One Way Water Polo 16uB

WELCOME JILL AND TRACY!

2011-02-11T13:16:00.000-08:00

Please feel free to browse the archives.

End of Winter

2010-03-03T20:37:00.001-08:00

Last weekend was the zone league tournament. The guys went undefeated the first day including a tough match against Commerce at their home pool. Sunday we fell short to Foothill, but battled back and beat Ventura in Sudden Death. We ended the tournament 3rd place. This was a terrific way to end a successful winter session!

Next stop...

The Junior Olympic Zone Qualifying tournament (JO QUALS)

This will be the focus of the spring session of One Way. Practices will start towards the end of March. Check back for details.

The focus of our team is to get better as individuals and experience different polo than you get from your high school teams. Currently the overwhelming majority of our attendance is comprised of athletes from Righetti. We need talent from as many high schools in our area as possible! The more diversity we have on our roster, the better our team will be.

Hope to see everyone soon!

Practice. Thursday.

2010-02-16T16:18:00.000-08:00

Practice thursday 5-630 pm at rhs.

Winterfest in short

2010-02-10T21:02:00.001-08:00

tournament entry fee is $50 per player
We are staying in Whittier but the games may be elsewhere in LA.

PRACTICE TOMORROW IS 4-6!!!! Parent meeting at 5:30 to Solidify Winterfest info.

Undefeated... Again

2010-01-31T18:29:00.000-08:00

Enough said. Next stop Winterfest. Get stoked!! (more info on the way)

Practices this week are 6-8pm.

zone League this sunday

2010-01-27T09:30:00.000-08:00

Apologies for the late information. Welcome to water polo. We are playing in 16u games this weekend rather than 18u. Let's make the drive and dominate!

Roster consists of the following.

Kruse (g)
Oh (g)
Morales, Tedsen, Franklin, Dacus, Tomooka, Knight, Grden, Martinez, Heuchert, Hurd.

Games: 10:30 vs. Ventura, 1:00 vs. South Bay, 5:10 vs. Foothill Red.

Location: Las Flores Park 3175 Bolling Ave., La Verne CA 91750

16us win at 18u game day

2010-01-17T17:54:00.000-08:00

We had a terrific showing today in Ventura at our first round of CCA league games. We came out tough in the morning against Mid Valley with a 9-9 tie. Shortly after, we tied again to Ventura. The score was 9-9. We had a strong finish with an 11-4 win against LAWP. Nice work gentlemen. Thank you to "older" guys McCall, Savasso, and Madison for competing with us. After calling him last minute this morning, Nathan "NATO" Oh hopped in the car with the Dacus's and earned the "Brick Wall" title for the day. Excellent job to everyone today. Thank you parents who drove and provided shelter and nourishment throughout the day. See you on Tuesday.

Kiwi Wednesday

2010-01-13T14:40:00.000-08:00

Whatsup

Last night went really well--both food and the polo. Our first game against Sacred Heart left us down under...
Then we battled back and controlled the second game against central coast. All in all, a great start to the competition end of our season.

We are meeting tonight at 6pm at RHS with the boys from NZ and will probably be there till around 9. Hasta Anoche.

Get stoked for our first competition of the club season!

2010-01-10T12:21:00.000-08:00

Tuesday Jan. 12 (12 min. running quarters)

3:30 OWWPC vs. Sacred Heart (NZ)
4:30 Central Coast vs. Sacred Heart (NZ)
5:30 OWWPC vs. Central Coast

1 team of 13 athletes has been selected. Throughout the season we will be playing games to win and/or to gain experience. Tuesday we will be playing to win. The group selected to play are primarily returning players. Everyone, even if they are not suiting up, needs to be at the RHS pool by 2:45 on Tuesday. It is the responsibility of new players to well represent the discipline, respect, and BALLERNESS that our brand new team showed last year. Guys out of the water on tuesday need to be there the entire time to support their team mates, run clocks, and take in how this team operates. Everyone should bring their suit even if they aren't one of the following names because we may be changing up the line up last minute.

