By Taylor Dodson took over as Head Coach of the Indiana Hoosiers in 2019 and led them to a 13-5 record and a top 20 ranking in her first wild season. She returns for her second pandemic-affected season and currently ranks 15th in the CWPA coaches’ poll with a very challenging
Pod: Brian Flacks, Paul Splitt on Waterpolo in the Time of Covid
Covid has had profound effects on water polo as it is practiced throughout the United States. This conversation is hopefully the first of several in which we discuss exactly how the pandemic has altered high school and club programs in a variety of states and localities. Brian Flacks is a
By Pod: CDM Coach and Olympic Champion Melissa Seidemann
Today one of the most accomplished water polo athletes in US history: a two-time Olympic gold medalist and Cutino award winner while starring for National Champions Stanford, she recently took the reins at one of the most prestigious programs in the USA, Corona del Mar High School. It’s Melissa Seidemann
Pod: A Conversation with the Undersung Chris Oeding
This week we feature Chris Oeding, who has quietly become one of the best coaches in the country. He’s currently an assistant on the USA Women’s Senior National Team, and is Head Coach at Long Beach City College, which he’s led to seven California state community college championships. At Corona
Pod: A Conversation with Alex Obert, US Men’s Senior Team Standout
One of the USA’s already-risen stars is from a small town in Central California. Loomis’ Alex Obert never made an ODP travel team, and when he was first called up to the US Men’s National Team upon the arrival of Head Coach Dejan Udovicic, it was his first ever time
Pod: Austin Ringheim and Max Schlegel, Head Coaches at MIT and Johns Hopkins
The title says it all. Michael Randazzo and James Smith spoke with two of the rising young coaching talents in the collegiate ranks. Austin Ringheim and Max Schlegel are both recent hires at MIT and Johns Hopkins. Their schools are among the most challenging in the US and are now
Pod: Mt. St. Mary’s HC Alyssa Diacono, Canada’s Jessica Gaudreault, and LaSalle Men Cut
On a day when another collegiate varsity program is cut we dive in to a more positive story. Alyssa Diacono was announced as head coach for the new program at Mt. St. Mary’s in Maryland way back in pre-lockdown days. We speak with her about her new job and her
Pod: Westcliff’s Preslav Djippov, Aussie Anteater Nioka Thomas with Olympian Father Nathan
We’ve threatened to do it for too long. Now it’s here. It’s the first of hopefully many Total Waterpolo Podcasts. Today we feature two conversations. First, Total Waterpolo contributor Michael Randazzo speaks with Nioka and Nathan Thomas from Australia. Nioka will be the first non-American on the Anteater women’s water
