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02 May 08
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ASA Cup press report
Dunfermline's 15 & under team won the
British Academy Cup defeating Manchester 13-12 in the final which was held at
the Manchester Aquatics centre, becoming the first Scottish team to win the
trophy. The win followed four years of planning where our team have played in
previous campaigns underage to gain valuable experience.
Having defeated Sutton & Cheam 15-2 earlier in the semi-final with an
commanding performance Dunfermline went into the final expecting a very
difficult match which it exactly what it proved to be.
Scorers in the semi-final : Christopher Campbell 7, Darren Campbell 3, Jordan
Wood, Zach Thomson 2 each & Logan Shepherd 1
The final started well for Dunfermline as they won the first quarter 6-4 with 4
goals from Darren Campbell on the counter attack and a goal each from Zach
Thomson & Christopher Campbell.
The excellent play continued into the second quarter with a further 2 goals from
Darren Campbell and again a goal each from Zach Thomson & Christopher
Campbell as Dunfermline won the quarter 3-2 to take a 9-6 lead into the
second half. Unfortunately forward Jordan Wood suffered cramp late in this
quarter which limited Dunfermline's attacking options for the remainder of the
match.
The third quarter was tied at 3-3 with one goal each from Darren Campbell,
Christopher Campbell and Zach Thomson as the match slowed down from the early
high tempo and the tension mounted.
Starting the final quarter 12-9 ahead and with Jordan Wood, having partly
recovered, returning to play in a defensive role, the Dunfermline team ran down
the clock well using their possession time to the maximum. Chances were missed
by both sides and Manchester edged back into the game to close to 12-11 before
Christopher Campbell scored what turned-out to be the winner with a counter
attacking goal. Manchester struck back to take the match into the final minute
only one goal behind. A Dunfermline player was excluded for 20 seconds with only
30 seconds to go which presented Manchester with a chance to equalise however
Dunfermline's 'man down' defence stood firm
pressurising Manchester's player to hit the post, a decisive time-out was
immediately called as Dunfermline recovered possession which allowed Captain
Zach Thomson to run down the clock when the match was restarted and
Dunfermline were the Champions.
Goalkeeper Jake Hinley returned to form in both games making many good saves and
providing accurate long passes to support the counter attacking style of play
which Dunfermline adopted to utilise the speed of Darren & Christopher
Campbell. Captain Zach Thomson marshalled the defence well against some good
Manchester forwards and all the Dunfermline players worked extremely hard to
limit the chances which Manchester had to a minimum.
Dunfermline Coach Brian Campbell praised his young team and paid tribute to the
hard work put in by the players over the past four years to reach their current
high standard. Winning a British competition given the superior
set-up in England is a major achievement for a Scottish Club and this team now
join the Club's Senior team who won the British Senior Cup in 1992 & 1993.
Coach Campbell also paid tribute to all those who have supported the Club's
various junior development initiatives over the previous six years including the
local Sports Council and the Carnegie Trust, he is certain that without
such assistance the players would not have reached their current high standards.
Scorers in the final : Darren Campbell 6, Christopher Campbell 4 & Zach
Thomson 3.
With InCAS having recently started-up a water polo team and the current
proposals to provide an all deep pool at the Carnegie Centre the future for
local water polo is looking healthy. The Club hope that other swimmers / clubs
will introduce water polo to both provide an alternative activity for their
young swimmers, and also to act as a retention tool for the high percentage of
members who normally 'retire' at around 13-15 years of age.
Photos
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02 May 08
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HMS Caledonia Training Cancelled
Due to the May bank holiday training on Monday has been cancelled.
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26 Apr 08
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Dunfermline Win ASA Cup
Dunfermline 93s team have been victorious
in the final of the ASA cup defeating Manchester 13-12.
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26 Apr 08
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ASA Cup Update
Dunfermline 93 team are through to the ASA cup final after defeating Sutton
and Cheam 15-2.
The final is being played tonight.
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22 Apr 08
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Game Cancelled
The InCAS match vs Warrender due on
Tuesday 22 April (tonight) has been
postponed as Warrender are unable to raise a team.
We have the Pool until 10pm therefore the older players should stay for the
second Hour during which a practice game will be played.
Senior players would be welcome to attend the second hour and provide
opposition.
