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Water Polo Canada
Standardizing Excellence: Building a National Pathway with 6-8 Sports
Standardizing Excellence: Building a National Pathway with 6-8 Sports
For Water Polo Canada, the challenge was one of scale and standardization. As a National Governing Body, they needed a way to track talent across a vast geography, from local leagues to the National Championship League (NCL).
After experimenting with various platforms that lacked the sport-specific nuance required for water polo, Andrew Muir and his team turned to 6-8 Sports for a country-wide implementation. The goal was clear: create a central database that combined objective testing with live game performance to offer unprecedented visibility into the Canadian athlete pathway.
"6-8 has enabled our athletes to use a standardized statistical format that is becoming familiar to water polo communities worldwide."Andrew Muir, Water Polo Canada
Implementing a new technology across an entire nation comes with inherent challenges and learning curves. However, the transition for Water Polo Canada was defined by the high-touch support provided by the 6-8 team. From initial negotiations to the "boots on the ground" installation for the National League, the 6-8 staff acted as a true partner.
"The 6-8 staff was very helpful in ensuring that we addressed problems as they arose and, in many instances, provided proactive solutions in anticipation of potential issues. Their customer service has been exceptional."Andrew Muir, Water Polo Canada
What truly drew Water Polo Canada to the platform was the ability to synthesize two distinct types of data: the 6-8 Game Desk (live performance) and the 6-8 Challenge (physical testing). By housing this information in a central database, National Team coaches at every age level now have instant visibility into athlete performance across all of Canada.
"The combination of these two in a central database allowed our Age Group National Team Coaches and Senior National team coaches to have visibility into athletes' performances across Canada while also having access to objective testing data."Andrew Muir, Water Polo Canada
The impact of this partnership extends beyond the National Team. By using a format that is becoming the "global language" of water polo, Canadian athletes are now better equipped for international recruitment. The intuitive plus-minus system allows even parent volunteers to capture complex game data, ensuring that every athlete—regardless of their location—has a verifiable digital resume they can share with colleges and professional programs globally.
"Water Polo Canada strongly endorses and recommends the services of 6-8 Sports for their GameSheet applications as well as their athlete monitoring and visibility purposes."Andrew Muir, Water Polo Canada
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