Off the Deck

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You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal.If you're a coach, join our slack channel! The conversations are great and we have some webinars as well!Thank you to everyone that has taken the time to leave a review, send me an email or send me a tweet. It has truly meant the world to me!Remember you can reach me on twitter @stevecarrera and on instagram @stevecarrera and you can email me stevegcarrera@gmail.com************************************************************************************************************************From usawaterpolo.orgGolden West CCElected to Hall of Fame: 2000Club: Whittier Swim Club (WP) 1959-1960, Inland Water Polo Club 1961, Nu-Pike Water Polo 1962, Nu-Pike Water Polo 1963-1966College: Fullerton Jr. College, Long Beach State UniversityHigh School: Cal High School - Whittier, CA 1953-1957Participation:Named to Olympic Training CampSecond Pan Am TrialsThree Time Outdoor AAU ChampionshipsRepresented US at the World CISM Games 1963 (third place)Fullerton JC Player of the Year 1958 and All American 1957-1958Long Beach State Forty Niner of the Year 1961-1962Coach:Westminster High School 1962-1965Lakewood High School 1966-1976Long Beach Wilson 1976Golden West Community College 1977-PresentPlans to retire end of 2000 seasonAssistant Coach 1977-1985 - 6 state championships - 6 So Cal ChampsHead Coach 1986-1999 - 11 Conference Championships7 Times So-Cal Champions - 9 Consecutive State ChampionshipsOverall Record as Head Coach 425-46-2A Total of 47 players named to All AmericanNamed California Community Coach of the Year - 5 TimesUSWP Level III Elite Water Polo Coach Certified 1986Swimming:Golden West Community College14 - Conference Championships4 - State ChampionshipsCoaching Philosophy:Always be on time - always be truthfulBe responsible for your personal life and your actions, by planning ahead- keeping a written calendar and plan for each day- don't blame others.Think Ahead - Anticipate, take responsibility for something outside of yourself - someone else - or a cause (environment, religion, etc.) Leave where ever you go a better place because you've been there.Personal:Wife - Marilynn 39 years. Sons Paul and Tim. Two grandchildrenMilitary Service US Army 1963-1965Teacher/Coach

You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal.If you’re a coach, join our slack channel! The conversations are great and we have some webinars as well!Buy Fredric Durand’s book Water Polo Legends: 50 Amazing StoriesThank you to everyone that has taken the time to leave a review, send me an email or send me a tweet. It has truly meant the world to me!Remember you can reach me on twitter @stevecarrera and on instagram @stevecarrera and you can email me stevegcarrera@gmail.com************************************************************************************************************************Follow Dan Leyson on TwitterRatko Rudic’s Bio on WikipediaA conversation with Dan Leyson of UC Davis and Adam Wright of UCLA about their experience with Ratko Rudic.

You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal.If you’re a coach, join our slack channel! The conversations are great and we have some webinars as well!Buy Fredric Durand’s book Water Polo Legends: 50 Amazing StoriesThank you to everyone that has taken the time to leave a review, send me an email or send me a tweet. It has truly meant the world to me!Remember you can reach me on twitter @stevecarrera and on instagram @stevecarrera and you can email me stevegcarrera@gmail.com************************************************************************************************************************Ethan Damato on Twitter2What is the add 2 drill?Pat Obrien3What’re your thoughts on backstroke’s place in the counter attack? Coaches often say that rolling onto your back for a few strokes could cause you to lose your advantage - do you think that’s true?Stephen Loomis4What are some ways that you teach athletes when to push and take risks finishing the CA and when to pull back and run a patient offensive set?Ian Davidson5Can you give some examples of goalie drills you utilize?Pat Obrien6You have an aside in your practice plan dedicated for goalies (but still has relevance to the objective). How much time are they spending focusing on their warm up/skills/passing before being added with the filed players? How much time would you reccommend having your goalies focus on what they need before coming into the fold?Elyssa Hawkins7How do you teach your athletes to read the differences/cues between reading Advantage Counterattack and Transition counter into half court?Connor Levoff8Do you have a preference about which post fills in first when setting up a 4-2, on a full 6 man counter?Anonymous Attendee9What are you thoughts on how to approach a game against another team that loves to push tempo (assuming youre a tempo pushing team too) - but they do it better (they beat you more / get more goals from counter)? Does this change your strategy in how you CA?Paul Splitt10Do you have strict parameters on the first outlet pass or do you let the players have freedom to make those decisions based on the situation?Carin Crawford11are there drills that you run to specifically focus on counter defense? or is this just taught naturally through the drill?Beth Harberts12Is Off the Deck on Spotify?Elyssa Hawkins

You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal.If you’re a coach, join our slack channel! The conversations are great and we have some webinars as well!Buy Fredric Durand’s book Water Polo Legends: 50 Amazing StoriesThank you to everyone that has taken the time to leave a review, send me an email or send me a tweet. It has truly meant the world to me!Remember you can reach me on twitter @stevecarrera and on instagram @stevecarrera and you can email me stevegcarrera@gmail.com************************************************************************************************************************Steven Rotsart on Twitter2Understanding the other team and being able to adjust is crucial information. How do you balance calling but not helping based on what you know the teams will be doing or try to do?Ian Davidson3One of the biggest parts of our sport is the difference in this “philosophy” from ref to ref. Do you think this is a good part of our sport, or should we be looking to have a general philosophy that allows for a bit more consistency from ref to reft?Anonymous Attendee4How do we tackle improving the officiating level with so much ego when we all walk into the room?Ian Davidson5How much time do you spend with your partner before a game to discuss philosophy? What are the main topics you go over with your partner?Sergio Macias6When an official has “an idea of how they want the game to go”, are officials subconciuosly predesigning the outcome of the game? ie. team A is a stronger team in every way, team B is leading the game. I am assuming you are referring to the flow etc…. but can this kind of a thing happen?Marc Ruh7…team A is given some leeway to get back into the lead.Marc Ruh8I’m a coach looking to use some of my down time each year (summer) to improve my knowledge of the game (and supplement my income)…Steve C suggested coaches officiating an event a year to ‘see the other side’-PERFECT… I would LOVE to start that process. Steve R, what do you suggest as step 1?Anonymous Attendee9Does the scarcity of officials make referee accountability difficult to accomplish?Breck Weiny10Do you think an expectation of more consistent signaling to explain calls could help minimize the tension between coaches and referees?Breck Weiny11What is your approach to blow out situations? In our sport, even the collegiate level sees a large amount of blow out games. How does a referee approach that game?Breck Weiny12Would you be in favor of having referees work in crews over the course of the season? Meaning the same two referees work together on games for a whole season rather than random pairings over the course of the season.Breck Weiny13I got involved during the Water Polo Academy Era and found that style of correspondance/discussion course to be very helpful in developing both my coaching and officiating philosophies. How do you see the future of referee education and development of philosophy moving forward? How can we better collaborate between Coaches and Officials?Connor Levoff

