Stanford Water Polo Club
2008 Fall Session

September 2 - October 26, 2008
(Age Group 1 and Age Group 2)

September 8 - October 25, 2008
(Jr. Polo)
(updated 10/23/2008)

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Final Week of Fall Session:  This week marks the final week in our Fall Session.  We have a great final weekend planned for all athletes; with Pacific Zone League games for all AG 1 and AG 2 athletes on Sunday, Junior Polo games at Stanford on Saturday, and a great Stanford home game on Saturday vs. Long Beach State.  Details on all events are listed below and on our web site.

Pacific Zone League Games Posted:  Rosters, game times, game locations, and maps to the venues for this Sunday’s Pacific Zone Fall League are now posted below.  Athletes should arrive at the pool no later than 45 minutes prior to the start of their first game for warm up.  If you do not see your son’s name on one of the rosters, if you know you will be unable to attend, or if you have any questions regarding Sunday’s games, please email Coach Barnea at your convenience (email).

Jr. Polo Games Saturday:  The Jr. Polo group will have it’s final round of games this Saturday at the Avery Aquatics Center form 9:15-11:15 am.  All athletes are encouraged to stay at Stanford following their game to watch the Stanford vs. Long Beach State, game which will begin at 12:00 pm.

Stanford Varsity Update:  Stanford finished off a great weekend with a couple of road wins against #4 UCLA (12-2) and UC Santa Cruz (14-2).  For his efforts in Saturday’s contest at UCLA, Stanford Goalie, and Menlo grad, Jimmie Sandman was named MPSF Player of the Week.  Jimmie is the 3rd Cardinal to claim this award this season and is the second Cardinal in back-to-back weeks.   The Cardinal returned home last night to defeat #17 UOP (10-4) and will next play host to #10 ranked Long Beach State on Saturday at 12:00 pm. 

Remember, Saturday’s game will mark Round II of The Water Polo Fun Fest.  This game will be very competitive and we want to turn out some extra fans so bring your friends and family to enjoy the following:



Prizes for half-time trivia contest include 200 Mikasa mini-water polo balls and Stanford teddy bears as the Championship Trivia Round grand prizes. This is a lot of laughs and all ages can answer the questions!

After the game, the Stanford Varsity water polo players invite you onto the pool deck to receive a high definition color poster of the team players. The players will be seated and autographing the poster for you.  The Varsity athletes would like to meet ALL of the players in our Club. 

As an emerging water polo star, don’t be afraid to ask Varsity players for advice on anything of interest to you.

Come on out and support the Cardinal as they make their mid-season run at this year’s NCAA Championship, and we promise that you will enjoy the Fun Fest, and a tough Division I College water polo match.

Winter Session Info Posted:  Preliminary information on our upcoming 2008-2009 Winter Session is now posted. Click Here for more infomration.

Pacific Zone Fall League
Sunday 10/26/2008
(updated 10/23)

Stanford Red Stanford White Stanford Black Stanford Gold
Game Times: 9:30 am, 11:00 am & 2:00 pm
Game Location: Dougherty Valley HS (map)		 Game Times: 8:00 am, 10:15 am, 11:45 am & 1:15 pm
Game Location: Dougherty Valley HS (map)		 Game Times: 8:45 am, 10:15 am & 12:30 am
Game Location: Dougherty Valley HS (map)		 Game Times: 1:15 pm, 2:45 pm, 3:30 pm
Game Location: Indian Valley Collegte (map)
Avery, Gavin
Conner, Will
Curry, Brayden
Deal, Zachary
Ferkol, Ben
Freudenstein, David
Holland-McCowan, Harrison
Lazar, Alexander
Lazzarini, Reid
McClelland, Evan
McGee, Cory
Olson, Jamie
Petrushka, David
Rockwell, Quinn
Runkel, Will
Swart, Alexander
Wayne, Coby
Znidarsic, Michael		 Abbott, Matthew
Bigley, Evan
Cho, Stephen
Collins, Dylan
D'Alencon, Nicholas
Freeman, Alex
Ho, Derrick
Iyer, Aditya
Knox, John
Kori, Michael
Marr, Ryan
Myers, Johnny
Tanaka, Tyler
Wayne, Ari
Wilson, Johnny
Woodell, Bryce
Yoeli, Alon		 Andreev, Daniil
Behar, Jacob
Berquist, Peter
Christensen, Sean
Golan, Paul
Hegde, Rishabh
Hollingsworth, Ehrland
Hosono, Gregory
Jackson, Lachlan
Lantzsch, Christian
Leoni, Vincent
Lytle, Drew
McHugh, Kian
Sokol, Aidan
Songer, Kurt
Sonnenfeldt, Trent
Yang, Greg		 Avery, Weston
Beck, Harrison
Blazensky, Jace
Dees, Alex
Dees, Max
Goodenough, Andrew
Hamilton, Quinn
Huang, Andrew
Jozefov, Andrew
Ramberg-Gomez, August
Schuur, Michael
Suever, Matthew
Tucher, Oliver
Tully, William
Viollier, Benoit
Wagner, Ben
Weinstein, Jake
Young, Clayton
Znidarsic, Christian

