Canoe Polo: Championships 2022-23

VENUE

British Canoeing Canoe Pitches, Holme Pierrepont National Water Sports Centre

ADDRESS

British Canoeing Canoe Pitches

National Water Sports Centre

Holme Pierrepont

Nottingham

NG4 2JY

ENTRY OPENING DATE

Tuesday 28 February

STAGE 1 ENTRY CLOSING DATE

6^th April at 23:59pm

(Team entry deadline for Institutional Administrators to enter a team and appoint a captain on BUCS Play)

18 April at 23:59pm

(Team join deadline for competitors to join their team on BUCS play and have been accepted onto the team by an administrator or the appointed team captain)

ENTRY COSTS

£275 per team (Mens, B-league, Womens)

STAGED ENTRY

Should the competition allow more entries a Stage 2 Entry window will open. Priority will remain with the entries received before the Stage 1 entry closing date. Entries received in the Stage 2 window and accepted into the competition, will be charged an additional 20% fee.

The B-League does not acrue BUCS points, and will have limited spaces of 16. Entries are subject to the institution making a BUCS entry however, and universities can only enter one team into each category.

BUCS points are awarded for the Open & Womens Championships, these can be found here in Appendix 1.

There is also a B-League which is for university teams but does not award BUCS Points, and can only be entered if a 1st team is entered into the Women or Open Championships.

Institutions have 2 guaranteed entries (1 x Men’s and 1 x Women’s) for the BUCS Championships.

Please note: each team must supply a referee of a standard to oversee each competition entered. If you enter 3 teams, you must bring 3 referees - The names of these referees should be entered on BUCS Play upon entry.

The non-BUCS points competitions have limited places (16 for B league) and are subject to the institution making a BUCS entry; Universities can only enter one team into each category.

NB: Eligible female players can choose to play for either the BUCS Open or Women’s Championship team for their institution.  However, a maximum of three female players may be entered into a Men’s team squad. All three female players may form part of the team for each individual match, but only two may be in active play at any one time. Three females being active in the field of play will result in that team automatically forfeiting the match.

To apply for this competition:

1. Entries will need to be submitted via the team entries section of our online entry system, BUCS Play (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
2. Please speak to your Institution Administrator as they will need to submit your entry.
3. A Team Captain must be selected as part of the team before entries close.
4. Competitors then need to apply for their respective team. (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)

Any data will be handled in accordance with BUCS Privacy Policy

By participating in this event you agree to adhere to BUCS General Event Disclaimer

To check whether you are eligible to compete in BUCS competitions, please visit REG 4 Individual Eligibility.

The BUCS Canoe Polo Championships will follow the ICF Canoe Polo Regulations, with specific additions from the British Canoeing Canoe Polo Committee.

The event will also follows BUCS Canoe Regulations.

Withdrawals must be made in writing (Email) via your institution administrator to Chris Lamb.

Withdrawals made prior to the entry deadline of Thursday 6 April at 23:59pm will not be charged the entry fee.

Withdrawals made after the entry deadline of 6 April at 23:59pm will still be charged the entry fee for their team. Competitors who do not withdraw but do not present on the day of the event will be given a 'no-show' fine of £50, charged to your athletic union after the event.

During this event various filming, photography and broadcasting may take place. By your presence at this event you grant your permission for your likeness and voice to be included in pictures and/or on film and their advertising without compensation or credit.