You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal.If you’re a coach, join our slack channel! The conversations are great and we have some webinars as well!Buy Fredric Durand’s book Water Polo Legends: 50 Amazing StoriesThank you to everyone that has taken the time to leave a review, send me an email or send me a tweet. It has truly meant the world to me!Remember you can reach me on twitter @stevecarrera and on instagram @stevecarrera and you can email me stevegcarrera@gmail.com************************************************************************************************************************John Abdou on Twitter1What do you feel are the biggest hurdles for growing the sport at the collegiate level nationwide (D1, D2, D3)? What advice would you give college ADs (and other leaders) that would maybe help them consider adding a mens/womens program2How do we break down socio economic barriers to entry for our sport, both for athletes and for coaches3Where do you see the growth of wp in a diversity stand point in term of high level competitiveness?How can we get more competitiveness in more diverse regions?4Given that your position requires you to wear a lot of hats, what does success look like to you? (i.e. is it about more schools adding water polo, is it about having more athletes like Ashleigh Johnson from FL or Max Irving as an athlete of color be a norm vs outlier, etc.)5Do you see more colleges like Sonoma State who have a program or may be considering adding a program dropping water polo in the future due to COVID or any other reasons?6How would you like to see coaches improve themselves with this downtime? What can coaches be doing better? Has USAWP thought about a coach credentialing system, like the Azevedos talk about?7I know you have talked about young coaches venturing out on their own across the country to find college jobs; talk to us about the inner struggle you had to decide to move from CA to the east coast, the struggles you went thru and how you think it made you better as a not just a coach but a human8You’ve seen a lot of teams the last couple months online…What’s the best quarantine home workout you’ve seen? Best virtual team bonding activity? Best shared video practice idea?9What are a few things you wish coaches would take more time to focus on with athletes under the age of 15?10Have you been working with schools in Texas at all to help develop the community more now that they sanctioned water polo as a sport11Do you see any changes in our game given some of the new covid guidelines? What ways can we show that water polo will be successful in the “new normal” (i.e.: social distancing)12Do you think the league should adopt the US Major sports model, closely mimic the European club model, or a hybrid of the two? How do you anticipate involving inter scholastic athletics for developing player?13How important is it to develop homegrown players for professional team or would a draft work best? Or a hybrid of the two similar to MLS14How do you think the our 10/12 Modified Rules help or hinder the development of the mobile athletes you are looking for the clubs to develop?15Any book recommendations?

You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal.If you’re a coach, join our slack channel! The conversations are great and we have some webinars as well! Buy Fredric Durand’s book Water Polo Legends: 50 Amazing StoriesThank you to everyone that has taken the time to leave a review, send me an email or send me a tweet. It has truly meant the world to me!Remember you can reach me on twitter @stevecarrera and on instagram @stevecarrera and you can email me stevegcarrera@gmail.com************************************************************************************************************************Ethan Damato on TwitterFor SETWPC.comEthan Damato began his water polo career at Laguna Beach High School where he was a two time All CIF Player in 1999 & 2000. After graduating Damato played 2 years at Cuesta College where he was a 2 time All Conference Player. Damato became the Head Coach of Laguna Beach High School's Boys & Girls Water Polo Teams in 2008. Since taking over the Breakers have made 6 consecutive CIF Semi Final Appearances, winning CIF Championships in 2008 with the girls and in 2010 & 2011 with the boys team. Damato was named the CIF Coach of the Year in 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011. He was named OC Register Coach of the Year in 2009 & 2010. Damato joined the SET coaching Staff in 2010, he is currently the head Coach of the 16 U Girls and the Club's Technical Director. Along with coaching at LBHS & SET, Damato is also the 12th Grade U girls ODP Head Coach for the Sopac Zone and the Head coach for the Women’s Youth National Team.

You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal.Thank you to everyone that has taken the time to leave a review, send me an email or send me a tweet. It has truly meant the world to me!Remember you can reach me on twitter @stevecarrera and on instagram @stevecarrera and you can email me stevegcarrera@gmail.com************************************************************************************************************************Highlights USA vs. Serbia 2008 Olympic SemiTwitter - @MerrillMosesFrom Pepperdine AthleticsMerrill Moses, a three-time Olympian and former All-American water polo player for the Waves, returned to Pepperdine in 2012 to join the coaching staff. He was promoted to the position of associate head coach prior to the 2017 season, and 2019 will be his eighthon the staff.As the interim co-head coach of the Waves in 2012, Moses helped Pepperdine to an 11-13 overall record. The team achieved a national ranking as high as #3 during the regular season.Upon the return of Dr. Terry Schroeder as head coach, Moses moved into the position of assistant coach in 2013. Moses played for Schroeder both with the Waves and the U.S. National Team.With Moses on staff, the Waves won the inaugural Golden Coast Conference Tournament title in 2016, and he tutored the Waves’ all-time leader in goalie saves, Zack Rhodes.Moses, a goalkeeper who helped lead Pepperdine to the 1997 NCAA championship and the United States to a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics, had been playing both professionally and with the U.S. squad for more than a decade before also turning his attention to coaching.“The most exciting part about this is coming back to my alma mater, and to be a part of trying to bring another national championship to Pepperdine,” said Moses at the time of his hiring. “I get the chance to work with a great staff and to work for years to come with Coach Schroeder.”Said Director of Athletics Dr. Steve Potts at Moses’ hiring: “I’m so thrilled that Merrill Moses is coming back to rejoin the Pepperdine family. His experience as an Olympian, a U.S. National Team member and a national champion will be inspiring to our student-athletes and they will learn so much from him.”Moses had given up water polo in 2004 and was working in the mortgage industry before getting a call to rejoin the U.S. squad in 2006. He went on to become the starting goalkeeper for the United States at both the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics. In 2008, Moses was part of a team ranked ninth in the world, but the Americans got hot at the right time and made it all the way to the gold-medal game.Moses also helped the U.S. to gold medals at the 2007, 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games and he was part of eight top-five finishes in the FINA World League Super Finals, including a second-place result in 2008 and a third-place standing in 2003.He has played professionally in Croatia, Italy and Spain and with the New York Athletic Club (he was named MVP of the 2010 USAWP Men’s National Championships). Moses has worked as a coach at many of Terry Schroeder’s camps and has done private coaching in the past.A native of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., who attended Peninsula High School, Moses played four seasons for the Waves between 1995-98. He earned All-American first team honors in 1997 and was on the second team in 1998 and honorable mention in 1996. He was also named All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation all four years, including the first team in 1997.Moses was named one of three tri-MVPs of the 1997 NCAA Championships after Pepperdine defeated USC, 8-7 in overtime, for the school’s first-ever NCAA title in the sport.Moses graduated from Pepperdine in 1999 with a degree in public relations. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013.He and his wife Laura have three children: Adrianna Nicole, Makenna Merrill and Brooklyn Ann.

You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal.If you’re a coach, join our slack channel! The conversations are great and we have some webinars as well!Buy Fredric Durand’s book Water Polo Legends: 50 Amazing StoriesThank you to everyone that has taken the time to leave a review, send me an email or send me a tweet. It has truly meant the world to me!Remember you can reach me on twitter @stevecarrera and on instagram @stevecarrera and you can email me stevegcarrera@gmail.com************************************************************************************************************************Follow Levon Dermendjian on twitterFollow James Graham on twitterIn this episode we talk about the advantage rule.