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Pacific Zone League Games Posted:  Rosters, game times, game locations, and maps to the venues for this weekend’s Pacific Zone Fall League are now posted below.  Athletes should arrive at the pool no later than 45 minutes prior to the start of their first game for warm up.  If you do not see your son’s name on one of the rosters, if you know you will be unable to attend, or if you have any questions regarding Sunday’s games, please email Coach Barnea at your convenience (emial).

Jr. Polo Games Round IV This Saturday:  The Jr. Polo group will have it’s fourth round of games this Saturday at the Roble Pool form 9:00-11:00 am.  Please keep in mind that the following Saturday, 10/25, will be the final competition date for the Jr. Polo group and games will be held at the Avery Aquatics Center both before, and after, the Stanford Men’s Water Polo Game at 12:00 pm.

Special Thanks To Olympic Silver Medalist Peter Hudnut:  We would like to thank Olympic Silver Medalist, and Stanford graduate, Peter Hudnut, for stopping by our AG 1 & 2 practice last week and taking the time to talk to our athletes about his Olympic experience.  It was a great surprise for all our athletes and coaches and we look forward to his return sometime in the near future. To read a great article on Peter published prior to his departure for the Beijing click here

Stanford Varsity Update:  Stanford capped of a great weekend by returning from the SoCal Tournament with a second place finish.  Last weekend’s tournament was highlighted by a 7-4 win over UCLA in the semi-finals and an 8-7 over-time loss to USC in the finals.  The Cardinal’s performance moved them up to this week’s #2 ranking in the national polls while Senior 2m-man Will Hindle-Katel was named MPSF co-player of the week.  The Cardinal will return home next week with two MPSF matches.  On Wednesday at 5:00 pm the Cardinal will play host to #16 University of the Pacific, and Saturday at 12:00 pm #10 ranked Long Beach State rolls into town.  Both games will be great opportunities for our age group athletes to watch some of the best water polo players in the country.  Admission is free to any and all that attend, and don’t forget about round two of the Fan-Fest that will take place during halftime of Saturday’s Long Beach game.

Winter Session Coming Soon:  We are in the process of finalizing details on our upcoming 08/09 Winter Session.  We hope to have information posted on our web site by the beginning of next week.

Pacific Zone Fall League
Sunday 10/19/2008
(updated 10/17)

