By Justin Pudwill ended a hugely successful 10 years at the helm of Whittier College’s men’s and women’s water polo programs to make his Houston return and take advantage of some slightly lower home prices compared to pricey SoCal. His journey started in Huntington Beach though, and he and Joe
Polling Open for Best of Texas Quarterfinals
Over 1100 votes were cast in the first round of our Best of Texas High School Tournament pitting teams from different eras against one another. Check out the updated brackets here. The quarterfinals are now set and polling is open!
Remainder of Texas High School Season Cancelled
The rest of the 2020 Texas high school water polo season is to be cancelled. That according to TISCA Water Polo Chairperson Scott Slay who confirmed that, with today’s announcement by the UIL regarding the suspension of all remaining spring sports activities, TISCA Water Polo will follow suit. “[W]e
C2C: Slay on Counter Attack
Foster High School and Viper Pigeon Head Coach Scott Slay covers fundamentals of counter attack on this April 16 online tutorial. You can find all the Coaches to Coaches lecture series videos in this YouTube playlist. Coach Slay used this presentation during the session.
Pod Special: Coach Mihai Oprea of St. Mark’s, Trident
In one of the most fascinating conversations we can recall we speak with the highly successful Head Coach at St. Mark’s School and Trident Water Polo Club in Dallas. Mihai Oprea has turned St. Mark’s in to one of the most consistently excellent high school teams in Texas having
Vote Now in the First Round of the Best of Texas High School Tournament
Since 1972 has high school water polo been played in the State of Texas, and over nearly five decades of competition there have been some standout individual teams. Now’s your chance to vote for your favorites in our Best of Texas High School Tournament. We pit teams often from
JOs delayed, Best of TX tourney begins, and Mihai Oprea
The NCAA canceled this year’s final four ™. Be we haven’t. In fact, we’ve created the first ever Best of Texas high school tournament pitting teams from nearly a half-century of prep water polo. After you listen to Joe recall nearly every detail from every team since 1972 go
C2C: Cullen on Center Play
North Texas Thunder and Guyer High School Head Coach Chris Cullen breaks down facets of center play and ways to learn it properly for our new feature, Coaches to Coaches. Find the videos in this YouTube playlist. Click here for the deck that accompanied this presentation, and here for
Best of Texas: Mac & Joe talk preps since 2000
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