Damon and Robin have been hard at work remodling their home, the work is far from done, but they could really use a break.
Damon would like to invite the Masters for a BBQ on Saturday August 16th - after our last game at our Summer tournament!!!
Where: 5328 Holmby Ave - Las Vegas NV 89146
RSVP: by August 9th - to damon101325@yahoo.com or 702-250-1805
Thanks Damon this is really nice of you and Robin!!
Monday, June 30, 2008
Kearns Results
Sat Games:
We played Colorado "A" and beat them by a few games - it was a close game all the way, they even lead at one point.
Our next game was against Murray - we did not have the two players from Reno along with playing our worst game this was a hard game but should have been a very very easy game.
In the final game against Kearns ended in a tie and we played sudden victory. The game was a break down in our defense by field players and goalie - any break down in defense spells defeat - we lost in sudden victory....
All in all most players improve from our tournament in April (Commerce).
Jake and Ryan played with Reno - they too placed second. Ryan's play has improved so much!!! With his growth, swimming and working out with the masters has helped his game so much. I was sitting next to one of the Reno parents (Fran - Kyle's mom) and I told her while we were watching the final game "Boy I did not know Jake was this good" Jake plays like one of the big boys now!!
We played Colorado "A" and beat them by a few games - it was a close game all the way, they even lead at one point.
Our next game was against Murray - we did not have the two players from Reno along with playing our worst game this was a hard game but should have been a very very easy game.
In the final game against Kearns ended in a tie and we played sudden victory. The game was a break down in our defense by field players and goalie - any break down in defense spells defeat - we lost in sudden victory....
All in all most players improve from our tournament in April (Commerce).
Jake and Ryan played with Reno - they too placed second. Ryan's play has improved so much!!! With his growth, swimming and working out with the masters has helped his game so much. I was sitting next to one of the Reno parents (Fran - Kyle's mom) and I told her while we were watching the final game "Boy I did not know Jake was this good" Jake plays like one of the big boys now!!
June Due
June 30th - Last day in June. There are still several players who have not paid this months dues: Edwin (which is rare) - Marcus - Dustin - Bill - Mike - Dave - Whitney.
Club players I am getting the rosters today from the City.
Club players I am getting the rosters today from the City.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
KEARNS UPDATE
The club team is doing great so far in Utah!!
Game Results for Friday
TVH vs Colorado B 19 - 4
TVH vs Kearns 13 - 7
TVH vs New Mexico 16 - 6
The teams great defense led them to convincing victories in all 3 games.
Game Results for Saturday
TVH vs Colorado A 12 - 8
With the team winning all of their games they now play for the championship today at 6:30pm against already beaten Kearns.
Keep up the hard work and team defense!!!
Game Results for Friday
TVH vs Colorado B 19 - 4
TVH vs Kearns 13 - 7
TVH vs New Mexico 16 - 6
The teams great defense led them to convincing victories in all 3 games.
Game Results for Saturday
TVH vs Colorado A 12 - 8
With the team winning all of their games they now play for the championship today at 6:30pm against already beaten Kearns.
Keep up the hard work and team defense!!!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Masters
Tony and I will be out of town with the 15 & Unders Kearns, Utah Tournament Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Mark St John will be taking over all workouts - if you are free please help Mark out with the club players. There are about 3-4 different level of play with about 25 players.... Mark would love any help he can get.
Thursday - Multi Gen 6:30-8 pm
Friday - Multi Gen 6:30-8 pm
Sat - Multi Gen 1-2:30 pm
See you Monday - (with a better frame of mind then tonight).
Thanks Sandy
Thursday - Multi Gen 6:30-8 pm
Friday - Multi Gen 6:30-8 pm
Sat - Multi Gen 1-2:30 pm
See you Monday - (with a better frame of mind then tonight).
Thanks Sandy
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Kearns
We will meet at the pool 7:30 am for our team meeting. Remember move your clock up one hour. We will have at least one tent for shade and one ice chest - bring your own water (for games and between games). Bring sun screen, it is going to be hot and cool at night.
Don't forget everyone have your money (check or cash) to pay for your hotel before we leave on Sunday!!!
Split the cost of gas with your driver!!!
Don't forget everyone have your money (check or cash) to pay for your hotel before we leave on Sunday!!!
Split the cost of gas with your driver!!!
Club
Workout schedule this week:
June 26th - Thursday - everyone at Multi Gen Pool 6-8 pm
June 27th - Friday - everyone at Multi Gen Pool 6-8 pm
June 28th - Saturday - everyone at Multi Gen Pool 1-2:30 pm
Next week no workout: Friday July 4th and Sat July 5th.
Back to regular schedule 7th....
June 26th - Thursday - everyone at Multi Gen Pool 6-8 pm
June 27th - Friday - everyone at Multi Gen Pool 6-8 pm
June 28th - Saturday - everyone at Multi Gen Pool 1-2:30 pm
Next week no workout: Friday July 4th and Sat July 5th.
Back to regular schedule 7th....
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Sandy in the News
Story in the New York Times:
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June 18, 2008
Olympics
Water Polo’s Premier Springboard
By PETE THAMEL
COMMERCE, Calif. — The most improbable American water polo pipeline began here one generation and four trash cans ago when a coach wanted to give her youth swim team a rest.
To break the monotony of training, the coach, Sandy Nitta, plopped four trash cans into the pool to serve as makeshift water polo goals.
Fast forward 30 years. Commerce, a working-class industrial city of 12,500 southeast of Los Angeles, has developed one of the most prolific and sophisticated youth water polo programs in the United States. The city employs two full-time and three part-time youth water polo coaches and spends more than $250,000 a year on its programs.