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18 Apr 08
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Ladies win Scottish Cup final
Dunfermline Ladies have won the Scottish
cup after an emphatic 36-4 win over Western Baths
DWPC players (goals): 1-c guillot (1), 3-n tate (5), 4-j mackay (9), 5-f cameron,
7-t bonnar (6), 8-g logan (7),
12-v speed (7), 13-k falconer (1).
Well done to the ladies team.
Elsewhere in the Cup Portobello defeated
Warrender 20 goals to 9 in the mens final held at Stirling.
Pictures
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12 Apr 08
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ASA Cup results
In the ASA Cup today Dunfermline
1991+ team has lost to Manchester (7-5) and Invicta (6-5) but did manage a 10-5
victory over Leeds. The two defeats unfortunately mean that Manchester and
Invicta qualify from the group to the final stages.
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06 Apr 08
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Beach Lifeguard recruitment
Fife Council, Community Services is currently recruiting Beach Lifeguards for
Summer 2008 (23rd June - 31st August).
Should you require any further information please don't hesitate to contact me
and thank you for your anticipated help in this matter.
Regards
Robbie Blyth, Beach & Coastal
Officer
Please contact secretary
for the vacancy bulletin
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06 Apr 08
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1991 Team Match Practice
The senior sessions on Sunday 6 April and Thursday 10 April will be used to
help our 1991+ team prepare for their ASA Cup matches next weekend, please make
every effort to attend to ensure that we have enough players present to provide
opposition for them.
In the absence of Alan Donaldson, Brian Campbell will take the sessions which
will be used generally to provide them with match and deep-end man-up practice.
Your co-operation would be appreciated.
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02 Apr 08
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EX member appointed Olympic referee
Brian Littlejohn has
received the long-awaited invitation from FINA to be a Water Polo Referee at the
Olympic Games in August. Below is an extract from this invitation which he
received on Friday.
I have expressed a resounding "Congratulations" to Brian from all his
friends in Scotland.
Brian began playing Water Polo at Kirkton HS, Dundee about 1983 where he was
coached by the late Frank Osborne. He went on to play for Dundee and Dunfermline
Water Polo Clubs. Brian was also a member of Forfar Falcolns
and during this time he was a member of the Midland Water Polo Committee while
simultaneously holding the position of Scottish Water Polo Convener.
(Extract from invitation)
"FROM: FINA, Lausanne
NOMINATION OF WATER POLO OFFICIALS
BEIJING 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES
FINA has appointed Brian LITTLEJOHN (GBR) as FINA WATER POLO OFFICIAL (NEUTRAL
REFEREE) for the Games of the XXIX OLYMPIAD †BEIJING 2008."
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22 Mar 08
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2008 National League fixtures announced
Walsall 21st/22nd
Sept
Basingstoke
4th/5th Oct
Crowborough
18th/19th Oct
Marlborough 1st/2nd Nov
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Walsall 22nd/23rd Nov
Caledonia vs South Derbyshire
Caledonia vs Ealing
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22 Mar 08
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Training off on Monday
Note that there is no training at Rosyth
on Monday 24 April 2008 due to the Bank holiday.
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18 Mar 08
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National Academy team Progress to Semi Final
Dunfermline progressed to the semi-final of the ASA
National Academy (under 16) cup with an 10-3 win over Carlisle; 12-4 win over
Invicta and a 9-5 win over group runners-up Birmingham. We now play Sutton &
Cheam whilst Manchester take on Birmingham in the other semi-final.
Dunfermline's team (with goals scored in brackets) was - Jake Hinley, Andrew
Melville (3), Daniel Woodall, Alexander Johnstone, Zach Thomson (1), Joe
Thomson, Christopher Campbell (10), Jordan Wood (6), Logan Shepherd (2), Craig
Wilkinson (1), Luke Thomson (1) & Darren Campbell (7).
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14 Mar 08
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Youngsters win
Sedgefield Tournament
Dunfermline's 15 &
under team won the Sedgefield Tournament with three good wins against Lancaster
(5-1), Tyldesley (11-2) and Sedgefield (11-4). The team improved with each game
with a strong defence providing a solid base for the team to attack from.
Jordan Wood was voted the MVP of the tournament.
Dunfermline's team was (with goals scored in brackets)-
Jake Hinley, Andrew Melville, Jordan Wood (8), Logan Shepherd (4), Zach Thomson
(1), Joe Thomson (1), Christopher Campbell (8), Craig Wilkinson (1), Alexander
Johnston & Darren Campbell (4).
