Dec 13, 2021
In Episode 21 I talk with D3 National Champion Assistant Coach of Pomona Pitzer, Elyssa Hawkins. We talk D3 Championship (1:38-9:14), opportunities outside of the big-name California schools and what a school like Pomona Pitzer offers (9:15-19:00), what was different about this year's team and the role that recruiting...
Nov 26, 2021
In Episode 20, I have a sit down with 2x Olympian, Luca Cupido. We talk 2021 MPSF Tournament (1:25-3:30), what it takes to win at the NCAA level (3:31-6:00), his Olympic experience and the differences between the 1st and 2nd games (6:01-21:41), his time in college at Cal and what it provided him in his...
Oct 15, 2021
In Episode 19, I have an educational conversation with the Chief of Sport Performance for USA Water Polo, Coach John Abdou. We talk about what his formal role within USA Water Polo is (2:08-6:17), the D3 Championship and the opportunities it brought to the sport as a whole (6:18-12:38), the ODP Pipeline and its ever...
Oct 8, 2021
In Episode 18, I have a really interesting talk with someone who truly loves the game of Water Polo, it is current professional player for CN Mataro and former UCSD Goalie, Jack Turner. We talk about how goalies never choose their position (1:30-3:07); his journey in college from sleeping in his car to pursue being on...
Oct 1, 2021
In Episode 17, I speak with 2x Olympian in 2016 and 2020 and USA Men's National Team Member, Alex Obert. We talk through an Olympic Overview, post Olympic blues, and how the American System has worked for USA Water Polo athletes in the past (2:16-9:40), the 1-2 punch at center that the USA has along with how the...