“It’s not a rich community, but what the city has done for water polo there has opened so many doors,” said Nitta, a former Olympic swimmer who now coaches youth water polo teams in Las Vegas.
With the United States women favored to win their first Olympic gold medal in water polo this summer in Beijing, two Commerce alumnae are part of the backbone of the team. Fittingly, the captain Brenda Villa and the sniper Patty Cardenas are so appreciative of the doors that the Commerce youth program opened for them that their ultimate goal is to play well enough to open doors for others.
Villa understands that the explosive growth of women’s soccer and softball in the United States was fueled by the gold medals the national teams won in Atlanta in 1996. She is eager to see if water polo gold, which the United States won at the 2007 Pan American Games, will lead to more trash cans being dropped into swimming pools throughout the country.
“It’s our country and our culture — it’s gold or it doesn’t matter,” said Villa, 28, who has earned bronze and silver medals in the last two Olympics. “To me, it’s my hope to bring home that gold medal. Then we’ll see. We’ll see if that’s what we needed all along to get our sport to be a national sport, not a California sport.”
Few places have Commerce’s water polo heritage or infrastructure. The city has a median family income of only $34,040, but children play water polo free year-round in a $20 million facility built with water polo in mind. The pool is designed to Olympic specifications and occasionally hosts the national team.
The city pays for its youth players to take bus trips to tournaments, their entry fees and for pool time. All a child needs is a bathing suit — and the cost of that is sometimes covered by booster clubs.
“We’re surrounded by areas prevalent in gangs and we’re very fortunate we don’t have gang problems in Commerce,” said Jim Jimenez, the director of parks and recreation, who has worked in the department for 35 years. “Our kids are kept busy in swim lessons and water polo and other things. It’s a community effort and it shows.”
Villa and Cardenas are first-generation Mexican-Americans. Cardenas’s parents and Villa’s mother have roots in the Mexican town of Tecalitlán. In Commerce, their mothers worked as cleaners, and Villa and Cardenas stumbled into water polo by tagging along with their older brothers. Before long, their weekends were crammed with as many as 10 games. The pool became their social hub.
“It was the thing to do,” Villa said.
Villa competed with and against boys at Bell Gardens High School, enduring plenty of snide comments. But the competition only improved her game, helping her develop the smarts and instincts that have contributed to her becoming one of the best players in the world despite being just 5 feet 4 inches.
“She’s small,” United States Coach Guy Baker said. “But she makes up for it with intelligence and being deceptively strong for her size.”
Villa, who played at Stanford, is a celebrity in Commerce, and is called upon to appear for Cinco de Mayo, Fourth of July and Mexican independence day celebrations.
Villa is so revered that when Cardenas spoke recently to a fifth-grade class in Commerce, the first question was, “Do you know Brenda Villa?” When Cardenas laughed and answered yes, the students, in unison, said, “Wow!”
“Their inspiration is immeasurable,” said Gabriel Martinez, one of the city’s full-time youth water polo coaches. “We ask the girls before the season who their heroes are, in and out of the water. One hundred percent say Brenda and Patty.”
Bell Gardens formed a girls water polo program when Cardenas, who is 23, was a freshman. By the time she graduated, the team had won four California Interscholastic Federation titles and lost just three games.
Like Villa, Cardenas spent her childhood playing with boys and being toughened up by her older brothers. One brother, Ivan, would kneel on her arms to execute something he called the Happy Slapper, which involved him slapping her face until she screamed for help.
Cardenas became so tough that after the webbing between her toes was ripped open during a youth game, she insisted on being taped up so she could continue playing.
Now a senior at Southern California, Cardenas will be playing in her first Olympics. She plans to continue competing through the London Games in 2012.
Water polo may be a fixture in Commerce, but it is not nearly as popular in the rest of the United States. None of the members of the women’s national team have the individual sponsorships that are common in swimming, soccer and gymnastics.
The team’s training headquarters is on a military base in Los Alamitos, Calif., a step down from the facility in Commerce. As the national team finished practice there one day recently, children paddled around on kickboards for swim lessons. The backdrop includes soldiers running and shouting, “I don’t know what I’ve been told,” and the constant reverberations from landing helicopters.
“We feel very safe there,” Cardenas said, smiling.
The spartan facility is a window into the sometimes thankless world of Olympic training. The United States Olympic Committee pays each athlete $2,500 a month, which does not support a glamorous Southern California existence.
“Obviously, we’re not in this sport to make money,” said Villa, who has played professionally in Sicily. “I’m grateful. It paid for school and I’ve traveled the world playing this sport. I think if more people knew how cool and special and unique the sport is, more people would play.
“But we’re not in it to be Shaq or Kobe status,” she added.
For now, Villa and Cardenas will settle for having that level of status in Commerce, for being contributors to an impressive legacy that sprung from the humblest of beginnings.
“The program there has just boomed,” Nitta said. “Every major youth national championship, whatever age group it is, Commerce is right up there.”
She paused and smiled. “And it all started with trash cans,” she said.
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Olympics
Water Polo’s Premier Springboard
By PETE THAMEL
COMMERCE, Calif. — The most improbable American water polo pipeline began here one generation and four trash cans ago when a coach wanted to give her youth swim team a rest.
To break the monotony of training, the coach, Sandy Nitta, plopped four trash cans into the pool to serve as makeshift water polo goals.
Fast forward 30 years. Commerce, a working-class industrial city of 12,500 southeast of Los Angeles, has developed one of the most prolific and sophisticated youth water polo programs in the United States. The city employs two full-time and three part-time youth water polo coaches and spends more than $250,000 a year on its programs.