This was excellent preparation for the forthcoming British Cup at Walsall next
weekend where Dunfermline face Carlisle, Leeds and Invicta in the group stages.
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07 Mar 08
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Water
Polo Coaching Videos
Here is
a great link on Youtube for some water polo coaching videos.
http://uk.youtube.com/user/le3is
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07 Mar 08
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SASA
Membership fees
SASA
Annual Renewals Notice.
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The annual renewal subscription for Scottish Swimming is now due for all first
claim members of the Club. Payment in full is required as soon as possible, your
cheque should be made out to the Club and we will make a bulk payment to
Scottish Swimming.
If no payment is received from you it will be deemed that you no longer wish to
be a member of Scottish Swimming and therefore you will not be eligible to take
part in any Club activity either as a player or coach / helper. Scottish
Swimming registration provides you with insurance cover as well as other
benefits.
SASA Fees 1st March 2008 – 28th February 2009 (age at 1st March 2008) -
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Aquatic 1 (Under 8 years) £ 7.00
Aquatic 2 (8 years & under 11 yrs) £15.50
Aquatic 3 (11 years or over) £28.75 (includes parent swimmers)
Aquatic 4 Club Volunteer £ 6.00 (any person having any involvement with
the running of the club)
Aquatic 5 Technical Official £11.50 (club time-keepers should register
as Aquatic 4)
Aquatic 6 Teacher & Coach £11.50
Aquatic 9 Tutor £30.00
Aquatic 10 Non Classified D/bility £ 7.00
Playing Members over 11yrs will generally be Aquatic 3 and due £28.75 and
Volunteers / Coaches Aquatic 4 and therefore due £6.00.
Should you have any queries please contact Brian
Campbell or Roddy MacKay as soon as possible.
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04 Mar 08
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Ladies
Scottish Cup
Dunfermline
Ladies have won through to the Scottish Cup final after a convincing 14-9 win over
Menzieshill Whitehall.
Quarters : 3-2, 2-7, 3-3 & 1-4
Scorers - Fiona Cameron-6; Victoria Speed-4, Julia Mackay & Nicola Tate-2
each. Match report to follow.
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01 Mar 08
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ASA Cup Update
Dunfermline face a tough draw in both the National Academy and Youth ASA Cup
Championships this year with all the preliminary matches being held in
Walsall.
On March 15th Dunfermline face Carlisle, Invicta and Birmingham with the first
two progressing to the semi-finals of the National Academy competition.
On April 12th Dunfermline face City of Manchester B, Leeds & Invicta in the
first round group stage of the Youth competition with the first two progressing
to the second round group stage the following day with the first two from these
two groups of four progressing to the semi-finals.
The semi-finals and finals of all competitions are due to be held on Saturday
26th & Sunday 27 April in Manchester.
EASTER
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Members should note that the Club does not close over the Easter holiday period.
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28 Feb 08
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Ladies Scottish Cup match
Match
vs Menzieshill on Sunday 2nd March at 6.30pm. Please come and support the
ladies team in this important match.
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23 Feb 08
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Tough Draw for GB youth
Dunfermline player Andrew Woodall and his GB team have been drawn in a tough
group in their quest to qualify for the European Youth Championships. The
group which includes Spain, Belgium, Bulgaria and Moldova will be played in
Bulgaria.
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Feb 08
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European Championship draw
The preliminary round draws for the 2008 Men´s European A
Championships in Malaga, Spain were held today in the Spanish capital Madrid.
Home team Spain is facing a pretty difficult group, as the 2006 bronze medallist
Olympic Games participant is playing Olympic champion Hungary, World
Champion Croatia and Olympic participant Montenegro. Montenegro and Macedonia
will play their first A Championships in the 82-year-history of this event.
Preliminary Round draws:
Group A
Hungary
Spain
Greece
Croatia
Montenegro
Slovakia
Group B
Serbia
Romania
Italy
Russia
Germany
Macedonia
Taken From http://www.waterpolo-world.com
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23
Feb 08
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Womens
Olympic Qualifying
2004 silver medallist Greece has taken the last of only eight Olympic berths.
Head coach Kyrakios Iosfidios´ beat Canada in the second cross-over game of the
Women´s FINA Olympic Games Qualification Tournament in Imperia, Italy in
low-scoring game 5-2 (1-0, 2-0, 0-1, 2-1), when three goals by Kyriaki
Liosi of ANC Glyfada made the final difference between both teams in a real
battle of attrition. Two-time Olympic Games participant Canada missed for the
first time in history a major event in women´s waterpolo.
