By 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
By 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: Adam Wright, Merrill Moses, and a Camp in Dallas
Can you believe it? Season 2 of the TXWaterpolo Podcast kicks off with a bang featuring two of the biggest names in American water polo, Adam Wright and Merrill Moses, both visiting Dallas to school some Texas youth on fundamentals. UCLA Head Coach Adam Wright talks (in the car)
Pod: UIL Update, Austin College Suspends, Kaitlin Kelley
First, listeners will notice us speculating on playing the Welcome to Texas Shootout as scheduled for September. News emerged on Wednesday that that tournament and two others have been cancelled. Also, the UIL has provided guidance for its fall sports programs, relevant to water polo since so many clubs
Town Hall: Smith and Cullen on SWZ Olympic Development Program
Check out the weekly town hall hosted by USA Water Polo’s Joe Linehan covering issues important to water polo in the Southwest Zone. This week, Chris Cullen and James Smith on the Olympic Development Program in our zone. [arve url=”https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrQfKVSjD7sW-MqufNt7TJVjYYeUvnzEJ” /]
Angela Uno, too much Tiger King, and generally occupying time
You know things are pretty slow when Joe and James chat about Tiger King. Well, not only that, but: Austin College wins the (virtual) CWPA DIII Championships! Which are the best high school teams in Texas history (we want you to tell us!) How to teach eggbeater (biggest takeaway,
Olympics delayed, summer season uncertain, and Scott Slay
What a week. Though it came as no surprise the Olympics have been postponed until 2021 after several Olympic committees and sports associations declared they would be absent from games held in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the delay of an Olympiad for the first time since World