Sunday at 1 p.m. last practice before BG!

Everyone please join us to help us prep for BG next weekend, whether or not you are traveling. We had a great full tank session last weekend with guests from Akron and Case.

This Sunday the pool opens at 1 p.m.

Please see the updated roster for BG and please pay your tournament entry fee.

Lodging details to come.

This Sunday 10 a.m., other upcoming dates

This Sunday, October 23, the pool at HB will be open from 10 a.m. to noon for water polo. There is an event that conflicts with our normal time.

Sunday, October 30 we invited players from Case and Akron to play. We are going to split up teams and get as much game play in as we can from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Mark your calendar for the weekend of November 12 and 13 for a tournament at Bowling Green. We are awaiting confirmation from the host that they have a full tournament roster.

Just a reminder, if you have not paid dues, you can do so here.

Ohio Cup Recap, See you Sunday

CWPC traveled to Columbus and came back with a win, going 1-2 in fierce competition at the Ohio Cup.

The tournament was a great gathering of water polo support with a full line up of high school, college and master's clubs in action in three pools in Worthington.

CWPC dropped games to Michigan State and Columbus Masters before pulling out a decisive victory against Ohio University.

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This Sunday we are on for 1 to 3 p.m. We even had a nice showing Sunday following a full day Saturday at the Ohio Cup.

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Congratulations to Notre Dame College Men's Water Polo for a 3-0 weekend. They beat Gannon, Salem University and Penn State Behrend to round out their home debut. See details.

Ohio Cup this weekend, Sunday still on at HB, Support NDC

We have a slate of activities for the weekend, the Ohio Cup tournament, Sunday at HB and Notre Dame College Water Polo. Here are the details:

Ohio Cup

We have just received word that we were added to the Ohio Cup tournament. It is one-day, Saturday. We have 3 games Saturday, September 17:

• 11:40 a.m. vs. Michigan State
• 4:40 p.m. vs. Columbus Masters
• 6:20 p.m. vs. Ohio University
• Full schedule (note Squirrels dropped so ignore their listing)

If you want to play, please email Kevin ASAP and let him know you are in. Tell us if you need a ride. Pay your dues on the Membership/Dues page please.

The pool address is:
400 West Dublin Granville Road
Worthington, OH 43085
 
Sunday at HB
We are going to open the pool on Sunday, 9/18 at HB from 1 to 3 p.m. We had good turnout last week, let's keep it going.
 
Notre Dame College home opener this weekend
 
Please support our local varsity team at they take on Penn State - Behrend at 12 p.m. on Sunday, September 18 at home. You can find full details and schedules on their team page.

Week of June 29, Happy Independence Day

SUMMER DUES
We need to have everyone current with dues and fees as our summer session is underway. Thank to those of you who have already paid.

Please pay your summer session fee of $60 through Paypal at http://www.clevelandwaterpolo.com/. Printable registration forms are linked by the Paypal form. (If you have filled out forms previously, you only need to pay your dues)

You can also pay your Grand Haven fee or your suit fee if you have not already. The suit order has been placed with TruWest (seriously). Scott will update at practice the delivery date.

PRACTICE POLL
Please take our practice poll to answer yes, maybe or no for Thursday and Sunday of this week. We are wanting to check with travel and family commitments for the Fourth of July.

We generally look for at least 6 people to hold a session. Please vote!

GRAND HAVEN RECAP
CWPC traveled to Grand Haven, Mich. to play in a very competitive Midwest summer tournament hosted by 616 water polo. Grand Haven was a very nice Lake Michigan vacation town just down the road from a public beach (good family spot).

Our team played tournament champions nWo of Chicago in our first game and suffered a lopsided defeat. Our second game against the University of Michigan showed signs of offensive revival, but a strong counterattack in the third quarter put the game out of reach.

