Please go to the age appropriate link below and complete the sections.
(Note ** if you are new and need more information on JOs it is on the summer flier and in “About our Club” on this site).

We need to get JO info ASAP so we can enter the correct number of teams in the National Championship.  We will name the JO Quals team a week before the tournament and final JO teams mid July.

There will be tournaments just about every weekend starting mid June for all players.  For local tournaments we will ask for availability before each weekend.

Below are the links for each athlete.  Grade refers to this 2012/13 academic year.

Age Group (8th grade/under)

High School- 16s (9th & 10th graders)

High School – 18s (11th & 12th graders)

16 National

Athletes must complete the application (scan and return it) and bring the fee to the first day.

The form must be completed by the athlete herself in her own words, without help from parents or friends.

Application for National Group

Tryouts are:  Friday AND Saturday, May 17-18.
Fri – 18s: 5:00-7:30 pm at Gunn, 16s: 5:00-7:30 pm at SHP
Sat – 16s & 18s: 1:30-5:30 pm at SHP

Fee $25 payable to TWPC.  Athletes must bring this check (or exact cash) to day 1 of tryouts.

Information regarding tournament details, registration info, workout times and groups, and more can be found below.

2013 Summer Information

2013 Registation Form

We will post all news and tournament information on this site as soon as we know it.  Please be sure you check the calendar as well for activities and tournament dates.

4 Simple Steps to Register:

1) New to the club or if you did not play this winter or spring, go to link below to order your personalized water polo caps for workouts.  (those who played winter or spring w/ Stanford skip to #2).  There is a one time $70 cost for these caps and you will pay below under Step #2 part B).

Click Here to Order Caps

b) New to Club – Need to purchase Practice Caps

3)  For high school players who will be trying out for the National Team be sure to check the box on the registration form.  Be sure to bring a check for $25 payable to TWPC to the tryouts on May 17th.  Final details will be posted soon.  (ok to enclose this check if you are mailing in your reg form.  If scanning just bring to tryout).

4)  Mail the registration form to:  TWPC  (Tanner Water Polo Corporation),   PO Box 19620,  Stanford, CA  94309.
Or scan and email to susan@stanfordwaterpolo.com

QUESTIONS??
For 8^th grade/under: contact Kelsey Holshouser at kelsey@stanfordwaterpolo.com
For high school: contact Kyle Utsumi at kyle@stanfordwaterpolo.com

Final Place Results:

• 14s – 10th
• 16s – 13th
• 18s – 11th

16s & 18s had competitive brackets and were a goal from advancing to top 8.  Game Notes: 16s had a shootout loss to SD Shores, while the 18s beat SD by 1.  Both had a one goal loss to Xtreme (16s), and SB (18s).  14s played tough and had 2 wins going into the final game, losing in a shootout.  Time to carry momentum into the summer!

For those that competed in CalCup please use the PayPal link below to pay for the CalCup season, (pool rent, salary, entry fees & coaches expenses for finals).

The costs for each age group are as follows:

• 14s: $210
• 16 & 18s: $250

Here is the schedule for the summer for planning purposes.

2013 Workout Schedule

For those wishing to tryout for the National Group for 16s or 18s, tryouts will be Fri, May 17th in the evening, and Sat, May 18 from 1:30-5:30 pm.  Final times and locations TBD.      (if you do not want to tryout then workouts begin May 20th)

6th Graders

Indian Valley College,  1800 Ignacio Boulevard, Novato

Be there by 2:30

3:15 & 4:05

Bisconti, Casolo, Crum, Ford, Gardias, Klingelhofer, Knox, Lewis, Mallery, Cooper, Rosati, Rowell, Srinivasan, A. Thanassi

 14A

Gunn High School

Be there by 11 am

12:00 & 1:40

Banks, Chiang, Dillon, Garfield, Heald, Kelley, Mandema, Paquin, Peterson, Tobin, Waters, Wayne

14B

Gunn High School

Be there by 2:35

3:20 & 4:10

Must stay and clean up and cover at the end

Billman, Bradski, Chapman, Duvall, Hall Illzou, Iourovitski, Kazemipour, Kleytman, Kofsky, Lusinchi, Marias, Maxwell, Merkle-Raymond, Navarro, Papas, Stout, S. Thanassi, Vora

Spring Jr Polo #2

2 easy steps to register:

1. Pay using PayPal online with the buttons below.

2. Mail the Reg. form to: TWPC (Tanner Water Polo Corporation), PO Box 19620, Stanford, CA 94309. Or scan and email to susan@stanfordwaterpolo.com

One piece of info that is final is the 14-under program (girls who are currently in 8th grade and younger). The 14′s will practice from 5:45-8:00pm, Tuesday through Friday, at Gunn HS in Palo Alto. (updated 4/23 2pm)

Unfortunately, we cannot give exact details for the 16′s and 18′s at this time.

Keep an eye on the website in late April for more details.

The Stanford Girls Water Polo Club is open to all interested athletes aged 18 and younger. The club welcomes girls of all experience levels in water polo, including those trying out the sport for the first time. Our coaching staff has drawn up a set of swim target goals for girls in all age groups. This set of targets is intended for individual goal setting and selected target tests will be tracked by the coaches in the 16-under and 18-under groups throughout each season.

A player with aspirations of playing water polo at an elite level should begin by achieving one gold target. Once she has achieved one gold target, she should work toward achieving the gold target on all five tests. Once she has achieved this, she should set her sights on achieving a platinum target, then all five platinum targets.

Emphasizing and improving swim skill, conditioning and toughness will add to any water polo player’s proficiency in game situations. A widespread awareness of improving in these areas will also increase each of our teams and our club as a whole.

The coaching staff views speed and swimming ability as a valid and measurable quality when evaluating the role of each player on a team or in a practice group. The achievement of the swim targets is one part of becoming a complete water polo player. All athletes should strive to make constant and consistent progress in the areas of individual skills, awareness, understanding of team tactics, and physical strength. Improvement in all aspects of water polo is achieved through consistent attendance and high effort at practices and games.

2013 Swim Tests
All freestyle unless noted

10×100: a measure of fitness, and aerobic conditioning and endurance

5×100 best avg with 10 seconds rest between: a simulation of playing hard and fast for a great last quarter of water polo; also a test of toughness and perseverance

6×50 on 2:00: a measure of quickness, explosive speed, and strength

200 for time: a reliable measure of fitness, aggressiveness, and toughness

100 breaststroke for time: a decent translation of water polo leg strength; also measures arm strength and explosiveness

Click here to view the 2013 swim targets