Kearns - Make Overs

Zach - and his team took 3rd place - Zach's new hair style was much improved.
Gabby - and her team took 2nd place - Gabby took a shower and the team wore shower caps.
Josh and his all male team took 1st place - there were no females on this team so they did not have anything to work with - so they went to the front desk and got a stapler and tape - too funny

Our Cadet - Jake

Payments - Club and Masters

The final payment for JO's are due tomorrow: $150.00 Give to Trish!

Don't forget about your confirmation for our August Tournament is due: July 7th!!
$25.00!!! Masters and older players only.

Younger players and parents we need your help to run the desk. Matt Taylor will be asking for your help soon.

Workout on Tue and Thur

The Whitney Ranch pool will be close this week - The younger group will move to MGP on June 30th and July 2nd - Tue and Thursday from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

Happy 4th of July

No workouts on Friday and Saturday July 3rd and July 4th!! Be safe!!

DON'T FORGET YOUR CONFIRMATION IN THE AUGUST TOURNAMENT ALONG WITH $25 IS DUE 7/7TH.

Kearns Results

Great Weekend... Top 2 Things I am most proud of:

1. The hotel staff said they have many teams/groups stay in their hotel and we are the best!! This says so much about our team!

2. On Sunday after the scrimmages with players from Utah and Colorado the coaches from Colorado told me how much they enjoyed coaching the Vegas players... very respectful and knew the game.

Other great moments at the tournament:

-how much our B team improved with each game!! Great Job! Take what you learned from Kearns and work hard in workouts to keep improving.

-A's In the Gold Medal game, second quarter how intense you came out, when they got physical you did not just sink.

Great job, I really enjoyed this weekend!!!

Awards Night

Great time - Great Food - Great Friends - Great Attendance

The Awards Night was a good time with swimming, eating, watching the fights, eating, awards, eating and eating. Almost all the food was gone!!

All the players, Masters and Club were given a small water polo Antenna Ball with Team Vegas written on the ball.

We then announced the Special Award Winners:

Love of the Game: Chris Magee - Dave Thorson - Jared Parisi - Joey Defusco - Trevor Chanove.

Just Doing It: Lee Gottschalk - Dr Phil - Josh Parisi - Tyler Parker - Jorge Aguirre.

Olympian: Adrian Law - Max Taylor - Dale Corey

Hardest Worker: Rob Wills - Will Van Sittert - Adam Hegedus - Connor Chanove - Lake and Gage Curry - Nolan Benner.

Coaches Awards: Ryan Dandy - Jacint Simon - Brendan Sarnecky - Derek DeFusco - Hannah Kalsman.

Sportsmanship: Joe Peila - Jake Melia - Mia Chanove

There was also a special award given to Louie Bejarano our Commerce turned TVH player/coach/motivator.

Tony loved his team picture with all the signatures... he will hang that in a very special place!!!

I want to Thank the Masters for the book "Art of War" that night after midnight I read for about 45 mins... love this book!!! Thank you club and Masters, I love the Big Bear (Fishing) outing I will make the trip when the trout are biting!!

Tournaments

In recent Tournaments we have fallen short on players who said they will attend and then do not attend after cost have been figured out, leaving us short on playes and money to pay our bills. Because this has become an on going problem I am now going to collect a non refundable deposit when asking if you are going to attend the tournament. If you attend, your deposit will go toward the cost of the tournament, if you do not attend you will lose your deposit. And if you do not turn in your deposit by the due date you will be charged a late penalty 10-20% of the total cost (at least $20 and not more than $100). Also when signing up for the tournaments you MUST let me know you are coming late or leaving early.

For our Summer Tournament August 15 - 16th (Sat and Sunday) I need to know if you will attend, Your total cost of $25 will be collect on or before July 7th (7/7). This is for all Masters (planning on having 3 teams - A and B in the Open and a C in the "B" Division). We will also enter our older club players in the "B" Division with: Hunter, Max, Brenden, Zach, Eleanor, Dr Phil, Gabby, Josh, Connor, Adam, Ashton, Steven Kass.

Sorry - no more nice guy - this has not been fair to the team, we have been short paying for tournaments and have had to take from our fundraisers to pay the bills.

$25 is due on or before July 7th (7/7)!!

Pictures from Masters Nationals - Louie's

Dues

Following still owe dues:

Josh - Jared - Al for May and June

Magee June, Thor May/June, Edwin June, Jacint April/May/June, Adrian June, Kim June, Mike March/April/May Whit June, Peter May/June.

Masters Nationals

Great weekend of Water Polo!!! Our men's 20 and 30 teams did a great job! Much improved play!! We have been working on three things this past month:

1. Not turning the ball over by making bad passes and taking shot that feed the other teams counter attack..... We even dumped the ball.... Edwin even dumped the ball.

2. Our 6 on 5 last month in San Diego was something like 1/20... and at National we were much improved, even when we missed they were the shots we should have taken!!! In fact the game the 30's won was on a 6 on 5... drew the kickout on the counter attack - time out, we put the right people in the correct spots and scored with less than a minute to play.

3. The Art of War - making the other team think we are going to do one thing but strike in another spot.

Our women: Vaune took home one gold in the 50's and a bronze in the 40's. Lee played great!! She was a real factor in the games, she played with Vaune on the 40's and also won the Bronze... I think she was holding the famous Maureen on their last second play trying to tied the score.

Erin and Carrie played for Canada's Splash and did well, both were stars on their teams. Erin played in the 20's and Carrie played in the 20's and 30's.
Dandy's mom had a BBQ for the entire team Sat night... it was great food and we all had fun just hanging out together. After the BBQ we still had time to spend some time at the Social sponsored by the tournament... at our hotel.

