By First, listeners will notice us speculating on playing the Welcome to Texas Shootout as scheduled for September. News emerged on Wednesday that that tournament and two others have been cancelled. Also, the UIL has provided guidance for its fall sports programs, relevant to water polo since so many clubs
Three Summer Tournaments Cancelled
The 2020 Welcome to Texas Shootout to be held in San Antonio on September 5-7 has been cancelled, according to USA Water Polo. The Dallas Summer Classic, and the Zilla Beach Tournament have also been called off and are now removed from the Southwest Zone competition calendar. The news
By Pod: Jonathan Landero, calendar updates, and Joe does another podcast
Today’s show features a conversation with Jonathan Landero who has led the rapid rise of aquatics, including water polo, in the Rio Grande Valley. He talks about how he got to where he is, the future of aquatics in his region, and – in an interchange charged with tension
Pod: ODP news, Best of Texas victors, Navy coach Mike Schofield
We’re coming up on season two of the show (thanks for all your support!) and today cover some ODP coaching changes and cancellations, the victors of our Best of Texas Tournament, and more. Then legendary Naval Academy coach Mike Schofield speaks with Joe about the Texans who helped his
Pod: Brenda Villa talks Diversity, Texas, and Olympics
For our 50th episode (!) we bring you one of the greats. Brenda Villa was recently named Co-Chair of USA Water Polo’s Racial Equity and Reform Task Force. One of her first efforts was taking part in a Southwest Zone Town Hall on Tuesday. She and James cover that,
Pod: HOF talk, farewell to Mihai, Coaches Landgraf and Mac speak
Eight clubs in Texas are back in the pool with a couple situated in North Texas where James visited a Pegasus practice at their temporary outdoor solution. Plus Joe observed a UIL meeting where virtually nothing was said about water polo (good news). And Mihai Oprea gets a send-off
Texans jumping back in, early results from BoT II, Chris Olvera and Jim Linehan
Amidst some historic turmoil we offer our little show to, perhaps, give something more hopeful to think about. We stick to our water polo roots with an encouraging discussion of the programs that have plans to get back in the pool, and a team that is ramping up operations
Best of TX Part 2, Practice in Round Rock, and Lena Skinner
We resurrect the Best of Texas idea, this time focusing on the great high school programs in Texas history. Check that out in the second segment where we lay out the brackets for our newest stunt. It’s kinda like selecting the greatest ever NFL franchise which, I’m sure everyone