Day 2 featured closer matches, first against Legends of 616, a master's team of western Michigan players. CWPC dropped a hard-fought, physical game by just 2 goals. The final game featured a mashup of CWPC and University of Michigan vs. Michigan State and Iowa as many players had to leave early. The game was close the whole way, with CWPC/Michigan losing by a single goal.

Thank you to guest players Peter Zien from Ohio University and Eric Brattinga, who joined us unattached from the Detroit-area. Great job to Audry and Kendra Klossner in their first travel tournaments for CWPC, and welcome to Petey, another solid CWRU swim team product.

Tournament info, week of 6/15

We still have practice at HB on Sunday 6/14 at 1 p.m.

TOURNAMENT INFO
Please see the Grand Haven tournament schedule by clicking here. First game is Saturday, 6/20 at noon.

Please pay your tournament entry of $25 by bringing cash or check to practice, or using PayPal here.

PRACTICE
We have Sunday at HB for 6/14, but it will be canceled for 6/21 due to the team traveling.

We have CSU practice on Thursday, 6/18 at 6:30 p.m.

NOTES
We have a twitter account, @ClevelandWPC, or www.twitter.com/clevelandwpc which allows you to get links to blog postings on Twitter, which could be sent to your phone for easy access.

Scott is ordering suits Monday. Please be sure to get your payment in.

Weekend notes - 5/29

PRACTICE
Practice is on at HB on Sunday 5/31 at 1 p.m. We had a great showing Thursday, looking forward to another. Also, take a look at the poll at clevelandwaterpolo.com about an exercise physiologist, looking for more of your feedback please.

TOURNAMENT
Grand Haven, Michigan June 19-21. Grand Haven appears to be on the lake just a bit west of Grand Rapids. Cost is $25. So far I have Kittle, Kevin, Carl, Steve T., Audry, Kendra and Dan W. signed up. Please email Kevin to sign up ASAP.

REGISTRATION
You can use PayPal to pay your summer session fee or bring a check for $60 made out to Cleveland Water Polo Club.

PAYPAL
You do not need an account to pay on PayPal, just a credit card. However, some people wanting suits reported issues with checkout which we should have fixed this weekend.

Items for the week of 5/25

1) Tournament sign up is now
2) Practice Thursday at CSU is at 6:30 p.m.
3) Registration for summer starting June 1
4) Suits on order
5) Would you like to hear from another expert speaker?

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TOURNAMENT: Grand Haven, Mich. June 19-21.
Sign up now for our tournament in Grand Haven, Michigan scheduled for June 19-21. Cost is $25 (a little extra via Paypal), you can register using PayPal here. If you plan to pay in cash or check, please email Kevin to secure your spot and bring payment to practice.


PRACTICE:
Another great session on Sunday. Please join us Thursday, 5/28 at 6:30 p.m. at CSU.

This earlier time is due to CSU summer session hours, so as we adjust, please feel free to arrive a little late to accommodate work and other scheduled items. (And a note to Cavs fans, Game 5 starts at 8:30 p.m., so we can do both)

REGISTRATION
Our summer session will run from June 1 to August 31 at a cost of $60. Our schedule remains Sundays at HB at 1 p.m. and Thursdays at CSU at 6:30 p.m.

You can pay using PayPal, but you will need to bring signed waiver forms if you have not already, and we also need to have everyone registered for the year through American Water Polo. Forms will be posted June 1, for those who have forms on file, we will not need another.

SUITS ON ORDER
If you ordered a suit a while back (mea culpa), the order is placed with a final design. They are from TruWest, and they will be durable suits. If you have not ordered now is your chance, please use PayPal at the left or bring payment to practice.

EXPERT SPEAKER
We have the opportunity to hear from an exercise physiologist from Cleveland Clinic Sports Health in June on topics such as injury prevention and conditioning. Please let us know your interest in our poll posted here at www.clevelandwaterpolo.com.

Guest speaker recap, practice week of 5/18

Thank you for those who listened to our guest, registered dietitian Tara Harwood. Tara shared some excellent tips and new information with us to help make the most of our water polo training.

