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Friday, December 11, 2009

5:00PM Welcome Registration/Check-In

5:30PM Cocktail Reception hosted by USAWP
USA Water Polo Supports Coaching Excellence-

6:30PM KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Keith Power, High Performance Director, UC Berkeley click here to read more about Keith

7:30PM Fund-Raising Ideas: Dan Way, San Diego Shores WP Club
 

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Educational Opportunities
         9:00 – 9:30 Hosting and Running Events: Nick Baba, Zone 7 Vice Chair, Irvine Kahuna WP

           9:30 – 9:45 Promoting an Internationl Trip to Your Club: How Do I Do It? Tim Reed, United WP Club                                                                                                                              -BIO-

 9:45 – 10:15 USA Swimming Team Extension to Your Water Polo Club: Bradley Schumacher, 2x  Olympic Gold Medalist in swimming and water polo, director SET WP Club

10:15 – 10:45 Administering A Large Club: Lori Gentry, Foothill WP, ODP coordinator for USAWP Coastal Zone  -BIO-

10:45 – 11:15 Development of Beginner to Intermediate Athletes: Jason Gall, CSUB WP coach, Director Bakersfield WP Club
-BIO-

11:15 - 11:45  Legal Issues: Raf Ruano, Director American River WP Club

11:45 - 1:00 Break/Lunch hosted by PacWest Air Filter

Water Polo Community Presentations

1:00 - 1:30 The Referee Outlook: Steve Redding, SCAF Sr. Program Chair

1:30 - 2:00 Developing a Strong HS Program: Doug Peabody, US Jr. Team Coach, Director San Diego Shores WP Club

2:00 - 2:30 American Water Polo: Dan Sharadin, Director American WP Club  -BIO-

2:30- 2:45 US Club Championships: Greg Salvinski, USCC committee member

2:45 - 3:00 Break

3:00 – 5:00 Panel Discussions

3:00 - 3:30 Training the Elite Girls Athlete: Cathy Neushul, UCSB Coach, Santa Barbara WP Club
                                                                  -BIO-

3:30 - 4:00 Training the Elite Mens Athlete: Kirk Everist, Former Olympian, UC Berkeley Men's Coach
                                                                   -BIO-

4:00 - 4:30 Burnout in Coaches-Symptoms and Anecdotes: Ed Reynolds, SoCal WP, involved with SoPac zone, Olympic development coach, USAWP board member   -BIO-

4:30- 5:00 NCAA Compliance and Recruiting: David Ortega, Compliance and
Boyd Lachance, Associate Head Coach UC Berkeley, Director Lamorinda WP Club  -BIO-

5:00 Today's Wrap-up

Sunday, December 13, 2009

10:00 – 11:30 Roundtable Discussion:  Recap conference & plans for 2010

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