“It’s not a rich community, but what the city has done for water polo there has opened so many doors,” said Nitta, a former Olympic swimmer who now coaches youth water polo teams in Las Vegas.
With the United States women favored to win their first Olympic gold medal in water polo this summer in Beijing, two Commerce alumnae are part of the backbone of the team. Fittingly, the captain Brenda Villa and the sniper Patty Cardenas are so appreciative of the doors that the Commerce youth program opened for them that their ultimate goal is to play well enough to open doors for others.
Villa understands that the explosive growth of women’s soccer and softball in the United States was fueled by the gold medals the national teams won in Atlanta in 1996. She is eager to see if water polo gold, which the United States won at the 2007 Pan American Games, will lead to more trash cans being dropped into swimming pools throughout the country.
“It’s our country and our culture — it’s gold or it doesn’t matter,” said Villa, 28, who has earned bronze and silver medals in the last two Olympics. “To me, it’s my hope to bring home that gold medal. Then we’ll see. We’ll see if that’s what we needed all along to get our sport to be a national sport, not a California sport.”
Few places have Commerce’s water polo heritage or infrastructure. The city has a median family income of only $34,040, but children play water polo free year-round in a $20 million facility built with water polo in mind. The pool is designed to Olympic specifications and occasionally hosts the national team.
The city pays for its youth players to take bus trips to tournaments, their entry fees and for pool time. All a child needs is a bathing suit — and the cost of that is sometimes covered by booster clubs.
“We’re surrounded by areas prevalent in gangs and we’re very fortunate we don’t have gang problems in Commerce,” said Jim Jimenez, the director of parks and recreation, who has worked in the department for 35 years. “Our kids are kept busy in swim lessons and water polo and other things. It’s a community effort and it shows.”
Villa and Cardenas are first-generation Mexican-Americans. Cardenas’s parents and Villa’s mother have roots in the Mexican town of Tecalitlán. In Commerce, their mothers worked as cleaners, and Villa and Cardenas stumbled into water polo by tagging along with their older brothers. Before long, their weekends were crammed with as many as 10 games. The pool became their social hub.
“It was the thing to do,” Villa said.
Villa competed with and against boys at Bell Gardens High School, enduring plenty of snide comments. But the competition only improved her game, helping her develop the smarts and instincts that have contributed to her becoming one of the best players in the world despite being just 5 feet 4 inches.
“She’s small,” United States Coach Guy Baker said. “But she makes up for it with intelligence and being deceptively strong for her size.”
Villa, who played at Stanford, is a celebrity in Commerce, and is called upon to appear for Cinco de Mayo, Fourth of July and Mexican independence day celebrations.
Villa is so revered that when Cardenas spoke recently to a fifth-grade class in Commerce, the first question was, “Do you know Brenda Villa?” When Cardenas laughed and answered yes, the students, in unison, said, “Wow!”
“Their inspiration is immeasurable,” said Gabriel Martinez, one of the city’s full-time youth water polo coaches. “We ask the girls before the season who their heroes are, in and out of the water. One hundred percent say Brenda and Patty.”
Bell Gardens formed a girls water polo program when Cardenas, who is 23, was a freshman. By the time she graduated, the team had won four California Interscholastic Federation titles and lost just three games.
Like Villa, Cardenas spent her childhood playing with boys and being toughened up by her older brothers. One brother, Ivan, would kneel on her arms to execute something he called the Happy Slapper, which involved him slapping her face until she screamed for help.
Cardenas became so tough that after the webbing between her toes was ripped open during a youth game, she insisted on being taped up so she could continue playing.
Now a senior at Southern California, Cardenas will be playing in her first Olympics. She plans to continue competing through the London Games in 2012.
Water polo may be a fixture in Commerce, but it is not nearly as popular in the rest of the United States. None of the members of the women’s national team have the individual sponsorships that are common in swimming, soccer and gymnastics.
The team’s training headquarters is on a military base in Los Alamitos, Calif., a step down from the facility in Commerce. As the national team finished practice there one day recently, children paddled around on kickboards for swim lessons. The backdrop includes soldiers running and shouting, “I don’t know what I’ve been told,” and the constant reverberations from landing helicopters.
“We feel very safe there,” Cardenas said, smiling.
The spartan facility is a window into the sometimes thankless world of Olympic training. The United States Olympic Committee pays each athlete $2,500 a month, which does not support a glamorous Southern California existence.
“Obviously, we’re not in this sport to make money,” said Villa, who has played professionally in Sicily. “I’m grateful. It paid for school and I’ve traveled the world playing this sport. I think if more people knew how cool and special and unique the sport is, more people would play.
“But we’re not in it to be Shaq or Kobe status,” she added.
For now, Villa and Cardenas will settle for having that level of status in Commerce, for being contributors to an impressive legacy that sprung from the humblest of beginnings.
“The program there has just boomed,” Nitta said. “Every major youth national championship, whatever age group it is, Commerce is right up there.”
She paused and smiled. “And it all started with trash cans,” she said.
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Saturday, June 21, 2008
Kearns Tournament
We will be meeting before each game - times to be announced.
Fri. game times:
8:30 am vs Colorado B
1:30 pm vs Kearns
6:30 pm vs Duke City
Sat game times:
9:20 am vs Colorado A
12:40 pm vs Murray
Last game ? Depends on our overall record
Sun: early am 1 exhib game and then leave for home.
Please make sure you cut your nails - no jewelry. This is your responsibility, if you have long nails or jewelry you will be excluded from entire game.
