Women's Water Polo Selection Criteria
Updated: July 2025
There are 22 spots available and these spots will be allocated based at the discretion of the head coach, in consultation with assistant coaches. The selection criteria that we follow lists minimum requirements. Meeting all the requirements does not guarantee a roster position. Other factors such as team needs (both short and long term), positional needs and team suitability are also considered in the decision making.
All Players - Must commit to full four+ months of season (Sep 29 – Nov 26 AND Jan 3 – Mar 10) plus the two week pre-season training camp (Sep 15-28).
Field Players
1. Must be able to swim 100 meters from a water start in less than 73 seconds (center forwards: 76 seconds)
2. Must be able to swim at least 3,000 meters in one hour at a high pace
3. Must be able to do eggbeater kick with both arms overhead out of water for at least 60 seconds
4. Must be able to throw a women's water polo ball from the water ACCURATELY for a distance of at least 12 meters
5. Must be able to regularly attend a minimum of 4 practices per week for entire season*
6. Must be available for all weekend tournaments and games from September 27 through November 27 and tours and weekend tournaments from January 8 through March 12
7. Must be able to learn a system of play within a fixed time frame established by the coaching staff
8. Must be attentive, work hard, be able to “keep up” and be a productive contributor at practices as judged by the coaching staff
9. Must be a positive contributor to the overall team effort as judged by the coaching staff
10. Must be ON TIME for all practices, games, team meetings, etc - making others wait is not acceptable
11. Must be a willing participant in and believer in the key concept of winning championships and high-performance sport and doing so with a positive, supportive and team-first attitude.
12. Must participate in all fund-raising opportunities.
* All 5 practices is the expected commitment. If classes or study requirements conflict for one practice, that practice must be made up the same week practice is missed. Graduate students with extensive water polo experience must attend at least 3 practices per week.
Goalies
1. Must be able to swim 100 meters from a water start in less than 80 seconds
2. Must be able to do a leg drill movement cycle covering at least 600 meters without stopping
3. Must be able to do eggbeater kick with both arms overhead out of water for at least 80 seconds
4. Must be able to throw a women's water polo ball from the water ACCURATELY for a distance of at least 15 meters
See steps 5 – 12 above.
Tryouts:
Tryouts will be held at the Athletic Centre 50 m pool on: Friday, Sept. 12 : 7pm -9pm and Saturday Sept. 13 (12pm – 1:30pm)
Final roster selection will be made by Sept. 18, 2025.
