Meeting is on Sunday at 7 PM via Zoom.
Anyone interested in helping grow water polo in Illinois is encouraged to attend.
An email link will be sent out. If you are interested in participating in this meeting, please email Kyle Perry at [email protected] or Elizabeth Timmons at [email protected].
This event will be tailored towards high school and club coaches. USA Water Polo Coach Education Coordinator and Boys Development National Team Coach Ian Davidson will be directing the clinic.
Join us on 3/6/21 from 10:00am – 1:00pm via Zoom. Click HERE [https://docs.google.com/
Zoom information will be sent out on the morning of the event to registered participants only.
Coaches, please forward this information to your assistants!
If you have questions please contact Kyle Perry at [email protected].
Meeting is on Sunday at 7:30 PM via Zoom.
Anyone interested in helping grow water polo in Illinois is encouraged to attend.
An email link will be sent out. If you are interested in participating in this meeting, please email Kyle Perry at [email protected] or Elizabeth Timmons at [email protected].
Meeting is on Sunday at 7:30 PM via Zoom.
Anyone interested in helping grow water polo in Illinois is encouraged to attend.
An email link will be sent out. If you are interested in participating in this meeting, please email Kyle Perry at [email protected] or Elizabeth Timmons at [email protected].
Meeting is on Sunday at 7:30 PM via Zoom.
Anyone interested in helping grow water polo in Illinois is encouraged to attend.
An email link will be sent out. If you are interested in participating in this meeting, please email Kyle Perry at [email protected] or Elizabeth Timmons at [email protected].
AWP will be hosting a coach’s clinic on Saturday August 28th from 9am-2pm at Portage Park. The clinic will be geared towards 14U age group skill development, building a successful club, practice structure, game tactics and much more. The clinic will be a combination of in water practice demonstration and white board discussions.
All coaches are welcome to attend. 14U skill development is certainly transferable to the JV and Varsity level athletes.
We are excited to have Eric Gordon share his passion for water polo and his commitment to teaching. Eric is currently the head coach and program director, of Carolina Water Polo. Eric has over 20 years coaching experience. A longtime head coach with San Diego Shores and The Bishop’s School, Eric led 14U, 16U, and 18U Boys’ teams and Girls’ teams to multiple National and High School (CIF) Championships. Many athletes went on to compete at the nation’s top collegiate programs and others were selected for the U.S. National and Olympic teams.
- 10 Time NATIONAL CHAMPION (San Diego Shores 14U, 16U, 18U Boys & Girls)
- 16 Time CALIFORNIA INTERSCHOLASTIC FEDERATION (CIF) CHAMPION (Bishop’s Boys & Girls)
- 17 Straight CIF CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES (Bishop’s Girls 1997 – 20013)
- 6 Time PRESIDENT’S CUP WINNER – U.S.A. Water Polo’s Most Elite Club (San Diego Shores)
- ELITE WOMEN’S COACH OF THE YEAR – Pacific Southwest Zone – 2002
Please RSVP with the link below
Coach’s Clinic RSVP. by August 25th
If you have any questions, please reach out to Damon Newman, [email protected]
Meeting is on Sunday at 7 PM via Zoom.
Anyone interested in helping grow water polo in Illinois is encouraged to attend.
An email link will be sent out. If you are interested in participating in this meeting, please email Kyle Perry at [email protected] or Elizabeth Timmons at [email protected].
Hello Coaches,
My name is Jimmy Heard and I am the Club Director and Head Coach for East Side Water Polo. In addition, I was recently appointed as the ODP Midwest Zone Girls Co-Head Coach alongside Miguel Figueras. Outside of my responsibilities to the local area, I also serve as the Director of Events & Sport Growth for 6-8 Sports.
Co-founded by Maggie Steffens and Tony Azevedo, 6-8 Sports works to accelerate growth & exposure in water polo through a revolutionary development system that unites standardized metrics, live-game tracking & advanced data analytics (see more below under “The 6-8 System”).
I am excited to invite you and your athletes to attend a special 6-8 clinic in Chicago on October 30 & 31. The clinic sessions will include review of technical and tactical gameplay (pressure passing, driving, passing, shooting) and athletes will pass through the 6-8 Challenge skill assessment (6-8sports.com/68-challenge). After the challenge, teams will be created for scrimmages based on the skill testing results and rankings.
The clinic will be coached by Olympians and gold medalists Amanda Longan and Jamie Neushul along with Dani Jackovich, an Illinois native (Lincoln Way Central ’13), Stanford graduate/ professional athlete and Lead 6-8 Data Analyst.
Before each pool session, the coaches will run a Q&A. Additionally, there will be a photo opportunity (with the Olympic gold medals from Tokyo) following each clinic.
Additional information and formal registration will be released next week, however I encourage you to save the date and share the opportunity with your student-athletes as soon as possible.
The 6-8 System
Our Coach Technology Seminars will allow you to learn more about how the 6-8 System can benefit your club and spur more effective long-term growth.
The 6-8 system combines data collected from the 6-8 game desk and 6-8 Challenge to provide an accurate and cohesive analysis of an athlete’s strengths/ weaknesses, game IQ and overall performance.
Benefits for athletes/ parents:
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Clearly understand strengths, weaknesses and overall performance
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Access individual game results, statistics and analytics over time (mobile app)
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Track progress & begin building college resumes with verified game statistics and skill test analytics
Benefits for coaches/ clubs:
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Better understand your athletes and what specific areas they need to improve
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Immediately see why you lost or won a game and how each athlete performed
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Use the 6-8 standardized metrics and objective statistical reports to communicate with your athletes and parents about their progress, growth and potential
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Create a collective dataset (footprint) of your club over time
Please check out the attached presentation for more details.
Clinic Schedules:
14U Clinic
Evanston Township High School, 1600 Dodge Ave., Evanston, IL 60201
Saturday, October 30
5:30pm – 7:30pm
$95
High School Clinic
FMC Natatorium, 275 Plaza Dr, Westmont, IL 60559
Sunday, October 31
Boys 9:00 am – noon
Girls 1:00 – 4:00 pm
$125
6-8 Sports Coach Technology Seminar (An introduction to the 6-8 game desk, 6-8 mobile app and 6-8 Challenge)
Two sessions:
Evanston Township High School, 1600 Dodge Ave., Evanston, IL 60201
Saturday, October 30, 4:00pm – 5:00pm
OR
FMC Natatorium, 275 Plaza Dr, Westmont, IL 60559
Sunday, October 31, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
FREE
Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions on what should be covered during the 14U and HS clinics.
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Join Illinois Water Polo players, family, and friends for an afternoon of fun at a Chicago Wolves hockey game.
Everyone will be seated together in the same section and receive a free Chicago Wolves hat.
Each athlete will also receive a Chicago Wolves silicone swim cap.
Details and registration in flyer – Chicago Wolves Illinois Water Polo Night