Stanford Red Stanford White Stanford Black Stanford Gold
Game Times: 8:45 am, 11:00 am, 1:15 pm
Game Location: SODA Center (map)		 Game Times: 8:00 am, 10:15 am, 11:45 am
Game Location: SODA Center (map)		 Game Times: 8:00 am, 9:30 am & 11:00 am
Game Location: SODA Center (map)		 Game Times: 12:30 pm, 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm
Game Location: Dougherty Valley HS (map)
Avery, Gavin
Conner, Will
Curry, Brayden
Deal, Zachary
Ferkol, Ben
Freudenstein, David
Holland-McCowan, Harrison
Lazar, Alexander
Lazzarini, Reid
McClelland, Evan
McGee, Cory
Olson, Jamie
Petrushka, David
Rockwell, Quinn
Runkel, Will
Swart, Alexander
Wayne, Coby
Znidarsic, Michael		 Abbott, Matthew
Bigley, Evan
Cho, Stephen
Collins, Dylan
D'Alencon, Nicholas
Freeman, Alex
Ho, Derrick
Iyer, Aditya
Knox, John
Kori, Michael
Marr, Ryan
Myers, Johnny
Tanaka, Tyler
Wayne, Ari
Wilson, Johnny
Woodell, Bryce
Yoeli, Alon		 Andreev, Daniil
Behar, Jacob
Berquist, Peter
Christensen, Sean
Golan, Paul
Hegde, Rishabh
Hollingsworth, Ehrland
Hosono, Gregory
Jackson, Lachlan
Lantzsch, Christian
Leoni, Vincent
Lytle, Drew
McHugh, Kian
Sokol, Aidan
Songer, Kurt
Sonnenfeldt, Trent
Yang, Greg		 Avery, Weston
Beck, Harrison
Blazensky, Jace
Dees, Alex
Dees, Max
Goodenough, Andrew
Hamilton, Quinn
Huang, Andrew
Jozefov, Andrew
Ramberg-Gomez, August
Schuur, Michael
Suever, Matthew
Tucher, Oliver
Tully, William
Viollier, Benoit
Wagner, Ben
Weinstein, Jake
Young, Clayton
Znidarsic, Christian

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

League Weekend #2 This Sunday:   Rosters, game times, game locations, and maps to the pools are now posted below.  Please have athletes at the pool no later than 45 minutes prior to the start of their first game for warm ups.  All families should have received the club roster we emailed out last week.  Please feel free to use the contact information to help arrange carpools for anyone that may need a ride to the games.  If you know your son will be unable to attend, or have any questions, please email Coach Barnea at your convenience (email).

Pacific Zone Fall League
Sunday 9/28/2008
(updated 9/25)

Stanford Red Stanford White Stanford Black Stanford Gold
Game Times: 8:45 am, 10:15 am, 12:30 pm
Game Location: SODA Center (map)		 Game Times: 8:00 am, 10:15 am, 11:45 am
Game Location: Dougherty Valley HS (map)		 Game Times: 8:45 am, 9:30 am, 11:00 am, 11:45 am
Game Location: Dougherty Valley HS (map)		 Game Times: 8:00 am, 9:30 am, 3rd game TBD
Game Location: SODA Center (map)
Avery, Gavin
Conner, Will
Curry, Brayden
Deal, Zachary
Ferkol, Ben
Freudenstein, David
Holland-McCowan, Harrison
Lazar, Alexander
Lazzarini, Reid
McClelland, Evan
McGee, Cory
Olson, Jamie
Petrushka, David
Rockwell, Quinn
Runkel, Will
Swart, Alexander
Wayne, Coby
Znidarsic, Michael		 Abbott, Matthew
Bigley, Evan
Cho, Stephen
Collins, Dylan
D'Alencon, Nicholas
Freeman, Alex
Ho, Derrick
Iyer, Aditya
Knox, John
Kori, Michael
Marr, Ryan
Myers, Johnny
Tanaka, Tyler
Wilson, Johnny
Woodell, Bryce
Yoeli, Alon		 Andreev, Daniil
Behar, Jacob
Berquist, Peter
Christensen, Sean
Golan, Paul
Hegde, Rishabh
Hollingsworth, Ehrland
Hosono, Gregory
Jackson, Lachlan
Lantzsch, Christian
Leoni, Vincent
Lytle, Drew
McHugh, Kian
Sokol, Aidan
Songer, Kurt
Sonnenfeldt, Trent
Yang, Greg		 Avery, Weston
Beck, Harrison
Blazensky, Jace
Dees, Alex
Dees, Max
Goodenough, Andrew
Hamilton, Quinn
Huang, Andrew
Jozefov, Andrew
Ramberg-Gomez, August
Schuur, Michael
Suever, Matthew
Tucher, Oliver
Tully, William
Viollier, Benoit
Wagner, Ben
Wayne, Ari
Weinstein, Jake
Young, Clayton
Znidarsic, Christian

