Water polo to plan ahead

Press, 17 September 1976, Page 24

Water polo to plan ahead

“Where are we going?” is the theme of the first national water polo seminar, which will be held in Christchurch this week-end.

The quite technical and often theoretical seminar has three major aims, according to Paul Carpinter, a member of the national water polo board, a physical education expert, and the man most heavily involved with the organisation of the seminar. The first, and perhaps the most important, is long-term planning for New Zealand water polo, with the ultimate. aim representation in the world or Olympic Games.

Probably the most import-

rant consideration is to receive a report on current international refereeing and coaching from Warwick Williamson, the New Zealand board’s special emissary to the Montreal Olympic Games.

The other major reason for the clinic is to try to improve the standard of refereeing and coaching, "and specifically,” according to Mr Carpinter, “to bring them into line with interpretations of the way the game is played internationally at present.” Those invited to the seminar, which may take in as many as six sessions, were selected by the New Zealand board — resident in Christ-

church — and the Welling-ton-based coaching panel. “The people selected are those, we hope, who will make a contribution this week-end and after that,” said Mr Carpinter. The list includes administrators, referees and coaches. The last four New Zealand captains are included: Williamson, who will lecture on refereeing and rules, tactics of the modern game, and new rule changes; Ken Mark, lan Gunthorp and the current captain, Dennis Reid. The other major lectures will come from the national director of coaching, Mr W. H. Dyson, on practising and training for the game, and from Mr Carpinter himself.

Closely involved with the preparation of New Zealand teams over the last three years — and manager earlier this year — Mr Carpinter will lecture on such subjects as conditioning, weight training, nutrition and psychology. The others invited to the clinic, surely one of the most intensive and theoretical undertaken by a New Zealand sport, are Messrs C. P. Mcßride (Wellington), A. Anderson, J. W. Court, G. A. Knights, J. E. Mazzoleni, L. G. McKay

(Auckand), B. E. Tremaine, J. E. McConnochie (Dunedin), B. Cleland (Rotorua) and L. M.- Scott (Christchurch).