2023 Welcome to Texas Tournament
Welcome To Texas Tournament – 2023
May 27 – 28, 2023
NISD Natatorium & Northside Swim Center, 13240 Skyhawk Dr, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA
18U/16U/14U/12U Athletes
USA Water Polo
2023 Dare to Dream Festival
Schedule/Results
For our Athletes & Families
Admissions
Parents/Spectators can pre-pay before they arrive at the facility or scan a QR Code/pay at the admissions desk on the Second Level. Parents/Spectators will receive a wristband depending on what they purchase. Dare to Dream – Texas Festival Admissions: $10 Day Pass, $15 Weekend Pass. Children 5 & Younger will not be charged admission.
Click here for the Admissions Link
USA Water Polo IDs
2023 AquaTex Dare to Dream IDs
Texas A&M Waivers
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Tournament Expectations
We very gladly have a lot of new athletes attending this tournament. Welcome to all of you, and of course to all our experienced families as well. Here are a few things to cover for newcomers and oldsters alike:
- Plan on being ready to meet together 30-40 minutes minimum before our first game of the day. Coach Babs will let you know via GroupMe.
- Athletes, wear your team suit every game of the tournament, and your team t-shirt on Saturday at least. And, of course, we encourage our families to don the black, orange, and blue while attending.
- Expect three games per day even if we only end up playing two. That means, be prepared: extra towel, goggles for warmup, eye drops, snacks, water, an extra suit is always a good idea. Be ready.
- Food. Between games we encourage our athletes to eat lean protein, fruit, simple carbohydrates (not just candy!), water. After our last game of the day you can eat what you want… within reason.
- AquaTex doesn’t organize team hotels or meals but definitely appreciates parents who take the lead in finding hotel blocks to share and/or organizing team meals. That is mostly done via our GroupMe so please do communicate amongst each other there.
- We expect all our athletes to work hard, to be their best, when we compete. Winning and losing are important but not nearly as much as effort, being the best you can be, being there for your teammates, communicating, executing the skills you learned at practice. That’s what we as a club and your coaches expect.
Athlete Fees
Each athlete will pay for participating in this tournament payable directly to Coach James via Venmo. Fees are nearly always estimated to be approximately $95 per athlete per roster. The final fee will be calculated after the tournament and takes in to account tournament entry fees, coaches’ travel expenses, per diem, etc.
Working Rosters
| AQTX 10u | Playing for Longhorn 12u |
|---|---|
| Ryan Benson | Clayton Waterbury |
| Ashton Benson | William Pemberton |
| Neel Ramanathan | |
| Ilay Lev | |
| Emeric Colegrove | |
| (2 San Antonio players) |
From the Host
This is a friendly reminder of the USA Water Polo Dare to Dream – Texas Festival on January 28-29, 2023 at Texas A&M University in College Station. This event is for our youngest athletes and is designed to be a fun, developmental tournament (no qualification required, no club affiliation required). The divisions for this year’s event will be 12U Mixed, 12U Girls, and 10U Mixed (Age as of Date is January 28, 2023…first day of the tournament). The 12U Divisions will play 6 on 6 (5 field players, 1 goalie) with junior size goals and size 3 balls. The 10U Mixed will play 5 on 5 (4 x field players, 1 goalie) with a shorter course, 10U size goals, and size 2 balls. The hope is all clubs throughout the Southwest Zone will enter/support this event and join in on the fun. Developing confidence and having fun will be the focus. Teams are invited to come to Texas A&M/College Station ready to play, grow and enjoy the game. This tournament will truly be a great experience for all teams/athletes/clubs/coaches involved!
Online Team Registration/Payment: USAWP Dare to Dream – Texas Festival (must be logged in at USAWP website to register).
USA Water Polo – Dare to Dream – Texas Festival:
Dates: January 28-29, 2023
Location: Texas A&M Student Recreation Center, 187 Corrington Dr, College Station, Texas, 77843 (two courses, plus separate 10U course)
Divisions: 12U Mixed, 12U Girls, and 10U Mixed
Age as of Date: January 28, 2023…first day of the tournament
Entry Fee: $550 per team. Payments will be collected when completing the online team registration process.
Online Team Registration/Payment: USAWP Dare to Dream – Texas Festival (must be logged in at USAWP website to register).