You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal.If you’re a coach, join our slack channel! The conversations are great and we have some webinars as well!Buy Fredric Durand’s book Water Polo Legends: 50 Amazing StoriesThank you to everyone that has taken the time to leave a review, send me an email or send me a tweet. It has truly meant the world to me!Remember you can reach me on twitter @stevecarrera and on instagram @stevecarrera and you can email me stevegcarrera@gmail.com************************************************************************************************************************From the Cal Athletic Web siteProducing three NCAA titles (2006, 2007, 2016), two Mountain Pacific Sports Federation crowns (2002, 2006), 79 All-Americans and numerous academic honorees, Kirk Everist has proven to be the perfect individual to perpetuate the tradition of excellence that defines California water polo. In 18 seasons (383-118, .764) Everist has led the Golden Bears to the pinnacle of the sport on three occasions, most recently a stirring 11-8 overtime win over USC in 2016 to give his alma mater its NCAA-record 14th national title. Everist also directed the Bears to an 8-6 win over USC in the 2007 title game and a thrilling 7-6 last-second national championship victory over the Trojans in 2006.A three-time All-American, 1988 NCAA Player of the Year and two-time United States Olympian, Everist earned 2002 MPSF Coach of the Year honors in his inaugural season when he guided Cal to the MPSF Tournament title and a national runner-up finish. Then in 2004, he was inducted into both the Cal Athletic and the USA Water Polo Halls of Fame. In 2006, Everist was selected USA Water Polo’s Elite Co-Coach of the Year after leading the Bears to both the MPSF and NCAA titles. He also coached the United States’ World University Games team that competed in the summer of 2009 in Belgrade, Serbia, mentoring five Bears on the squad.On July 29, 2002 Everist returned to his alma mater and immediately led the Bears to a 20-7 mark and Cal’s first MPSF title and national runner-up finish since 1995. After guiding the Bears to the school’s first back-to-back NCAA trophies since the early ‘90s with wins in 2006 and 2007, Everist again guided the Bears to the top of the sport in 2016 when an overtime win over UCLA moved Cal into the national title match. There, Cal rallied from a late deficit to force overtime and the Bears took over in the extra periods to beat the Trojans. Finishing with a 23-4 record, Cal’s historic season earned Everist his second National Coach of the Year award (2006) from the ACWPC.With all of his team’s accomplishments in the pool, Everist has also fostered excellence in the classroom. In September, 2009 his team was awarded the 2008-09 Newmark Award for the most improved cumulative team GPA among all of the Cal 27 sports. The team earned that award again in the fall of 2018, this time from a group of 30 sports.Before his successful return to Berkeley, Everist had contributed to eight CIF North Coast championships as an assistant coach at Miramonte High School. During Everist’s 11-year tenure at Miramonte, the school also produced nine league titles and three third-place finishes in the California State Tournament. He helped develop 22 high school All-Americans, and three of his former players went on to earn NCAA All-American recognition, while two of his ex-pupils played on NCAA championship teams.In addition to his work at Miramonte, Everist served as water polo commissioner at San Francisco’s Olympic Club from 1999-2001, a period that produced a gold medal and two silver medals in FINA World Masters competition. Also, since 2000 he has been co-head coach for the Lamorinda water polo team, leading that club to the 2001, 2004 and 2005 USA Water Polo 20-Under national championships, and the 2002 Northern California Zone Junior Olympic title. In January of 2005, Everist added to his duties the position of treasurer of the College Water Polo Coaches Association.A 1990 Cal graduate, Everist propelled the Bears to national championships in 1987 and 1988 as a player. He earned NCAA All-American status from 1986-88 and was named the NCAA National Player of the Year in 1988. Everist went on to play for the United States National Team for nine years (1988-96) and was a member of the USA Olympic Team at the 1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta Games. He also competed on America’s gold medal winning water polo teams at the 1991 World University Games and 1995 Pan American Games.“Kirk has been an Olympian and an All-American, but I believe he is now a better coach than he was as a player,” said four-time NCAA Coach of the Year Pete Cutino, Everist’s former Cal mentor who passed away in September of 2004. “He is a very intense person who has always been a student of the game. Kirk is everything we would want in a coach.”Everist resides in Danville, Calif. with his wife Jen, daughter, Keira, stepdaughter, Haley, and two stepsons, RJ and Duke.EVERIST'S RECORD2002 - 20-7 !2003 - 20-82004 - 20-102005 - 21-72006 - 31-4 !^2007 - 28-4 ^2008 - 19-92009 - 22-62010 - 24-42011 - 22-42012 - 17-82013 - 18-82014 - 22-72015 - 24-72016 - 23-4 ^2017 - 20-42018 - 18-62019 - 14-11Total - 383-118 (.764)! - MPSF Champions^ - NCAA Champions

You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal.If you’re a coach, join our slack channel! The conversations are great and we have some webinars as well!Buy Fredric Durand’s book Water Polo Legends: 50 Amazing StoriesThank you to everyone that has taken the time to leave a review, send me an email or send me a tweet. It has truly meant the world to me!Remember you can reach me on twitter @stevecarrera and on instagram @stevecarrera and you can email me stevegcarrera@gmail.com************************************************************************************************************************From Water Polo PlanetDante Dettamanti: Coach Dettamanti has produced winning and championship water polo teams at all levels. He was a engineering graduate and MVP and all-league swimmer and water polo player at UC Davis. After a stint as a 1st Lieutenant and US Army Airborne-Ranger, he returned to UCLA for a Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology. While at UCLA he became a graduate assistant coach under the legendary coach Bob Horn; and the school won the first ever NCAA Championship ever held in 1969. From there he went on to Occidental College, where he transformed a water polo program that had been the league doormat, into league champions in both swimming and water polo. After coaching at Oxy for 4 years, he went on to UC Santa Barbara and turned the water polo program around; again producing a league champion team and a NCAA top-four finish in just three years time.It was at Stanford University though, that Dettamanti came into his own as a winning coach. In 25 years at Stanford, his teams played in the NCAA Championship final game a total of 14 times, producing eight NCAA Championships and six second-place finishes. He became only the second collegiate coach in NCAA history to record over 600 career wins, and the only collegiate coach to win NCAA Championships in four different decades, the 70’s, 80’s 90’s, and 2000’s. His eight National championships ties the NCAA record for the most in NCAA history, along with the legendary Pete Cutino of Cal-Berkeley. NCAA records include a .800 winning percentage at Stanford, a 52 game undefeated streak over a three year period in the 80’s, and two undefeated seasons (28-0 in 1981 and 36-0 in 1985).He has been named League “Coach of the Year” ten times and NCAA “Coach of the Year” six different times. Dettamanti has also had great success at the International level. He coached the USA World University Games teams to Gold and Silver medals in 1979 and 1981; the highest finish ever for a USA National team. Dettamanti gained valuable International coaching experience as the Assistant National Team Coach at the 1990 FINA Cup and at the 1991 FINA World Championships under Olympic Coach Bill Barnett; and as an USA assistant at the 2001 World Championships, under the top International coach in the world, Ratko Rudic.Dettamanti has not only produced winning teams, but also top international players. Fourteen of his players have gone on to play for the USA Olympic Team, including Olympic team standouts Jody Campbell (1980, 84, 88), Wolf Wigo (1996, 2000, 2004) and Tony Azevedo (2000, 2004, 2008). Several of his players have gone on to become successful coaches at the high school and college levels; and several have gone on to become nationally ranked referees as well. Dettamanti is an excellent athlete in his own right. He was one of the original pioneers in the sport of triathlon, placing 6th overall in the prestigious Hawaii Ironman in 1981, along with competing in many other marathons and triathlons during the early 80’s when the sport was just getting off the ground.

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You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal.If you’re a coach, join our slack channel! The conversations are great and we have some webinars as well!Buy Fredric Durand’s book Water Polo Legends: 50 Amazing StoriesThank you to everyone that has take the time to leave a review, send me an email or send me a tweet. It has truly meant the world to me!Remember you can reach me on twitter @stevecarrera and on instagram @stevecarrera and you can email me stevegcarrera@gmail.com************************************************************************************************************************From gostanford.comBrian Kreutzkamp begins his third season with the Stanford men's water polo program as an assistant coach. He joined head coach John Vargas in his inaugural campaign with the NCAA title-winning Cardinal in 2002. Kreutzkamp arrived on The Farm after spending three years (2000-02) with Golden West College where as the head coach, his team won the California State Championship in 2001. Kreutzkamp also served as an assistant coach with the U.S. Men's National Senior Team and the U.S. Men's National Junior Team.While the head coach at Golden West College, Kreutzkamp took his teams to the Orange Empire Conference and California State titles. Prior to his time in Huntington Beach, Kreutzkamp served as the co-head coach at Newport Harbor High School (1996-2000) and led his team to four conference titles and one CIF Division I title. Prior to that, Kreutzkamp was the head coach at Costa Mesa High School (1993-96) where his teams claimed three conference titles and one CIF Division II title.Kreutzkamp earned his Bachelor of Arts in Exercise and Sports Science from Concordia University. As a student-athlete, he helped his teams claim three conference championships while at Costa Mesa High School and the California State title in 1992 at Golden West College.

