By More than 96% of female, and nearly 94% of male Division I water polo athletes who entered school and received athletic scholarships in 2006 graduated, making the sport the most successful in doing so among all DI athletic offerings, according to the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Those findings were reported
NCAA Water Polo Coaches Weigh In on D-I Scouting Rule Change
In a June 25 piece the CWPA reported on a rule that prohibits NCAA Division I coaches from scouting future or potential opponents during matches they attend on their own time. The rule would exclude matches played at tournaments, a traditionally common time for live scouting by water polo coaches.
Details of Auto Qualification for SCIAC Men, Date Set for Play-in Match
More on the move by the NCAA to expand automatic qualifying for the men’s championship tournament to include the SCIAC. The specifics of the matter were included in a report by the NCAA Division I Championships Management Cabinet of June 11-12, a copy of which TWp reviewed. The language related to the
SCIAC Coaches Enthusiastic About Automatic Qualification for Men’s NCAA Championships
Whittier College water polo coach Justin Pudwill shared more details of the NCAAs move toward approving an automatic spot to the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) men’s champion this coming fall. The CWPA reported today that the NCAA Championship Cabinet approved the change during their meetings in Indianapolis June
Moore Exits WWPA, Men’s Polo on Pac-12 Network, 2013 NCAAs at Stanford, Parkrose Taking Donations
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Nine men’s college water polo matches have made the fall schedule on the Pac-12 Network in 2013 the channel recently announced. The schedule includes: …an appearance from five-time NCAA Champion USC. UCLA opens the slate September 27 hosting Pepperdine, while the Trojans make their Pac-12 Networks debut at California
A Final Day, and NCAA Championship Match, Worth the Wait and More
That was the game we’ve been waiting for. The NCAA Championship tournament is a celebration of the interscholastic game, not a tournament of champions where only the best programs participate. And that’s the way we want it. An eight-team field of the top ranked squads would rub us the wrong
NCAA Women’s Championships Highlight Huge Weekend of Interscholastic Water Polo
First round matches are under way today at Harvard’s Blodgett Pool for the 2013 NCAA women’s water polo championships. Those games are only a small sample of what is taking place this weekend in US interscholastic water polo. Parts of seven major championships are on today’s schedule, highlighted by Punahou’s attempt
Why Wrestling’s Rejection Matters
Olympic wrestling’s last showcase will be in Rio in 2016, after which it will become another ex-Games sport a la baseball and softball. The IOC yesterday decided to drop the ancient sport after it received low scores for TV ratings, global popularity, media coverage, and attendance at the London Olympics.
ODP’s future, Campagna in CA, Push to Increase College Programs
Some news and observations from the American water polo scene presented here on occasion. Pomona’s coach of the year Alex Rodriguez gave an impassioned presentation at the recent WPCA conference in Las Vegas. His drive to grow the game at the collegiate level is explicitly meant to increase coaching opportunities.
Interview with Caltech Head Coach Josh Moser
On July 12 Caltech made news not for its typically good-natured athletic futility, but for cheating. In fact, the highly regarded institution reported its own infractions to the NCAA after discovering that in past years several athletes were not technically enrolled in school while they competed – a function of