Jeremiah Morales
AJ Franklin
Briar Hurd
Devon Tomooka
Jake Wemple
Keanu Martinez
Carson Dacus
Nolan Coolidge
Travis Knight
Nolan Kruse
Nathan Oh
Steven Tedsen
Kevin McCall

We have a team visiting from another country. Meet them. Befriend them. Compete with them. Learn WITH them.

Let's make it a great start to an awesome club season.

BTW. Check back on this post as there may be revisions between now and Tuesday.

No practice this thursday.

2009-12-29T19:43:00.000-08:00

As of now there is no practice New Years Eve. I apologize for claiming to see you all on thursday. Check back to see if there are any changes. Have a safe New Years Eve. Keep a ball in your hand.

Zone League

2009-12-11T09:54:00.000-08:00

OWWPC 16U athletes: We are considering entering a team in the CCA Zone league coming up in January and February. This squad of about a dozen players would be selected by the coaches from the athletes registered in the current session. The games will likely be played in Ventura or LA Counties. The entry fee will be divided amongst the players selected. Athletes will be responsible for their own transportation to and from the games. If you are interested please email Coach Knight (rknight@smjuhsd.org) regarding your availability for the following dates: Sunday 1/17, Sunday 1/31, Saturday 2/27 and Sunday 2/28.

Thursday Dec 10

2009-12-08T13:51:00.000-08:00

Due to RHS Girls having a home game, Thursday's practice has been changed to 5-7 pm (see change in practice schedule box on the right). See you on Thursday.

WELCOME 2010!

2009-12-06T14:07:00.000-08:00

Everyone

Welcome to the 2010 winter season! I am thoroughly excited with the amount of drive, talent, and pure numbers that showed up on the RHS pool deck last Tuesday night. We have a lot of work to do and a lot of fun to be had.

I encourage all of you to watch water polo videos on you tube and throughout the web. By doing so, you can create in your head the type of player you want to become. Once you have this type of player in mind. Start to research and notice the little things professional and college level water polo players do that make them the players they are. It could be physically. maybe you need to start hitting the weight room every day or pump out 100 push ups and and 100 sit ups when you wake up each morning. Do they keep the ball out of the water, where do they look before and during a shot or pass? LIttle things that you can try to do one at a time at practice can have huge differences in your game. Set a 2 month goal. In 2 months we are going to Winterfest to show so cal what One Way is all about.

Practices will always be Tuesday and Thursday. I added a "practice schedule" box on the right column of this blog so you can check when times change.

4-2-1

2009-06-22T15:22:00.000-07:00

Saturday morning we had another tough game against Shores wpc. This team is mostly made of guys from Long Beach Wilson which has around 10 cif championships. The young, unheard-of, One Way team played three even quarters with this team. The 4th quarter would determine a win for shores water polo club but nothing to be ashamed of for one way.

The rest of the tournament consisted of a 4 game winning streak!
First we knocked off Offshore WPC. We didn't know what to expect from this team.
Later that evening we played South Bay United. This was a frustrating game. We kept our heads in it and continued to play hard defense and finished the day with a win. An error in the schedule meant a rematch early Sunday morning with SBU that we also won.

Three wins in a row gave us the opportunity to play against Ventura WPC for our final match of the weekend. Unfortunately we would be playing this game without one of our leaders in goals and steals, Tommy Grall. However, everyone stepped up to play a tough team and we came through with an exciting win by one goal.

This was a tournament with a mostly strong, well known clubs that underestimated OWWPC. They gave us brutal games. The guys came through tough on defense and shut down any offense that was thrown at them. Our roster this weekend was made up of a 13 and a 14 year old playing against guys 3 years older and 80 lbs bigger. We also had a brand new goalie that did an exceptional job. Most of this team will be back again next year for the same 16 and under qualifier. I confident that these boys have an excellent chance of competing in the 2010 Junior Olympics.

Thank you to all parents who came down! Your support is crucial to our success as a new club. Players, congratulations on an awesome weekend of water polo!

Friday Results

2009-06-19T21:18:00.000-07:00

Two great games against tough teams!

The first was against LA Water Polo. LAWPC is a powerful club. They have a ton of kids try out to be on their teams and always have a strong program. It was a tough game but a loss that we could swallow. Everyone played good and it was nonetheless a decent start to a weekend of water polo.