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Home Opener This Friday For #3 Stanford Cardinal: It is fall…and that means the start of college water polo. Please come this Friday night, September 19th  and see Stanford play Air Force at 6pm sharp. Free admission to Stanford Water Polo games, and the #3 ranked Stanford Cardinal team has many new features to check out:

  • Goalie Jimmy Sandman who blocked 4 out of 5 penalty shots at the recent Princeton Tournament
  • Two Meter offensive sensations: Ryan McCarthy, Will Hindle-Katel, and Jeffrey Schwimer
  • Outside long range shooters Andrew Drake, Alex Pulido, Drac Wigo and MPSF Player-of-the-Week Janson Wigo
  • First team All-American Sage Wright, a driver who every age group player can learn from if they watch his play in the offensive end of the pool
  • New Freshman faces already in the rotation:  Jacob Smith, an intense driver from Coronado High School in San Diego, and, Peter Sefton, an All-San Diego County Athlete in Basketball, Baseball and Water Polo

There will also be a Trivia Contest at half time with lots of prizes.

Stanford's freshmen class of 2012 just arrived on Campus and for this reason the game announcer will make special introductions of the eight new freshmen water polo players at Stanford.  Included in that group you will see three Stanford club players in that lineup: 2 meter offensive player Ryan Brown, utility player Tim Norton, and driver Alex Avery.

 We encourage all age group athletes, parents, family, and friends to come on out and cheer on the Cardinal.  Go Stanford!

First Weekend Of Fall League In The Books:  We want to congratulate all the athletes that participated in the Pacific Zone Fall League games this past Sunday.  Stanford Club was well represented by all athletes, parents, and coaches.  The next weekend of game play is scheduled for Sunday, September 28th.  We will post and email out the schedule as soon as it becomes available.

Fall Roster Sent Out:  A pdf document containing contact information for all fall registered families was sent out earlier today.  We encourage you to use it to help set up carpools to practices and upcoming games. If you did not recieve the email please email Coach Barnea at your convenience. (email)

Junior Polo Games This Saturday:  This Saturday, 9/20, marks the first round of games for our Junior Polo athletes.  The games will be held from 9:00 am – 11:00 am at the Roble pool on the campus of Stanford University.  The Roble pool is located on Santa Teresa St. approximately 1/4 of a mile off Campus Drive (West).

 

 

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Pacific Zone Fall League Begins This Sunday:  Rosters, game times, game locations, and maps to this weekend’s Pacific Zone Fall League are now posted below.  Please have all athletes at the pool no later than 45 minutes prior to the start of their game for warm up. 

The Pacific Zone Fall League is designed for all AG 1 and AG 2 athletes, and is set up in two divisions: 8th grade & under and 6th grade and under.  For the first weekend of game play we have entered 3 teams into the 8th grade division, and 1 team into the 6th grade division (pay close attention to the rosters as not all 6th grade and under athletes are scheduled to play in the 6th grade division.)  Please note that the Stanford White and Stanford Black teams are split up into two even groups.  Our aim is for all athletes to receive close to equal playing time, and for everyone (parent’s included) to have a great time. 

We encourage all our athletes to do what they can to attend the games on Sunday, and if at all possible, have your kids bring a friend or two that may be interested in giving water polo a try.  Should you need a ride, know you will be unable to make it, or have any questions regarding the rosters or games, please email Coach Barnea at your convenience (email).

Pacific Zone Fall League
Sunday 9/14/2008
(updated 9/9)