Registration Deadline: Friday, January 20, 2023
Roster Deadline: Monday, January 23, 2023
Schedule: An online schedule will be sent to everyone on Monday, January 23, 2023
Tournament Details:
Age as of Date: January 28, 2023…first day of the tournament
Bronze level membership and birth date verification is required for all athletes
There is no club affiliation rule for this national event
There is no qualification required for this tournament
Teams will play no more than 3 games per day
Athletes can only play on one roster in a single division (athletes can play in multiple divisions)
The 12U Divisions will play 6 on 6 (5 field players, 1 goalie) with junior size goals and size 3 balls
10U Playing Rules for 2023 Dare to Dream – Texas Festival:
5 on 5 (4 field players, 1 goalie)
15 yard course length
10U Goals/Size 2 Balls
2022 Welcome to Texas Shootout
Schedule/Results Rosters/Scoresheets
Notes from AquaTex
All the teams entered in this tournament will play as AquaTex. Coach Tom from Longhorn will be busy welcoming a new child to the family so we’ve stepped up to take on the organizing role. I (Coach James) will also not be there while I celebrate my daughter’s graduation all weekend. Obviously you will recognize lots of Longhorn athletes and coaches on our rosters as usual.
We have some newcomers to the club and to USA Water Polo tournament competition so please take note:
- Wear your AquaTex gear before, during, and after games. A competition suit and one tee shirt are required for each athlete. If you haven’t ordered already please do (it’s unlikely to arrive prior to WTTS but is still required).
- Athletes, meet with your coach (listed in the table above) one hour before game time. Be ready to warm up. Please do not be late!
- The facility is outdoors though there is lots of shaded seating for spectators. Be prepared. Also note that referees will make athletes wipe off excess sunscreen so don’t go too nuts.
- All travel arrangements are made by individual families, not the club. We’ve had great communications among parents in the past about blocking hotels, etc. Feel free to use the GroupMe to share info. Danny Dixon has been very active in the past in finding hotel blocks so you may want to ping him. There are tons of hotels close to Northside ISD. Same with team meals, etc.
- Be SURE to look at the rosters above. Many of your athletes are expected to play on multiple teams (16u and 18u for example). Once the schedule is published your athlete is expected to be on time to each game for each relevant roster. If there is ever a game-time conflict between two rosters then the athlete is expected to play for the younger team during that time, but consult with your coach to be sure.
- A current headshot, like on a passport, is required for every member of USA Water Polo and referees check for photos at every tournament. Please be sure to update that today if you haven’t already.
From the Host
USA Water Polo is working with San Antonio Sports/Northside ISD to make this a premier event for all clubs/teams. There will be teams coming in from across the country and throughout the state/zone. Northside ISD Swim Center is a world class, outdoor-indoor venue with up to five all deep courses plus stadium seating for the 50 meter pool (NISD Swim Center Website). The Welcome to Texas Shootout will have games from 7:30 am – 8:00 pm on both Saturday, May 28th and Sunday, September May 29th. We suggest coaches/athletes/parents plan on coming in on Friday and staying overnight on Sunday evening. We suggest getting hotel rooms ASAP…you can always cancel later. Tournament Hotel Information.
San Antonio is a great place to visit in Texas. For the parents/families, there are plenty of outdoor activities, amusement parks, restaurants, food trucks, BBQ joints, breweries, etc. to visit and enjoy. For the athletes/teams, there will be opportunities to visit area activities such as Six Flags – Fiesta Texas, Sea World, the Alamo, the Riverwalk, etc. All teams will receive discounts for area restaurants and attractions (including Six Flags and Sea World). We hope all the Southwest Zone clubs will be entering and supporting this event throughout the various age groups/divisions.
Welcome to Texas Shootout – 2022:
- Dates: Saturday, May 28, 2022 – Sunday, May 29, 2022
- Location: Northside ISD Swim Center, 8400 N Loop 1604 W, San Antonio, Texas 78249.
- Divisions: 18U Boys, 18U Girls, 16U Boys, 16U Girls, 14U Boys, 14U Girls, 12U Mixed, 10U Mixed
- Hotel Information
- Registration Deadline: Friday, May 20, 2022, 9pm (PT).
- Roster Deadline: Sunday, May 22, 2022, 9pm (PT)
- Schedule: The tournament schedule will be emailed to everyone on Monday, May 23rd
- Admissions: $15 Day Pass, $25 Weekend Pass (includes parking). Tickets are available online only at the NISD Swim Center Website. Children 5 & Younger will not be charged admission, but you still need to get a pass for them through the website.