Greece are joining the three other semi-finalists Russia, Hungary and Italy,
playing Russia in tomorrow´s semi-final games again. The Netherlands, USA,
Australia and the hosting nation China have already earned the four other
Olympic berths as representatives of their respective continents.
Taken From http://www.waterpolo-world.com
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22 Feb 08
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Senior
Scottish Cup Semi Final
The
senior team battled bravely on Sunday night against a strong Portobello side in a
closely contested match. Goals were constantly traded between the two
sides before Portobello took the lead and went on to win the match 14-12.
Team:
S Metcalfe, N Comerford, A Stevens, D Stewart, R Tate, C Campbell, P Metcalfe, A
McKilligan, S Carlile, M Speed, D Campbell, C Fraser. Goal
Scorers: C Fraser 4, D Stewart 3, N Comerford 2, R Tate 1, M Speed 1, D Campbell
1
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Feb 08
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ED
development league
INCAS
defeated Dunfermline 15-12 last night in the opening match of their season.
Teams:
INCAS:
D Griffiths(1st half), R Tate (Overage 2nd half goalie), K
Falconer, Z Johnstone, S Wilson, D Campbell, C Campbell, N Tate, D Cuthbert, A
Tate.
Dunfermline:
J Hinley, D Griffiths(2nd Half), A Johnstone, C Wilkinson, A Melville, J
Thomson, C Johnstone, L Thomson, J Wood, H Hewitt, J Pulham, C Ironside, L
Rodgers.
Match
Report from Robert Tate
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18
Feb 08
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Message
From Callum Macgregor
Hi
Guys,
We
have the Edinburgh Uni pool every Saturday from 4 – 5:30 and have decided to
“open up” the session to all. Currently Porty are training with us and
it would be good to have
Dunfermline
and Menzieshill across too – cost is £3.50 per person for the 1 ½ hours.
Let
me know if you are interested.
Callum
Macgregor
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18 Feb 08
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Message From Secretary
GB
Junior Squad
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Following
a selection weekend in Wales, congratulations go to Andrew Woodall in making the
final squad for the GB Junior squad which will be competing in the European
Qualifiers and hopefully finals over the next two years. Andrew is joined by
Lewis Don of Menzieshill.
Training Match
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Lancaster brought a strong
1993+ squad to visit the Club on Sunday 17 February and take part in a 3 hour
training match where we played sixteen quarters in total.
The
agreed format saw alternating two quarters of the strongest boys teams followed
by two quarters with the girls augmented by some boys players. Matches were very
competitive and have helped each Club prepare for the forthcoming ASA Cup
campaign, the draw for which is anticipated to be issued soon.
Our
thanks go to Lancaster for their attendance, to all the players for their superb
effort throughout the session and to those who helped out with the refereeing,
on the table and with the post match hospitality.
2007
- Scottish Cup Finals
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No
dates have been advised so far for these finals which our Natonal Academy, Youth
and Under 21 teams have qualified for already, the Ladies semi-final match
remains outstanding.
With
the ASA Cup, RTC Competition & training days and holidays already scheduled
weekends are rapidly 'filling-up' for our busy players.
2008
Domestic competitions will only take place if a Domestic Convener can bo found,
anyone interested should contact the Scottish Swimming Office.
Committee
Meeting
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The
next meeting of the Club Committee is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 20
February 2008 at the Carnegie Centre from 8pm. Anyone with any issues
to raise should advise the Secretary by return.
Vital Club positions continue to remain vacant including those of the Club
President & Club Coach and nominations are invited from members to fill
these positions.
Scottish
Swimming AGM
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The
secretary has recieved information on the Scottish AGM this weekend, copies are
available by request. Having received no vlunteer to attend the meeting the Club
will not be represented.
Disclosure
Scotand
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Anyone
in contact regulary with children i.e. taking on the role of coach or team
manager is required by law to undergo a Disclosure Scotland check, forms are
available from the Secretary at Club sessions and should be returned to our CPO,
Stewart Carlile. There is no charge for this check.
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18 Feb 08
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Message From Julia
The Dunfermline Ladies Team have a match on the 2nd of March against
Menziehill Ladies Team. At 6.30pm. I would appreciate it if people would come
and support us.