Stanford Red Stanford White Stanford Black Stanford Gold
Game Times: 8:45 am, 11:45 am, 3rd Game TBD
Game Location: Dougherty Valley HS (map)		 Game Times: 8:00 am, 11:00 am, 1:15 pm
Game Location: SODA Center (map)		 Game Times: 8:00 am, 10:15 am, 11:45 am
Game Location: SODA Center (map)		 Game Times: 11:00 am, 1:15 pm, 2:45 pm
Game Location: SODA Center (map)
Avery, Gavin
Conner, Will
Curry, Brayden
Deal, Zachary
Ferkol, Ben
Freudenstein, David
Holland-McCowan, Harrison
Lazzarini, Reid
McClelland, Evan
McGee, Cory
Myers, Johnny
Olson, Jamie
Petrushka, David
Rockwell, Quinn
Runkel, Will
Swart, Alexander
Wayne, Coby
Znidarsic, Michael		 Berquist, Peter
Bigley, Evan
Cho, Stephen
Collins, Dylan
D'Alencon, Nicholas
Golan, Paul
Iyer, Aditya
Jackson, Lachlan
Knox, John
Lazar, Alexander
Lytle, Drew
Marr, Ryan
Songer, Kurt
Sonnenfeldt, Trent
Tanaka, Tyler
Wilson, Johnny
Woodell, Bryce
Yoeli, Alon		 Abbott, Matthew
Andreev, Daniil
Behar, Jacob
Blazensky, Jace
Freeman, Alex
Hamilton, Quinn
Ho, Derrick
Hollingsworth, Ehrland
Hosono, Gregory
Kori, Michael
Lantzsch, Christian
Leoni, Vincent
Ramberg-Gomez, August
Richardson, Timmy
Tucher, Oliver
Wayne, Ari
Yang, Greg		 Avery, Weston
Beck, Harrison
Dees, Alex
Dees, Max
Goodenough, Andrew
Huang, Andrew
Jozefov, Andrew
McHugh, Kian
Schuur, Michael
Suever, Matthew
Tully, William
Viollier, Benoit
Wagner, Ben
Weinstein, Jake
Young, Clayton
Znidarsic, Christian

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Sunday's Practice: Practice for all AG 1 and AG 2 athletes will be held as scheduled this Sunday, 9/7, from 9:00 am - 11:00 am at the Avery Aquatics Center on the campus of Stanford University.

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Update: Practice groups are now posted on the Practice Groups & Schedule page of our web site (click here). If you do not see your son's name listed, it is because it we have yet to receive one or more of the registration materials.  We will continue to update the practice groups as registration materials are received.  Please note, any athlete with incomplete registration will not be allowed to get in the water until registration is completed. To find out what you may be missing, please email Dawn. Email

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Junior Polo Update: Due to some unforeseen scheduling issues, we have had to make a slight adjustment in the practice times for our Junior Polo Group.  Practices will be held on the regularly scheduled days (Mondays & Wednesdays) but will take place at the Avery Aquatics Center from 6:15-7:30 pm. Saturday's games will be held as originally scheduled.  We apologize for any inconvenience that this change may have caused.  The changes are reflected below as well as on our online calendar.

Monday, August 18, 2008

Due to issues with our server, we were unable to open registration until earlier today.

Registration is now open!  Click here for Registration Form. The deadline for registration is Thursday, August 28th. Any registration materials postmarked after August 28th will incur a $30 late fee. Once you have completed the online registration, you will be able to print out signature pages that must be submitted with your payment.  Please follow the directions carefully. If you need assistance, please email Dawn at your convenience (email)

Returning athletes will receive their shortcut registration links via email by Tuesday evening, August 19th. Please see below for detailed information on the upcoming Fall session.

Our upcoming Fall Session is designed for boys ages 14 and under who are not yet in high school. There is no minimum age or skills requirement, however each athlete must demonstrate basic water safety and swimming skills.  We strongly recommend that athletes are able to swim 100 yards in less than 2 minutes and 30 seconds.

We will have three different divisions for the Fall Session based on age and ability level:  Jr. Polo, Age Group 2 and Age Group 1.  All three divisions will participate in a Fall League with other local teams. 

Session Dates: 
Tuesday, September 2nd - Sunday, October 26th* for Age Groups 1 & 2
Monday, September 8th - Saturday, October 25th for Jr. Polo

*Please note:  For select Age Group athletes, the session may go as long as November 10th.  This will be based on an athlete’s selection to a certain team and whether that team qualifies for specific tournaments.  (Details below.)

Registration: Registration will be available through our web site beginning on August 14th, and will end on August 28th. Anyone registering after August 28th will need to add a $30 late fee to their payment. (All registration materials must be postmarked by August 28th to avoid the late fee.) If you have any questions regarding registration, please email Dawn (email).