Our next game was a big improvement. Trojan WPC is another strong club that is always a competitor in the JOs. We gave them a big run for their money today that resulted in a tie game. If this game was about opportunities, we crushed Trojan. Everyone played extremely heads up water polo. The defense played by One Way in this game was superb and demonstrated that One Way Water polo is a group of well discipline athletes.

The tie put us in a position to wait for Trojan and LAWP to duke it out and hope that LAWP would beat Trojan by a greater goal differential. LAWP only walked away with a win by only 1 goal. We, as a result will take third in our bracket.

OWWP 16s have nothing to hang their heads about.

We have 3 games to play on Saturday.

Games, hotel, etc.

2009-06-18T20:29:00.000-07:00

We are staying at the Ayres suites Ontario Mills Mall Saturday and Sunday nights.

Friday games are 1:45 and 4:05 at Pomona College.

We will meet at 12:45 at Pomona College before our first game.

We will have games through Sunday guaranteed. However pools and game times will depend on Friday's results.

If you are unsure of your transportation please contact me.

Let's make it a great weekend of polo!

JO QUALIFIER

2009-06-16T19:41:00.000-07:00

Roster is as follows

Jeramiah Morales
AJ Franklin
Steven Tedsen
Jake SY
Collin Deats SY
Tommy Grall
Zach Madisson
Justin Savasso
Carson Dacus
Todd Gonsalvez
Colter Knight
Travis Knight
Devon Tomooka

Our first game is at 1 o clock on Friday! I appologize for the short notice as the schedule was only released less than 24 hours ago. If we win we will have another game on Friday. All of our games are in the Pomona/ Rancho Cucamonga area.

Please E+mail or call me for more information or if you are willing to drive.

Practices this week

2009-06-09T22:30:00.000-07:00

This week for the 16 and under group will be practice on Thursday night at Paul Nelson from 6:30 to 8:45 PM and Saturday at Pioneer from 10 to Noon.

Good luck to everyone taking finals this week!

finally a workout!

2009-06-05T10:19:00.000-07:00

This Saturday at pioneer valley high school we will have practice from 10 am to noon. See you there!

No practice Thursday night

2009-05-28T10:23:00.000-07:00

I appologize for the late notice but due to lack of pool time, we cannot have practice tonight. This weekend I should have a post up for practices next week.

Good luck to guys going to Villa Park this weekend!

JO Qualifier, practice, Etc.

2009-05-18T18:29:00.000-07:00

Thank you to everyone who showed up for the tryout. It was a great to see many athletes of different levels and different schools in our area.

The 16 and under JO qualifying squad is filled. There is still room on the 18 and under team. However, final cuts will not be released for either team at this time. If you were not at the tryout, you still are both welcomed and recommended to attend the practices posted on this blog. If you are considering being a part of the program, there are a few business items you need to think about in addition to joining One Way Water Polo Club.

June 19-21
Junior Olympic Qualifier for all levels. The entry fee is $450 per team. This cost will be divided amongst the players.

July 24-28
Junior Olympics. If we qualify, we will be traveling to northern California to compete in this prestigious event. The entry fee is $900 per team.

All athletes must be current members of USA Water Polo. Join Here

There will be practice on Wednesday this week 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at PNAC for both 16 and 18 and under boys.

JO Tryout

2009-05-14T16:03:00.000-07:00

The tryout to be on both the 16 and 18 and under JO qualifying teams will be this Sunday from 9 am till noon at Paul nelson. We will practice tonight at Hancock at 7.

Practice tonight

2009-05-12T12:15:00.000-07:00

To prepare for an upcoming try out to be on the jo qualifying team, we will have practice tonight at 7 at hancock.

Hancock practices

2009-04-26T10:04:00.000-07:00

Whatsup everyone. We're going to practice Tuesday at Hancock from 7-9.

