Ryde Water Polo Club

Welcome to Ryde Water Polo club located at the official Sydney 2000 Olympic Games venue for water polo, Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre. Our world class facilities and experienced coaches, combined with a strong club spirit, makes it is a fantastic place to play water polo.

We offer something for all players from under 12s in our JD program, primary school age right through to our senior men’s and ladies teams.

The Ryde Water Polo club is run by a strong volunteer base led by a committee that are passionate supporters of the water polo game. Their focus is on expanding our member base and developing the game of water polo in western Sydney for all age groups and abilities.

RHINO LEARN TO PLAY - JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Our junior learn to play program is a great way to introduce kids to a new sport and have fun in a supportive environment. JD is open to school aged children from 8 years of age and up.

Participants need to be competent swimmers and be able to swim 25m confidently as the water polo pool is deep and swimming is a large component of water polo play.

Development progression for participants:

★ Provide a encouraging and supportive environment

★ Continue building water confidence

★ Developing ball handling skills and hand eye coordination

★ Learn basic rules of Junior water polo

★ Learn to work in a team

★ Learn to play a sport in a fun and safe environment

★ Develop social skills interacting with other children in a sporting environment

Progression to:

★ Develop technical plays to improve game play

★ Ball handling, shooting, proper body position,

★ Specialised driving techniques,

★ Basic and two metre offense,

★ Two meter defensive techniques.

★ Trial games

Players can progress from junior development into the Metro competition on selection. This is a great way to develop skills further and have fun with the team and parent group in a friendly environment.

Accepts NSW Active Kids Vouchers