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You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal.If you’re a coach, join our slack channel! The conversations are great and we have some webinars as well!Buy Fredric Durand’s book Water Polo Legends: 50 Amazing StoriesThank you to everyone that has take the time to leave a review, send me an email or send me a tweet. It has truly meant the world to me!Remember you can reach me on twitter @stevecarrera and on instagram @stevecarrera and you can email me stevegcarrera@gmail.com************************************************************************************************************************From ISHOF.orgSandy Nitta began her water polo career first by participating in competitive swimming and developing her swimming skills. A member of Hall of Fame Coach Don Gambril’s City of Commerce Swim Team, she became a member of the 1964 USA Olympic Swim Team competing in the breaststroke. After her competitive career, she coached swimming for a few years, but soon turned her attention to the coaching and development of water polo, which has stayed with her ever since.In 1971, Sandy started the City of Commerce Water Polo program and coached the team to many national championships. She soon moved into positions of leadership, serving as the USA’s Women’s International Chairperson from 1976 to 1978. From 1980 to the present, she has given water polo clinics all around the world including New Zealand, Australia, England, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Singapore, India, France, Germany, Brazil and Mexico. In 1977, Commerce hosted the first-ever Women’s International Tournament in the United States and Sandy was the Tournament Director. She was one of the original coaches who began the push for the inclusion of women’s water polo at the Olympic Games, which became a reality in 2000, Sydney.Since her beginning days, Sandy has had an extensive head water polo coaching career in women’s water polo. She was the first Head Coach for the United States Junior National Team (1979). For 17 years (1980-1996, 1998), she was head coach of the USA Senior National Team. She was also head coach of the Queensland, Australia State Team (1996) and the Brazilian Senior National Team (1999-2002) where she coached at the first Pan American Games to include women’s water polo and the first-ever wins against the United States by the Brazilian team. For two years (2000-2002), she was coach of the Tualatin Hills Water Polo Club in Portland, Oregon and then Head Coach of Team Vegas in Las Vegas (1992-2000) and currently Team Vegas/Henderson (2002 to present). Other positions of leadership include: U.S. Water Polo Masters Advisory Committee (2008-2011), USA Water Polo Hall of Fame Committee (2006-2010), USA Water Polo Board of Directors (2010 to present), U.S. Olympic Development Director of the West Region (2011 to present) and Co-Chairperson of the U.S.A. USA Water Polo Coaches Association.Sandy was coach to the gold medal team at the 2006 FINA Masters World Championships and the women’s 50+ division at the 2012 Senior Games. She is the first and only female water polo coach in the U. S. Water Polo Hall of Fame and in her honor, the “Sandy Nitta Distinguished Women’s Coach Award” is presented annually by United States Water Polo.Sandy’s greatest influence to her water polo players under her guidance is her character. As a competitive swimmer, she was short making it difficult competing against taller swimmers. She would be leading by a body length before the turn and come out of the turn a half body length behind. But her drive and toughness led to a position on the Olympic Team. She fought for the “underdog”. When she began coaching the City Of Commerce Water Polo Team, it consisted mostly of lower income, Hispanic families who also were not tall nor came from competitive backgrounds. Yet, they achieved success. When coaching the USA Women’s National Team in the 1980’s, she had 125 to 150 players across the entire United States. Even when coaching them outside of the California hot-bed of water polo, Sandy achieved success from her players. It shows greatness and sound character.Sandy enjoys fresh water fishing, playing video games and playing poker. But you may want to think twice before putting any money on the poker table. She made it to the final table at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas - a real smart competitor.

You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal.If you’re a coach, join our slack channel! The conversations are great and we have some webinars as well!Buy Fredric Durand’s book Water Polo Legends: 50 Amazing StoriesThank you to everyone that has take the time to leave a review, send me an email or send me a tweet. It has truly meant the world to me!Remember you can reach me on twitter @stevecarrera and on instagram @stevecarrera and you can email me stevegcarrera@gmail.com************************************************************************************************************************From USAWaterPolo.orgFind Adam Krikorian on twitter @WaterPoloCoachKSince taking over the Women's Senior National Team, Adam Krikorian has been just about perfect. From his arrival in 2009 Team USA has competed in 17 major FINA Championships and come away with Gold in 14. This includes the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games, 2009 and 2015 FINA World Championships, the 2010 and 2014 FINA World Cups, seven FINA World League Super Final crowns and the 2016 Olympic Qualification Tournament. He's helped the United States maintain a number-one world ranking for the majority of his tenure and was honored in 2013 with the USOC National Coach of Year Award, only the second water polo coach to receive the honor. In October of last year he was named the 2013 Jack Kelly Fair Play Award recipient by the USOC for his accountability and composure during the 2012 Olympic Games semifinal match. Following the 2016 Olympic Games, Krikorian was named Coach of the Games by the USOC at the Team USA Awards. In early 2017 Krikorian was also honored by the Los Angeles Sports Council and the LA Sports Award receiving the first ever "Extraordinary Achievement In Olympic Sport" honors. Krikorian was named head coach of the USA Water Polo Women's Senior National Team on March 27, 2009. He had been head coach of the UCLA men's and women's programs for 10 years prior.A standout player at UCLA from 1992 to 1995, Krikorian captained the squad in his final year, leading UCLA to the 1995 Men's NCAA Championship, the school's first title in 23 years.Krikorian has earned National Women's Water Polo Coach of the Year honors five times: 2001 and from 2005 through 2008. He also received National Men's Coach of the Year honors in 2004 after leading the UCLA men's program to its eighth overall NCAA championship. He has guided the women's team to seven national championships, six sanctioned by the NCAA, including a string of five consecutive titles. In addition he's piloted the men's program to three NCAA titles; two of the three came as he served as co-head coach with Guy Baker.Krikorian graduated from UCLA with a psychology degree and a business administration emphasis in June 1997. In May 2001 Krikorian married Anicia Mendez, a four-year Bruin letter-winner in varsity tennis who completed her MBA at UCLA. Adam and Anicia reside in Manhattan Beach, CA, with their son, Jack (born July 2006) and daughter Annabel (born June 2009).

You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal.Thank you to everyone that has take the time to leave a review, send me an email or send me a tweet. It has truly meant the world to me!Remember you can reach me on twitter @stevecarrera and on instagram @stevecarrera and you can email me stevegcarrera@gmail.com************************************************************************************************************************From USAWaterPolo.orgDejan Udovicic was named Head Coach of the USA Water Polo Men's Senior National Team on May 7, 2013. Udovicic, the former head coach of the Serbian national team, joined USA Water Polo after leading Serbia to a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games, his teams' 16th medal in the last 17 major championship events. Udovicic has helped restore the USA Men to among the top ranked teams in international water polo with a fifth place finish at the 2014 FINA World League Super Final and a fourth place finish at the 2014 FINA World Cup. Udovicic led Team USA to gold at the 2015 Pan American Games which also earned qualification to the 2016 Olympic Games. In 2016 the USA Men won their first medal at a major FINA competition in eight years earning silver at the 2016 FINA World League Super Final. They followed with a 10th place finish at the 2016 Olympic Games.The most successful coach in Serbian team sports, Udovicic has compiled nearly 500 victories while winning more than 80 percent of all matches. He led the Radnicki Water Polo Club to a Euro Cup title and an appearance in the Serbian National Championship final in their first year of competition.Udovicic was named Head Coach of the Serbian National Team in June, 2006 following the separation of Serbia and Montenegro. In the six years that followed he built Serbia into a water polo powerhouse. Included in his run was a FINA World Championship in 2009, two FINA World Cup titles in 2006 and 2010, two European Championships in 2006 and 2012, two bronze medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games, and five FINA World League Super Final titles.In addition to his duties with the national team, Udovicic was also the longtime coach of VK Partizan, one of Serbia's top water polo clubs. From 2000-2009 he led the club to four national championships, four national cups and an appearance in the Euroleague final four. No stranger to the club, Udovicic played for Partizan along with neighboring VK Beograd, in a playing career that spanned more than 10 years.