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14 Feb 08
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ED Development League
Dunfermline defeated Warrender in the first match of the East District
Development League on Tuesday night. Dunfermline raced into a 9-2 lead by
the end of the first period. Warrender came back strongly in the 2nd
quarter with the majority of the Dunfermline team made up of younger less
experienced players. At half time Dunfermline had lost the 7 goal
advantage and were leading by 12-11. The third period could of been
decisive with Warrender taking the lead for the first time during the match
until Dunfermline put in the older players to try and rescue the match.
With Dunfermline trailing going into the final quarter they started with the
first 7 and they managed to rescue the game and the victory winning the final
quarter 9-3 to win the match 26-21.
This match was closer than the score suggests with Warrender coming back
strongly in the 2nd quarter, shooting into stand in goalkeeper Alexander
Crawford who was playing his first game in goals. A strong period in the
4th quarter rescued the result.
Team: A Crawford, Z Thomson, A Johnstone, C Wilkinson, A Melville, J Thomson,
L Thomson, J Wood, H Hewitt, J Pulham, C Ironside, L Rodger, J Cormack
Scorers: J Wood 8, A Johnstone 5, Z Thomson 3, A Melville 3, J Thomson 2, L
Thomson 2, H Hewitt 2, A Crawford 1
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09 Feb 08
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Youth Match Vs Lancaster
Dunfermline(1993+) will be taking on Lancaster on Sunday 17th February from
1pm-4pm in a warm up match for the upcoming ASA cup. Volunteers are
required to help man the table and referee the game. If you are able
to help in any way please contact Secretary.
Remember the Senior team is also in action on the Sunday night starting at
6.30pm, please come and support both teams in their matches.
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27 Jan 08
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Scottish Cup
Senior Scottish Cup match has been arranged for 17th February at 6.30pm at
Carnegie Leisure Centre versus Portobello. Please come and support the
seniors in this important match.
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27 Jan 08
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Messages from Secretary
ASA CUP
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Entry forms have been received for the ASA 1991+ 1993+ Cup competitions.
Entries have to be submitted by 15 February 2008. Unfortunately there are no
Senior ASA Cup competitions this year.
SCOTTISH SCHOOLS SWIMMING FINALS
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Good swims from Club members in the Scottish Schools Swimming finals at
Tollcross.
Christopher Campbell gained second place in the 13/14yrs 100 Backstroke and
Darren came eighth in the 100m Frontcrawl.
Andrew Woodall also did well in the 100m and 200m 15/16yr frontcrawl events.
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25 Jan 08
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Club Anniversary Dinner Cancelled
Message from Julia MacKay:
Due to
unforeseen circumstances, ie the lack of interest from players and families the
25th anniversary dinner has to be cancelled. This is a great disappointment, as
this was going to be a celebration of the clubs success.
I would like to thank all the members that were
interested. I did try.
Jules
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24 Jan 08
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Caledonia Kit Costs
Message From Callum Macgregor:
Just so everyone knows, the price of the kit will be as
follows (obviously we need to decide what we are going to order) –
Trunks = £25
Costumes
= £35
T
Shirts = £15
Robes
= £50
Towel
= no point as the minimum order is 250. You get free towels at the Travel
Inn anyway.
The
prices for the Trunks, Costumes and Tshirts have been worked out on the basis of
20 pairs of trunks, 20 costumes and 35 tshirts being ordered.
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22 Jan 08
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Message from Secretary
In the second warm-up match InCAS recorded their second win over DWPC winning
7-6 in another closely fought match. Behind 5-3 starting the final quarter DWPC
closed the gap and just failed to catch InCAS missing a chance
with five seconds to go. All players are to be congratulated for the effort they
again put into the match and an improvement was noted from last week's match.
Jack Donaldson returned to refereeing after many years away and, after having
received a rules update before the game, had a very good match accompanied by
Paul Metcalfe. The timing system was again operational and thanks go to all who
manned it - the players really benefit when the clocks are on.
The final match in this warm-up series is next week and with the fixtures for
the Development league due for publication shortly, the next few months promise
to be a busy time for our young players.
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19 Jan 08
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Message From Callum Macgregor
Team
Caledonia have received designs from Turbo for both the men’s and ladies teams
(trunks, costumes, towels, caps, bathrobes, T Shirts). They are available
to see on the Warrender
website. It would be good to get all Caley
players feedback on the designs so we can decide what to order.
