Water Polo Canada - Strategic Planning 2024

Strategic Plan Survey

The purpose of this survey is to find out how you feel about Water Polo Canada's current Strategic Plan and to help guide the development of the next plan for the future of the sport in Canada. Your honesty and thoughtful responses when answering this survey are appreciated. This survey is voluntary and your responses will be anonymous and confidential. The survey will take about 10 minutes to complete. You are asked not to disclose any names of people when completing this survey.

Thank you in advance for completing this survey as your input is valued and your thoughts will help create the new strategic plan for Water Polo Canada going forward.

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* 1. Please check your age bracket (Age category)

13 and under

14 - 15

16 - 17

18 - 19

20 - 25

26 - 34

35 -54

55 - 69

70+

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* 2. How would you describe your gender?

Male (including transgender male)

Female (including transgender female)

Prefer not to say

Self described, please explain (non-binary, gender fluid, etc.)

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* 3. What role best describes how you currently participate in water polo?

Alumni (any level of play)

Athlete (at any level of play)

Coach (at any level of play)

Board Member (Club, PSO, NSO)

Staff (Paid staff at club, PSO or NSO)

Official (at any level of play)

Volunteer

Parent (of an athlete currently registered at any level of play)

Other stakeholder, please explain:

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* 4. What is your current primary level of involvement with the sport of water polo in Canada?

Club

Provincial Team, Regional Development Centre or Provincial Sport Organization (PSO Level)

Water Polo Canada (National Level)

Not currently involved (past participant in any category from Q3)

Other stakeholder (please specify)

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* 5. How long have you been involved in water polo?

Less than a year

1 - 5 years

6 - 10 years

More than ten years

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* 6. Rank in order, the top three reasons you participate in water polo?

	1	2	3
Having fun	Having fun 1	Having fun 2	Having fun 3
Being part of a team	Being part of a team 1	Being part of a team 2	Being part of a team 3
Meeting personal goals	Meeting personal goals 1	Meeting personal goals 2	Meeting personal goals 3
Socializing / making friends	Socializing / making friends 1	Socializing / making friends 2	Socializing / making friends 3
Exercising / being active	Exercising / being active 1	Exercising / being active 2	Exercising / being active 3
Winning	Winning 1	Winning 2	Winning 3
Playing in tournaments	Playing in tournaments 1	Playing in tournaments 2	Playing in tournaments 3
Traveling to new places	Traveling to new places 1	Traveling to new places 2	Traveling to new places 3
Helping my child develop	Helping my child develop 1	Helping my child develop 2	Helping my child develop 3
Giving back to the sport	Giving back to the sport 1	Giving back to the sport 2	Giving back to the sport 3
Earn money (Coach, Official)	Earn money (Coach, Official) 1	Earn money (Coach, Official) 2	Earn money (Coach, Official) 3
Build my resume	Build my resume 1	Build my resume 2	Build my resume 3
Try something new / learn new skills	Try something new / learn new skills 1	Try something new / learn new skills 2	Try something new / learn new skills 3
Enjoy volunteering	Enjoy volunteering 1	Enjoy volunteering 2	Enjoy volunteering 3

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Are you able to follow the sport of water polo through the information provided by Water Polo Canada? (Website, Social Media, Direct information etc.)

Most of the time

Sometimes

Rarely

Almost never

How is Water Polo Canada doing?
This section of questions asks your thoughts and ideas about the current strategic plan for Water Polo Canada involving its vision, mission, values and goals.

The description of each are below:

Vision: We constantly strive to be leaders in High Performance, Growth of Water Polo and Organizational Excellence.

Mission: We create and offer a sport system that allows our people to achieve their goals and dreams. To drive this mission and advance water polo in Canada, we: Lead with passion and professionalism, govern in a transparent and eithical manner, grow participation, retention and enthusiasm and strengthen our programs, services and people.

Fundamental Values: Integrity & Respect, Teamwork & Solidarity, Leadership & Accountability, and Excellence & Professionalism.

Goals: 1. Strengthen our Organizations
2. Grow Participation in Water Polo
3. Reach International Excellence

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* 8. Please rank how you feel Water Polo Canada is doing in meeting each section of the strategic plan.

	Strongly Agree	Somewhat Agree	Somewhat Disagree	Strongly Disagree	Not Applicable
Striving for the VISION	Striving for the VISION Strongly Agree	Striving for the VISION Somewhat Agree	Striving for the VISION Somewhat Disagree	Striving for the VISION Strongly Disagree	Striving for the VISION Not Applicable
Following the MISSION	Following the MISSION Strongly Agree	Following the MISSION Somewhat Agree	Following the MISSION Somewhat Disagree	Following the MISSION Strongly Disagree	Following the MISSION Not Applicable
Implement VALUES	Implement VALUES Strongly Agree	Implement VALUES Somewhat Agree	Implement VALUES Somewhat Disagree	Implement VALUES Strongly Disagree	Implement VALUES Not Applicable
Achieving GOALS	Achieving GOALS Strongly Agree	Achieving GOALS Somewhat Agree	Achieving GOALS Somewhat Disagree	Achieving GOALS Strongly Disagree	Achieving GOALS Not Applicable

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* 9. Please rank how you feel Water Polo Canada is doing in working towards our first goal "Strengthening our Organizations"

	Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree	NA/Don't know
Attaining financial stability and sponsorship	Attaining financial stability and sponsorship Strongly agree	Attaining financial stability and sponsorship Somewhat agree	Attaining financial stability and sponsorship Somewhat disagree	Attaining financial stability and sponsorship Strongly disagree	Attaining financial stability and sponsorship NA/Don't know
Attracting and retaining staff and volunteers	Attracting and retaining staff and volunteers Strongly agree	Attracting and retaining staff and volunteers Somewhat agree	Attracting and retaining staff and volunteers Somewhat disagree	Attracting and retaining staff and volunteers Strongly disagree	Attracting and retaining staff and volunteers NA/Don't know
Implementing best practices for good governance	Implementing best practices for good governance Strongly agree	Implementing best practices for good governance Somewhat agree	Implementing best practices for good governance Somewhat disagree	Implementing best practices for good governance Strongly disagree	Implementing best practices for good governance NA/Don't know
Adopting a business culture to promote the water polo brand	Adopting a business culture to promote the water polo brand Strongly agree	Adopting a business culture to promote the water polo brand Somewhat agree	Adopting a business culture to promote the water polo brand Somewhat disagree	Adopting a business culture to promote the water polo brand Strongly disagree	Adopting a business culture to promote the water polo brand NA/Don't know
Collaborating on projects with other water polo organizations in Canada	Collaborating on projects with other water polo organizations in Canada Strongly agree	Collaborating on projects with other water polo organizations in Canada Somewhat agree	Collaborating on projects with other water polo organizations in Canada Somewhat disagree	Collaborating on projects with other water polo organizations in Canada Strongly disagree	Collaborating on projects with other water polo organizations in Canada NA/Don't know

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* 10. Please rank how you feel Water Polo Canada is doing in working towards our second goal of "Growing Participation in Water Polo".

	Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree	NA/Don't know
Raising awareness of the sport	Raising awareness of the sport Strongly agree	Raising awareness of the sport Somewhat agree	Raising awareness of the sport Somewhat disagree	Raising awareness of the sport Strongly disagree	Raising awareness of the sport NA/Don't know
Lobbying for new facilities	Lobbying for new facilities Strongly agree	Lobbying for new facilities Somewhat agree	Lobbying for new facilities Somewhat disagree	Lobbying for new facilities Strongly disagree	Lobbying for new facilities NA/Don't know
Supporting the development of programs for all stages of water polo athletes across Canada	Supporting the development of programs for all stages of water polo athletes across Canada Strongly agree	Supporting the development of programs for all stages of water polo athletes across Canada Somewhat agree	Supporting the development of programs for all stages of water polo athletes across Canada Somewhat disagree	Supporting the development of programs for all stages of water polo athletes across Canada Strongly disagree	Supporting the development of programs for all stages of water polo athletes across Canada NA/Don't know
Ensuring there are enough certified coaches and officials for ongoing viability of the sport in Canada	Ensuring there are enough certified coaches and officials for ongoing viability of the sport in Canada Strongly agree	Ensuring there are enough certified coaches and officials for ongoing viability of the sport in Canada Somewhat agree	Ensuring there are enough certified coaches and officials for ongoing viability of the sport in Canada Somewhat disagree	Ensuring there are enough certified coaches and officials for ongoing viability of the sport in Canada Strongly disagree	Ensuring there are enough certified coaches and officials for ongoing viability of the sport in Canada NA/Don't know

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* 11. Please rank how you feel Water Polo Canada is doing in working towards our third goal "Reaching International Excellence".

	Strongly agree	Somewhat Agree	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree	NA/Don't know
Qualifying for the Olympics	Qualifying for the Olympics Strongly agree	Qualifying for the Olympics Somewhat Agree	Qualifying for the Olympics Somewhat disagree	Qualifying for the Olympics Strongly disagree	Qualifying for the Olympics NA/Don't know
Achieving and maintaining quality results at the international level	Achieving and maintaining quality results at the international level Strongly agree	Achieving and maintaining quality results at the international level Somewhat Agree	Achieving and maintaining quality results at the international level Somewhat disagree	Achieving and maintaining quality results at the international level Strongly disagree	Achieving and maintaining quality results at the international level NA/Don't know
Developing our existing pool of athletes	Developing our existing pool of athletes Strongly agree	Developing our existing pool of athletes Somewhat Agree	Developing our existing pool of athletes Somewhat disagree	Developing our existing pool of athletes Strongly disagree	Developing our existing pool of athletes NA/Don't know
Aligning skills and training standards across Canada	Aligning skills and training standards across Canada Strongly agree	Aligning skills and training standards across Canada Somewhat Agree	Aligning skills and training standards across Canada Somewhat disagree	Aligning skills and training standards across Canada Strongly disagree	Aligning skills and training standards across Canada NA/Don't know
Establishing a National Team talent ID program	Establishing a National Team talent ID program Strongly agree	Establishing a National Team talent ID program Somewhat Agree	Establishing a National Team talent ID program Somewhat disagree	Establishing a National Team talent ID program Strongly disagree	Establishing a National Team talent ID program NA/Don't know

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* 12. Please rank in order the areas related to athletes and their development that you feel Water Polo Canada should make a priority moving forward. (1 being most important) DRAG EACH IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE

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* 13. Please rank in order the areas that you feel Water Polo Canada management should make a priority moving forward. (1 being most important) DRAG EACH IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE

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* 14. Please comment if you feel there are areas missing from the list above that Water Polo Canada should be focusing on in the future.

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* 15. If you had one wish/desire for Water Polo Canada to concentrate their efforts on in the next six (6) years, what is your number one priority?

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* 16. Do you have any additional feedback that will help guide us in creating our strategic plan?

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* 17. Water Polo Canada will be holding facilitated town hall consultations with various stakeholders. If you would like to receive an email with the links please leave it here. (emails will not be shared or reviewed).

Thank you for taking the time to participate in the survey as it will support the enhancement of water polo across Canada and guide the organization in our strategic plan for the coming four (4) years.