By Part two of a conversation with Mac MacDonald, Head Coach at Lamar HS and one of the pioneers of the sport in Texas. Plus some vamping about the first three decades of prep water polo as we kick off our Best of Texas programming. Powered by RedCircle Music Scott
Quarantined in, the best of, and the history of water polo in Texas
It’s a long one, but what else do you have to do? Today, a few items are still on the calendar and the UIL hasn’t shut the season down (yet). Then, we start getting in to the history of high school water polo in Texas. We talk with the
Pod Special: Olympic Silver Medalist Peter Hudnut
Back in December we spoke with 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist and Stanford All-American Peter Hudnut after his visit to Houston where he led a clinic for Houston Storm. We spoke about his connections with Texas, his career at Stanford, and, of course, about that amazing run in Beijing. A
Angela Uno, too much Tiger King, and generally occupying time
You know things are pretty slow when Joe and James chat about Tiger King. Well, not only that, but: Austin College wins the (virtual) CWPA DIII Championships! Which are the best high school teams in Texas history (we want you to tell us!) How to teach eggbeater (biggest takeaway,
Olympics delayed, summer season uncertain, and Scott Slay
What a week. Though it came as no surprise the Olympics have been postponed until 2021 after several Olympic committees and sports associations declared they would be absent from games held in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the delay of an Olympiad for the first time since World
COVID-19 halts water polo, and we talk to the great Natalie Benson
We are living in strange times. As the COVID-19 pandemic makes its mark on Texas and the rest of the world our small, tight community of water polo athletes, fans, coaches, families are dramatically affected too. We discuss what we know as of Tuesday knowing full well that events
‘Roos win four, St. Mark’s dominates, Joe loses his voice
On this week’s episode: Austin College wins four straight on the road, a conversation with Thunder, ODP, and Braswell Coach Sabrina Carlile, and Joe loses his voice in San Antonio. That amidst worsening news about COVID-19 pandemic as its effects on everyone, including the water polo community, magnify. Powered
ODP’s done, Flower Mound is on top, ‘Roos play four in CA
There’s too much stuff to cover for a clever description here. How about some bullet points? ODP is over and James is proud of his Southwest Zone boys. Then he whines about two one-goal losses to California teams. Joe insults his ability to coach defense. Joe gets his coaching
Lions and Falcons on top, players of the week, and ODP (finally!)
We asked for your input and we really got it. The first week of prep (sorry. high school) water polo ended with St. Mark’s and Foster on top of the tables according to our very first coaches’ panel vote. Then with your nominations we give credit to those high
Preps, rankings, wild speculation – it’s high school season!
You’ll know the theme of the show because James and Joe begin the thing by debating whether “prep” or “high school” is the more accurate term (“prep” wins). That’s right, the high school season is actually here with games being played in the West and Houston on Tuesday evening.