Dynamo Youth Water Polo - 2020
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Dynamo Youth Water Polo is where High School and Middle School-aged (open to as young as fifth grade if strong swimmer) girls and boys from across Georgia develop and improve their technical skills and understanding of the game through USA Water Polo instruction and competition. Dynamo Youth Water Polo, the only active USAWP youth club in Georgia, is a program of Dynamo Water Polo Club, one of the largest and most successful USA Water Polo clubs in the Southeastern United States.
Launched in 2015 with less than twelve players, DWPC Youth has grown quickly. 2019 headlines include:
· Grew to almost 100 players
· Sent four teams (Girls 18U, Girls 16U, Boys 18U, Boys 16U) to the USAWP Junior Olympics in California for the second straight year
· Seventeen players selected to USAWP Olympic Development Program teams, two invited to National Team Selection Camps and one played in Europe for Team USA
· Six players moved on to play varsity water polo in college, including three on water polo scholarships.
The 2020 season runs from mid-February through June (through July if we qualify for Junior Olympics).
GHSWPA players do NOT have to choose between spring activity with their GHSWPA team and DWPC Youth. We encourage them to do both.
Space is limited. Coaches have the right to make cuts/selections as they see fit.
Tentative 2020 Schedule:
Because Dynamo Swim Club plans to replace the Dyna-dome with a building, there may be some changes/disruptions to our year.
Training begins Sunday, February 16 and runs through June (July for those who qualify for JOs):
Sunday 12:00 - 2:30pm (2.5 hr pool, :30 min dryland)
Monday 7:30 - 9:30pm (:30 min dryland, 1.5.hr pool)
Wednesday 7:30 - 9:30pm (:30 min dryland, 1.5.hr pool)
Tournaments:
We host and attend USAWP tournaments. Participation is highly recommend but not required. Likely tournaments may include (details confirmed as available):
· NC Invite (late April) - Triangle area, NC
· Dynamo Invite (May 2-3 or 9-10)
· JO Qualifiers (tent. June 5-7) - Orlando, FL
· Tent: Sunshine State Games (TBD late June) - TBD, FL
· JOs - (Boys July 20-23, Girls July 24-26 – San Jose, CA)
Tournament costs are incremental and shared by participants.
Equipment:
Athletes provide:
· Suit (Boys: Briefs preferred. Girls: One piece. Wide shoulder straps.)
· Goggles
· Dryland clothes (tennis shoes, t-shirt, shorts, etc.)
You don’t need to buy a new/polo-specific suit just to show up. Come with what you have and if you want to commit we can help you pick out a great water polo suit. If you want to buy a water polo suit anyway, please use Turbo/Kap7. (They sponsor DWPC, the GHSWPA and our National Teams.) DWPC team suits and gear orders placed at the start of the season.
The club provides balls, caps, dryland equipment, etc.
Cost:
$550.00 for the season, plus USAWP membership, team gear, and tournament travel. Siblings after the first (at full price) get a $50 discount.
Sunday only is $350. No sibling discount on Sunday only.
Coaches:Our coaches are USAWP certified and trained in coaching the USAWP system:
HEAD COACH:
Stu Sheldon– APS Knights GHSWPA coach; DWPC masters player; USAWP ODP coach; varsity water polo and swimming at Washington & Lee University. GHSWPA & USAWP referee.
ASSISTANT COACHES:
Ken Beamon: APS Knights GHSWPA coach; DWPC masters player; North Carolina State University collegiate club.
Karina Cordisco: Wheeler Wildcats GHSWPA coach; played for Miami Sunset High School, including the FL High School Water Polo State Championships for three straight years.
Ed Hirsh: DWPC masters player; played for the University of Southern California; U.S. Olympic Festival (South Team), North Miami Beach varsity high schooland USAWP Junior Olympics teams.
Neal Laxpati: DWPC masters player; played for the University of Southern California collegiate club, Georgia Institute of Technology collegiate club; Emory Women's Water Polo Coach 2007-2016.
Tim Watson: Southern Crescent GHSWPA coach; DWPC masters player; played for the University of North Carolina; co-founded Raleigh/Triangle Water Polo; played for Charlotte Sharks. GHSWAP & CWPA referee.
Dynamo…DynaMITE!