- Format: All games will be 6:00 minute quarters using USA Water Polo rules. There will be two minutes between periods, two timeouts per game, and games tied after four quarters will do a shoot-out. Team listed first, wears white caps/starts to the left of the table.
- Tournament & USAWP Apparel Sales Table: There will be tournament specific apparel and USA Water Polo Apparel on sale inside the entrance of the NISD Swim Center.
Athlete Requirements:
- USAWP Bronze Level Membership or higher
- COVID-19 Waiver required
- Age as of: 8/1/2022
- No club affiliation rule
- Photo ID check prior to every game
- NEW 10U & 12U Rules Modifications will be used!
AquaTexans Selected to 2021 USAWP Olympic Development Program Rosters
AquaTex is delighted to announce that Kendall Strauss, Aaron Gordon, and Tristan Chamas were selected to USA Water Polo’s Southwest Zone Olympic Development Program training rosters. The three will be headed to Utah in January to compete at the organization’s West Region Championships.
Kendall and Tristan are first-time selections for the Youth girls’ and Development boys’ teams respectively, while Aaron returns for another season with the boys’ Cadet team.
It’s an honor that these three are representing our club and Central Texas this season. All of them will have the chance to compete in Utah and then be considered for a spot on the Southwest Zone team that competes at National Championships in February and March. There they’ll be considered for the USA’s national Youth, Cadet and Development teams, which will compete internationally this summer and beyond.
You can find the entire group of selections, including several of our friends from Longhorn, here.
Congratulations to Kendall, Tristan, and Aaron!
2022 Dare to Dream Festival
Schedule/Results
AQTX/Longhorn Game Schedule
| Day | Pool | Time | White Caps | Score White | Score Dark | Dark Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AQTX 12u | ||||||
| Saturday | 3 | 11:00 AM | AquaTex 12u | 11 | 5 | Pegasus Red |
| Saturday | 3 | 5:00 PM | AquaTex 12u | 12 | 17 | Thunder Girls |
| Sunday | 2 | 7:30 AM | AquaTex 12u | 17 | 5 | CFWPC |
| Sunday | 2 | 10:30 AM | Alamo Area | 15 | 18 | AquaTex 12u |
| Longhorn White 10u | ||||||
| Saturday | 1 | 2:00 PM | Longhorn White 10u | 24 | 22 | Viper Pigeons |
| Saturday | 1 | 6:00 PM | Alamo Area | 21 | 19 | Longhorn White 10u |
| Sunday | 1 | 9:30 AM | Longhorn White 10u | 12 | 15 | Pegasus |
| Sunday | 1 | 11:30 AM | Cowtown/Southside | 16 | 21 | Longhorn White 10u |
| Longhorn Orange 10u | ||||||
| Saturday | 1 | 12:00 PM | Cowtown/Southside | 7 | 16 | Longhorn Orange 10u |
| Saturday | 1 | 3:00 PM | Alamo Area | 24 | 10 | Longhorn Orange 10u |
| Sunday | 1 | 7:30 AM | Longhorn Orange 10u | 12 | 16 | Viper Pigeons |
| Sunday | 1 | 10:30 AM | Longhorn Orange 10u | 14 | 13 | Zilla |
Rosters
| LH 10U Orange | LH 10U White | AQTX 12u | LH 12u |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avi Singhal | Ashton Benson | 7 - William Pemberton | Eliza Burkhart |
| Claire Green | Robert Roth | 8 - Isabelle Morrison | Daniel Armendariz |
| Sawyer Jayasuriya | Laird Green | 6 - Rudy-Matheo Garcia | Pierce Green |
| Eric Crockett | Ryan Benson | 2 - John Kelly | Finnley May |
| Claire Green | Lennon Beavers | 4 - Silas Chamas | Robert Roth |
| Joe Hobson | Silas Chamas | 5 - Tristan Chamas | Joe Hobson |
| Calder May | 3 - Tomas Bellavia | Eric Crockett | |
| Lennon Beavers |
Strongly encouraged for ALL our 12u and 10u athletes, including Swim2Score. Important to note:
- 10u competition will take place with four field players and a goalie
- 12u competition will take place with five field players and a goalie
From the Host
last updated 11 January 2022
Schedule and Results | Official Rules | Event Procedures
The USA Water Polo Dare to Dream – Texas Festival will be on January 15-16, 2022 at the CFISD Natatorium in Northwest Houston (over the MLK Holiday Weekend). This event is for our youngest athletes and is designed to be a fun, developmental tournament (no qualification required, no club affiliation required). The divisions for this year’s event will be 12U Mixed, 12U Girls, and 10U Mixed (Age as of Date is August 1, 2021). The 12U Divisions will play 6 on 6 (5 field players, 1 goalie) with junior size goals. The 10U Mixed will play 5 on 5 (4 x field players, 1 goalie) with a shorter course and Splashball size balls/goals The hope is all clubs throughout the Southwest Zone will enter/support this event and join in on the fun. Developing confidence and having fun will be the focus. Teams are invited to come to Northwest Houston ready to play, grow and enjoy the game. This tournament will truly be a great experience for all teams/athletes/clubs/coaches involved!!! NOTE: Online Team Registration for the event is currently not available. Everyone will receive emails once this is available.
