September 4th, 2008
The Canadian Womens Water Program is pleased to announce the athletes listed below have been identified and selected to be part of the Nation’s Capital Performance Center beginning October 1st, 2008

(Athletes are listed in alphabetical order)

Goalies
Natalie Gallant
Jessica Gaudreault
Evie Marshall
Rachel Stein

Field Players
Audrey Caron
Annie Chinneck
Danielle Hirsh
Emily Hodgson
Tara Hristov
Maria Lapins
Stephanie LeSaux Farmer
Stephanie Lessard
Patricia Massel
Chantal Ouellette
Lia Richardson
Veronica Rojas
Lisa Sharp
Christine Snidal
Rebekka Steenkamer
Meredith Wilson

Alternates
Sophie Laflamme
Michelle Langstaff
Catherine Laroche-Boisvert
Kaitlyn Sennema
(Alternates to be contacted regarding their participation at the center)

The objective of the Performance Center is to introduce and lead the development of elite waterpolo players in their respective city and province by providing opportunities for talented regional and provincial level waterpolo players to achieve excellence in high performance sport from within their home environment.

The Head Coach of the Nation’s Capital Performance Center is Cyndie Flett. Cyndie brings immediate credibility, professionalism as well as a wealth of national and international experience to the center.

The performance center’s curriculum will be communicated to the performance center head coach by the Womens Program Leader, Pat Oaten. The content of the performance center will directly relate to what is being taught at the Womens National Training Center in Montreal. The focus will be both offensive and defensive techniques with the eventual implementation of these techniques into tactics and real time play. Although not a focal point, fitness levels will be addressed, but it is expected that the clubs of these selected athletes have addressed this issue.
We are asking that all selected athletes confirm their participation at the Perfromance Center by September 22nd, 2008

Practice Schedule:
Sunday 9:15-11:15am at Carleton University.
Wednesday 8:15-9:45pm, mostly at Nepean Sportsplex

Athletes to be on deck 30 mins before practice for dry land warm up
October 1st, 2008- June 1st, 2009(Athletes to stop training at performance center 10 days before their respective National Championship)

No practices during Dec 24th- Jan 2nd, 2009. Practices to start up again on Sunday, January 4th, 2009.(Access to Carleton University not confirmed as of yet. We may have to start up on the 11th of January)

Performance Center athletes will also participate in the Performance Center League that involves Performance Centers in Toronto and Montreal.