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19 Jan 08 |
Messages from Secretary
UKCC WATER POLO COURSE
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The UKCC Water Polo Level 1Course has a full compliment of eight.
Confirmation of the course registration from Scottish Swimming is awaited and course dates have to be agreed.
ANNIVERSARY DINNER DANCE
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Tickets for this event should be ordered from Julia MacKay as soon as possible - do not leave it to the last minute !
MEMBERSHIP FEES
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If not already paid please do so as soon as possible.
DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
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A further two warm-up matches will take place on the next two Tuesday evenings from 9pm - come along and watch our youngsters in action.
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19 Jan 08 |
Messages from Secretary
The following has been received from the Administrator of the
GB Scottish Regional Training Centre (RTC) :-
2007/2008 Term 2 of the Water Polo Regional Training Centre
is scheduled to begin on 12th January 2008 at Carnegie Leisure Centre,
Dunfermline.
The RTC is aimed at two age groups 93/94 and 95/96.
Last term we had players representing Dunfermline, Menzieshill Whitehall and
Warrender Clubs attending the RTC.
For more information please contact Mike
Tate or the RTC page.
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18 Jan 08 |
SWPC MEETING
The next meeting of the SWPC will be on Thursday 24 January 2008, if anyone has
anything they wish to be brought up then please contact Richie
Metcalfe
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16 Jan 08 |
Messages from Secretary
In the first of three warm-up matches for the ED Development League InCAS
defeated DWPC 12-9 in an excellent match.
For many of our younger players (and new coaches as well) this was their first
'real' match and all performed very well. Special mention to new boy from InCAS
Donald (Pingu) Griffiths who played in the shallow end goals and saved a penalty
!
New volunteers also stepped forward to man the table which does make such a
difference for the players.
The second match will be played next Tuesday evening at 9pm and Parents /
friends are invited to come along and support the youngsters and/or help-out on
the table (no experience needed!).
Helping out with the refereeing next week will be life member Jack Donaldson
(Big Al's Dad) as he returns to the pool-side after an absence of many many
years.
Menzieshill have confirmed that they will be entering the league which is
excellent news for the youngsters who now face many exiting matches over the
months ahead as each team will play each other home and away twice.
COACHING COURSE
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We have one place left on the forthcomming UKCC Level 1 coaching course which is
open to members over 16yrs age. Please advise if you wish to take part.
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03 Jan 08 |
Club Anniversary
Dinner Booked
Its confirmed! The
25th Anniversary Dinner has been booked for the 2nd of February at the Queensferry
Hotel.
Tickets for this event
will cost £25 per person.
The night will be a 3
course dinner and then disco.
If you are travelling
from afar, rooms are available still at the hotel but due to the 6 Nations being
played that weekend the prices are £100 per room. To enquire about prices and
availability call 01383 410000.
The event is open to
everyone over the age of 14 with some of the ticket money going towards the
club.
If you are interested
in going to the Dinner please contact Julia
MacKay (07825994058) as soon as possible so we can get numbers to the hotel.
Lets make a big effort
and celebrate the history of the club in style!
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31 Dec 07 |
Bonus Ball Winner
Well
done to Iain Thomson, the winner of the December bonus ball competition.
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24 Dec 07 |
Bagpacking Success
Well done to all the volunteers who
helped out at the bagpacking yesterday. The total raised was £1060.29! Thanks
especially to Zach for organising it all.
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22 Dec 07 |
Bagpacking at Marks and Spencers
Message from Zach:
I have finalised the rota for
tomorrows bag packing. all those with polo club t-shirts are asked to wear them
and if possible are asked if they could leave their top once they have completed
their slot as it looks better if everyone is wearing club kit. however on a
lighter note all those who wish to wear a Santa hat or reindeer antlers may also
do so. please arrive promptly and on time and remember to sign in at the hamper
counter for safety reasons. hope to see you all there, thanks.
Zach Thomson
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19 Dec 07 |
Club Anniversary Meal
This has been booked for the 2nd of
February at
The Queensferry Hotel.
It will be a sit down meal with disco
after.
Unfortunately it is over 14's only
but it is open to anyone else.
See Julia MacKay
about tickets.
