Age Group Water Polo

Tournament / Game Schedule 2012

*** Be sure to arrive 60 minutes prior to game time. ***

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Sunday, January 29th	League Games All Players
Saturday, February 10th & Sunday, February 11th	Winter Fest - 10U, 12U and 14U
Saturday, February 10th & Sunday, February 11th	KAP7 Tournament 16U & 18U
Sunday, February 26th	Laguna Beach Tournament 12U Boys
Sunday, March 4th	Laguna Beach Tournament 10U Mixed
Sunday, March 12th	Laguna Beach Tournament 12U Girls
Saturday, March 17th & Sunday, March 18th	Orange Co Cup, 10, 12U, 14U Boys & Girls
Sunday, March 25th	Laguna Beach Tournament 14U Girls
Sunday, April 1st	Laguna Beach Tournament 14U Boys
Saturday, April 14th & Sunday, April 15th	Mikasa Cup, 10, 12U, 14U, 16U, 18U Boys & Girls
Sunday, April 22nd	League Games All Players
Sunday, April 29th	League Games All Players
Friday, May 4th & Saturday, May 5th & Sunday, May 6th	San Diego Cup, 10, 12U, 14U Boys & Girls Team Trip
Sunday, May 13th	League Games
Saturday, June 2nd & Sunday, June 3rd	NJO Qual Tournament, 10, 12U, 14U Boys & Girls
Saturday, June 30th & Sunday, July 1st	NJO Qual Tournament, 16U, 18U Boys & Girls
Friday, June 29th & Saturday, June 30th & Sunday, July 1st	Master National Championships
Saturday, July 28th to Tuesday, July 31st	NJO Championships - Stanford University 12U, 14U, 16U, 18U Boys
Thursday, August 2nd to Sunday, August 5th	NJO Championships - Stanford University 10, 12U, 14U, 16U, 18U Girls
Saturday, August 25th & Sunday, August 26th	5th Annual Beach Water Polo Cup and Los Alamitos Bay

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Parents Code of Conduct.

Workout Schedule 2012

As a convenience we have allowed you to go to the pool that is closest to you and will continue to do so. In an effort to have the teams play together, clarification as to where it would be best for each player is below.

If you have been put on one of these teams for our past tournaments, you should be working out with that group. We need the players to work out with the teams that they will be playing with. Time together with those players and coaches will make us a far better team. All of our pools are within fifteen minutes of each other and it should not be a problem to be with YOUR team for training.

Capistrano Valley High School
26301 Via Escolar, Mission Viejo, California 92692
949-364-6100 Phone (Map)

San Clemente High School
700 Avenida Pico, San Clemente, CA
949-492-4165 Phone (Map)

Dana Hills High School
33333 Golden Lantern St. Dana Point, CA
949-496-6666 Phone (Map)

NOTE: From January to May age groups are defined as:
4th grade and U (11 and U)
6th Grade and U (13 and U)
8th Grade and U (15 and U)
The reason for this is that the kids aging up the first of the year, still get to play with the younger group and get more playing time. Those 14 and U that turn 15 in 2012 get to play until San Diego Cup the first week of May

Group I Swim Group & Beginning Polo - This will be for children that are just starting water polo and need stroke instruction and endurance training. This program will feed into the next level of age group water polo.

Group II Older players - This will be for children that have swimming background and that have had some experience with water polo. The typical ages would be 8-10 years old or skill level. It is possible to have an older child in this group to develop water polo skills before moving into the next group. Also included in this group would be the new 14 and U boys and girls that are not ready for National Level Tournaments.

Group III Travel Team, Upper level players - This group will consist of kids ages 11-14 and including incoming high school freshmen. This is the National Level Travel Team only for those that have been selected to travel and compete at the highest level.

Goals for all groups
We will swim in all groups every night. A minimum of 30 minutes of swimming for the 5:00 PM group, and 45 minutes for the 6:00 PM group. Water Polo is a swimming game and major emphasis will be on swim conditioning. Basic water polo skills will be stressed as well as the offense and defensive game.