(Jake - Ryan - your game times: 9:20 am vs Colorado - 2:30 pm vs Murray -7:30 vs Duke
Sunday: 9:20 am vs Colorado A - 11:50 am vs Kearns - last game?
We will be staying at:
Crystal Inn - West Valley City
2254 West City Center Court
West Valley City, UT 84119
(801) 736-2000
www.crystalinn.com
Fri. game times:
8:30 am vs Colorado B
1:30 pm vs Kearns
6:30 pm vs Duke City
Sat game times:
9:20 am vs Colorado A
12:40 pm vs Murray
Last game ? Depends on our overall record
Sun: early am 1 exhib game and then leave for home.
Please make sure you cut your nails - no jewelry. This is your responsibility, if you have long nails or jewelry you will be excluded from entire game.
(Jake - Ryan - your game times: 9:20 am vs Colorado - 2:30 pm vs Murray -7:30 vs Duke
Sunday: 9:20 am vs Colorado A - 11:50 am vs Kearns - last game?
We will be staying at:
Crystal Inn - West Valley City
2254 West City Center Court
West Valley City, UT 84119
(801) 736-2000
www.crystalinn.com
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Team Defense
Last week we worked on Two Meter Defense - playing from behind and fronting two meters. For the next few weeks (June 16 to 28th) we will continue to work on two meter defense and also force on team defense.
Our #1 Defense will we Front and Lane. If the two meters is too good and we cannot continue to front or the team is able to move the ball around quickly with our press/lane defense we will to to our #2 Defense.
Our #2 Defense - Crash. Crash is when the 4 and 5 defenders help back at two meters as the ball in being passed into set. If the set moves to the middle or further to the right (strong side)side of the pool, this is too far for our 4/5 players to help back we will go to our #3 Defense.
Our #3 Defense - "M" - This defense looks like an "M" from our goalies view. The base is playing man to man - the 4 defender drops and position themselves in front of the set (about 2 strokes from the set) and the 3 and 2 defense now play in the gap between 2 and 3 and the other playing between 3 and 4.
Our #1 Defense will we Front and Lane. If the two meters is too good and we cannot continue to front or the team is able to move the ball around quickly with our press/lane defense we will to to our #2 Defense.
Our #2 Defense - Crash. Crash is when the 4 and 5 defenders help back at two meters as the ball in being passed into set. If the set moves to the middle or further to the right (strong side)side of the pool, this is too far for our 4/5 players to help back we will go to our #3 Defense.
Our #3 Defense - "M" - This defense looks like an "M" from our goalies view. The base is playing man to man - the 4 defender drops and position themselves in front of the set (about 2 strokes from the set) and the 3 and 2 defense now play in the gap between 2 and 3 and the other playing between 3 and 4.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
June 14th - Sat
Don't forget this Sat June 14th we will be at Whitney 1-4 pm. BCH has a special event going at the Multi Gen Pool.
Louie Bejarano (one of my players from Commerce) is coming down to workout with us. Louie will be playing with our team in Maui and at our Summer Tournament. This is Carmen's brother and is always helping us out when we are in Commerce.
Louie Bejarano (one of my players from Commerce) is coming down to workout with us. Louie will be playing with our team in Maui and at our Summer Tournament. This is Carmen's brother and is always helping us out when we are in Commerce.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Team Vegas/Henderson Summer Tournament
DON'T FORGET WE ARE HOSTING OUR SUMMER TOURNAMENT AUGUST 16-17TH (SAT AND SUN). WE PLAN ON HAVING TWO MASTERS TEAM FOR SURE!!!! ALSO WE WILL ENTER A HIGH SCHOOL TEAM (JAKE-RYAN AND THE GUYS FROM UTAH).
ALL CLUB PLAYERS ARE EXPECTED TO WORK THE TABLE AND CONCESSION STAND.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN DO THE FOLLOWING:
-IN CHARGE OF THE CONCESSIONS - VALERIE MELIA
-IN CHARGE OF THE CLUB PLAYERS TO WORK THE TABLE - ELEANOR/HUNTER
-IN CHARGE OF SETTING UP TIMING AND DESK - JAKE
-IN CHARGE OF CAGES IN WORKING ORDER - MAGEE
-IN CHARGE OF AWARDS - ANIKO/ADAM
-IN CHARGE OF T-SHIRTS - DESIGN - LOUIE
-IN CHARGE OF ORDERING T-SHIRTS - VAUNE
-IN CHARGE OF BANNERS - TRISH
-IN CHARGE OF TABLE EQUIP (SCORE SHEETS - KO SHEETS - PEN ETC - LARGE POSTER
BOARD WITH SCHEDULE POSTED) - JOSH/JARED
-IN CHARGE OF BALLS AND CAPS - SKYLER - CONNOR
-IN CHARGE OF REF'S - JOE
EVERYONE MUST STAY TO CLEAN UP ON SAT AND SUNDAY!!!!!! LAST YEAR ONLY A FEW PEOPLE STAYED AND HELPED!!!
ALL CLUB PLAYERS ARE EXPECTED TO WORK THE TABLE AND CONCESSION STAND.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN DO THE FOLLOWING:
-IN CHARGE OF THE CONCESSIONS - VALERIE MELIA
-IN CHARGE OF THE CLUB PLAYERS TO WORK THE TABLE - ELEANOR/HUNTER
-IN CHARGE OF SETTING UP TIMING AND DESK - JAKE
-IN CHARGE OF CAGES IN WORKING ORDER - MAGEE
-IN CHARGE OF AWARDS - ANIKO/ADAM
-IN CHARGE OF T-SHIRTS - DESIGN - LOUIE
-IN CHARGE OF ORDERING T-SHIRTS - VAUNE
-IN CHARGE OF BANNERS - TRISH
-IN CHARGE OF TABLE EQUIP (SCORE SHEETS - KO SHEETS - PEN ETC - LARGE POSTER
BOARD WITH SCHEDULE POSTED) - JOSH/JARED
-IN CHARGE OF BALLS AND CAPS - SKYLER - CONNOR
-IN CHARGE OF REF'S - JOE
EVERYONE MUST STAY TO CLEAN UP ON SAT AND SUNDAY!!!!!! LAST YEAR ONLY A FEW PEOPLE STAYED AND HELPED!!!