I was very happy with our progress!! But we do need to swim more!!! We just don't have the pool space and time at workouts, so if you can get in and swim on your own it will really help every one's water polo.

USA Water Polo Academic All-American nominatins

USA WATER POLO ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN NOMINATION POLICY

A USA Water Polo Academic All-American is a student-athlete who has a grade point average of 3.6 or higher, has competed in a USA Water Polo national event during the 2008-2009 school year, and is a current USA Water Polo Member.

Eligibility

Must have completed 10th, 11th, or 12th grade during Spring of 2009.

Be a current USA Water Polo member.

Competed in a USA Water Polo National Event or National Event Qualifier. Events listed below.

Must have a 3.6 grade point average on a 4.0 scale for entire 2008-2009 academic year.

GPA for academic subjects: History/Social Science, English, Mathematics, Laboratory Science, Foreign Language Arts – Visual/Performing and Computer Science.

Required Materials

A completed application form.

An official transcript with the official seal for the ENTIRE (2008-2009) academic year is required, faxes will NOT be accepted. Transcripts may be mailed along with the application or sent separately from the school. Materials will not be returned.

A completed event verification form.*

National Events Include:
Junior Olympics
Men's 20 & Under National Championships
Women's 20 & Under National Championships
ODP Program Participant

Awards

An Academic All-American certificate will be mailed to the student-athlete.

Outstanding Achiever recognition is given to each individual who maintained a 4.0 GPA or higher.

2007-2008 Academic All-Americans

JO Deposits

Don't forget your JO deposits are due Thursday, June 11th. Give your $100 deposit to Cheryl or Wendy.

Awards - news from Angie

Hi there all!

Thank you all for being so kind enough to sign up on the "Attending Sheet" for the Awards Party. :)
It totally helps us out with the coordinating plans.


However, I noticed some of you didn't sign up for a food item yet. I will need to know what you are planning to bring by Monday, June 15, 2009. I also wanted to kindly remind you all again of the items the Master's Team members are asked to bring.

Master's Men/Women:
Please bring side dishes.
Examples of such items are as follows:
rice, potato salad, pasta salad, green salad, beans, beef brains (j/k), etc.

Note: Fruit Salads are assigned to one of the club age groups.

Also,
Peter, Dustin, Ayoup, Kerri, can you please forward me your contact information. (Email & Contact number)

Thank you and have a great day!

Angie Chanove
Email: angielvhomes@gmail.com
Cell 400-9466

Workout Change

NO Workout on Sat - MGP has a swim meet and Whitney was booked. Next Sat will be back at MGP pool regular time... then the Awards.

Thursday for club: Younger group goes to MGP from 6-8 pm Both older and younger will be at MGP 6-8 pm. Same for Friday.

June 13th Sat

The MGP will be closed - we are moving workouts to Whitney Ranch - following times:

Younger Club 1-2:30 pm
Older Club and Masters 2:3o-4 or 4:30 pm if we have a lot of older club and masters. Most masters will be at Masters Nationals.

Awards - Reminder - RSVP

RSVP to Angie - see below
Hello everyone,
This is just another friendly reminder for you all about the Awards Party taking place very soon! JUNE 20, 2009
I just wanted to ask you all to please respond to my email or call me to let know whether you are coming or not. If so, please respond as to what food item you will be bringing. Please see assignment list below.
Thank you and have a great day!
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Location: Coach Tony’s house
3842 Woodsen Bend Dr.
Las Vegas, NV 89141

Time: 5:30pm- ?

Coach Tony will be providing burger patties and steaks for party.
Team members please bring assigned dishes listed below:

Master’s Men: Side dishes such as potato salad, pasta, rice etc.
Master’s Women: appetizers, sides such as rice, etc.

Club team:
10’s: chips with dip, cookie
12’s: desserts, like cakes, brownies,
14’s : appetizers, vegetable & fruit trays

EVERYONE PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN DRINKS.

Please bring your family members; it will be a fun filled evening!

One more thing: Don’t forget your swimsuits and towels!

PLEASE RSVP with Angie @ (702) 400-9466.

Masters Nationals - Official Schedule

Games Times: 20's
Friday 9:45 am vs West Valley Playing at Irvine HS - Far Right - Blue Caps
(this team was 5th last year)
12:00 pm vs Olympic Club B at Irvine HS - Far Right - Blue Caps
(don't let the B fool you)

Games Times: 30'S
Friday 12:45 pm vs Olympic Club at Irvine HS - Near Left (25 yd) - Blue Caps
(Great learning experience - no turnovers or we will pay for them)
3:45 pm vs Seattle at Irvine HS - Near Left (25 yd) - Blue Caps
(Last time we played this team they were very fast and quick)

1ST GAME BE AT THE POOL 45 MINS BEFORE GAME TIME - IF YOU NEED A LONGER WARM UP GET THERE EARLY, GET IN AND GET OUT FOR OUR MEETING AND GET BACK IN. 2ND GAME ON TIME TO MEET WILL BE ANNOUNCED.

Sat Games will depend on our win/lost record... Dandy's mom has invited everyone (and your spouses) to a BBQ on Sat... Time to be announced. Everyone bring your own drinks. Dandy will have directions.

Heads up - Masters Nationals

The Official Schedule has not come out yet - I have seen an unofficial schedule:

Men's 20: Friday 9:45 am vs West Valley 25 mt pool
Friday 12 noon vs Olympic Club 25 mt pool

Men's 30: Friday 9:00 am vs Bay Area Masters 25 yd pool
Friday 11:15 am vs Costa 25 yd pool

Saturday Dandy's mom has invited the entire team to a BBQ - bring your own drinks. Time and Location to be announced once we know our game time on Sat.

Last Chance - JO's

All forms are due today for JO's.

All forms and money is due for Kearns.