Brunswick Baths Club Training

Hi everyone!

The Victorian Youth Polo Association (VYPA) will be hosting open club training sessions at Brunswick Baths on Tuesday nights from 7:30-10 PM over the rest of May. These sessions will be priced at $50, covering pool and equipment hire.

This trip is externally run and is for anyone who already has a grasp of canoe polo and is looking to continue developing their skills beyond a beginner level. To sign up, you will have to book your spot on Paddle Australia's JustGo website here.

Other important information regarding insurance, as this trip is run by VYPA in affiliation with Paddle Australia, can be found below quoted from VYPA:

Insurance and Membership Requirements
As a club (VYPA), our insurance is provided through our affiliation with Paddle Australia. This requires all participants in our programs to hold membership to be covered for insurance while on the water. There are a number of membership options through the club that will provide you with the appropriate insurance

4-week triallist membership - This is a free introductory option for anyone who has not been a member of Paddle Australia or an affiliated club before. The triallist membership will provide you with four weeks of membership for free to try out the sport, and would cover you for the four weeks of the come and try season. However, if you were to continue on to 12-week season, you would then need to take out a membership to cover you for that period.

4-month membership - This is a new membership we are offering with the club that will cover participants for the duration of both the come and try season and the competition season. The cost of this membership is $66, compared to the annual cost which is around $165, and has been introduced to acknowledge those that participate annually in the Brunswick Baths season and are looking for a membership option to cover them for the season without paying high costs for an annual membership they do not use for the rest of the year.

Annual membership - for those that are already involved in the sport and will participate in both the Brunswick winter season as well as upcoming spring and summer programs, you can take out an annual membership.

How do I take out membership? See a few steps below
Create a free account on Paddle Australia's JustGo site, you will have needed to do this to sign up to the event link

Head to the membership tab on My Profile and click on the Add Club Membership option, then search for Victorian Youth Polo Academy and add the club to your profile. This links your profile to the club but is not taking out membership

Once you have linked the club to your profile you can then choose the type of membership option you are interested in (triallist, 4-month, annual) and then the process from there is a simple online checkout-style page. Once you have then made an appropriate payment you will be a member of the club and covered by appropriate insurance

Please note if you already have a membership with VYPA or a different club, you do not need to take out additional membership. We would request you link your profile to our club as this allows us to check the validity of people's memberships which we will need to do during programs.

Other Information
As a youth club, we encourage all members and participants in our programs to hold a current working with children's check. The volunteer card is free and can be applied for online. You can upload a copy of your WWCC to your membership profile on JustGo as well.

Entrance to the Brunswick Baths can be from the front entrance or the rear gate on Pheonix Street. If you are bringing your own personal gear please enter via Pheonix Street only.

Proceeding the training sessions in May, there will be a 12-week competition season starting on June 5th running till August 21st with intermediate/advanced and beginner/social divisions. If interested, the trip page for the season can be accessed via this link.

If you have any questions, please email myself () or Avryl () or pm me on messenger https://m.me/nathan.daniel.7330/.