You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal.If you’re a coach, join our slack channel! The conversations are great and we have some webinars as well!Buy Fredric Durand’s book Water Polo Legends: 50 Amazing StoriesThank you to everyone that has take the time to leave a review, send me an email or send me a tweet. It has truly meant the world to me!Remember you can reach me on twitter @stevecarrera and on instagram @stevecarrera and you can email me stevegcarrera@gmail.com************************************************************************************************************************From Santa Barbra Athletic Round Table Web SiteChris Segesman was a water polo standout at Dos Pueblos High School from 1994- 1997. He went on to play at Cal State Long Beach from 1997-2002 while earning a BA in human development and a minor in kinesiology. He earned his Masters in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia University.A three-time All-American at Long Beach, Segesman was also a finalist for the Pete Cutino Male College Athlete of the Year award.From 2000-2004 Segesman was a member of the United States Water Polo National Team and a 2004 Olympian in Athens. He counts his proudest moment as hearing the National Anthem play before the first match of the 2004 Olympic Games.Since the Olympics, Segesman has gone on to a successful coaching career at Mater Dei High School, where he also serves as the Associate Athletic Director. He has guided both the girls’ and boys’ teams since 2005, earning the Division 2 Boys Water Polo Coach of the Year in 2007, 2008 and 2009. In 2009 he was the Orange County Boys Water Polo Coach of the year and notched the Division 1 honor in 2010. In 2011, Segesman was named the Southern California Fall Coach of the Year.Segesman lives in Tustin, Calif., with his wife Heather and children Reaghan (6), Paige (2) and Madison (8 months).

You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal.Thank you to everyone that has take the time to leave a review, send me an email or send me a tweet. It has truly meant the world to me!Remember you can reach me on twitter @stevecarrera and on instagram @stevecarrera and you can email me stevegcarrera@gmail.com************************************************************************************************************************From pridewaterpolo.comJack Kocur is the Co-Founder of Pride Water Polo Academy. In addition, Jack was the USA Men’s National Team Assistant Coach and the Head Coach of the Oaks Christian Water Polo Program. Coach Kocur brings a professional history that highlights his capability to build successful teams at every level of competition.Prior to cofounding the Pride Water Polo Academy, Jack served as the Director of Operations for the Men’s Water Polo Team at the University of Pacific. Kocur also served on staff for the USC Trojan’s and helped the team win their 5th NCAA Championship in a row.Kocur was the Head Coach of the Pepperdine University Men’s Water Polo Team for six years. In 2008, he was named MPSF Co-Coach of the Year as the Waves went 21-7 overall, earning a No. 2 national ranking.Coach Kocur also has a history of success at the USAWP Age Group level. He was the co-founder and owner of the Waves Water Polo Club and won three different age group championships over a three-year period.As a player, Kocur was first-team NCAA All-American and a member of Pepperdine’s 1997 NCAA National Championship team. He was also a member of the USA Men’s National Team for over six years.Jack resides in Moorpark, with his wife Jodie and three children: Camden, Sadie and Savannah.

You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal.Thank you to everyone that has take the time to leave a review, send me an email or send me a tweet. It has truly meant the world to me!Remember you can reach me on twitter @stevecarrera and on instagram @stevecarrera and you can email me stevegcarrera@gmail.com************************************************************************************************************************From the site - http://azevedowaterpolo.com/about/ricardo-azevedo/Azevedo is regarded as one of the most dynamic water polo coaches in the history of the sport. In a career spanning four decades, he has coached water polo at the high school, college, and Olympic levels in at least eight countries. Born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil, Azevedo competed for the Brazilian National Water Polo team from 1973-1981. In 1974 he moved to the USA, where he became an All-American water polo player for Long Beach State University.Azevedo began his water polo coaching career at Wilson High School in Long Beach California where, as head coach, he led teams to five finals and four Championships. Following this success, he coached at Long Beach State University, heading both the men’s and women’s water polo programs. From 1996-2004 Azevedo worked with water polo legend Ratko Rudic to coach the USA Men’s Water Polo Team (he served as head coach of Team USA from 2005-2007).Azevedo then moved to Italy where he became the first-ever American citizen to coach a professional European water polo team (Rari Nantes Camogli). Over the past five years he has coached both the men’s and women’s Chinese Olympic teams, substantially improving their level of play and fitness.In addition to these professional commitments, Azevedo unofficially coached and mentored his son Tony and daughter Cassandra – both of whom played professional water polo. Tony became a 5-time Olympian and one of the best water polo players of the century.

You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal.Thank you to everyone that has take the time to leave a review, send me an email or send me a tweet. It has truly meant the world to me!Remember you can reach me on twitter @stevecarrera and on instagram @stevecarrera and you can email me stevegcarrera@gmail.com************************************************************************************************************************twitter: @dleysonFrom the UC Davis athletic web site:Leyson brought an immediate impact to UC Davis men's water polo, guiding the Aggies to an undefeated conference record in his first year. The 2015 squad then reached new heights: the program's best win-loss percentage (.692) since 2007 and the highest national ranking (No. 9) since 2011. For his achievements, Leyson was awarded the Monte Nitzkowski Distinguished Men's Coaching Award by USA Water Polo. He also served as the head coach for USA NorCal in the second season of the USAWP National League.Never one to rest on laurels, Leyson continues to raise the bar for Aggie men's water polo. In 2016, the former U.S. National Team player and coach guided UC Davis to its first Western Water Polo Association championship and NCAA postseason appearance since 1997. Leyson was subsequently named as WWPA Coach of the Year. That 2016 squad set school records for wins (23), winning percentage (.793), goals scored (12.6 per game) and final national ranking (No. 10).Leyson's experience in Spain later paid dividends in his coaching career: the 2015 Aggies took part in an eight-day team training camp at the Barcelona International Water Polo Academy.After concluding his playing career in 1998 with Club Natacio Atletic-Barceloneta, a 1st-division Spanish team, Leyson embarked on his coaching career at USC where he assisted Vavic from 2000-02. The 2000 Trojans team finished third at the NCAA Championship.Leyson gained valuable international experience from 2002-04 while working with Rudic on the U.S. National Team. The U.S. participated in the FINA World League, 2003 World Championships and 2003 Pan American Games before heading to Athens.From 2005 until his arrival at UC Davis, Leyson served as head coach of the Rose Bowl Water Polo Club, which has tripled its membership to more than 200 members representing 70 schools during his tenure. He earned Best Coach accolades in the 2010 Ironman League while leading the 16-under boys team to the league's championship.Leyson was named winner of the Bill Barnet Distinguished Men's Coach Award (Scholastic) from the U.S.A Water Polo Assembly in 2011. Three of his boys teams that year captured gold medals at the South Florida International competition. He also served as head coach for the California Coastal Zone for the Olympic Development Team (2006-07).Leyson has served as UCLA's assistant coach for the past two seasons, helping them to a championship in the powerful Mountain Pacific Sports Federation and a pair of runner-up finishes at the NCAA Championships.Leyson earned his undergraduate degree in business from USC in 1992 and his master's in physical education, with an emphasis on coaching, from Ball State in 2008.He and his wife, Camille, are parents to daughter Mia and twin sons, Benjamin and Silas.