Trips and Payments
A parent has asked if it was OK to make payments for trips? That would be fine - example: $80 due and you have 2 kids going - $160 total, you can make $40 a month payment... or whatever amount fits your budget.
Monday, June 09, 2008
Tournaments for Masters and Club
I am giving notice 5-7 months in advance - in the past it seems like it has been so hard getting players to say they will play in tournament. THEN THE HARD PART OF COLLECTING MONEY ON TIME comes into play. Team Vegas/Henderson will give a date for everyone pay either a deposit or in full, if you have not paid you will not go!! If we do not have enough players we will not enter!!!
This 5-7 month notice should allow everyone time to raise/earn/work money to cover the cost of the tournament.
December 5-7: ASU
Masters: would like to take an A and B team
Masters: would like to enter the players we took to 18 JO's
Age group: Top 14 Age groupers
Cost: Approx $80 - plus your own hotel - transportation - meals
DUE DATE FOR PAYMENT: OCT 15THDecember 13-14:
Commerce
10 & Under
12 & Under
Cost: $80 - plus cost for transportation and meals (We will stay in the Warehouse)
So there is no cost for hotel.
DUE DATE FOR PAYMENT: OCT 15TH
Master we will also enter in the U of A tournament and our annual BBQ at Thor's house. This will take place sometime in Oct or Nov.... I have not gotten a date for this event yet.
This 5-7 month notice should allow everyone time to raise/earn/work money to cover the cost of the tournament.
December 5-7: ASU
Masters: would like to take an A and B team
Masters: would like to enter the players we took to 18 JO's
Age group: Top 14 Age groupers
Cost: Approx $80 - plus your own hotel - transportation - meals
DUE DATE FOR PAYMENT: OCT 15THDecember 13-14:
Commerce
10 & Under
12 & Under
Cost: $80 - plus cost for transportation and meals (We will stay in the Warehouse)
So there is no cost for hotel.
DUE DATE FOR PAYMENT: OCT 15TH
Master we will also enter in the U of A tournament and our annual BBQ at Thor's house. This will take place sometime in Oct or Nov.... I have not gotten a date for this event yet.
Sunday, June 08, 2008
Two Meter Defense
The week both club and Masters will be working on defending Two Meters. Here are a few pointers to think about before we work on this skill in the water.
1. Hips Up - so the 2mt can not grab your suit, if they try to grab your suit when your hips are up the ref will be able to see their arm/hands on the surface and call a turn over.
2. Defending a right handed set: stay to the left should - the set will want to turn inside water and will do so turning to their left (they are right handed and right footed and will have to step across their body).
3. When the ball comes in and the set reaches for the ball - do not reach!! Reaching to get the ball with your right hand will turn your body/shoulder and allow the set to turn inside water.
4. If they back hand - hold your hand open and block (don't grab the arm) BLOCK the arm. Smart sets will begin to backhand and when you reach and turn your shoulder they will come back around and sweep or turn inside water.
5. If you have a crash (crash when a player from the top - weak flat comes back to help steal the ball) use your legs and upper chest to push the set into the crash.
6. Many times a set will put their head under water... when they do this put your hands up - esp if we have a crash. Be careful with two hands up, if they get the ball and turn to shoot drop your right hand and push/hold their body and with the left hand block the shot/ball.
7. MOST IMPORTANT!!!!! Know where the ball is at coming down on the counter attack and front (stay between your man and the ball). We will work on fronting - stay fronting - getting around - KNOW WHERE THE BALL IS AT - Asking for help on your back doors.
1. Hips Up - so the 2mt can not grab your suit, if they try to grab your suit when your hips are up the ref will be able to see their arm/hands on the surface and call a turn over.
2. Defending a right handed set: stay to the left should - the set will want to turn inside water and will do so turning to their left (they are right handed and right footed and will have to step across their body).
3. When the ball comes in and the set reaches for the ball - do not reach!! Reaching to get the ball with your right hand will turn your body/shoulder and allow the set to turn inside water.
4. If they back hand - hold your hand open and block (don't grab the arm) BLOCK the arm. Smart sets will begin to backhand and when you reach and turn your shoulder they will come back around and sweep or turn inside water.
5. If you have a crash (crash when a player from the top - weak flat comes back to help steal the ball) use your legs and upper chest to push the set into the crash.
6. Many times a set will put their head under water... when they do this put your hands up - esp if we have a crash. Be careful with two hands up, if they get the ball and turn to shoot drop your right hand and push/hold their body and with the left hand block the shot/ball.
7. MOST IMPORTANT!!!!! Know where the ball is at coming down on the counter attack and front (stay between your man and the ball). We will work on fronting - stay fronting - getting around - KNOW WHERE THE BALL IS AT - Asking for help on your back doors.
June 14th - Sat
This Saturday June 14th workout will be held at Whitney Ranch (swim team has an event). This will be the only time we are at Whitney till late fall. Same time:
1-2:30 pm Club 2:30-4 pm Master.
Masters a Big Thanks for helping the club players!!!
