6. It will cost £10 and sign ups will be up at 12 on Wednesday. Would recommend this for everyone; its a chance to try messing around in playboats on moving water for the more experienced, or to work on more basic river skills such as eddying out or ferry gliding for the less experienced. Hadyn will of course be demonstrating his fairy gliding as well!