- Dates: January 15-16, 2022
- Location: CFISD Natatorium, 12550 Windfern Rd B, Houston, TX 77064 (two courses, plus separate 10U course)
- Divisions: 12U Mixed, 12U Girls, and 10U Mixed
- Age as of Date: August 1, 2021
- Entry Fee: $450 per team. Payments will be collected when completing the online team registration process.
- Team Registration: Online Team Registration for the event is currently not available. Everyone will receive emails once this is available.
- Registration Deadline: Coming Soon
- Roster Deadline: Coming Soon
- Schedule: Coming Soon
- Tournament Hotel: HOMEWOOD SUITES – NW HOUSTON AT BELTWAY 8, 8950 Fallbrook Dr, Houston, TX (832) 648-4700. 109 per night for Double Rooms, $99 per night for King Room (Friday and/or Saturday). Reserve Rooms by Monday, January 3, 2021. Free Breakfast, Parking, Wifi. Booking Link
- Age as of Date: August 1, 2021
- Bronze level membership and birth date verification is required for all athletes
- There is no club affiliation rule for this national event
- There is no qualification required for this tournament
- Teams will play no more than 3 games per day
- Athletes can only play on one roster in a single division (athletes can play in multiple divisions)
- The 12U Divisions will play 6 on 6 (5 field players, 1 goalie) with junior size goals.
- 10U Playing Rules for 2022 Dare to Dream – Texas Festival:
- 5 on 5 (4 field players, 1 goalie)
- 15 yard course length
- Splashball Goals/Balls
Welcome to Texas Shootout 2021
Schedule/Results
Tentative Longhorn/AQTX Rosters
| 14u mixed (entered) | 18u co-ed (entered) |
|---|---|
| Aaron G. | |
| Tristan C. | Kendall S. |
| Jacob G.? | Owen M. |
| Kelly M. | Thomas W. |
| Landon V. | Declan G. |
| Max V. | Greyson G. |
| Zeke S. | Axel H. |
| Nick M. | Manu S. |
| Tomas B. | Max v. |
| Jake R. | Bash H. |
| Tristan M. | Maggie P. |
| Maddox C. | Kelly M. |
| Kiley S. | |
| Brett S. |
From the Event Organizer
USA Water Polo would like to invite your team to the Welcome to Texas Shootout in beautiful San Antonio, Texas. The tournament will be a two-day event at the Northside ISD Natatorium for 18U Boys, 18U Girls, 16U Boys, 16U Girls, 14U Boys, 14U Girls and 12U Mixed age groups. A USAWP Bronze level membership (or higher), birth date verification, and a COVID-19 Waiver is required for participation in this event.
Tournament Dates: Saturday September 4 – Sunday September 5, 2021
Location: Northside ISD Swim Center, 8400 N Loop 1604 W, San Antonio, Texas 78249, https://nisd.net/athletics/aquatics
Registration Deadline: August 22, 2021, 9pm (PT) [AquaTex/Longhorn deadline is the day prior]
Roster Deadline: August 27, 2021, 9pm (PT)
Roster Lockdown: August 30, 2021, 9pm (PT)
You can find more information, including Hotel Blocks on the WELCOME TO TEXAS webpage.
Pool time is available on Friday 8/3 for warm-up/pre-event practice.
AquaTexans Selected to USAWP Olympic Development Program Rosters
Last Friday, after the busiest ODP season yet, I announced West Region Championships rosters for USA Water Polo’s Southwest Zone Olympic Development Program. Three AquaTexans were selected to take part in the season-ending tournament: Luca de Araujo, Riley Dixon, and Aaron Gordon. It is the second year running that the three will compete at West Region Championships, this season to be held in San Antonio.