If you would like to follow up with any questions for Tara, you can reach her by email here.

You can also pose questions that may benefit the group and we will post Tara's response here.

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We have practice this week on Thursday, 5/18 at 7:30 p.m. at CSU. Please join us for another scrimmage.

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Please take the poll on whether you will be available on Sunday. The pool is open and we would like to hold practice, just gauging how many will be out of town or busy due to Memorial Day.

Week of May 11, Special Guest on Sunday

Pratice is on for Thursday, 5/14 at 7:30 p.m. at CSU.

We also have practice on Sunday, 5/17 at Hathaway Brown School at 1 p.m. We will be joined at the beginning of practice by a special guest speaker, dietitian Tara Harwood who is a nutrition expert at Cleveland Clinic specializing in sports health.

We will share more about our guest speaker this week in practice reminders.

Mother's Day practice on

By popular demand, we will have a practice session on Sunday, 5/10 at 1 p.m.

We will be placing an order for suits and more t-shirts. Scott will be coordinating orders and we will have posted online for Paypal payment soon.

Sunday on for 1 p.m. at HB, clinic postponed

We are playing at HB as usual at 1 p.m. this week on Sunday. 4/26.

We have a tournament coming up in June, so stay with us. Take the poll to get a feel for how many people are interested.

Our water polo clinic planned for the spring is being postponed as registration was low, which did not require a shift from our normal schedule. We will be welcoming new players, but may look to dedicate some time to sharing the fundamentals of water polo at a later date. But thanks to Scott for making some awesome posters!

Practice 4/23, Grand Haven tournament

(REMINDER: sign up with your email at left to continue to receive updates delivered directly to your email inbox)

We have practice Thursday, 4/23 at CSU starting at 7:30 p.m. Join us for a scrimmage.

CWPC has been invited and has accepted a tournament invite for a 12-team competition in Grand Haven, Michigan taking place June 19-21. More details to follow, please mark your calendar.

Great showing at OU, practice Thursday

CWPC went 2-2 over the weekend at OU, good for fourth place.

(Reminder - CSU at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, 4/9)

The team started the tournament with two wins against a Columbus-area club featuring a mix of Ohio State, high school and Central Ohio club players.

Following a game one win, the team handled our neighboring club from Akron.

Day one ended with a well-played team effort against Central Ohio. Despite the loss, the team played effectively on defense and did well to score, even with counterattack opportunities on offense. It was a much more cohesive showing, which resulted in a closer game than in previous matchups against this team.

The tournament came to a close with another very strong showing against our rivals the Ohio Squirrels. In another four-quarter game, CWPC fell victim to a tough second quarter, before rallying in the second half to draw the game closer.

Be sure to check us out on Facebook for photos from Jenn, Laney (Eric's daughter) and others. We will look to post some on the blog as well.

State meet, Sunday polo, Dayton

CWPC and our 2009 Spring Water Polo Clinic are proud supporters of Ohio swimming and Diving and we are pleased to help bring live results from the 2009 Ohio High School Swimming and Diving Championships at http://www.swimmeet.com/.

Good luck to the teams coached by CWPC members Matt Kittle, assistant coach of Hathaway Brown and Johnny Roy, assistant coach of Solon High School.

Polo practice on Sunday, 3/1 is at HB at 1 p.m. Another great one last week, let's continue to prep for Dayton. Please bring your registration if you haven't already.

Sign up for the Dayton tournament (March 7-8) is still open. Please email me ASAP.

Looking for water polo in Southwest Ohio? Check out http://www.ohiosquirrels.com/ for our friends in Cincinnati.

Rochester recap, HB on Weds and Sun this week

HB is on for Weds 1/21 at 7 p.m. Get in shape with us during the week. Sunday is on for 1 p.m. Take advantage of the football break before the Super bowl.