1-2:30 pm Club 2:30-4 pm Master.
Masters a Big Thanks for helping the club players!!!
Saturday, June 07, 2008
New Player - Rules of the Game
We have had several new players join the team and asking about the rules.
Here is an introduction to the game:
How to Play...
A brief look at what is involved in the sport of water polo, the oldest team sport in the modern Olympic Games.
What is the object of the game?
The object of the game is to maneuver, by head, feet, or hand, a ball 27 to 28 in. (about 70 cm) in circumference into net-enclosed goals at opposite ends of a pool. The two competing teams consist of seven players each, one of whom is the goalie. Only one hand may be used to advance the ball.
How many players on a team?
There are seven players in the water for each team at any given time- six field players and a goalie. The home team wears white caps, the visiting team blue caps, and goalies wear red caps with the number "1" in white or blue.
How does the game begin?
A game begins with the ball in the center of the pool and both teams sprint for it from their own goal lines. The ball can be advanced by passing with one hand or "dribbling," swimming with the head above the water and the ball between the arms so it rides on the wave created by the swimmer's head. No player except the goalie can hold the ball with two hands.
Are there referees?
Yes, there are two referees that pace the sides of the pool calling fouls. Defensive players are not allowed to interfere with an opponent's movements unless the player is holding the ball. A penalty shot, taken from the five-meter line, is awarded for fouls near the cage that prevent a probable goal.
For minor fouls, a free throw is awarded from the spot of the foul. The player taking the free throw may pass the ball or drop it onto the water and pick it up again to put it into play. At least two players must touch the ball after a free throw before a goal can be scored.
How long is a game?
A game is divided into quarters that are seven minutes in length. After a tie, there are two overtime periods of three minutes each. If the game is still tied after the overtime periods the teams participate in a five-meter penalty shoot-out.
What is Water Polo?
Water polo can best be described as contact soccer in the pool, in which athletes use their arms, not their legs, to throw the ball through the opponent's goal. This game of strength, quickness and endurance consists of a team of seven in the water at once, including a goalie.
The Field
The playing area is 30x20 meters (25x17 meter for Women), with a minimum of 2 meters (61/2 feet) of depth.
Teams
Each team is allowed 13 players, with a goalkeeper and six field players participationg at any one time. Players tread water the entire game and cannot touch the bottom or side of the pool. No player except the goalkeeper may handle the ball with more than one hand.
Duration of Play
The game is separated into four quarters of 5, 6, or 7 minutes, depending upon the level of competition, with a two minute interval between quarters. Substitutions are permitted only after a goal is scored, between periods or for an ejected player. Each team is allowed two-one minute time-outs.
The Start of Play
Each quarter is started with teams lined up on opposite goal lines. On a signal (whistle) from the referee, the teams spring toward center pool/side of pool for the ball. The ball is placed in a pull start or dropped by a referee. Teams then sprint to the ball in an attempt to gain the first possession.
Time Clock
As in basketball, there is a shot clock. Each team has 35 seconds to shoot the ball at the goal; if no shot is taken a free throw is awarded to the opposing team. In addition, a game clock keeps track of the time left in each quarter of the contest.
Here is an introduction to the game:
How to Play...
A brief look at what is involved in the sport of water polo, the oldest team sport in the modern Olympic Games.
What is the object of the game?
The object of the game is to maneuver, by head, feet, or hand, a ball 27 to 28 in. (about 70 cm) in circumference into net-enclosed goals at opposite ends of a pool. The two competing teams consist of seven players each, one of whom is the goalie. Only one hand may be used to advance the ball.
How many players on a team?
There are seven players in the water for each team at any given time- six field players and a goalie. The home team wears white caps, the visiting team blue caps, and goalies wear red caps with the number "1" in white or blue.
How does the game begin?
A game begins with the ball in the center of the pool and both teams sprint for it from their own goal lines. The ball can be advanced by passing with one hand or "dribbling," swimming with the head above the water and the ball between the arms so it rides on the wave created by the swimmer's head. No player except the goalie can hold the ball with two hands.
Are there referees?
Yes, there are two referees that pace the sides of the pool calling fouls. Defensive players are not allowed to interfere with an opponent's movements unless the player is holding the ball. A penalty shot, taken from the five-meter line, is awarded for fouls near the cage that prevent a probable goal.
For minor fouls, a free throw is awarded from the spot of the foul. The player taking the free throw may pass the ball or drop it onto the water and pick it up again to put it into play. At least two players must touch the ball after a free throw before a goal can be scored.
How long is a game?
A game is divided into quarters that are seven minutes in length. After a tie, there are two overtime periods of three minutes each. If the game is still tied after the overtime periods the teams participate in a five-meter penalty shoot-out.
What is Water Polo?
Water polo can best be described as contact soccer in the pool, in which athletes use their arms, not their legs, to throw the ball through the opponent's goal. This game of strength, quickness and endurance consists of a team of seven in the water at once, including a goalie.
The Field
The playing area is 30x20 meters (25x17 meter for Women), with a minimum of 2 meters (61/2 feet) of depth.
Teams
Each team is allowed 13 players, with a goalkeeper and six field players participationg at any one time. Players tread water the entire game and cannot touch the bottom or side of the pool. No player except the goalkeeper may handle the ball with more than one hand.
Duration of Play
The game is separated into four quarters of 5, 6, or 7 minutes, depending upon the level of competition, with a two minute interval between quarters. Substitutions are permitted only after a goal is scored, between periods or for an ejected player. Each team is allowed two-one minute time-outs.