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17 Dec 07 |
Christmas Night out
Message from Stewart
All,
I think we discussed getting a wee get together between Christmas and New Year
to celebrate the year's successes. We toyed with the idea of a Christmas meal,
but felt this would happen generically (see below), and decided instead to meet
for a night out in "the Toon" on 28 December. All members of Caley and
Dunfy are welcome, and I have it on good authority that everyone will be put up,
if desired.
The proposal is that we meet at the Seven Kings between 8 and 8.30. If you don't
know how to get there, get a map (http://www.multimap.com/maps/?hloc=GB|KY12
8DA#t=l&map=56.07136,-3.46463|15|4&loc=GB:56.07136:-3.46463:15|KY12
8DA|KY12 8DA ) and don't use sat-nav!
I have it on good authority from Calum, that the team Christmas meal will happen
immediately after this at 2am on 29th December in Pizza Boy or Aldos, whichever
has a smaller queue.
Let me know if you're interested so that we don't leave anyone behind
Cheers,
Stewart
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16 Dec 07 |
Messages from Secretary
ANNUAL FUN NIGHT
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Please note that the annual Fun night for all especially Parents, will be held at 8pm - 9.30pm on Tuesday 18 December.
Fun matches and aquatic American football will be the highlights. All members (incl Seniors) are invited to attend.
RAFFLE
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The draw will made during the training session on Thursday 20 December 2007 - remember to hand all tickets / cash back by the start of the session
at 8.30pm
BAG PACKING
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This takes place on Sunday 23rd December at Marks & Spencer. As many members
and parents to look after the youngsters are required to maximise our efforts. Contact Iain Thomson if you can help on the day.
RESTART
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The Club restarts on Sunday 6 January 2008 at 5.30pm.
DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
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In the new East District Development League we shall have members playing for the Club and for InCAS, who are forming a Water polo team for the first
time with our assistance. Warrender and Menzieshill will also be playing in the league which will run from February until June
and offer real competition for our large squad of young players.
Squad lists (InCAS members have still to be added) are attached along with the home dates. It is likely that our younger players may only
participate in DWPC vs InCAS matches where we can control the relevant standards of
players during the match to ensure that there is no mismatch. Team Coaches will select the players for each match and a full schedule will be issued
when dates from Warrender & Menzieshill have been obtained.
Having Swimming and Water polo Clubs working together does not happen very often in Scottish Swimming and we thank InCAS for their
help in increasing the competitive environment.
Training on Tuesday match nights will proceed as normal with the match commencing at 9pm - members and parents are encouraged to
come along and support the teams and create a good environment for the kids to perform in.
Table Officials will also be required to assist (it is not difficult) and volunteers should give their names to any of the Managers or Jeanette
Metcalfe - if we want the kids to learn how to use the timing equipment to best effect we need operators for it !!!
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11 Dec 07 |
Xmas Raffle
Our annual Christmas Raffle will be drawn on
Thursday 20th December at training. Please try and sell as many tickets
as you can. Tickets are available at training sessions (ten books per
family). If you haven't got yours yet, please try and get them at the
next session.
Also the list for the hamper is on the noticeboard.
Please have a look and see what is still needed.
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10 Dec 07 |
District Sports
Awards
The Club are
represented in three categories in the Annual District Sports council awards
which will be announced on 6th February 2008.
Sports Personality - Alasdair Campbell.
Asda Trophy - Andrew Woodall.
Benny Hutton team award - DWPC 17 & under team.
Congratulations to
all for their nominations.
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06 Dec 07 |
Win for Dunfermline
Dunfermline are through to the final of the Scottish youth cup defeating Warrender 10-7 in a closely fought match against
older and much stronger opponents.
Dunfermline's scorers were Christopher Campbell - 4; Darren Campbell - 3; Zach Thomson, Andrew Melville & Toni Bonnar 1
each.
We now meet Menzieshill in the final early next year.
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04 Dec 07 |
News from Secretary
EAST DISTRICT LEAGUE (2008) -
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A Junior East District league (1993+) will be run during 2008 which we will enter two teams with Warrender also entering a joint team with Portobello.
Our home matches will take place on a Tuesday evening at 9pm (after training!) with each team playing each other twice initially.
Squad lists and some fixtures will be announced shortly (no transfers will be allowed) and it is planned that all the girls will play in the same squad
to encourage their development into a team.
To allow this to take place a Manager and Coach is required for each of the teams, I shall not be coaching any of these
development teams to allow others to step forward although I will be lending assistance as required -
anyone interested should contact
me - if no-one steps forward unfortunately we shall likely be unable to compete which would represent a
missed opportunity for all our young players !
