Water Polo
Google Classroom Code: uay7fyq
Google Classroom Code: uay7fyq
Practice begins the first Monday of summer break; June 2*, 2025
Monday - Thursday 10-12 PM
No experience is necessary. We will teach you all the skills and rules you need to play!
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If you are interested in or curious about joining water polo, you need to attend several pre-season practices. Pre-season practices will teach the following skills necessary for playing the game.
Swimming
Treading
Throwing a water polo ball
Shooting a goal
Basic rules of the game
Each pre-season practice will integrate the teaching of these skills, but the earliest practices in the pre-season will focus most heavily on beginner skills.
Patterson High School's pool is located between the gym and the tennis courts.
*Please contact coach Jamieson if you need to miss practices during the summer. We realize summer schedules are busy. Please communicate with coaches when you will not be present for training.
Students participating in the sport will need the following:
Towel
bathing suit*
goggles
swim cap (if hair falls below eyebrows)
sunscreen (apply at LEAST 10 min prior to entering water), water bottle
Helpful but not necessary items include:
Athletic bag
Stats journal
Athlete's own water polo ball (size 4 = girls, size 5 = boys)
stretchy exercise bands
mouthguard (especially if athlete has braces)
Protein shake and shaker bottle
*Girls - suits should cross in the back to ensure the suit stays in place. Boys - jammers or speedos are preferred
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