The Start of Play
Each quarter is started with teams lined up on opposite goal lines. On a signal (whistle) from the referee, the teams spring toward center pool/side of pool for the ball. The ball is placed in a pull start or dropped by a referee. Teams then sprint to the ball in an attempt to gain the first possession.
Time Clock
As in basketball, there is a shot clock. Each team has 35 seconds to shoot the ball at the goal; if no shot is taken a free throw is awarded to the opposing team. In addition, a game clock keeps track of the time left in each quarter of the contest.
Friday, June 06, 2008
Sat June 7th
Masters - Thank you for coming early to workout and helping the club players! They think so much of all of you.... and it is so helpful for the team.... plus the City of Henderson gives free pool time on Sat's in exchange for this help.
Sat: 2 pm - helping club players - 2:30 Masters Workout.
Once again thank you!!
Sat: 2 pm - helping club players - 2:30 Masters Workout.
Once again thank you!!
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Kearns
The following have not paid for Kerans $75.00 Please do so before Thursday,
June 5th!!
Hunter - Connor - Josh - Gabby - Eleanor - Emilie - Nelson - Santana
June 5th!!
Hunter - Connor - Josh - Gabby - Eleanor - Emilie - Nelson - Santana
Maui Info
Hello all,
Below is the updated (as of today, June 2, 2008) information for the condos I have reserved for our coach and various team members. Keep in mind, if you have a balance owed it is due to me one month prior to our trip (June 9, 2008, one week from now) or you will lose the reservation and deposit. (This condo complex does not accept credit cards).
The Condos are called "Kama'ole Beach Royale" and they are within a mile or two from the pool. To view the condo description, go to:
www.wizardpub.com , Hit "Maui Accommodations; then hit "South Maui"; and finally hit "Kama'ole Beach Royale". This will give more detail of the rooms as well as photo's of the actual 6 story complex.
Kama'ole Beach Royale
Reserved (6) rooms total:
Room 411 - 2/2 1 queen size, 2 twins, no sofa sleeper Sleeps 4
(9) nights July 14th - 23rd
Rob, Robert, Jacint and Tammy
$1,308.63 total (includes 10% discount plus tax)
$300 deposit collected with a balance of $252/person due to Rob by June 9, 2008.
Room 302 - 2/2 2 Queen size beds,no sofa sleeper, Sleeps 4
(8) nights July 15th - 23rd
Melia Family
$1,163.22 total (includes 10% discount plus tax)
$300.00 deposit collected with a balance of $863.22 due to Rob by June 9, 2008.
Room 305 - 1/1 King size bed, queen sofa sleeper Sleeps 4
(9) nights July 14th - 23rd
Patti Shovlin (Ryan's mom)
$1,083 total (includes 10% discount plus tax)
$300.00 deposit collected with a balance of $783.00 due to Rob by June 9, 2008.
Room 306 - 1/1 Queen size bed, queen sofa sleeper,Sleeps 4
(9) nights July 14th - 23rd
Zach, his mom, Adam
$1,083 total (includes 10% discount plus tax)
**** Have not made contact with Zach's mom. Will not be able to hold room *******
$100.00 deposit due each person. $261/person total balance due to Rob by June 9, 2008.
Room 311 - 2/2 2 Queen size beds, no sofa sleeper,Sleeps 4
(9) nights July 14th - 23rd
Sandy and Vaune
$1,308.63 total (includes 10% discount plus tax)
$1,083.00 collected with a balance of $225.63 due to Rob by June 9, 2008.
Room 603 - 2/2 2 Queen size beds, queen sleeper (premium location/view) Sleeps 6
(9) nights July 14th - 23rd
Marcus, Louie (Commerce), Ryan, (2) Utah boys
$1,444 total (includes 10% discount plus tax)
1) Marcus - Paid in full - $289 collected, $0 balance due
2) Louie - Paid in full - $289 collected, $0 balance due
3) Ryan - $60 deposit collected, balance of $229 due to Rob by June 9, 2008
4) Utah boy- $0 collected, balance of $289 due to Rob by June 9, 2008
5) Utah boy- $0 collected, balance of $289 due to Rob by June 9, 2008
Rob
Below is the updated (as of today, June 2, 2008) information for the condos I have reserved for our coach and various team members. Keep in mind, if you have a balance owed it is due to me one month prior to our trip (June 9, 2008, one week from now) or you will lose the reservation and deposit. (This condo complex does not accept credit cards).
The Condos are called "Kama'ole Beach Royale" and they are within a mile or two from the pool. To view the condo description, go to:
www.wizardpub.com , Hit "Maui Accommodations; then hit "South Maui"; and finally hit "Kama'ole Beach Royale". This will give more detail of the rooms as well as photo's of the actual 6 story complex.
Kama'ole Beach Royale
Reserved (6) rooms total:
Room 411 - 2/2 1 queen size, 2 twins, no sofa sleeper Sleeps 4
(9) nights July 14th - 23rd
Rob, Robert, Jacint and Tammy
$1,308.63 total (includes 10% discount plus tax)
$300 deposit collected with a balance of $252/person due to Rob by June 9, 2008.
Room 302 - 2/2 2 Queen size beds,no sofa sleeper, Sleeps 4
(8) nights July 15th - 23rd
Melia Family
$1,163.22 total (includes 10% discount plus tax)
$300.00 deposit collected with a balance of $863.22 due to Rob by June 9, 2008.
Room 305 - 1/1 King size bed, queen sofa sleeper Sleeps 4
(9) nights July 14th - 23rd
Patti Shovlin (Ryan's mom)
$1,083 total (includes 10% discount plus tax)
$300.00 deposit collected with a balance of $783.00 due to Rob by June 9, 2008.