You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal.Thank you to everyone that has take the time to leave a review, send me an email or send me a tweet. It has truly meant the world to me!Remember you can reach me on twitter @stevecarrera and on instagram @stevecarrera and you can email me stevegcarrera@gmail.com************************************************************************************************************************Twitter: @FelixMM021Felix Mercado enters his 12th season as the head coach of Brown University’s men’s and women’s water polo teams in 2018-19 having coached 23 all-conference performers and 10 All-Americans on the men’s side alone during his time with the Bears.Mercado led the Brown men’s team to its first appearance in the NCAA Championship since 1990 in 2014 after the team claimed its first CWPA title since 1985. He guided the team to a 27-7 overall mark and its first Northern Division title since 2009. In 2014, he gained both CWPA Northern Division Coach of the Year honors and Dick Russell Coach of the CWPA Tournament accolades while mentoring a pair of All-Americans in Henry Fox ’15 and Will Klein ’16.In 2016, Mercado guided the Bears to their third straight regular season title, claiming the inaugural NWPC regular season championship. Mercado won NWPC Coach of the Year accolades and coached NWPC Player of the Year Luke Weiser ’17 and a pair of ACWPC All-Americans in Yahel Murvitz-Lahav ’17 and Jake Wyatt ’17.The 2015 edition of Mercado’s men’s team won a second consecutive CWPA Northern Division title and notched an undefeated 12-0 mark in CWPA Northern Division play during the regular season. Klein earned CWPA Northern Division Player of the Year accolades while he and Matty Gallas ’16 garnered All-American status.During the 2017 season, Mercado guided the Bears to their eighth straight 20-win season with a 21-12 overall record. He coached a trio of All-NWPC performers in Tommy Bush ’18, Rico Burke ’18, and Tyler Kirchberg ’18 as well as an ACWPC All-America selection in Kirchberg. In the spring, Mercado organized special exhibition matches with the Puerto Rico National Teams, providing the teams with training opportunities as the island continued to recover from Hurricane Maria.In 2018, Mercado mentored four All-NWPC performers in Travis Bouscaren ’19, Armen Deirmenjian ’20, Hudson Rawlings ’20, and Riad Hallal ’21. The Bears concluded the year with an 18-14 record, marking their ninth straight season with 18 or more wins.In 2013, Mercado led the men's water polo team to its fourth straight 20-plus win season that culminated in a 15-9 victory over Harvard to earn fifth place at the Collegiate Water Polo Association Eastern Championships. Mercado mentored two CWPA Northern Division First Team picks in James McNamara ’14 and Fox.Mercado’s men’s side posted a 29-4 mark in 2012 with Svetozar Stefanovic ’13 earning All-America honors for the fourth straight season in addition to his fourth consecutive Northern Division Player of the Year award. Under Mercado, the Bears went 20-12 in 2010 and 21-11 in 2011.Mercado enjoyed a banner year in 2009 as the men's water polo team won a Northern Division title and the women's team claimed an Eastern College Association Conference (ECAC) championship. Mercado took home CWPA Northern Division Coach of the Year for the third consecutive year at Brown, earning the honor on the women’s side in 2008 and 2009 and on the men’s side in 2007.Mercado was hired in the summer of 2007 as Brown's men's and women's water polo coach. He spent the two seasons prior to coming to Brown at the helm of the MIT men's varsity and women's club teams after one year as an assistant.In 2006, he was named CWPA Division III and CWPA Northern Division Coach of the Year after leading MIT's men's team to a second-place finish at the Division III Eastern Championship and the team's third-ever appearance at the Division I Eastern Championship. He posted a 26-34 record in Cambridge, as the Engineers attempted to integrate 12 freshmen into the program in 2006 after a 15-14 record in 2005.In two years as the coach of the MIT club women's team, Mercado's squads posted a 30-3 record, making back-to-back appearances at the Club National Championships. He was named the North Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year in 2007. Mercado also served as an assistant coach at Hartwick College in the spring, as the Hawks finished fifth at the NCAA Championship.Before arriving in Cambridge, Mercado spent 11 years coaching at Ransom Everglades School in Miami, Fla. During his tenure with Ransom, Mercado helped guide his squad to three Florida State Championships in the boys division and coached the girls program to six straight Final Four finishes.In December 2013, Mercado was elected President of the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches, as announced by ACWPC Executive Director Larry Sanders.Mercado was also the head coach and founder of the Raider Water Polo Club Foundation, and led the program to six Southeast Zone Championships. He has also offered his coaching expertise at numerous national team development camps for USA Water Polo.Mercado earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration Management from American Intercontinental University in 2006. He also has an Associate of Arts degree in Secondary Education from Miami Dade College.The Mercado FileAwards & AccoladesNCAA Men’s Appearances: 2014CWPA Men’s Championships: 2014CWPA Northern Division Men’s Championships: 2009, 2014, 2015NWPC Men’s Coach of the Year: 2016CWPA Northern Division Men’s Coach of the Year: 2006, 2007, 2014CWPA Northern Division Women’s Coach of the Year: 2008, 2009CWPA Southern Division Women’s Coach of the Year: 2012, 2014Dick Russell Coach of the CWPA Men’s Tournament: 2014

You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal.Thank you to everyone that has take the time to leave a review, send me an email or send me a tweet. It has truly meant the world to me!Remember you can reach me on twitter @stevecarrera and on instagram @stevecarrera and you can email me stevegcarrera@gmail.com************************************************************************************************************************Twitter: @jamesgraham07Bio from the UOP athletic site:3-Time GCC Coach of the Year| 2-Time MPSF Coach Of the Year| 1-Time National Coach of the Year| 3 GCC Championship Titles| 4 NCAA Championship AppearancesJames Graham enters his 10th season at the helm of the Pacific men's water polo program and sixth year as head coach for the women's water polo team. Compiling a combined record of 267-185 during his ten-year tenure with the Orange and Black, Graham has solidified his role as one of the most decorated and successful coaches in Pacific history.National Team ExperienceAn active member of the U.S. National Olympic programs dating back to 2005, Graham recently served as the Head Men's Water Polo Coach for Team USA at the 2017 University Games in Taipei. Graham has been the head of analytics for the men's and women's team since 2013. Graham provided analysis to help prepare both squads for the 2016 Rio Olympics. During the summer of 2012, Graham traveled to London, England to help the U.S. Men's Water Polo team at the London Olympics by conducting statistical analysis on all competing teams. Graham provided the U.S. coaching staff with in-depth breakdowns of opponent's tendencies. He would go on to join assistant professor of Mathematics at Pacific, John Mayberry, to author "Measures of Tactical Efficiency in Water Polo", a study published in the Journal of Analysis in Sports.Graham also served as an assistant coach for the United States National Youth team from 2005-2007, coaching the National 2-Meter Development Camp and Holiday Camp held at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.Pacific Men's Water Polo Head Coach-Overall Record (10 Seasons): 166-109-Three consecutive National Top 5 finishes-Top 5 ranking in 102 of the last 120 weeks-24x All-America Accolades-30x All-Conference Accolades-3x Cutino Award Finalist-1 2x Cutino Award Winner-1x NCAA Elite 90 Recipient-2x NCAA Championship AppearancesOn the men's side, Graham has helped build the Tigers into one of the nation's elite programs. Adopting a mentality to "Dream Big" and compete with the best, the Tigers have finished as one of the top four teams in the CWPA Top 20 in four of the last five seasons.In his tenth year, Graham has coached the Orange and Black to three 20+ win seasons and eclipsed the 125+ win mark over competition ranked in the Top 25.Pacific finished atop the national polls this past 2017-2018 season with a final record of 21-6 and national ranking of No. 5. The Tigers won their first GCC Championship, beating out No. 7 UC Irvine to clinch their first title and defeating Pomona Pitzer for their second-ever NCAA victory in program history. The Orange and Black's efforts helped Graham snag his first Men's WP GCC Coach of the Year Award.The 2013-2014 season was a monumental stepping stone for the men's water polo, improving from 13-12 the previous year to clinching their first 20+ win season in Pacific Water Polo history (23-5). The Tigers held the No. 1 ranking for seven straight weeks, making it to their first-ever NCAA Championship in an overtime match with USC.Individual records during Graham's time include 24 All-America Accolades, 30 All-Conference (GCC, MPSF) Accolades, and two Conference Player of the Year awards.Pacific Women's Water Polo Head Coach-Overall Record (6 Seasons): 101-76-15+ win seasons in five out of the last six-2x GCC Coach of the Year-9x All-American Accolades-19x All-Conference Accolades-1x NCAA Elite 90 Recipient-2x NCAA Championship AppearancesTaking over as the head coach for Women's Water Polo on June 12, 2012, Graham became the first individual in school history to coach both teams simultaneously. In six seasons with the Orange and Black, Graham has uplifted this program to a Top-10 nationally ranked team, compiling a record of 101-76, it's highest win total in program history.Graham has been a part of the growth of the women's team first-hand, going from an unranked team in 2014 to progressing to it's highest ranking in program history this year at No. 6.Following three GCC Championship appearances, back-to-back GCC Championships (2017, 2018) and two consecutive NCAA selections (2017, 2018) the Tigers have evolved into a dominant powerhouse capable of competing with the nation's best. Pacific broke records this past 2017-2018 season, achieiving it's highest-ever seeding at No. 5 in the NCAA Women's Water Polo Championships. The Orange and Black are 29-17 in the last two seasons competing against Top-25 competition, seven of those wins coming against opponents ranked No. 10 or better.Graham has also developed some of Pacific's finest water polo players during his time with the Orange and Black, helping the program earn 19-All-Conference Team accolades, eight NCAA All-Americans, and two GCC Player of the Year awards.PersonalGraham currently resides in Stockton, Calif. with his daughter Maggie.Life Prior to PacificGraham began his playing career at Santa Rosa Junior College, where he played for two years. His stellar play garnered an Honorable Mention All-America and All-Northern California honors during the 1999 season. Graham spent his final two years at the University of Redlands, suiting up for the Bulldogs from 2001-02. Redlands never lost a Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) game while Graham was there, winning the Big 8 League Title both of his two years. Graham was a two-time Academic All-American and earned All-SCIAC honors as a senior.Prior to joining Pacific, Graham would go back to coach at his alma mater, Santa Rosa Junior College. Graham build the Bear Cubs into a state power, carrying a career record of 86-50-1 which included a school-best third place finish at the California State Championships and Big 8 Conference title in 2007. For his efforts, Graham was named the 2007 Big 8 Conference Coach of the Year. It was his second consecutive Coach of the Year honor as he won the same award in 2006 after taking the Bear Cubs to the Northern California Championship. He was honored as the Northern California Coach of the year in 2006.

