By The summer is over though it certainly doesn’t feel like it. That means, we chat about JOs and how Texans fared both in California and North Texas at the end of July. Then shifting immediately to year two of UIL water polo. The athletes had virtually no break after
By POD: Texans Invade SoCal – JOs 2023
‘Tis the season for the world’s biggest water polo tournament. The 2023 National Junior Olympics are here with the most ever clubs in Texas taking part, both in SoCal and NorTex (we just made that up). All the signs are pointing to a big year for teams from the
POD: A Busy Spring, A Busy Summer, NCAA Season Wanes
Did you miss us? James and Joe return from a self-imposed four-month exile to produce this magical new show where they cover all the water polo events that highlighted this past spring. But really, the spring is over and we’ve entered the summer frenzy of JOs-related competition. Did you
POD: JOs Thrive in Texas and UIL Water Polo is Here
The biggest youth tournament in the world wrapped up with another successful foray in to the Lone Star State. Will there be a third Texas JOs in 2023? We talk about that an many other observations from the tournament. Which leads immediately to the first ever UIL water polo
POD: Spring and Fall Preps, ‘Roos Excel, JOs in Dallas
You might have thought we were gone but no such luck. We recap the Spring high school season, look very much forward to the fall prep season, honor the Austin College women for their 3rd place finish at DIII Championiships, and talk about Junior Olympics, which are soon to
POD: TISCA’s Final, ‘Roos at D3 Champs, a TXWP Update
It’s the 50th and final TISCA High School Water Polo Championship this weekend. We give a bit of a tribute to just how impressive that run has been especially in comparison to prep water polo elsewhere in the USA. Plus, Austin College will vie for a national championship after
POD: CFWPC’s Chris Ellis, and JOs Session 3 Details
Dare to Dream is approaching quickly and will be hosted in January by the CFWPC, led by Head Coach Chris Ellis. Joe speaks to him about that event and much more going on with his club. Plus, James puts Joe on the spot to answer a lot of questions
POD: Junior Olympics, Senior Olympics, and Season 3?
We return to the fray after four weeks of such things as helping to manage more than 1000 youth water polo matches, coaching (extremely loosely defined) a group of 10-year-olds to complete victory, staying up late to watch Americans pursue Olympic water polo glory, traveling to the beach, visiting
POD: Texans on Team USA, JOs Needs Shieldy, Olympics are Near
Sixteen athletes were selected to participate at USA Water Polo’s National Team Selection Camp and five of them were selected to national team rosters, huge news for Texas water polo. Speaking of which, did you know Junior Olympics session 3 will take place in North Texas in a couple
POD: ODP Ends, Joe Rants, James Quits, and John Abdou
In between minor bouts of tornado warnings, power outages, and torrential Texas rain the Olympic Development Program season essentially ended in San Antonio last weekend with over 500 athletes from as far as Florida and Hawai’i playing dozens of matches over three days. We recap those events and talk