Group Assignments*
Athletes will be assigned to one of three groups based on age, ability level, and experience.  Water polo ages are based on the year an athlete was born. Please refer to the table below to determine which group your child will most likely be assigned to. (Note: The coaching staff may assign an athlete to a group that does not correspond to his age, but rather his ability level and experience.)

Group assignments will be posted by Friday, August 29th, on the "Practice Groups and Schedule" page of our web site.

*Please note:  Although the coaches assign each athlete to a group prior to the start of the session, there may be some changes in group assignments during the first few practices as the coaches assess each athlete's skills and ability level.

 Description of Practice Groups

Group

Birth Year

Description

Jr. Polo

1998 and younger, and 1997* with little to no experience

Designed for boys ages 11 and younger with little to no previous water polo experience.

Age Group 2

1994, 1995, 1996, and1997 with  some experience

Designed for athletes 8th grade and younger, with varying experience, who are looking to develop a better understanding of water polo fundamentals.

Age Group 1

1994 and 1995

Designed for athletes 8th grade and younger who have displayed the ability to play at a high level and have developed a solid base of water polo fundamentals.

*If you were born in 1997 and prefer to join the Jr. Polo Group, please make a note on your signature page prior to mailing.

Age Groups 1 and 2
Practice Days:  Tuesdays, Thursdays, and select Sundays*
Practice Times: Tuesdays/Thursdays 6:00pm - 8:00pm, and Sun 9:00am - 11:00am.
Location: Avery Aquatics Center, Stanford University.

*Please note that when there is a Sunday game, there will be no practice that day. Please refer to the Calendar for details.

Competition Schedule
Fall Speedo League Dates: Sept. 14, Sept. 28, Oct. 19, and Oct 26. (Game times and locations TBD*)
Speedo Cup Qualifying Tournament*: Oct. 5 (Game times and location TBD*. For select athletes only)
Speedo Cup*: Nov. 7-10 (Location: St. Louis, MO.  For select athletes only/based on qualification)

* Please note:  There will be an added charge for athletes selected to participate on teams that qualify for the Speedo Cup Qualifier/Speedo Cup tournaments.  We will announce those rosters by Monday, September 22th.  Upon the announcement of these teams, we will require each athlete to submit a non-refundable $50.00 deposit to ensure a spot on the team.

Jr. Polo Group
Practice Days and Times: Mondays & Wednesdays from 6:15pm - 7:30pm. (updated 8/23)
Practice Location:  Avery Aquatics Center on Stanford University campus. (updated 8/23)

Competition Schedule
Jr. Polo Fall League Games:  Sept. 20th, Sept. 27th, Oct. 4th, Oct. 18th, & Oct. 25th. Games will be played at the Roble Pool between the hours of 9:00am - 11:00am. 

Calendar
Please check the Calendar on a weekly basis (button on left).  We will update the Calendar as soon as information becomes available. 

Cost of Fall Session:

Jr. Polo

$325

Age Group 2

$390

Age Group 1

$390

Two-Week Trial: If you are new to the club and interested in a two-week trial, payment and all registration materials must be completed in order to participate. (Your check will not be cashed unless you decide to continue with the program.) All two-week trial participants must also be registered with USA Water Polo (further information can be found on our online registration form).  Please note: The two-week trial is not available to returning club members.

Sibling Discount:  Additional siblings are $30 less than the regular fee.

Clothing and Team Gear:  Our online Team Shop will be open from August 14th to September 14th. Please keep in mind that the final date to order clothing from our online Team Shop will be Sunday, September 14th, as you may want a team sweatshirt or long-sleevedT-shirt when the weather begins to get colder.

Team Parkas: We will be placing our annual order for TruWest parkas on September 11th. The parkas are water-proof, mid-calf length, and fully lined with TruArctic. To order a team parka, please click on the Team Shop button on the left and place your order. You will need to mail your confirmation sheet with payment no later than 12:00noon on Wednesday, September 10th. (Payment must be received before we place our team order on September 11th.)

The cost is $170, which includes your choice of the following embroidered on the front*:
1.  first name and last initial
2.  first initial and last name
3.  first name only
4.  last name only
*Please write on your confirmation sheet which embroidery preference you prefer before submitting with payment. If you would like both first and last name embroidered, please add $7.