You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal.Thank you to everyone that has take the time to leave a review, send me an email or send me a tweet. It has truly meant the world to me!This was such a great conversation! Ted and I talked about what its like to coach at Harvard and what he is trying to do to build a community. He also goes into some detail on recruiting which was very insightful. Bio (from the Harvard website)Ted Minnis is in his ninth year as The Friends of Harvard Water Polo Head Coach. Minnis is the 10th coach in Harvard men's and women's water polo history, and the first individual to serve in the role since the position was endowed in May 2013.During the 2017 campaign with the men's team, Minnis helped lead the Crimson to a 24-8 overall record, a second-straight Northeast Water Polo Conference title and a second-straight NCAA Tournament appearance. The men's team concluded it's season with a trip to the NCAA Quarterfinals in Los Angeles. He also helped guide freshman Dennis Blyashov to All-America third-team and NEWPC Rookie of the Year recognition, along with sophomore Austin Sechrest who was named an All-America honorable mention. Minnis now boasts 149 victories with the men's team. Coach Minnis became the winningest coach in Harvard water polo history for both the men’s and women’s programs during the 2016-17 season. On the men’s side, Minnis won his program-best 100th game on the opening day of the 2016 season against then-No. 10 UC Davis. Minnis and the Crimson finished with an overall record of 27-7, pushing his then-total to 125 victories. He is also the all-time leader in wins for the women's water polo program with 111 total wins, surpassing Chris Hafferty’s total of 81 wins during the 2014-15 campaign.The 2016 Harvard men’s water polo team recorded its third-straight season with 20-plus wins for the first time in school history and defeated a program record 13 ranked opponents. Harvard reached as high as No. 8 in the CWPA poll, marking its highest ranking ever. The Crimson won the first conference championship in school history, taking home the Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) Championship and clinching its first-ever NCAA Championship appearance. Harvard went on to win its first NCAA tournament game with a victory over No. 12 Bucknell, before defeating No.9 UC Davis to secure a spot in the NCAA Final Four.Minnis was recognized as the Monte Nitzkowski Distinguished Men's Coaching Award winner of 2016. He won the award for the Northeast zone earlier in the year, before being voted as the national recipient by a panel of judges.Minnis was selected as the 2016 USA Water Polo Zone Award Winner at the conclusion of the season for the Northeast. He helped guide Joey Colton to second-team All-America honors and Noah Harrison to All-America honorable mention. Colton, along with Dan Stevens, was named NWPC first team as well.On the women's side in 2016-17, Minnis helped lead the Crimson to a 15-14 mark and its highest finish since 2000 at the CWPA Championships. A team that allowed less than eight goals a game throughout the year, the Crimson powered past Indiana to reach the semifinals and ultimately record fourth overall at the tournament.In 2015, Coach Minnis guided the men’s program to a 21-10 overall record and one of its most historic seasons in program history. Harvard reached as high as No. 12 in the CWPA poll, and the Crimson finished third at the CWPA Championship and advanced to the semifinals for the first time during Minnis’ tenure. Harvard downed three top-10 opponents on the season and six ranked opponents, both program firsts. Minnis was honored as the CWPA Northern Division Coach of the Year for the second time and guided several members of the Crimson to postseason accolades. Anthony Ridgley was named CWPA Northern Division Rookie of the year, Ben Zepfel and Joey Colton earned nods on the first team, while Noah Harrison, Dan Stevens and Colin Woolway were named to the second team.The women's team enjoyed one of its most successful seasons yet in its sixth season under Minnis, finishing the year at 24-10, recording the first back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time in program history. The Crimson checked in at No. 13 in the CWPA rankings from March 23 – April 6 for its highest ranking ever, while also marking a program first with nine wins against top-25 teams this season. The Crimson defeated the No. 13 ranked opponent twice, downing its highest ranked opponent in program history. Yoshi Andersen and Cleo Harrington earned CWPA Division I/II first team all-conference honors, while Melissa Balding was tabbed to the second team.The women's program was strong in his fifth season going 20-13, the most wins since 2004. For the team’s performance throughout the 2015 season, coach Minnis was named the CWPA Division I/II Coach of the Year, the first such honor obtained by a Harvard women's water polo coach. The 20 wins put Minnis atop the all-time wins list at 87 wins in just five seasons. The Crimson also had four players earn All-CWPA Division I/II honors, including Yoshi Andersen earning a first team nod.Coach Minnis also led the men’s program to a 22-10 overall record, its best finish under his tenure and the most wins since 2000. For the first time, Harvard went undefeated on its annual California road trip, going 5-0 including an upset victory over then-No. 16 Whittier. The Crimson finished second at the CWPA Northern Division Championship for the second consecutive season, after upsetting then-No. 17 St. Francis and narrowly falling to, the eventual Northern and Eastern champions, Brown in the championship game. Harvard’s strong season earned them numerous accolades. Sophomore Joey Colton was named the CWPA Northern Player of the Year and freshman Colin Chiapello was named the CWPA Northern Rookie of the Year, junior Ben Zepfel was named to the CWPA All-Northern first team for the second consecutive season, while sophomore Blake Lee and junior Collin Woolway were named to the CWPA All-Northern second team.In his fourth season at the helm, both programs continued to grow crossing the double-digit wins mark for a fourth consecutive season. The men finished the season 18-14 and took second place at the CWPA Northern Championship. Coach Minnis was named 2013 CWPA Coach of the Year along with three players earning All-CWPA Northern Division honors, led by Ben Zepfel being named to the first team. The women's side earned 15 wins in its fourth season under coach Minnis and took fourth place at the CWPA Northern Championships. Melissa Balding was named the 2014 Rookie of the Year, becoming the first ever women's player to earn that honor. She was joined by Yoshi Andersen who earn first team honors and Shayna Price who was named to the season team.In 2012-13, Minnis directed both programs to double-digit wins and berths in the CWPA Eastern Championships. The men’s team finished fourth at the CWPA Northern Division Championships, its highest finish since 2007, on its way to a seventh-place finish at Easterns. The men’s team also performed well out of the pool, as 13 Crimson were named CWPA Student-Athletes for the second consecutive season.The 2013 season saw Minnis direct the women’s program to its longest win streak, eight games, since water polo became an NCAA sport in 2001. Harvard ended the year 18-16 to give itself three consecutive winning seasons for the first time since 2000-02. The squad also went on to place sixth at the Eastern Championships, tied for the fifth-best finish in program history. Aisha Price ’13 (first team), Ariel Dukes ’15 (second team) and Yoshi Andersen ’16 (second team) were all named to the CWPA All-Southern Division team.On the women’s side, Harvard completed its second straight winning season (17-12) in 2012 and won four out of five regular season Southern Division contests. The squad, which finished in seventh place at the CWPA Eastern Championships, had one of the biggest wins in recent years, as it took down No. 20 Hartwick, 12-11, on Senior Night. Six Crimson players won a combined 10 Player of the Week awards while Devan Kennifer ’12 (first team) and Elise Molnar ’13 (second team) were named All-Southern Division.In his first season as a collegiate head coach and first year in charge of the Crimson, Minnis showed immediate success. The men's squad won its most games (12) in three seasons and matched its CWPA Northern Division Championship finish (fifth) from the previous year. The men's team also finished third at the Ivy Championships and boasted 13 CWPA Scholar-Athletes and ACWPC All-Academic award winners.The women's team was also instantly successful during Minnis' first season. The Crimson women logged 17 victories, its most wins in six years, and its first above .500 record since 2005. The team had two CWPA Southern Division All-Conference players in Devan Kennifer ’12 and Monica Zdrojewski ’12 and had five different players earn CWPA Southern Division Player of the Week, Defensive Player of the Week or Rookie of the Week honors during the season.Minnis, who has competed and coached at the youth, club and high school level, came to Cambridge after serving as the interim director of athletics, aquatics director and head water polo and swim coach as Castilleja School in Palo Alto, Calif.Minnis is a veteran coach at the Stanford Club. During his 10-plus years of service, he won two Junior Olympic bronze medals, a U.S. Club Championship and finished among the top 10 at various national tournaments numerous times. Minnis served as the head coach for the Olympic Development Program Pacific Zone for three years and in 2009 worked with the National Youth team staff. Most recently, his teams picked up a pair of silver medals at the 16 and Under Olympic Development Regional Championship and Zone Championship.In 2007, Minnis was named the USA Water Polo Development Coach of the Year and in 2005 and 2007 was a Positive Coaching Alliance finalist for coach of the year.