Congratulations to all three. It’s a great point of pride that they are both representing AquaTex and increasing the visibility of Central Texas athletes among Texas and national coaches. Those coaches will be in San Antonio to help choose athletes to try out for the USA’s national Youth, Cadet and Development teams, which will compete internationally this summer and beyond.
You can read more about the upcoming end-of-season competition here.
Youth Athletes Excel, Weekend 1 of Central Texas Festival
Central Texas Festival
14u Co-ed Squad Remains one of the Toughest in Texas
Our 14u coed team finished the Central Texas Festival on Sunday at Micki with a convincing win over Lake Jackson to bring the weekend record to 3-1. Two other big wins over Cy-Fair and Viper Pigeon and a tough loss to Thunder rounded out AquaTex’s first competition in Texas since the spring. Together they demonstrated how their hard work pays off, and will continue to as we get ready for Thunder’s Texas Challenge Cup on November 14 and 15. Well done to Joey, Riley, Morgan, Aaron, Kelly, Austin, Luca, Jacob, Cruz and Landon.
Young 12u Squad Takes Down Triumph
The young and developing 12u coed team let by Coach Tom notched a win versus Triumph and fell to teams from Viper Pigeon, Lone Star/Mavericks, and Thunder over at Milburn Pool in Cedar Park. With most of those athletes back in the pool just in the past couple weeks it was great to see them competing again under somewhat normal conditions. Nice work by Cruz, Landon, Nick, Tristan, Jake, Daniel, Maddox, Pierce, Laird and Silas over the weekend.
You can find all the tournament results here.
Weekend 2 Coming Fast
18u Boys and Girls Lined up to Compete
Meanwhile we get ready to do it all over again, this time with 22 games at Micki on Saturday and Sunday the 10th and 11th. Our 18u boys and girls teams are rostered below and a schedule for the event should be out early this week.
| 18U Boys | 18U Girls | |
| Greysen Gaderson | Gwen Sloat | |
| Axel Haydt | Cate Sloat | |
| Evan Sayer | Valeria Ortiz | |
| Tomas Chu | Kateryna Ortiz | |
| Cole Kershner | Cammie Shaulfelberger | |
| Caleb Moody | Morgan Spooner | |
| Owen Murphy | Nilmary Padilla | |
| John ‘Jack’ Waters | Ella Thomas | |
| Matthew ‘Will’ Wheeler | Ellen Larson | |
| Nicholas Adrian | Barbara Kulchisky | |
| Chase Kershner | ||
| Michael Morrison II | ||
| Alexander Thulin | ||
| Luca de Araujo | ||
| Riley Dixon | ||
| Cameron Spooner | ||
| Alexander Thulin |
Volunteers
Our parents and athlete volunteers were fantastic this past weekend and we want to match that level of excellence this coming weekend. The game schedule will be out shortly but take a(nother) moment to fill out the slots that are open on our volunteer worksheet.
Update your USAWP Profile Pic
The tournament served as a reminder that some of our athletes have photos on their USAWP ID’s from several centuries ago. Parents, please go update or add a photo to your athlete’s profile at usawaterpolo.org. ID’s are getting checked at every USA Water Polo event so we need that process to be as smooth as possible.
Jolyn
I sent the Jolyn suits back to Santa Barbara and it didn’t turn out to make financial sense for us to pursue a custom set of gear for our female players. The orders would be just too small. But, speaking of which…
Order AquaTex Suits (Please)
As I mentioned on last week’s pre-tournament Zoom meeting with our parents, we purposely do not have a lot of rules on this club so that our families can do what generally suits their best interests. We do not require athletes to purchase custom AquaTex suits (as nearly every other club in Texas does) but, it is safe to say… I really want every athlete wearing an AquaTex suit at our competitions!
RYTE Sports has been very good to us and is among the lowest cost, highest quality custom water polo suit in the USA. Plus, it gets shipped directly to your home. No bulk ordering necessary. Please strongly consider ordering an AquaTex suit if your athlete does not already have one so we can look as good as possible on the pool deck. Ord
er now to (hopefully) receive a suit prior to the Texas Challenge Cup on November 14-15. Thanks for supporting the club by doing so.
By the way, I’m in the process of ordering new custom AquaTex waterpolo caps. So it would be great to have suits to match.
