FALL HIGH SCHOOL POLO SESSION- General info

Dates: Varsity August 10 - November 21st, JV August 10-October 26

Coaching Staff

• Head Coach - Steven Allen,  steven.allen@lmusd.org , 805-704-9907

• JV Head Coach - Victoria Donis: Head JV Coach and Varsity Assistant 

• Assistant Coaches  - Eric Marsh, Russell Peterson, Miles Whitfield, Bryan Traverso

Clearance: all athletes must be cleared to participate in athletics through Home Campus. This must happen before an athlete can practice. Instructions can be found on the AGHS Athletics Page or at this link: 

What is Fall Polo? - The Fall season is our high school season. Our team comprises a varsity training group and a JV training group. We will inform athletes of their group on the first day, but the schedule remains flexible for the first couple of weeks of practice, which serves as our "tryout" period. 8/10 - 8/22. All athletes must be water-safe to participate in the tryout period or beyond. During the tryout period, our varsity group will be cut down to about 14 players.    See Tryout info for more info. 

The most crucial elements we look at when evaluating our student-athletes are:

• Attendance

• Attitude 

• Ability   

Rosters = Training groups and game day rosters are flexible, and we will adjust depending on the opponent or event. Our goal is always to maximize each athlete's playing time and development in both practices and games. Being in the varsity training group does not guarantee that an athlete will play varsity on game days. I try to categorize players into three tiers when making evaluations to project playing time, and they are projections based on what I have seen from an athlete so far in their career...those projections can change throughout a season :

Max Preps Link - Public Schedule, Rosters, Stats. 

Communication: All communication will be done through Parent Square. 

Schedules: As many of you know, the sport of water polo tends to be consistently inconsistent regarding scheduling. I do my best to communicate the schedule quickly and accurately. Below are the outlines of general practice schedules and our current game schedule for you. I also have the Google calendar below.  Each week, usually on Friday, I will send out a more detailed and up-to-date schedule for the upcoming week via email and Parent Square. 

Calendar - LINK        ICAL Link to add to your phone . - LINK

Hudl: Make sure your athlete joins Hudl (we use this program for game film): Athletes Only. 

• Follow the link below to submit your details and join the team. You'll be accepted as soon as we've checked them.

• Registration page: hudl.com/jointeam 

• Team Code:  ki9njcz

Parent Involvement:  

• We will need at least two parents to be our Water Polo booster liaisons. Please let me know if you are interested in being a booster's point person for girls' water polo! 

• We may need some help in the following areas

  • Driving- info is below under transportation 

  • Concessions

  • Banquet at the end of the year  

Fundraising: We will be doing an online fundraiser this year. MORE INFO TO COME! This Donation helps cover team gear, equipment costs, hotel fees, and other program expenses. If you have any concerns about donating, please don’t hesitate to email me. You will donate to the school website and the AGHS website.  350 for Varsity Athletes + 95 For Suit, JV Athletes 300 + 95 for Team Suit

Suits: Team suits are available via the team store, which will be online via Kap 7 Water Polo. Information will be sent in the summer and at the start of the fall season.  = Team Suit Store - https://aghsgwp26.itemorder.com/shop/sale/

Schedules: As many of you know, the sport of water polo tends to be consistently inconsistent regarding scheduling. I do my best to communicate the schedule quickly and accurately. Below are the outlines of general practice schedules and our current game schedule for you. I also have the Google calendar below, which we used for the summer. Each week, usually on Friday, I will send out a more detailed and up-to-date schedule for the upcoming week via email and Parent Square. 

General Practice Schedule 

• I will send out a weekly communication with a detailed schedule for the upcoming week on Parent Square

Varsity Training Group- expected to attend all practices and events, should be enrolled in 0 period w/ Coach Allen

• • • Odd Weeks 

      • • Monday-Thursday: 7:00-8:00 am 0 Period Weights or Swim, 3:45-5:45 pm Polo

        • Friday: 6:15-8:00 am Polo or Event 

        • Saturday: we may have a few practices Saturday if we do not have an event or there is not one going on at our pool 

    • Even Weeks 

      • • Monday-Thursday: 7:00-8:00 am 0 Period Weights or Swim, 5:30-7:30 pm Polo

        • Friday: 6:15-8:00 am Polo or Event 

        • Saturday: we may have a few practices Saturday if we do not have an event or there is not one going on at our pool

• Junior Varsity: expected to attend all practices and events, should enroll in 1st Period Aquatics w/ Coach Allen   

  • • Odd Weeks 

      • • Monday-Thursday: 1st Period Aquatics, 3:45-5:40 pm Polo 

        • Friday: 6:15-8:00 am Polo

    • Even Weeks 

      • • Monday-Thursday: 1st Period Aquatics, 5:30-7:30 pm Polo 

        • Friday: 6:15-8:00 am Polo

Travel/Transportation

• League games: we will take a bus or school vans, usually leaving around 12-1pm- there will be some instances where we may have the athletes meet us at an event (local events on Saturdays primarily)

• Travel tournaments: school vans (we may need parent drivers for some of our tournaments). 

• If you may be willing to help drive, please fill out this form

  • FYI: After submitting the form, you will get an email back from HR with an additional form to fill out, the DMV pull notice 

Game Schedule