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Season opener in Rochester brings first win of 2009
CWPC traveled to Webester, N.Y. (suburb of Rochester) for a weekend tournament Saturday and Sunday. Despite a short bench, the 9-player squad finished 1-3, rounding out the weekend with a victory over Niagara.

On Saturday the team faced Laval, a club from Quebec, and Ontario-based KW Inferno. The experienced Laval club was a major challenge for CWPC featuring a strong pressure defense and strong play on offense at the two-meter position.

After suffering a rout to Laval, CWCP recovered with a strong effort against Inferno.

Playing in a more controlled tempo, CWPC remained within two goals through three quarters to Inferno, before the team ran out of gas in the fourth quarter en route to a loss. A Sunday morning game against eventual tournament champion, Shadows, also of Ontario, mirrored the game against Laval, with counterattack goals crippling Cleveland early in the game.

The final game against Niagara displayed developing team chemistry and team play as CWPC used a combination of strong two-meter play on offense and stiffling half-court defense to hold Niagara to less than 10 goals.

CWPC was represented at Rochester by: Steve T., Steve. H, Carl, Brad, Camilo, Kevin, Bob B. (Canton), Brian B. (Canton) and Steph H (who played like a man).

Akron results, practice, OU

Another great showing this weekend at Akron, the team finished 3-1 for the tournament, good for third place.

Saturday the team downed Pitt and Ohio State, Sunday we lost a very close game to Ohio Squirrels (Cincinatti) 12-10 before beating Akron to finish the tournament.

OU this weekend. Roster will be finalized Tuesday night. Email me if you want in, there are spots available.

The host has arranged hotel rooms at Hampton Inn in Athens:
Rate is $109/night, each room has 2 queen beds.
To reserve: call 740-593-5600, and ask for Gloria Hooper at ext. 401.
Reservation is under OU Men's Water Polo.
Address of Hotel: 986 East State Street, Athens, OH 45701

Practice this week, Tuesday and Thursday at CSU, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. No HB this week. HB players may join us at CSU to make up the lost time.

Dayton recap, practice Thursday

Cleveland Water Polo made a very strong showing at our first offical tournament in Dayton. Our 1-3 record does not tell the whole story.

The team played four strong quarters against the Ohio Squirrels, University of Cincinnati and Ohio State University. We lost to UC and OSU by a combined three goals. No one knew this was our first tournament, they thought our club had played together already.

On the up side, we handled our NE Ohio rivals, Akron, to get our first official win. It felt good.

Other positive notes:
- Our 2m defense was outstanding. We had very few goals scored from this position
- We ran several successful 6-5 offensive sets with good ball movement and a strong shot
- Overall, we managed to control the pace of the games, this will get tougher in big pools
- We played as a team, even with new players and a short bench

We will continue to work on:
- Press defense and pressuring shooters
- Offensive movement in a half-court set
- Anticipation and transitions
- Conditioning (but don't fret, we can do this with scrimmages instead of swim sets)

Let's keep the momentum this Thursday at CSU at 7:30 p.m. with strong attendance and a good scrimmage. We also will play on Sunday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at HB.

Practice schedule issues

Because of high school swimming, there is going to be some disruption in the practice schedule in February. Check it out:

• HB - This Sunday, Feb. 3 at HB is moved to Tuesday, Feb. 5 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.(there is a meet and besides it is Super Bowl Sunday)
• CSU - Thursday, Feb. 14 Northeast District Swimming and Diving begins with diving that night (assume canceled)
• CSU - Thursday, Feb. 21 Horizon League Meet, CSU's conference (assume canceled)

I am going to look into switching the two CSU dates or adding some HB time to make up for it as this is prime time to gear up for tournaments.

Please check back often for updates.

Thursday at CSU, keep the momentum

We practice from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Cleveland State on Thursday. Please arrive early if you can to help move the goals from the warm up pool area.

Last week there was an awesome turnout, please plan on coming again to have another great practice. This is exactly what we need to gear up for tournament play...