By If you’ve ever wondered whether a collegiate water polo player has given a pre-game rendition of the national anthem on a trombone while wearing a Speedo, this show is for you. Exeter Water Polo Club’s Jack Amaral is bringing his group of California girls to face off against many
By POD: Covid and Cali at the TCC, Gold Coast HC Adam Donovan, and a Passing Reference to Some Election
It’s election week, which means… not much. This is a water polo podcast. We skate over the complexities of national politics and head straight to the Covid-19 guidelines for the upcoming Texas Challenge Cup and whether they will influence those that are implemented at the Texas Age Group Championships
POD: Cullen on Covid, New Rules, and (Expired) ODP News
We’re two weekends out from the Texas Challenge Cup in Lewisville and The Colony at which several teams from the West Coast will compete in addition to many of Texas’ most well-known clubs. So what are the rules that will govern the tournament as we know it? We got
POD: UIL Water Polo Delayed, and TISCA WP Chair Scott Slay
Dispiriting news from the University Interscholastic League (UIL), which announced on Monday that the inaugural season of sanctioned high school water polo will take place in the fall of 2022 rather than in 2021. That due to a variety of things related to the Covid-19 pandemic which has thrown
UIL Water Polo Delayed until 2022
In a teleconference on Monday the University Interscholastic League Legislative Council passed an amendment to “temporarily delay” the first season of sanctioned high school water polo until the fall of 2022. Previously plans were to begin the first ever season of UIL water polo in the fall of 2021.
POD: CenTexFest Success, and the Calendar is Filling Up
The Central Texas Festival ended with some mighty satisfied athletes, happy coaches, and a very high proportion of fans wearing masks. James and Joe were both there hosting and recap Texas’ return to competitive water polo. Plus, news is improving with three more tournaments on the calendar with more
POD: More Central Texas Festival, Thunder’s Fall Tourney, Gold Coast Coach Tom Davis
One weekend done and one big one to go for the Central Texas Festival. We recap the high- and low-lights of weekend one, and speak with Tom Davis, coach of the Gold Coast Water Polo club from Ventura, CA, the only teams from outside Texas that are taking part.
POD: ODP Review, Central TX Festival Preview, Another Varsity Program Cut
Actually, the title above pretty much covers everything in this abbreviated, we’re-very-busy edition of the pod. Listen to our sister podcast, the TotalWaterpolo Podcast. Tell a friend, and thanks! Powered by RedCircle
POD: ODP Kicks Off, Jokic Passes like a Goalie, and Spencer Dornin
Acutally, we’re pretty busy today. So here are some bullets: ODP’s first weekend is here in Round Rock and James is stressed about it. Joe has no sympathy. Joe shows James how to properly manage an event by finalizing the Central Texas Festival beginning on Oct. 4. The New
POD: A Festival in Central TX, More Scrimmaging, TISCA’s Scott Slay
There’s going to be a festival in Central Texas, says Joe, who’s directing the first competitive tournament sanctioned by USA Water Polo since before March of 2020. The Central Texas Festival will take place over the course of two weekends at the start of October in Cedar Park and