Since the Chaminade basketball team has a Sectional game at 6PM on Wednesday, the water polo team will have a combined JV and Varsity practice at 3:15PM. The practice time will not be any different for JV as they will get out at 4:45PM. Varsity will still have a 2-hour practice and will get out at 5:15PM, giving the players 45 minutes to get to the game.
March 3, 2009
February 24, 2009
Varsity Elects Captains
Congratulations to seniors Danny Faust, Jack Meara and Chris Watkins who were all elected captain by their teammates!
February 23, 2009
First Day of Practice
Finally, the first day of practice for the 2009 season is upon us. Coach Stream and I are revved up and ready to go. JV starts at 3:15PM and Varsity starts at 4:45PM, BE ON TIME!
It's going to be a good year. Check back here for updates on the season. I plan on posting often.
Thanks for the support!
Go Devils!
February 14, 2009
CCP Middle School Team Finishes Season Strong
We played an experienced Daisy team for our last game of the season. Even thought we lost 6-3, I feel this was our most complete game to date. Offensively we managed to get the ball down the pool and take some great shots. Defensively, however, the team really shined. The defense played much better than last week. I saw teammates communicating with each other and helping each other out. Several times a Daisy player lost the ball to a swarm of Chaminade players. Player of the game honors goes to Mark Corwin. Mark played goalie for almost the entire game. His saves kept the game close.What stood out the most in this game was how much we have improved this year. I'm sure the parents that have come to the games have noticed just how far the team has come. Compared to our first game we are a totally different team. Not only have individual skills improved, but so has the teamwork. It makes me wish the MS season lasted a few more weeks.
I hope that everyone on the team stays involved with water polo. If everyone returns for next year I can see the team winning quite a few games. I encourage all of the players to join a club team for the spring. I'll try to have some sign up sheets at school next week. For the 8th graders planning to play for Chaminade HS next year, playing on a club team will be invaluable. If anyone has any questions on the club teams ask me or any of the other coaches. I have really enjoyed coaching the team this year and hope everyone has had fun playing water polo for the first time.
-Coach Danny
February 9, 2009
The Chaminade Middle School team notches first win in club history!
The Chaminade MS water polo club captured their first victory of the season and also the first victory ever for the program. Chaminade defeated Storm 12-4 for the win. This game was easily the best to date. On defense the players helped each other out, stealing passes and shutting down Storm. Storm never seemed to feel comfortable against our defense and often ran the clock out.
Offensively, the team countered hard and scored quite a few breakaway goals. Perhaps more impressively, the half court offense began to fall into place. The team worked the ball into Garret for several shots from 2-meter. Perimeter passing improved from the last game. This time around, I saw a lot less turnovers from bad passes. Perhaps the only blemish offensively was missing our 6-5 opportunity. As usual, Joe Tillman and Mark Corwin continued their solid goalie performances. While some of the saves were impressive, the passing was much improved.
Player of the game honors went to Dan. He set the tone for the game, scoring the first two goals for Chaminade. He was moving all of the pool making plays. Practice this week will be at the regular times. This weekend, Chaminade will face a tough Daisy team. Hopefully our recent success caries over to the next game.
-Coach Danny
January 13, 2009
SLAP 12, Chaminade 5
The Chaminade Middle School team played its second game in history, falling 12-5 to the hands of SLAP. Even though it was a loss, I was extremely happy with the way we played. We started off poorly, giving up three breakaway goals, and turning the ball over on offense. However, the team managed to turn it around midway through the second quarter. After a timeout, in which the priority became preventing the breakaway and setting up the offense, the team started to play much better. The defense, anchored by Jaime Haro, did not allow a breakaway goal after the timeout. Jaime made sure that he was the first person back on defense, and played excellent 2 meter defense. Shallow end goalie Joe Tillman made some important steals and outlet passes that were able to get our offense. In the deep end, Mark Corwin played some stellar goalie, making some big saves and steals. On the offensive end, Garret Knasel took over. Garret led the team with four goals, including one half court bomb that went in the upper corner. Also scoring was Graydon Konzen, who ripped a shot from about 6 meters out. Also on offense, Jaime Haro made some high school level passes, one to Garret Knasel that set him up for his fourth goal.
Practice at 3:00 on Thursday after school, game at 12:15 at Ladue on Saturday. Also, we will now be practicing two days a week, starting next week. More on this at practice on Thursday.
-Coach Jack
October 20, 2008
Winter Water Polo
The winter club season is rapidly approaching and I would like to encourage everyone to play this winter. A big reason SLUH has been so dominant in recent years is because the last three classes have collectively decided to play year round and play together. Playing year round used to be the exception, but now it is the norm. Not playing puts you at a strong disadvantage in this sport.
In recent years, Chaminade water polo players have played for Daisy Water Polo Club and Jungle Cat Water Polo. There are a handful of other clubs out there, such as SLAP, Mad Dog and Flyers. It doesn't matter to me which club you play for, as long as you play. I coach for Jungle Cat Water Polo, but I want to be clear that I want you to just play and everyone will be given a fair shot during the high school season regardless of whether you played for me or a different club.
Most information can be found on mowaterpolo.com, and the Jungle Cat sign up sheet can be found here: http://junglecatpolo.com/
If you need information on a different club, let me know and I'll try and find it for you.
Zone Tryouts
Quick announcement, there will be tryouts for the zone team on November 22nd. Information can be found here: http://www.mowaterpolo.com/calendar.html
A lot of the top players from the St. Louis area played on these teams in addition to playing for their high school and their club. It's good to get exposure to different styles of play and different coaches. The team is very beneficial if you want to try and play in college.
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