You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal. Thank you to everyone that has take the time to leave a review, send me an email or send me a tweet. It has truly meant the world to me!This was a really amazing conversation! John was so open and candid about some of the good and bad in the world of water polo. He has such a unique perspective because he has coached at all different levels. It was intriguing to go in depth regarding the growth of collegiate water polo but also how all of the pieces fit together. John truly has a vision for the sport of water polo and we go in depth to talk about the steps he is taking to not only fullfill the short term goal but also years into the future.You can view John’s bio by going HERETwitter -@Coach_Abdou

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You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal.Thank you to everyone that has take the time to leave a review, send me an email or send me a tweet. It has truly meant the world to me!To find out more information about Jack’s Goalie clinics please email him - jbowen@menloschool.orgTED Talk - https://tedx.stanford.edu/lineup/jack-bowenJack Bowen - From PreMed to Philosophy - https://vptl.stanford.edu/resilience-project/video/jack-bowen-premed-philosophyJack Bowen’s Books - https://smile.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Jack+Bowen&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3AJack+Bowen00:00:17 - How did you get started in coaching?00:02:39 - High points and low points of your playing career?00:04:51 - What sports did you play growing up?00:06:41 - How do you feel about the state of water polo?00:10:14 - How many CIF/CCS Championships have your teams won? What are some of the common things you have seen in those championship teams?00:13:45 - Jack’s turning point in coaching00:15:25 - Similarities in great players00:19:20 - Your overall thesis from all of you philosophy study00:23:00 - What can coaches do to help goalies?00:28:29 - What would you change about water polo?00:31:54 - Who have been your biggest influences?00:34:29 - What advice would you give to yourself?http://www.offthedeckpodcast.comhttp://www.twitter.com/stevecarreraIf you have a suggestion please email me stevegcarrera@gmail.comIf you love the show please give me 5 stars and leave me a review!

You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal.Thank you to everyone that has take the time to leave a review, send me an email or send me a tweet. It has truly meant the world to me!- How did Steve get involved in coaching- Steve's time at San Clemente HS- How does Steve feel about the state of water polo- Identifying talent- The importance of swimming- What would Steve change about water polo- Steve's influences- What advice would he give himself if he could go back in time.http://www.offthedeckpodcast.comhttp://www.twitter.com/stevecarreraIf you have a suggestion please email me stevegcarrera@gmail.comIf you love the show please give me 5 stars and leave me a review!

You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal.- How did Brett get involved in coaching- The transition between playing in college to the National team- How does Brett feel about the state of water polo- Cathedral Catholic- Identifying talent- The National team coaching experience- Comparing USA to other water polo countries- Stanford- What would Brett change about water polo- Brett’s influences (Greg Ormsby, Doug Peabody, Adam Krikorian and Ratko Rudic- What advice would he give himself if he could go back in time.http://www.offthedeckpodcast.comhttp://www.twitter.com/stevecarreraIf you have a suggestion please email me stevegcarrera@gmail.comIf you love the show please give me 5 stars and leave me a review!

You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal.- How did you get started in coaching water polo?- Coach Brumm’s feelings about the current state of water polo.- Foothill in the 90s- Being a member of the 2008 Olympic experience- What was your overall coaching philosophy- Coaching great players and identifying those players in your program- The Foothill Tradition- What would Coach Brumm change about water polo- What advice would Coach Brumm give to coaches today.http://www.offthedeckpodcast.comhttp://www.twitter.com/stevecarreraIf you have a suggestion please email me stevegcarrera@gmail.comPodcast cover photo by https://unsplash.com/@jasonrosewellIf you love the show please give me 5 stars and leave me a review!

You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal.Coach Don Stoll describes his in-season workout regiment at El Toro HS.I wanted to add this to the podcast as a way to provide workout suggestions for coaches. Every coach has their own style as well as obstacles. Hopefully, this is something that you can add to your arsenal of workouts.http://www.offthedeckpodcast.comhttp://www.twitter.com/stevecarreraIf you have a suggestion please email me stevegcarrera@gmail.comPodcast cover photo by https://unsplash.com/@jasonrosewellIf you love the show please give me 5 stars and leave me a review!

- How did you get started in coaching water polo?- When did you move to El Toro HS- Coach Stoll's feelings about the current state of water polo.- The 1992 CIF Championship Game vs. Harvard Westlake- The 1993 CIF Championship Game vs. CDM- What was your overall coaching philosophy- Coaching great players and identifying those players in your program- The El Toro tradition- What would Coach Stoll change about water polo- Dealing with Parents over the years- What advice would Coach Stoll give to coaches today. http://www.offthedeckpodcast.comhttp://www.twitter.com/stevecarreraIf you have a suggestion please email me stevegcarrera@gmail.comPodcast cover photo by https://unsplash.com/@jasonrosewellIf you love the show please give me 5 stars and leave me a review!

Coach Dave Carlson describes a typical high school workout at Los Alamitos HS. I wanted to add this to the podcast as a way to provide workout suggestions for coaches. Every coach has their own style as well as obstacles. Hopefully, this is something that you can add to your arsenal of workouts. http://www.offthedeckpodcast.comhttp://www.twitter.com/stevecarreraIf you have a suggestion please email me stevegcarrera@gmail.comPodcast cover photo by https://unsplash.com/@jasonrosewellIf you love the show please give me 5 stars and leave me a review!

In this first episode of Off the Deck I sit down with longtime Los Al coach Dave Carlson. We talk about:- How he got started in coaching water polo- The value of everyone on the team regardless of their role- Los Al Boys 2004 Championship team- Accountability for his top players including Tim Hutton and Rachel Fattal- His advice for young players that want to play in college- What advice would he give himself if he could go back in time.  http://www.offthedeckpodcast.comhttp://www.twitter.com/stevecarreraIf you have a suggestion please email me stevegcarrera@gmail.comPodcast cover photo by https://unsplash.com/@jasonrosewellIf you love the show please give me 5 stars and leave me a review!