Spring kick off

2009-03-30T20:15:00.001-07:00

Practice tuesday night at paul nelson 630 to 9

El Fin Del Invierno

2009-03-03T21:36:00.001-08:00

Congratulations on an awesome winter session of club water polo. All of you should be proud to be part of the first ever One Way Water Polo High School team. We will take two to three weeks off so you can all get some solid time with your swim teams. Towards the end of the month we will start practicing again a couple times a week to train for the Junior Olympic qualifier. We may be considering some other late spring tournaments but for now, JO's are the plan. I will release more information on the Spring session in due time. I bid all of you good luck as you swim seasons take flight.

Sunday games

2009-02-28T20:16:00.000-08:00

Sorry for the late post.

Tomorrow our first game is at ten. Be at Pnac at 9:15.

Winterfest DVDs

2009-02-25T20:32:00.000-08:00

Thank you Doug Tomooka for filming the games! The following games are available on DVD for $2 each.

Out vs Newport
In vs Los Alamitos/in vs Foothill (same disk)
In vs FCCAT A

Let me know if you want any!

Last week of winter session

2009-02-23T14:45:00.001-08:00

Hello everyone

To finish off our winter, we will be having practice Thursday night at Paul nelson from 630 to 9.
Sunday, we will be playing against Bakersfield and Central Coast at PNAC. For more info on Sunday check out the club website.
The board is still finalizing logistics for the spring session. I will provide that information as it becomes available.

Also, I understand that it is swim season. I don't expect you to make three practices a day! Grades come first!

We're on for Saturday

2009-02-20T18:36:00.000-08:00

Morning practice at Pioneer at 10:00 am. See you there!

Back to Basics

2009-02-17T21:33:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone!

Tomorrow (wednesday) night, we will be practicing from 7:10 to 9:00 pm at PNAC
We will be working on a lot of new fundamentals. The masters will be practicing along side of us. We will possibly scrimmage them towards the end of practice.

Next Practice

2009-02-11T17:10:00.001-08:00

Our next practice won't be until next week. I will be out of town until Monday. I will let you know as soon as possible when our workout is.

The winter session will go until March 1 when we scrimmage Bakersfield and Central Coast at PNAC.

Sorry about no post on Winterfest. I am stoked about how our teams did and how the tournament went as a whole. Everyone should be super proud to be part of such an awesome program. I am thankful to be a part of it. We have an awesome group of athletes and parents.

A FEW MORE THINGS

2009-02-06T14:37:00.000-08:00

Players staying with the team owe $60 now instead of $70!
The Dacus family (or Daci for plural) offered to take Nestor and Jason down. Meeting at 6pm this evening to depart together is no longer necessary, as rides have been arranged and each vehicle seems to be leaving at different times. Please stay in touch with me. My number is listed to the right. I wish everybody a safe trip down.

Intermediate (BB) schedule: http://www.winterfestwaterpolo.com/schedules.php?age=10th&gender=Boys&flight=BB

Beginner (B) schedule: http://www.winterfestwaterpolo.com/schedules.php?age=10th&gender=Boys&flight=B

Wfest logistics

2009-02-04T17:09:00.000-08:00

Vinnie, Nestor, Cusack, Boniface, Grall, Madisson, Eszes, Wemple, McCall. You will all be sharing 3 to a room and will owe $70 each for hotel costs. That covers both nights.

The hotel includes full breakfast every morning and Queen beds.

One Way IN will be playing at Jordan High School's indoor pool.
One Way OUT will be at Golden West College

Parents need to make reservations by 1 pm Thursday if you want to be with the team. Ask for group "edla enberg/ one way water polo"

We will be meeting at 6 PM friday evening at the golden donut in Orcutt. We will be traveling late to avoid traffic.

more on this weekend

2009-02-03T22:44:00.000-08:00

I am deeply sorry for all of this seeming to be last minute. We still have not received a schedule from the tournament directors! However, we decided we will go down Friday (3-4 PM ish? tba...) and stay Friday and Saturday night.

Hotel info will be sent by email.

Winterfest Stuff 1

2009-02-01T14:05:00.000-08:00

We are working on hotels right now for Winterfest and need to know who will be going down with their parents, who will be staying with their parents, who will be staying with the team. I would like everyone, including parents, to stay in the same hotel. Please get back to me with this information ASAP.

