Monday, March 30, 2009

Water Polo Clinic Agenda

For our participants or those interested in our water polo clinic, here is an agenda for the sessions that will help you know what you will learn from our coaching staff:

Day 1 (April 25)- Basic Rules and Fundamentals
  • Basic rules overview
  • Fundamental skills: treading water, body positioning, passing/catching/shooting, swimming with a ball
  • Water polo terminology

Day 2 (May 2) - Team Play Basics

  • Rules continued - understanding types of fouls, shot clock and game clock
  • Setting up a 6-person half court formation for offense and for defense
  • Understanding referees
  • Fundamental skills review with use in team formation

Day 3 (May 9) - Full pool concepts

  • Review of rules and fundamentals
  • Transitioning from offense to defense
  • Team communication and team drills
  • Basics of special formations for penalty situations

Got questions? Email Kevin.

Saturday, March 28, 2009

HB on for 3/29, OU signup

HB is on for Sunday 3/29 at 1 p.m. Practice has been very well attended, keep up the good momentum going into OU.

We practice again at CSU on Thursday, 4/2 at 7:30 p.m.

Thank you to all of you who have gotten your dues in, Wade will be following up to make sure we are all up to date. If you handed in money but no forms, please fill those out as well. The American Water Polo piece is important too. That is just once per year.

You can use PayPal on the left here to pay now. We tested it, it works.

OU is April 4-5, please talk amongst yourselves about carpooling and lodging.

Signed up so far (we have spots left)
1. Camilo
2. Matt F.
3. Lance
4. Carl W.
5. Jason K.
6. Coach Eric
7. Johnny
8. Allen
9. Kevin Z.
10. Steve H.
11. Jenn
12. Scott W.
13. Brad S.
14. Steve T.
15. Mike C.?
16. Open

You can pay your $25 entry fee with Paypal or at practice.

Monday, March 23, 2009

CWPC Update - Week of March 23

We have practice Thursday 3/26 at CSU at 7:30 p.m. Please join us for another fun scrimmage.

A reporter from the Case Observer student newspaper is tentatively set to join us, so please arrive on time and be well behaved!

See the latest CWPC Update (click here) for these headlines:

  • Sign up for tournament at Ohio University (Athens) April 4-5
  • Akron is canceled
  • More T-shirts being ordered
  • Find CWPC online through Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter
  • Registration last call, get current on dues
  • Water Polo Clinic Update
  • Notes from the pool - Why Steve Trow, at age 55, makes time for water polo practice…

Friday, March 20, 2009

News and notes for March 20

The team is traveling to Pittsburgh this weekend to play in a tournament at Carnegie Mellon University.

Check out CWPC member Jenn Lin in a photo on this Plain Dealer story about match day for medical students.

Sunday 3/22 at HB is canceled. Join us Thursday 3/26 at CSU.

Akron is organizing a potential one-day event with a few games on Saturday, 3/28. OU is April 4-5. Check your calendars.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Practice on for Sunday at HB

See everyone at HB at 1 p.m. Please make the officer's lives easier by bringing your registration with you.

Thursday is at CSU at 7:30 p.m.

Email me about Pittsburgh if you are in.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

CSU is back on 3/12

CSU on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Let me know if you have questions about parking, etc.

Please be on the lookout for a recap of this weekend and other info.

Get your registration in. Please don't turn me into this guy.