Try Canoe Polo at Manchester Wildcatz

On Sunday the 27th May, Manchester Wildcatz Canoe Polo Club holds our Annual Open Day. On the day we will have demonstration games and introductory sessions for anyone interested in giving canoe polo a go. It is a great opportunity to get out on the water for the first time and start playing canoe polo, just as the weather gets warmer, our summer training program begins and the prospect of playing summer tournaments gets nearer.

What do I need to get started?

  • All equipment is provided, just bring clothes you don’t mind getting wet!
  • No experience of canoeing necessary, our BCU registered coaches can teach you all the skills from beginner to expert.
  • Our base at Salford Watersports Centre has fantastic facilities & warm showers.
  • A small water fee of £2 for under 18′s and £3.50 for adults applies.

So meet us at Salford Watersports Centre on Salford Quays, between 11am until 2pm on Sunday 27th May 2012.

In the meantime, to get a flavour of canoe polo, you can read all about the sport and how its played on our Introduction page and Competitions page. Alternatively watch the short introductory video on our About Canoe Polo page.

Manchester Wildcatz: A Club Mark club

Manchester Wildcatz Canoe Polo Club has recently earned Club Mark status. This is most definitely a milestone in the clubs history and something for the entire club to be proud of. Clubmark sets standards and best practices for the running of all clubs in the UK and for our club to have reached the necessary standards is fantastic.

You can not just fill in a form and get accredited, it takes many months of gathering evidence, putting paper work and procedures in place. Its a process that requires dedication, organisation and not to mention a real passion for the sport and the club.

That makes it sound like a sub committee of 5 are required to achieve this! However most of the work has been done by just one club member and I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the Manchester Wildcatz Canoe Polo Club to say a big well done and thank you for all the hard work that Niall Evans has done to achieve Club Mark accreditation.

The blue Club Mark banner is now proudly on display at the top of our website.

Canoe Rugby Polo

Two stars of the Super League took to the water at Salford Watersports Centre recently to mix canoe polo with rugby. It was all to help announce this years fundraising activities for The Steve Prescott Foundation, whose work helps the Rugby League Benevolent Fund and Christies Hospital.

The event will see Steve Prescott and Paul Sculthorpe running marathons in London and Paris, cycling from one venue to the other and crossing the English channel by kayak. The two events are held 1 week apart, making this an epic challenge to complete in such a short space of time.

You can learn more about the challenge by watching the video below, and by visiting the Steve Prescott Foundation website. Or if you would like to donate to the cause, follow this link to their Just Giving page.

 

The NEW Manchester Wildcatz website!

A couple of months in the making, now fully operational, and with a few extra interesting pages & features, the new Manchester Wildcatz Canoe Polo Club website has arrived.

Thanks are due to a number of people including; Alex for the design and build; Ben Nuttall for help with hosting; Niall & Chris for providing content & of course most of the club for their input, ideas and photographs.

New features:

  • The complete Club History of the Wildcatz since the very first sessions in 1999
  • Club Merchandise page, with this years limited edition item
  • All inclusive events Calendar – The full list of anything and everything we are doing
  • An abridged version of the Rules of canoe polo
  • The complete collection of Results from the seasons competitions