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Strategic Plan
 2017  2020
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History and Background Where we have come from and major milestones
Club History

The Tauranga Water Polo Club was formed in July of 2002. A committee was elected and a formal constitution
adopted. Affiliation to NZ Water Polo was subsequently confirmed. The person with the vision and energy who
lead the charge for the club right up to 2009 was Paul Kayes.
In the early days help and support was provided to the club by Steve Knights (North Harbour), Chris Hayward
(Marist) and the NZ Water Polo Association.

Timeline of Firsts

2001 BOP Polytech Pool was developed
Flippa Ball was started with 2 leagues, 1 in Tauranga central and 1 in Papamoa for the Mount/Papamoa schools
2002 An Intermediate schools competition was introduced
The Club was formed
2002-03 Secondary schools competition began for both competitive and social
2003 The Club entered teams into the Under 14, 16 and 18 National Championships and Northern League
2004 The Club entered teams into the Pan Pacific Youth Tournament for the first time
2006 Tauranga City Council opened Baywave Pool
2007 CoachForce Water Polo was accepted at Sport Bay of Plenty.
The Club entered a team into the Men’s National League competition.
Water Polo and Flippa Ball exists across four aquatic centers: Polytechnic, Baywave, Memorial Park and Papamoa Pool.
2008 The Club entered both Men’s and Women’s teams into the National League competition.
The administration of Tauranga Water Polo was moved to Sport Bay of Plenty with CoachForce and the Regional Flippa Ball Coordinator.
Continual growth of club membership and number of teams. Particularly strong at U12 level creating enthusiastic and skilled players for
age group teams.
2014 U16 boys won the club’s first national title.
2015 The administration office for the club was relocated to Baywave.
28 players are selected for NZ representative squads.

PURPOSE
Why we exist

To provide water polo in the Bay of Plenty at a sustainable and excellence level by:

      Giving players the means and opportunity to play positive, strong, fun and competitive water polo.
      Providing clear development pathways for players, coaches, referees and leadership.
      Enabling all members to work towards achieving their potential.

VISION
Where we want our club to be - clear, engaging, compelling, stretch, not constrained by current capacity or thinking

Water polo is the sport of choice for our players and their families.

VALUES
These underpin our culture – the way we think (beliefs) and act (behaviours).

      A club with equal opportunity for everyone to participate and grow
      Respect each other, coaches, officials, the equipment and our (training/playing) environment
      Members feel they are treated fairly
      Be proud of our volunteers, teams and club achievements
      Members play and interact with other players, teams and clubs with integrity.

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Value Proposition
Our points of difference - the unique benefits we offer our members, our community and funders/sponsors.

 Opportunity for players to play Water Polo at multi levels (club, school, regional and national teams).
 Team based aquatic sport that fosters team skills and strategy thinking – valuable, transferable skills
into families, schools, communities and the workplace.
 ‘Umbrella’ Federation that unifies Bay of Plenty School teams into 22 Tauranga representative teams.

Positioning
Consideration of internal and external influences to leverage from, to develop, to accept and/or to eliminate.
STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES
What we have to leverage from: What can hold us back, if we let it:
Oversee and run Flippaball – so can channel growth. How pool space is utilised.
Great players. Unclear policy and direction (leading to being reactive to ‘noise’)
Tauranga patriotism, camaraderie, free spirit and fresh approach. Lack of coaching expertise at higher age group level.
Tauranga environment – sought after place to work, live and play. Funding mismatch – long term strategy/short term funding.
Independent from the ‘norms’ for how water polo has developed Progress constrained by required volunteer input.
elsewhere in New Zealand. No A grade referees and only 2 B grade referees.
Lacking a regular local league.

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
Holiday programmes. Pool space availability.
Hosting of competitions. Breakaway club.
Fresh, bold, strategic approach to deliver on vision. Disgruntled members.
Growth through increased participation of Schools (year 9 – 13). Imposed requirements from NZ Water Polo or other regulatory
Move from volunteerism to blend of volunteerism/professionalism. bodies.
Timely and ready to have Men’s & Women’s teams. Inappropriate behaviour by members or parents.
Partnering with ‘values aligned’ funding partners. Others sports are more ‘attractive’.

Where we are Now – Where we are Going

WHERE ARE AT NOW
                                                                                WHERE WANT TO BE - 3 years
Doing                                                              Doing
 Strong younger base in               BRIDGING THE GAP             Robust financial disciplines.
                                           Strategies               Sustainable funding cycles.
 – 3 flippa ball competitions
                                                                    Strong local/bay-wide school teams.
 – Junior, intermediate and                                         Competing well against relative competition.
   senior school competitions         1. FINANCIAL                  Defined pathways for member* development.
 – 8 U12 teams                                                      Required pool space/time is available and secured.
                                      2. ADMINISTRATION
 Stable committee.                                                 Enthusiastic social component e.g. masters.
 Part-time paid                      3. HIGH PERFORMANCE           Regularly celebrating successes with all members.
  Administrator.
                                      4. PARTICIPATION
 Confirmed pool bookings.                                         Results
                                      5. LEADERSHIP                 School water polo driven/led from within by passionate parents/teachers -
Results                               6. BRANDING                    increasing entries to School Nationals.
 170 players.                                                      Consistent top 4 performance in all age group/open teams.
 22 representative teams.                                          >6 B grade referees.
 Consistently 3rd/4th in                                           Member* retention.
  U14/16/19                                                         Consistently selected for NZ representation.
 2 B grade referee.                                                Cost is not a barrier to member* involvement.
                                                                    Culture – fun, family, recognition, excellence, lifetime friendships, exposure
                                                                     to NZ & international experiences.

                                                                   Be
                                                                    Tauranga region feels connected to ‘their’ Federation.
                                                                    ‘Belonging’ to the club and respective team.
 *Member = player, coach, manager, referee, committee, delegates
                                                                    Engaged, proud, loyal membership.
                                                                    Club/sport of choice for players and their families.
                                                                    Financially sustainable.
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Bridging the Gap
– Strategy components (3 years’ time)
STRATEGY              COMPONENTS
1. FINANCIAL          Funding – Grants & Sponsors.
                      Accounts.
                      Audit.

2. ADMINISTRATION     Procedures
                      Organisation structure
                      Databases
                      Pool bookings

3. HIGH PERFORMANCE
                      Players
                      Coaches
                      Managers
4. PARTICIPATION
                      Referees

5. LEADERSHIP         Committee succession
                      Committee skills

6. BRANDING           Image/Profile
                      Communications
                      Recognition

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