Ottawa Titans Water Polo Newsletter
  September 9, 2009


Titans Open House and Registration Day, this Sunday Sept 13th, 1-3pm

The Titans Open House and Registration Day is this Sunday, September 13th at the Hilton Garden Airport Inn, 2400 Alert Road.  Registrations will be accepted for any of our club's programs. 

As we did last year, athletes print out their own forms to register from the club website, fill them out and bring their completed forms and cheques to the registration day.  

Please spend some time reviewing all the registration material, codes of conduct and volunteer positions that need filling prior to completing the registration forms. A registration checklist has been posted to ensure complete registration packages are submitted.  Inquiries about Registration should be directed to Sanja Boskovic, Registrar at Registrar@titanswaterpolo.ca .  More detailed program registration information is provided at the end of this newsletter.

Our open house also gives you an opportunity to meet and talk to the coaches and board members, buy club swim suits, jackets and balls, as well as purchase Gala tickets.

For any of our high school athletes who volunteered last season, but don't yet have their high school volunteer forms signed, Pierre Tremblay will be at the Open House and can sign your volunteer form.


Ottawa Titans 25th Anniversary Gala, Sat Sept 26th Tickets Available at the Open House and Registration Day

Our club's 25th Anniversary Gala is fast approaching, and we look forward to seeing you there!  Tickets will be for sale at our Open House this Sunday Sept 13th.  The Gala organizing team has been working hard this summer putting together all the details to make the Gala a very special evening! 

This is your invitation to an event which is the first of its kind for the club, bringing together all of the past 25 years of players, coaches, volunteers, friends and family, as well as some prominent water polo personalities across Ontario.  There will be live music, elegant decor, fine dining, commemorative wine selections and more exciting entertainment.  Put water polo on the podium of excellence and come honour the Titans history and achievements at this formal gala event! You won't want to miss out!

Please visit the Gala website  http://sites.google.com/site/titanswaterpolo25/ for all the details.  Tickets may be purchased at the Open House and Registration Day or at the Gala event website.


Practice Schedules Posted on the Website Calendar

Families should check the club website as the practice schedules have now been posted for all programs.  Click on the calendar tab on the website, then click on the tab for the program you are interested in.  Note that if you click on a particular event (e.g. "Boys 1" practice on a particular Thursday 7:30pm), then you will see the details of practice location and what time the athletes are expected to arrive on deck.

General inquires about the competitive program can be directed to Val Walker, Competitive Program Manager at titansmanager@gmail.com .

General inquires about the Academy or recreational programs (I Love Water Polo, Rec House League or Adult Programs) can be directed to Deanna Barry at INFO@titanswaterpolo.ca


Help Needed With "I Love Water Polo" and Rec House League Program Promotion

Do you know of somewhere in your community where you could put up some ILWP promotional posters or leave some flyers?

Would you be able to have a short piece inserted in your son or daughter's school newsletter?  Or could you leave some brochures with your school?

We depend on Titan's families to help with program promotion - we know word of mouth is the best vehicle for advertising.  Rec programs feed the competitive programs, and we need your help with recruitment!

Please contact Deanna, at INFO@titanswaterpolo.ca .


Program Registration Details for 2009-2010

Registration material for all our programs is available on the Titans website: www.titanswaterpolo.ca

Competitive Program: 16U and 18U and Academy Athletes

Registration material is available on the club website under the "Competitive Programs" tab.   Print your forms directly from the website, and bring your completed forms and cheques to the Open House and Registration Day. If you have had difficulty accessing the documents, please contact the Registrar, Sanja Boskovic, at Registrar@titanswaterpolo.ca .

I Love Water Polo (ages 7-12) and Recreational House League (ages 13+) Participants

Information and registration material is available on the club website under the "Recreational Programs" tab.  Registration material can be mailed in or brought to our open house.

Adult Water Polo

Parents, interested in playing? No experience necessary!! We have a Learn-to-Play program on Sunday evenings, as well as a Semi-Competitive Program on Thursday evenings. It’s lots of fun and a great way to keep fit.  Check it out here: http://titanswp.hypermart.net/Titans200910/AdultPrograms/AdultProgramsBrochure2009-2010.pdf . Information and registration material is available on the club website under the "Adult Programs" tab.  Registration material can be mailed in or brought to our open house.


Newsletter Submissions

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f you would like to contribute an item to the newsletter, please send your submission to Sue Sidebottom at news@titanswaterpolo.ca .  I depend on the readers to submit articles to keep club members up to date with water polo news!   Photos from tournaments or other club events are always welcome.  Any submissions received before noon on Wednesday will go out with that week's news.