Practices this coming week

2009-01-31T22:33:00.000-08:00

Nights 6:30 to 9:00 PM
TUES,WED,THUR

Yes, three nights this week to get ready for winterfest!

Victories in the Valley

2009-01-25T18:39:00.000-08:00

What a fantastic day of water polo!

We started out our day with a 7-4 victory over Bakersfield WPC. We had unbelievable defense and showed a new level of play as a team. Tommy grall 1 goal 1 steal, Justin Savaso 1 goal 1 assist, Jake Wemple 2 steals, Collin Cusak 1 steal 1 assist, Carson Dacus 1 assist, Nestor Nunez 1 goal, Vinny Villapondo 3 steals, Nolan Coolidge 1 steal, Zach Madison 1 goal, AJ Franklin 1 goal, Andy Boniface 1 goal. Jake Eszes 2 saves 2 steals 2 assists, Jason Badua 4 saves 1 steal 3 assists.

After only a one game break (and plenty of brownies, nachos, and candy from the snack bar (lays are okay)), the One Way boys came out with another win against Santa Clarita Valley. At the end of the third quarter the score was 5-5. A few clutch saves by Jason Badua fed our counter and we pulled ahead 8-5 for a shut out quarter and our second win. Tommy Grall 2 goals 1 drawn ejection, Justin Savaso 1 goal, Carson Dacus 2 assists, Collin Cusak 1 goal 1 steal, Nestor Nunez 1 goal, Vinny Villapondo 1 goal 1 drawn ejection, Zach Madison 1 steal, Tommy Reyes 1 steal, AJ Franklin 2 goals 1 drawn ejection.

We had an impressive showing at Bakersfield that demonstrated what a group of athletes from different ends of town can do in just a few short months with each other. Each and every one of you should congratulate yourself. Figure out what you can do better as an individual and as a team player. Winterfest is in two weeks.

Practices this week are Monday and Wednesday nights at PNAC 6:30-9:00 PM. Come ready to work.

Bakersfield!!!

2009-01-24T13:34:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow we will meet at 7:15 am at PNAC. Leave time should be no later than 7:30. Our games are 10:30 vs Bakersfield and 12:15 against SCV. Directions to the pool can be found at:

http://onewaywaterpolo.clubspaces.com/object.aspx?id=18&o=119508

Get ready for two tough games.

Sleep In

2009-01-23T17:00:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow's Saturday morning practice will be at 10 am at Pioneer.

Pics From Sunday Scrimmage

2009-01-20T22:39:00.000-08:00

Thanks Lucas for the rad shots

Parent Meeting etc

2009-01-16T18:09:00.000-08:00

Reminder for tomorrow morning (Saturday), practice will be from 8am to 10am at Pioneer.
We will have a parent meeting next Tuesday (Jan 20) before practice at 6pm at Paul Nelson greek theater (behind red screen doors). It will be regarding our trip to Bakersfield a week from Sunday as well as Winterfest logistics. Also, we have another scrimmage against the Masters this Sunday at 11 am. Players must arrive at 10:30.

Old and New

2009-01-11T19:29:00.000-08:00

An excellent start to the competitive side of our winter club season. 8 quarters! We have another chance against the masters next Sunday. i will let you know a time later in the week. Now for logistics:

Practices this week are monday and wednesday @ PNAC 6.45 to 9.00 pm
saturday @ pioneer TBA (morning)

We will be traveling to Bakersfield on January 25 for the day to compete in three scrimmages.
Winterfest is February 7 and 8. We will be staying overnight. it will cost around $60 per athlete to cover entry fees and hotel costs.
I need answers on attendance to these events by tomorrow night. Parents are always invited as we will need drivers and cheering sections for both of these events!

See you tomorrow night at practice. Bring answers. Bring journals.

We've got work to do.

Comfirming Scrimmage vs Masters

2009-01-09T18:31:00.000-08:00

This Sunday, January 11 our game time has been comfirmed for 11 am at Paul Nelson. Be there at 10:30.
No practice Saturday (jan 10) due to AG girls tournament. I encourage the whole family to attend as it should be an exciting match. See you on Sunday!