Room 306 - 1/1 Queen size bed, queen sofa sleeper,Sleeps 4
(9) nights July 14th - 23rd
Zach, his mom, Adam
$1,083 total (includes 10% discount plus tax)
**** Have not made contact with Zach's mom. Will not be able to hold room *******
$100.00 deposit due each person. $261/person total balance due to Rob by June 9, 2008.
Room 311 - 2/2 2 Queen size beds, no sofa sleeper,Sleeps 4
(9) nights July 14th - 23rd
Sandy and Vaune
$1,308.63 total (includes 10% discount plus tax)
$1,083.00 collected with a balance of $225.63 due to Rob by June 9, 2008.
Room 603 - 2/2 2 Queen size beds, queen sleeper (premium location/view) Sleeps 6
(9) nights July 14th - 23rd
Marcus, Louie (Commerce), Ryan, (2) Utah boys
$1,444 total (includes 10% discount plus tax)
1) Marcus - Paid in full - $289 collected, $0 balance due
2) Louie - Paid in full - $289 collected, $0 balance due
3) Ryan - $60 deposit collected, balance of $229 due to Rob by June 9, 2008
4) Utah boy- $0 collected, balance of $289 due to Rob by June 9, 2008
5) Utah boy- $0 collected, balance of $289 due to Rob by June 9, 2008
Rob
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Party
That was a great party yesterday!!! We will all miss the Brooks at workouts and team gatherings...but they will play with us on occasions.
The reports the club players researched, typed and read was great!! I learned some new things.
We gave our new players a special small little water polo ball: Eric, Estelle, Hannah, Lake, Serigo, Molly, Jessica, Omar, Sarah, Maci, Mia and Ben.
All the club and Masters were presented with a Water Polo Key Chain. Special Awards were given to our Team Captains: Jake and Eleanor. Other Special Awards were giving to: Rob Wills - Rob is not only our awesome goalie and improves with each workout, he motivates other players, supports our team with outside functions: Rob is in charge of our Marathon Fund Raiser, he applies for grants whenever they come our way. Thank You Rob!!!
Dave Thorson: Dave is our silent all around good guy!! Dave has improved so much this past year, I have loved all his questions about the game.. Dave takes the answers and puts it to work in the water. Dave also is our host when we play in the UofA tournament.
Shannon the Cannon was not present - so she is reading that she won this award. Shannon too has improved so much this past year - the last few months Shannon has really shown her stuff!! I think everyone is so proud of Shannon and what she has done for herself in and out of the water. Also I have made Shannon our official time keeper!!
Lee another master player who has come a long way!! Lee is a real fighter, all the guys pick her up out of the water and sometimes toss her but she comes back with a smile and let's them have it again. Good job Lee.
Gabby has a school graduation dance and could not make the party. If Gabby continues her hard work and dedication she is going to be one heck of a player!! Gab has got the size, when her mind grows into to her body watch out.
Zach is our Tackle Football/Water Polo Player (he sprained his arm playing around in PE) Zach has also worked hard, his swimming speed has really helped his game. Zach can play all positions and all position well... The trait that has help Zach game is his attendance and his willing to stay with the task at hand.
The slide show Louie Chanove made for the Brooks capped the night off - full of pictures our the club from the Fallbrook tournament, Commerce, Bowling, other parties - seeing how much everyone has changed was something special the Brooks can take with them to California.
The kids loved it when Tony got in the water - think I saw a few paybacks. It was fun watching all the kids having so much fun in the water, watching the slide show. A great evening of fun and memories!!
Brooks We will miss you all!!!
The reports the club players researched, typed and read was great!! I learned some new things.
We gave our new players a special small little water polo ball: Eric, Estelle, Hannah, Lake, Serigo, Molly, Jessica, Omar, Sarah, Maci, Mia and Ben.
All the club and Masters were presented with a Water Polo Key Chain. Special Awards were given to our Team Captains: Jake and Eleanor. Other Special Awards were giving to: Rob Wills - Rob is not only our awesome goalie and improves with each workout, he motivates other players, supports our team with outside functions: Rob is in charge of our Marathon Fund Raiser, he applies for grants whenever they come our way. Thank You Rob!!!
Dave Thorson: Dave is our silent all around good guy!! Dave has improved so much this past year, I have loved all his questions about the game.. Dave takes the answers and puts it to work in the water. Dave also is our host when we play in the UofA tournament.
Shannon the Cannon was not present - so she is reading that she won this award. Shannon too has improved so much this past year - the last few months Shannon has really shown her stuff!! I think everyone is so proud of Shannon and what she has done for herself in and out of the water. Also I have made Shannon our official time keeper!!
Lee another master player who has come a long way!! Lee is a real fighter, all the guys pick her up out of the water and sometimes toss her but she comes back with a smile and let's them have it again. Good job Lee.
Gabby has a school graduation dance and could not make the party. If Gabby continues her hard work and dedication she is going to be one heck of a player!! Gab has got the size, when her mind grows into to her body watch out.
Zach is our Tackle Football/Water Polo Player (he sprained his arm playing around in PE) Zach has also worked hard, his swimming speed has really helped his game. Zach can play all positions and all position well... The trait that has help Zach game is his attendance and his willing to stay with the task at hand.
The slide show Louie Chanove made for the Brooks capped the night off - full of pictures our the club from the Fallbrook tournament, Commerce, Bowling, other parties - seeing how much everyone has changed was something special the Brooks can take with them to California.
The kids loved it when Tony got in the water - think I saw a few paybacks. It was fun watching all the kids having so much fun in the water, watching the slide show. A great evening of fun and memories!!
Brooks We will miss you all!!!
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