Dear Gauteng Schools Water Polo Parents, Players, Coaches, Officials and Community
Following the conclusion of the recent Gauteng Schools’ Water Polo (“GSWP”) Winter Training Programme please kindly find herewith the announcement of the 2025 GSWP Inter Provincial Tournament (“IPT”) Player Training Squads as well as important information in this regard. Kindly ensure that you take careful note of the content of this e-mail please.
The 2025 GSWP Player IPT Training Programme will run from 1 September 2025 until the commencement of the actual 2025 SWPSA IPT Tournament taking place in Johannesburg from 6 to 10 December 2025. Training during this period will include more than one training session per week. It is however understood that Players may have other school commitments (sporting and otherwise) during this period, which may impact on attendance of training sessions. Training sessions arranged may also vary with regard to times, days and venues used so please kindly take note of notifications in this regard. The Age Group Coaches will be responsible for communicating with the Age Group in this regard – an updated list of the 2025 GSWP Age Group Training Squad Programme Coaches Allocations (including the Age Group Head Coaches) is attached for your information.
NB* The Total Cost Per Player during the 2025 GSWP Player IPT Training Programme (i.e. September to December 2025) will be R975 (Nine Hundred and Sevent Five Rand). Total Payment in this regard will be required to be made in advance directly into the GSWP Bank Account – the account details are detailed below. This requirement is irrespective of how many Training Sessions Players actually attend, for whatever reason.
Payments in this regard should be made into the following Bank Account as soon as possible please but no later than Tuesday, 9 September 2025:
- Account Name: Gauteng Schools’ Water Polo Association
- Bank: Standard Bank
- Branch: Killarney
- Branch Code: 00-72-05-00
- Account No.: 000 199 044
- Account Type: Business Account
- Payment reference: Player Name & Age Group (e.g. J Smith U13 Boys)
NB* Kindly forward Proof of Payment in this regard ASAP directly to Richard Irvine on richard.irvine61@gmail.com for reconciliation purposes. Kindly note that players will unfortunately be excluded from the GSWP IPT Training Squads should payment not be been received in full.
Age Group Coaches will monitor Player Attendance at the above training sessions and an Attendance Register will be kept. Kindly remember to excuse your Son/Daughter if he/she is unable to attend the sessions, otherwise non-arrival will be marked-down as Absent.
The GSWP IPT Squad Training Program will be of great benefit to those participating, assisting with the Development of the actual Players, their School Water Polo Teams, and ultimately our GSWP Teams that will participate in the South African Schools Water Polo IPT which takes place in December.
Players are reminded that scheduled training sessions will take place irrespective of Weather Conditions, unless otherwise notified by the Age Group Coaches. Where the Weather Conditions preclude a Water-Session taking place, this will be replaced with a Land/Gym Session. Players are therefore requested to at all times bring with them both their Swimming Gear as well as appropriate Land/Gym Training Gear (including closed footwear/trainers please). Thank you.
The FINAL GSWP IPT Teams (i.e. “A”, “B”, and “C” Teams that will play in the 2025 Schools Water Polo South Africa Tournament in Johannesburg in December) will be selected from the above 2025 GSWP IPT Player Training Squads. The announcement of the GSWP IPT TEAMS plus the Squad Reserves (as applicable) will be made by mid-October 2025.
The FINAL GSWP IPT Age Group TEAM Coaches and Managers will be announced by the GSWP Executive Committee by no later than Monday, 20 October 2025.
INFORMATION ON THE 2025 SWPSA IPT FOR PLANNING PURPOSES
For PLANNING Purposes, the following should please be taken careful note of:
The 2025 SA Schools Tournament will take place in Johannesburg as follows –
- Confirmed Dates –
Commences on: Saturday, 6 December 2025 (administration, registration, photographs, games, etc.)
Ends on: Wednesday, 10 December 2025 (late afternoon)
Duration: 5 Days, 4 Nights
- IPT Costs –
NB* The 2025 IPT Cost Per Player is R3,000 (Three Thousand Rand), excluding Apparel (which will be a separate cost, per order).
NB* a R1,500 (One Thousand Five Hundred Rand) IPT DEPOSIT will be required to be paid in full directly into the GSWP Bank Account by Thursday, 25 September 2025 by ALL Players included in the 2025 GSWP IPT Player Training Squads. The IPT Cost Balance of R1,500 (One Thousand Five Hundred Rand) will be payable by Monday, 27 October 2025 (once the IPT Teams are announced). The above Deposit will be refunded in full to any Player not included in the Final GSWP IPT Teams.
NB* Kindly forward Proof of Payment ASAP directly to Richard Irvine on richard.irvine61@gmail.com for reconciliation purposes. Thank You.
Thank you for all your efforts to date. We look forward to this next stage of our GSWP Preparation for the IPT.
As additional GSWP and/or IPT Information becomes available, this will also be distributed.
Distributed on behalf of the
GSWP Executive Committee