Scrimmage Next Sunday

2009-01-04T17:55:00.000-08:00

Next Sunday, January 11, we will scrimmage the One Way Masters team at 11 am. We will practice Tuesday and Thursday this week at Paul Nelson from 6:45 to 9:00 PM. This coming Saturday's practice has been switched to 9 am to 11am. Winterfest is only one month away! As the holidays come to a close, One Way high school boys need to get back into gear. We have a lot of work to do as a team. Everyone needs to be at practice.

Today's Shoot around

2008-12-27T16:41:00.000-08:00

Only 6 guys showed up this morning and we did a lot of work on shooting and shot blocking.

I want everyone to read this article three times through.

http://www.waterpoloplanet.com/HTML_Jim_pages/js01_shot_doctor_jim.html

If you want to become a better shooter you need to do your homework!!!!

I will see you next week.

Saturdays at Pioneer

2008-12-19T11:58:00.000-08:00

We will have practices from 8-10 am at pioneer valley high school every Saturday. I will be out of town this Saturday so another coach will be there to handle practice. There will be no practice next week so I will see everyone Saturday the 27. Have a safe and happy holiday.

Practice this Thursday (tomorrow)

2008-12-17T18:17:00.000-08:00

We finally got pool time tomorrow night at Paul Nelson from 6:40 to 9 pm.

I understand it is finals week (I have finals myself). However, please try to manage your time so you can make it. We should have much of the pool to ourselves tomorrow night and we will be able to get a lot accomplished. Bring your journals. Please pass the word on. I would like to see some new faces out there.

See you tomorrow night. Expect to work on counters and scrimmage.

Friday practice.

2008-12-11T19:14:00.000-08:00

We will practice tomorrow from 3-5 pm at Hancock. We will be sharing the pool with St. Joe's Girls so we will work with what we've got and possibly combine with them. Reminders: PLAYERS NEED TO GET THEIR OWN Emails. Make sure you are logging your pushups/situps in your journals. Hasta Manana!

Emails etc

2008-12-09T22:08:00.000-08:00

Thanks to everyone who made it to the film night. For those who weren't there, a reminder for those who were:

All players need to email coach Tucker from their own personal email address.
Everyone needs to get a journal. (a cheap spiral notebook will work fine).
The first journal assignment is to log 100 situps and 100 pushups mon-fri by getting a parent or PE coach initial for everyday showing Coach Tucker you did it. This will become much easier over time. Pushups help build your upper body strength and endurance which is vital to the wrestling aspect of the game. Check out this page about vital body parts of Polo by Men's National team player Adam Wright.

http://www.waterpoloplanet.com/HTML_tips_pages/18_Tips_from_the_Top.html

We will save leg work for the pool. However feel free to work your legs on your own!!

We are working hard to get pool time so check the blog and check your email frequently.

Also make sure your USA water polo membership is current and if you have not paid or don't have your paperwork in, try to have everything to Tucker's house by this Thursday.

No Pool Time=no practice

2008-12-07T17:54:00.000-08:00

Paul Nelson Aquatic Center (PNAC) is closed this week. The swim club will be at Hancock during our practice time leaving us with no choice but to cancel practice. So instead, we will be meeting at Coach Tucker's house at 7pm Tuesday night (Dec 9) to watch film and run through a few things on dry land. Call him for directions.

First Practice

2008-12-02T22:20:00.000-08:00

14 young men arrived at 7pm at the Allan Hancock College swimming pool. What a terrific showing for our first workout! We got right to work on offensive skills (specifically the rollout shot) and strategy as well as rigorous leg conditioning. Athletes can expect to have a significant part of each workout divoted to improving their abilities to tread water.

Our next practice is Thursday, December 4 same time same place. Thank you to Edla Enberg for taking care of all the paperwork and monies necessary to make this program happen. Please remember to bring your paperwork and check on Thursday if you have not turned them in already. All athletes must sign up for USA Water Polo. See onewaywaterpolo.com for more details.

Thursday's practice will be run by 14u Coach Dan Clarity and Head Coach Charley Bell. I will not be available due to my obligations at the Righetti Water Polo Banquet. Hope to see everybody next Tuesday.