FALL HIGH SCHOOL POLO SESSION- General info

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Dates: Varsity August 7 - November 18th, JV August 7-October 21

Coaching Staff

• Russell Peterson, Head Coach- russellpete@gmail.com, 805-748-8515

• Ryan Hoover: Head JV Coach and Varsity Assistant 

• Andrew Pasquini: Varsity and JV Assistant

• Steven Allen: Strenght and Conditioning/0 Period and 1st PEriod Aquatics Teacher 

What is Fall Polo? - The Fall season is our high school season. Our team is made up of a varsity training group and a JV training group. We will tell athletes which group they are in on the first day, but it is flexible for about the first couple days of practice, which is our "tryout" period. During this tryout period, our varsity group will be cut down to about 14 players. We do not make cuts at the JV level. 

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

• Attendance

• Attitude 

• Ability   

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 athletes 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 over the course of a season :

Clearance: all athletes must be cleared to participate in athletics through Home Campus. This must happen before athlete can practice. Instructions can be found on the AGHS Athletics Page, or at this link:  https://www.aghseagles.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=257395&type=d&pREC_ID=930055   

Schedules: As many of you know, the sport of water polo tends to be consistently inconsistent as far as scheduling. I do my best to communicate the schedule promptly and accurately. Below I have outlines of general practice schedules, as well as our current game schedule. I also have the Google calendar below, which is the same one we used for 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 Remind. 

Remind and Hudl: Make sure you have joined the remind class "Boys Water Polo," (to join text the message "@agwpbwp" to the number 81010). Also, make sure you join Hudl (we use this program for game film): 

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: rqlgaoa

Parent Involvement: Parents, we are going to need your help this year. We would like to continue to have a parent-run concession stand. This would help in getting a profit off the front gate and the food will not get eaten by the kids. I'll send out info for signing up for shifts when we get closer to the events. 

Fundraising: We will be doing an online fundraiser this year. MORE INFO TO COME! This money helps pay for team gear, equipment costs, hotel fees, and other expenses for our program. If you have any concerns with paying the money please don’t hesitate to email me. Please make checks out to AGHS. 

Suits: team suits are $50. Checks are made out to AGWP, and you can also pay online. We will be using the same suit from year to year- the turbo suit with the AGWP on the back and the  AG Eagle on the front. If you need to get a suit, please fill out this form: 

General Practice Schedule  (Subject to Change)

(Week 1 will be different as we will not be in school yet)

Varsity Training Group- expected to attend all practices and events (see detailed and up-to-date calendar below)

• Odd Weeks 

  • M: 7:00-8:00 am 0 Period Weights, 5:30-7:30 pm Polo

  • T: 7:00-8:00 am 0 Period Swim, 5:30-7:30 pm Polo

  • W: 7:00-8:00 am 0 Period Weights,5:30-7:30 pm Polo 

  • R: 7:00-8:00 am 0 Period Swim, 5:30-7:30 pm Polo

  • F: 7:00-8:00 am 0 Period Flex, Event or 5:30-7:30 pm Polo 

• Even Weeks 

  • M: 7:00-8:00 am 0 Period Weights, 3:45-5:45 pm Polo

  • T: 7:00-8:00 am 0 Period Swim, 3:45-5:45 pm Polo

  • W: 7:00-8:00 am 0 Period Weights, 3:45-5:45 pm Polo 

  • R: 7:00-8:00 am 0 Period Swim, 3:45-5:45 pm Polo

  • F: 7:00-8:00 am 0 Period Flex, Event or 3:45-5:45 pm Polo 

Junior Varsity: (see detailed and up-to-date calendar below)expected to attend all practices and events (sign up for Coach Allen's 1st period aquatics PE)  

• Monday-Friday 6:30-8:30 am polo + 1st Period Aquatics 

Travel/Transportation

• League games: we will take a bus, usually leaving around 12-1pm

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

New to Polo? - What to wear? ECT -- LINK

GAME SCHEDULE

SUBJECT TO CHANGE- AS OF JULY 12

Team Gear

Please click on the following links to put in sizes for suits and shirts. 

• Suit Order Form

• Shirt Sizes Form

Standards and Expectations 

1. Each student-athlete will conduct themselves with the utmost integrity and class both in and out of the pool and will respect all teammates, opponents, coaches, referees, and fans. 

2. Each student-athlete must wear a team suit for games ($50) Click here for the team suit order form. 

3. Make sure you are wearing team gear for all games.

4. On game days the team that plays first will set up the pool. The second team will clean up the pool. 

5. All student-athletes must stay before or after their game to watch the other team play. Athletes will have to run the desk.

6. Athletes are expected to attend ALL practices and games and arrive on time. 

7. Please arrange doctors, dentists, work, study sessions, and other appointments around practice and game times. You are all STUDENT-ATHLETES, and we expect you to do both at a high level. 

8. All student-athletes must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 as outlined by CIF, but we encourage you to strive to maintain a 3.0 or better. 

9. Missing a practice may cause an athlete not to start the next game or go in later than they would normally.

10. Always remember that you represent yourself, your team, your school, and your community at all times. Please demonstrate great character in the pool, out of the pool, and on social media, and keep in mind that ours is a very small town. As a student-athlete you will be held to a higher standard- whether it is fair or not, it is a fact. Embrace this, and strive to be a leader and an example in our community. 

Rosters: Training Groups and Game Days 

Coming Soon