It will mainly be a development league giving all players the opportunity to play (everyone playing part of each match will
also be one of the rules), over age players will also be allowed dependent on their standard and over
age goalkeepers will also be allowed although restricted to half pond passing.
With few opportunities in the Scottish system for young players to play against each other this East District initiative is
one which the Club are happy to support and encourage.
MEMBERSHIP FEES 2008 -
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Reminder that these are now due and can be paid to the treasurer.
CLUB VACANCIES -
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Good news on the Committee vacancy front with Iain Thomson confirming his intention to continue as overall Junior Team Manager and Robert Tate
volunteering to take on the Press & Publicity role. These are both subject to approval at the next Committee meeting. With
Chris Woodall also taking on
the fund-raising post from 1 January 2008 this gives the Club the
opportunity to start moving forward.
Volunteers for the positions of Club President, Coach and Captain are still
awaited - come on down and take on the post !!!!
COMMITTE MEETING -
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The next meeting of the Committee will be at my house on Wednesday 12
December 2007 commencing at 7.30pm
RETIRING SWIMMERS -
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At this time of year many young swimmers (11+) take the decision to retire,
if you know of anyone considering this why not encourage then to come along
and try Water polo.
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29 Nov 07 |
Bagpacking News
Firstly
I would like to thank all of those who helped out at the bag packing, M&S on
Saturday. It was a great success for the club with a total of £840.74 raised
and thanks is also due to M&S for their support of the club and also their
customers for their donations.
After
this great success we have been offered another bag packing day on Sunday 23rd
December (which is thought will be an extremely busy day as it is so close to
xmas). So again I am looking for volunteers to help. I know that we have only
just finished with one day but this is an opportunity we can’t miss! However
this time I will need a lot more volunteers (YES THAT MEANS SENIORS TOO) due to
how busy the shop is expected to be. Any one who could help with the day should
let me know on 01383 727397 or email iainandlornathomson@tiscali.co.uk
Once
again thank you to all those who volunteered before… I hope to see you and
more next time. Thank you. Remember if we don’t fundraise
then the fees WILL go up.
Zach Thomson
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25 Nov 07 |
Bonus Ball Winner
Well
done to Sandy Fraser, the winner of the November bonus ball competition.
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25 Nov 07 |
Secretaries Messages from AGM
Please find attached the Minutes
of the recent AGM. Should you have any
corrections and / or amendments to these Minutes please reply by return,
your comments will be retained for next year's AGM.
As you will note a number of positions remain vacant which, unless we
receive volunteers to fill the positions, will have a direct negative effect
on the progress of the Club next year as these positions are unlikely to be
covered by the other committee members.
You will also note that our Treasurer, Roddy Mackay, will be stepping down
next year. Without a Treasurer the Club cannot function and pool bookings
would have to be cancelled, to avoid this it would be preferable to identify
a new Treasurer as early as possible, if anyone is interested please advise
Roddy Mackay.
The lack of a President and Club Captain also seriously hampers our
development as both these Club officials should be working towards pulling
the various ideas and plans together in addition to identifying new talent
to manage the Club and encourage members.
With Alan Donaldson also stepping down as Club Coach from Easter 2008
coaching cover will be required for all Senior sessions, senior players
should consider how to manage this situation from Easter 2008.
Please step forward if you are interested in filling any of the vacant
positions.
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The AGM of the East
District takes place at Boroughmuir Rugby Club on
Thursday 6 December 2007 at 7pm.
Three delegates from the Club are allowed to attend and volunteers are
requested, at present we have o-one attending.
A copy of the AGM information is available from the Secretary on request.
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25 Nov 07 |
Club Anniversary Celebration
It is proposed to hold a 25yr
anniversary event possibly on the evening of
19 January 2008. Although Julia Mackay has volunteered to organise the event
she cannot do this alone and additional volunteers are required to assist
her, she would also appreciate any suggestions on format etc. please reply
to the secretary who will pass them onto Julia or speak to her at a Senior
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25 Nov 07 |
Bagpacking
Results
Yesterdays total from the bag packing
at M&S was £840.74. i would like to thank every one who helped out with
both supervising and bagpacking throughout the day. a huge thanks also has to go
to all the staff and customers at Marks and Spencers for all their support
and generousity, which is greatly appreciated. Well Done every one!!
Zach Thomson |