Junior Olympics is around the corner. Here is some vital information about the next week and JOs.
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Monthly Archives: July 2015
Sun, July 26th, Stanford Clinics
Sun, July 26th, Stanford Head Coach John Tanner and Assoc Head Coach Susan Ortwein, are hosting 3 clinics at Stanford. Position skill work for goalies, 2meters, defenders and drivers. Get filmed shooting and compete in scrimmages.
Click here to learn more and register.
Open to girls 13 and older.
July 18 – 19 Weekend Schedule
Almost all of our teams are competing this weekend! Please see the rosters and schedule for this weekend – 3 pages.
Saturday:
12/14B @ West Valley
14A @Santa Cruz High School
Sunday:
14A @ Mountain View High School
14B @ Mountain View High School
18B @ Santa Cruz High School
16A @ Cabrillo College/Santa Cruz
16B @ Wilcox High School
16C @ Wilcox High School
Be sure to contact your coach if you do not see your name and you can play.
Academic All-American Program
USA Water Polo has an Academic All-American Program to recognize academic achievement for member athletes.
If you are interested, apply soon because the application deadline is Tuesday, July 21. You have until Friday, August 28 for an official transcript to be received from your high school.
Last year Stanford club had the most athletes on the list!
2015 Junior Olympics Info and Early-Bird Ticket Prices
The USA Water Polo home page for the 2015 Junior Olympics is here: http://www.usawaterpolo.org/juniorolympics/.
From that page you’ll be able to find the schedule, results, and other information. The girls play in Session Two from July 30 to August 2.
Some important pages include:
Schedules – you can review the schedules online or download to view in Microsoft Excel (look for the Download icon in the lower right); note that schedules may change before the games begin so be sure to check again and/or buy a printed program at the tournament
Tickets – tickets can be bought online in advance; early-bird discount pricing ends July 15 ($5 off per ticket)
July 11-12 Weekend Schedule
Please see the rosters and schedule for this weekend: July 11th and 12th Rosters and Schedule
The 16B and 16C teams both play in Santa Cruz on Saturday at the Santa Cruz Classic.
The 14B team plays on Saturday and on Sunday.
Be sure to arrive 1 hour before your first game unless you’ve been told otherwise by your coach.
If you do not see your name on a roster and you are available to play, please contact your coach.
Good luck to everyone!
JO Gear Order Form – due Monday July 6th!
Please be sure to fill out the order form for JO gear ASAP.
In order to ensure that the gear is here by JO’s, we need to place the order ASAP. Responses are due by MONDAY July 6th!
Happy 4th of July!
2015 JO Rosters & Hotel Information
The rosters for JO’s have been selected by the coaching staff based on the criteria set forth in the summer information document. Â Great job to all of the athletes who competed – we’re looking forward to an exciting Junior Olympics with the 6 teams that qualified!
Please find the rosters here: 2015 JO Rosters
Hotel Information – we have rooms for Wednesday 7/29 – Saturday 8/2 nights (check out on Sunday, 8/3):
Embassy Suites, Irvine
2120 Main St.
Book via the website below or call 949-553-8332 and reference Stanford Water Polo Club/Girls JO’s.
The deadline for booking rooms is July 7th. Please make your reservation ASAP.
Embassy Suites Online Reservations Link
All JO information can be found on the JO website here.
Additional information, costs, team gear sizing and more to follow.