Masters San Diego Tournament

Just got the game schedule: Our 1st Game is 4 pm. Be be at the pool 3:15 pm. I want to talk to everyone about our game plan against Sunset. Games are at UCSD - 30 meter pool!!!!

Team Harmony

April 11th - Saturday

No Workout for club or master this Sat. The women will be playing in a tournament this weekend. Club players instead of workout, please come watch and cheer on our team. Games are being played at Dula the Downtown Pool on Bonanza - 1 and/or 4 pm. Master if you have the time it would be nice to come and watch too.

Good workouts this week!!! Both groups!!!

Masters and Club - Good job this week! Masters your 6 on 5 is getting there and every one's intensity has been great in our scrimmage... and the best part is there are not fights in the water!!! Keep it up!!!

Masters will have the women's tournament next weekend Sat and Sunday. Don't forget no workout on Sat for both groups! Instead please come and watch the women's team on Sat at Dula either their 1 pm or 4 pm game. The 1st weekend in May the men's team has the San Diego tournament... keep the attendance up.

Club - Rob (Master Goalie) told me how much better all of you have gotten. All the players going to ODP have really stepped up your game. You only have 4 workouts till we go to Kearns for Tryouts so don't let down, keep learning and keep getting tough.

Congratulations go out to Eleanor and Mary, they both made the Youth Girls Team and will be going to Kearns for the ODP championships.

Masters National

We have the following players:
20's: Goalies: Rob and Marcus - Edwin, Adrian, Tamas, Mike, Peter, Dandy, Jacint, Robert and may get a few players from Commerce.
30's: Goalies: Rob and Marcus - Magee, Zach, Joe, Thor, Dandy, Jacint, Tony, Ian, Will, Dustin, Louie, Drew. (Did I miss anyone?)

EVERYONE MUST BE REGISTERED WITH USWP AS A GOLD MEMBER!!! PLEASE DO THIS TODAY!! I have sent in the entry fee and will have to send in names by Mid April.

Vaune, Lee and Carrie are playing with other women's team.

$90.00 per player. Louie has offered his home in Commerce (about a 40-45 min drive) if anyone is low on funds... but Louie will be getting a hotel room in Irvine.

$90 due Tax Day - April 15th.

UP is a Dad

Welcome to the world: Emme UP's new little girl... so cute!!

Master Dues

Please sign up with the front desk (MGP or Whitney) for April. The code is:
1 2 6 4 1 4 - 0 3

Players who still owe for March: Mike and Peter!!!

April 11th - Sat

We will not have a workout on Sat April 11th. Instead we want the Club players to come and watch one of the following games at Dula (the downtown pool)

April 11th - Sat - Dula
1:00 pm Game Vegas vs Washington
4:00 pm Game Vegas vs Puget Sound

Masters you are welcome to come and watch our ladies in action too.

Women's Vegas Tournament

Click to enlarge; 1st game be at the pool 1 hour before game time 8:30 am. After 1st game 30 mins before game time. Games are at Dula - downtown. Everyone owes: $70 entry fees. Date is April 11th and 12th Sat and Sunday

Fund Raiser

Spring Tournament

Thank you all for helping at our Spring Tournament. This was something we want to host every year - next year will are planning on bring back our 24 hour tournament which will include: age group and master's teams. Thank you masters for working the table (the club players felt lost because they did not have to work) also for reffin the games... this saved us so much money!!! Thank you Cheryl for taking charge of the concession stand and all the parents who helped behind the table. As usual Jake did an outstanding job as tournament director and Matt and Trish Taylor for helping Jake. Thank Louie Chanove for taking pictures and making the awards for the tournament. Joe for assigning the refs. Besides the wind and rain on Sunday it was a great tournament.

Results:
15's 1st: LAWPC 2nd TVH 3rd SB Girls 4th SB Boys 5th LAWP B 6th Commerce
12's 1st: LAWPC 2nd TVH 3rd Commerce 4th SB
10's Exhibition: 1st TVH 2nd Commerce

Thank you Louie for all your help too...

GAME SCHEDULE

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Dues

Following still need to pay dues: Adrian, Kim, Kevin, Peter, Dandy, Gabby, Josh, Jared, Tanner.

Sat after the tournament

After the tournament on Saturday, we are going to Discovery Park (the park next to Multi Gen) for a team gathering. Everyone is welcome... bring your own food, pizza, drinks.. chairs, blankets. The Brooks and Louie will be out, it will be a nice time to spend time after being indoors all day.

Sat March 21st - Discovery Park - after the last game... about 5:30-6 pm. Bring your own food, drinks and just relax.

Please be there on time!!! Crew who are working the 1st game, please come 30 mins early to help set up. Crew who are working the last game, please stay to help clean up. The club players are always there working for the Masters Tournament so be there for them!!!

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Club Players a Must Read

A few years ago Doc Hunkler (Polo Planet) wrote an Article on Play Together, Stay Together, and Succeed Together - Good reading for players who want to play in College.

http://www.waterpoloplanet.com/HTML_Hunkler_pages/25_Play_Together.html

Sandy

Masters Dues

Sorry about this - until the City gets their computer set up so the Masters can pay, please pay me: make check out to Sandy Nitta for $35.00.

Those who have paid we will make sure your payments is directed to the correct program.

Thanks - Sandy

Masters Due

When paying dues - go to the front desk at MGP or Whitney and you have to give them this #:

1 2 6 1 4 - 0 2 - cost is $35.00

High School Swimming

Saturday I had a short talk with the older age group players. The point I wanted to make regarding swimming and water polo is:

1. The swim coaches let the swimmers miss swim workouts because they are swimming on a team, so these swimmers do not have to swim for 2.5 hours and then turn around and swim another 2 hours with their club swim team. I have concerns our water polo players are not given the same set of rules and they will have to swim with the high school swim team for 2.5 hours and then turn around and workout 2 hour for water polo. Not only will they be tired they will not have time to do homework and everything is going to suffer.

2. I began our talk on Saturday about how I understand that High School Swimming is important to each of you because this is a way to get a swimming Letter. Also a time to be with friends from school. I totally understand and said this several times during the talk.

3. I also said I would hate to see them miss workouts for swimming, mainly Zach... because he was the only player giving up workouts (Masters) to swim. Thinking he needed the credits for next year. Adam and several players have me sign a form taking them out of a P.E. class and they receive the credit like they were on the team.

From what I am hearing back the kids got the wrong impression and think they cannot swim on the swim team..... I never said that and never would!!! I did say high school swimming is during the same time period before ODP's and it will hurt your chances of moving your polo forward.

Parents if you have questions - Please come talk to me!!!