By Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to everyone! Since y’all have been good this year, Texas water polo fans, our gift to you is a conversation with the legendary Tony Azevedo (even though it’s now four days after Christmas. We’ve been busy). In a very frank discussion Tony opines on
By POD: TAGS, Cowtown Recap, and UOP’s Cooper Gaderson
Mainly, a recap of the past weekends tournaments in North Texas, including some mild scolding of certain individuals who are unaware of the tourney guidelines about wearing masks (!). Then a conversation with Austin native and UOP freshman poloist Cooper Gaderson on becoming part of a highly successful collegiate
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
Competition in Central TX, ODP in Central TX, and Southside’s Colby Thames
Big news as dates are solidifying for the first age group tournament in Texas since before the lockdown. Zilla and AquaTex will be the local hosts for a USA Water Polo event organized by Joe (who else would it be?) to be held Oct. 3-4 and/or Oct. 10-11 in
AquaSwift Scrimmages, a Tourney in Round Rock(?), and Utah’s Brad Peercy
There’s some movement in Texas water polo. After talking about a league under way in Utah a week ago, we find out that Joe refereed a scrimmage for AquaSwift, a new team in Boerne, last weekend. Yes, it’s only a scrimmage. But it shows there are rules in place
Pod: Andy Burke, One Year to UIL, Kris Jones of Cy-Fair
We’re basically one year away from Texas’ first ever state sanctioned high school water polo season. So, where are we? How did we get here? What’s it going to look like beginning in August of 2021? What needs to be done before then? James has no answers, but –
TXWP Interview: Three-time Olympian Merrill Moses
In this TXWaterpolo Interview we speak with another of the USA’s water polo legends, 3-time Olympian, 2008 Olympic silver medalist, NCAA Champion and MVP, and now assistant under Coach Terry Schroeder at Pepperdine University. He, along with Adam Wright, Matt Farmer, and Maxwell Irving were in Dallas last week
Pod: Max Irving, Matt Farmer, and Back to School
Another star-studded show as we welcome two athletes vying for spots on the 2020 USA Men’s Olympic Water Polo Team. Maxwell Irving and Matthew Farmer were in Dallas last week to help Coaches Adam Wright and Merrill Moses lead a series of clinics with athletes from all over Texas.
TXWP Interview: One on One with UCLA Head Coach Adam Wright
Today it’s a special guest for our first full length interview of season two of the Pod. His name is well known to those familiar with American water polo. It’s Adam Wright, head coach of the UCLA Bruins and an Olympic Silver medalist himself. The coach was in Dallas