See you masked on the deck,
James
ODP Success, Festival Begins on Saturday, Covid-19 Waivers
We’re entering the busiest time of 2020. Some important updates.
Olympic Development Program
AquaTex successfully hosted the very well attended USA Water Polo Olympic Development Program Southwest Zone clinic on Saturday and Sunday. There were more girls on Saturday than have ever attended a Central Texas ODP camp or clinic, and we capped the number of boys to 50 but could’ve easily surpassed 60 on Sunday. It was a great opportunity for our athletes who attended. We covered a LOT of territory in just 4+ hours.
This was only the second ODP camp/clinic held in the entire country this season. Now if only we had a 50-meter pool… Kidding (#gratitude).
Thanks for all our great volunteer parents from AquaTex, Longhorn, and all over Texas. You helped make it as crisp a clinic or camp I’ve ever led as ODP coach.
Central Texas Festival
The Central Texas Festival, the first USA Water Polo-sanctioned tournament in the US since the pandemic started, begins on Saturday, October 3 at Milburn Pool in Cedar Park. We will be hosting games at Micki on Sunday the 4th, Saturday the 10th, Sunday the 11th. More below, but first the competition part.
AquaTex Rosters
Here are the rosters as currently submitted to USA Water Polo. We have until Wednesday to make changes, which are very likely, so be sure to contact me if there are conflicts.
| 12U Mixed | 18U Boys | 18U Girls | 14u Mixed | ||||
| Cruz Crowley | Greysen Gaderson | Gwen Sloat | Kelly Murphy | ||||
| Landon Vickery | Axel Haydt | Cate Sloat | Luca de Araujo | ||||
| Nick Musil | Evan Sayer | Valeria Ortiz | Riley Dixon | ||||
| Tristan Chamas | Tomas Chu | Kateryna Ortiz | Joey Bradford | ||||
| Jake Roberts | Cole Kershner | Samantha Smith | Matthew Blood | ||||
| Daniel Armendariz | Caleb Moody | Cammie Shaulfelberger | Aaron Gordon | ||||
| Maddox Conte | Owen Murphy | Morgan Spooner | Declan Graves | ||||
| Pierce Green | John ‘Jack’ Waters | Kendall Strauss | Cruz Crowley | ||||
| Laird Green | Michael Morrison | Nilmary Padilla | Austin Kenton | ||||
| Silas Chamas | Alexander Thulin | James Strauss | |||||
| Luca de Araujo | Jacob Gerakos | ||||||
| Aaron Gordon | Ava Chamas | ||||||
| Riley Dixon |
Athletes will pay $60 per team they play on. Each team gets four games.
The schedule may be published as soon as Monday. Saturday the 3rd features 14u and 12u teams. Each AquaTex team will get two games on Saturday ending at 1:30 PM or earlier. On Sunday the 12u athletes stay at Milburn while 14u plays at Micki.
The schedule is more fluid on the 10th and 11th but we are asking USAWP to put as many of our games at Micki as possible.
I’m so excited to get us back competing!
Volunteers
It’s a quite busy two weekends for us as local tournament hosts. USA Water Polo will handle a lot of the things we usually do. But we still need help with several things at Micki (Zilla is providing volunteers for all games at Milburn):
- Three desk workers doing game sheets, clocks, and flags at all games at Micki
- Two Covid-19 monitors making sure our limited spectators follow the tournament’s physical distancing guidelines
- Help setting up the course on Saturday the 3rd and Friday the 9th
- Help breaking down the course and cleaning up on each Sunday evening
- Sell concessions if we choose
There will be no entry fee but we will ask for donations, mainly digitally. USA Water Polo handles hospitality. AquaTex will have water and beverages for referees, coaches, volunteers.
We’re asking all our Longhorn friend families to pitch in too. You can contact me directly or Coach Tom for more information.
Covid, Covid, Covid
Take a moment to be sure your family has signed USA Water Polo’s mandatory Covid-19 waiver. You should see a popup on your browser when you log in to usawaterpolo.org under your athlete’s profile. Athletes will not be allowed to practice or play until the waiver is signed so log in today. And take a moment to update your athlete’s photo too.
Here are instructions as were shared by USAWP in May (click to expand).
Jolyn
I’m going to send the Jolyn fitting kit back to the manufacturer this week. If you want to try on a suit before I do let me know at practice.
See you on the deck,
James