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Splashball 10u: Sundays-only 10-11am @ Woodridge Swim Club $100/month
Boys and Girls age 5-10 participate in a fun, introductory program. No water polo experience is needed! Splashball teaches basic water polo skills and understanding of water polo in a fun, recreational environment. Athletes start off in the shallow end and work on swimming with the ball, passing, and shooting. After working on the basics, Splashball participants play abbreviated games to wrap up practice. Splashball offers a great introduction to water polo, where players are encouraged to make friends and have fun! Participants must have a basic swimming ability and be comfortable in the water.
Advancement to Coed Beginner: Swim across the pool without stopping, developing egg-beater/treading water and coach's recommendation
Cost: $100/month
USAWP Membership Level: Splashball (practice only) or Bronze (plus local scrimmages).
12u Beginner/Intermediate: Sundays-only 11am-12pm @ Woodridge Swim Club $150/month
Athletes grade 6th and younger participate in an hour long practice once a week, usually on Sundays. Players work on water polo basics like swimming with the ball, egg-beater, passing, and shooting. During the second half of practice athletes participate in scrimmage games and half court drills. NWPC 10u/12u workouts offer a great introduction to water polo for beginning players and younger athletes. The goal of 10u/12u Sunday program is to introduce young athletes to water polo, develop water safety skills and have fun with friends. No water polo experience is necessary, but participants must have a basic swimming ability.
Advancement to Coed Intermediate: Swim 50 yards without stopping or using the bottom, egg-beater with hands out of the water for 10 seconds, and coach's recommendation
Cost: $150/month
USAWP Membership Level: Bronze (local scrimmages only) or Silver (travel tournaments, but not Jr. Olympics) or Gold (travel tournaments and Jr. Olympics)..
12u Intermediate/Advanced: 3x-a-week Tue/Thur 7:30pm-9:00pm @ Woodridge Swim Club & includes Sunday practice $250/month
Athletes are offered hour and a half long practices 2x-a-week (usually Tue/Thu OR Mon/Wed) and an hour long practice on Sunday. This program accommodates motivated novice through experienced players. For the first half of practice, athletes condition with swimming and egg-beater drills while working on strengthening fundamental passing and body position skills. The second half of practice usually involves shooting drills, front court work and counter attack drills.
Cost: $250/month
USAWP Membership Level: Bronze (local scrimmages only) or Silver (travel tournaments, but not Jr. Olympics) or Gold (travel tournaments and Jr. Olympics).
12u Advanced: 4x-a-week M-Th 7:30pm-9:00pm @ Woodridge/Phantom Lake Swim Club $350/month
Athletes are offered hour and a half long practices, usually Mon-Thu. This program accommodates motivated novice through experienced players. For the first half of practice, athletes condition with swimming and egg-beater drills while working on strengthening fundamental passing and body position skills. The second half of practice usually involves shooting drills, front court work and counter attack drills.
Cost: $350/month
USAWP Membership Level: Bronze (local scrimmages only) or Silver (travel tournaments, but not Jr. Olympics) or Gold (travel tournaments and Jr. Olympics).
14u Boys & Girls: 4x-a-week M-Th 7:30pm-9:30pm @ Woodridge/Phantom Lake $350/month
These practices are designed to provide more personalized instruction in order to improve fundamentals prior to Jr. Olympics, learning to play advanced water polo and playing varsity high school water polo. This program accommodates motivated and experienced players. For the first half of practice, athletes will condition with swimming and egg-beater drills while working on fundamental passing and body position skills. The second half of practice usually involves shooting drills, front court work and counter attack drills.
Cost: $350/month
USAWP Membership Level: Gold (for California tournaments)
HS Boys/Girls: 4x-a-week M-Th 7:30pm-9:30pm @ Woodridge/Phantom Lake/Medgar Evers $350/month
Athletes 9th grade and older participate in two-hour long practices, usually Mon-Thu and either a Sunday scrimmage or weekend tournament. This program accommodates motivated and experienced players. For the first half of practice, athletes will condition with swimming and egg-beater drills while working on fundamental passing and body position skills. The second half of practice usually involves shooting drills, front court work and counter attack drills. The goal of the HS Program is to develop athletes for varsity high school water polo, national competitions and NCAA water polo.
Cost: $350/month
USAWP Membership Level: Gold (for California tournaments)