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2008 CAL WATER POLO CAMPS  The Cal Water Polo Camps will teach water polo skills and tactics to young men & women in a team, camp environment with an optimal amount of pool time. There is an integrated Goalkeeper academy within the camps as well, where Goalkeepers will receive separate and specific training. One of the most highly respected and successful water polo coaches in the world, USA Olympic Coach Richard Corso has developed an environment of excellence for his student-athletes in the great Olympic sport of water polo. Serela Kay is a three-time National Collegiate Champion who has multi-level coaching expertise and Ivy League experience with academic counseling. This program builds self-esteem and delivers strategies for success both in and out of the water polo pool. There will also be a special guest appearance by Coach Maureen O'Toole; Olympic Medalist and Ten Time FINA World Player of the Year. Joining the Cal Women's Water Polo Staff is Two-Time National Champion, Three-Time All American, former NCAA Player of the Year and Two-Time Team USA Olympian, Cal Men's Water Polo Head Coach Kirk Everist, who has led the Cal Men's Water Polo program to back to back National Championships in 2006 and 2007. Cal Men's Water Polo Associate Head Coach Boyd LaChance also has Back To Back National Championships under his belt in addition to an outstanding career at Pacific as a player and many years of successful coaching at all levels including High School, Club and Junior College. This well seasoned staff will assure an unforgettable and effective experience at Cal Water Polo Camp.
Camp is held at Spieker Aquatics Complex, home to Golden Bear Waterpolo.
_______________________ CAL HIGH PERFORMANCE WATER POLO CAMP & CORSO GOALKEEPER ACADEMY CAMP FOCUS Goalkeeperswill also be trained in both Tactical and Technical schools of thought. Tactical training will include Anticipation, Decision Making, Reading Angles, Reading Offensive Attacks and Reading Defenses. Technical training will include Passing, Passing Under Pressure, Finishing, One Hand Saves, Two Hand Saves and Countering the Lob. Additional training will also include Goalie Specific Conditioning, Flexibility Training, and Video Sessions to enhance and emphasize skills learned in the water. Overnight Campers will receive all meals on the second & third day of camp and breakfast on the last day prior to the final camp event. Day Campers will receive Lunch & Dinner on the second & third day of camp. All camp sessions are open to Boys & Girls entering grades 7-12 with one year of Varsity or Club experience. _______________________ Click HERE to View/Download:
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DROP-OFF & PICK-UP DETAILS OVERNIGHT CAMPERS:
First Day Check-In: 3:00-4:00pm at Unit 3 Residence halls (2400 Durant Ave. Berkeley, CA 94720) Last Day Pick-Up: 12:00pm at Unit 3 Residence halls (2400 Durant Ave. Berkeley, CA 94720) DAY CAMPERS: First Day Check-In: 3:00-4:00pm at Unit 3 Residence halls (2400 Durant Ave. Berkeley, CA 94720) Daily Drop-Off: 8:45am at Spieker Aquatics Complex Daily Pick-Up: 9:00pm at Spieker Aquatics Complex Last Day Pick-Up: 12:00pm at Spieker Aquatics Complex Day Campers may be dropped-off and picked-up at Spieker Aquatics Complex. A campus parking permit is required for all on campus lots, so please limit your access to picking up and dropping off. If parents/guardians should decide to stay and watch camps in session, please utilize street (or metered) parking located near the facility.
Overnight Campers will stay in the Unit 3 Resident Complex (dormitory). "Unit 3" is about two blocks from Spieker Aquatics Complex. There will be separate floors in Unit 3 for male and female residents. Dorms will have 24-hour adult supervision. Unit 3 is located at 2400 Durant Ave., Berkeley, CA 94720. TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION There are a few shuttle services that offer transportation to and from Oakland & San Francisco International Airports. Reservations must be made at least a few days in advance, you can make reservations over the phone or online. BAYPORTER EXPRESS
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3rd year Head Coach Rich Corso is one of the most highly respected and successful water polo coaches, Coach Corso, has served as head coach for both the United States Men's Olympic Team and the Canadian Men's National Team. Corso not only offers a superior knowledge of the sport of water polo, he possesses a competitive attitude that is sure to get the most out of his student-athletes. One of water polo's most innovative thinkers in terms of training and match tactics, Corso's creed is defensive, attacking water polo. He served as the United States Men's Olympic Team head coach from 1992 to 1996, leading the United States to a seventh-place finish at the 1996 games in Atlanta and a gold medal at the 1995 Pan American Games. The 1996 Olympic team included current Cal men's coach Kirk Everist, plus other former Bear standouts Gavin Arroyo, Troy Barnhart, Chris Humbert and Chris Oeding. Prior to assuming his role with Team USA, Corso served as head coach of the Canadian National Team, which finished fourth at the 1991 Pan American Games. He also gained international experience as the head coach of the USA National Junior Team (1984 to 1988), and as goalkeeper coach for the 1984 silver medal-winning and 2004 Olympic teams. Most recently, Corso had served as head of the Harvard-Westlake School Aquatic Program in Los Angeles from 1986 through 2005. In that role, he was responsible for virtually all aspects of the nation's premier high school squad. Since 1986, Harvard-Westlake water polo teams had combined to win 40 league championships, two CIF titles and seven CIF silver medals. Additionally, 82 Harvard-Westlake student-athletes were named to All-America squads. Corso was named CIF Coach of the Year four times and California Coach of the Year in 1992. He also served as Harvard-Westlake's Associate Director of Admissions. Corso began his head coaching career at Yale, where he led a club-varsity squad, and had previous coaching stops at UCLA, where he was assistant men's swimming and water polo coach. During his 10 years at UCLA, Corso helped the men's swim team to an NCAA runner-up finish in 1981 and an NCAA title in 1982, and an NCAA runner-up finish in men's water polo in 1979. Taking over as the United States National Team coach following the 1992 Olympics, Corso inherited a squad that had lost eight of 13 members. He brought a new level of collaboration with the United States Olympic Committee to the sport, and emphasized the importance of sport science, sports psychology and computer-video tape analysis that was demonstrated to all of the USA water polo coaches. Corso led his 1996 Olympic team to within one goal of the medal round in Atlanta, losing to gold-medalist Spain. His energy, preparation, commitment and professionalism will have a lasting influence on American water polo for years to come. A native of Queens, New York, Corso swam and played water polo at Southern Connecticut University, earning a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1977. He then completed his master's in kinesiology at Cal State Northridge in 1982, and earned a second master's degree in coaching science from Moscow State University in 1999. Kirk Everist, Head Coach, California Men's Waterpolo Everist has led Cal to the pinnacle of the sport by the directing his alma mater to its NCAA-record 12th & 13th national crown (2006, 2007). A former three-time All-American, NCAA Player of the Year and two-time United States Olympian, Everist earned the 2002 MPSF Coach of the Year honors when in his inaugural season he guided Cal to the MPSF Tournament title and a national runner-up finish. Then in 2004, he was inducted into both the Cal Athletic and the USA Water Polo Hall of Fames. Before his successful return to Berkeley, Everist had contributed to eight CIF North Coast championships as an assistant coach at Miramonte High School. During Everist's 11-year tenure at Miramonte, the school also produced nine league titles and three third-place finishes in the California State Tournament. He helped develop 22 high school All-Americans, and three of his former players went on to earn NCAA All-American recognition, while two ex-pupils have played on NCAA championship teams. In addition to his work at Miramonte High School, Everist served as water polo commissioner at San Francisco's Olympic Club from 1999-2001, a period that produced a gold medal and two silver medals in FINA World Masters competition. Also, since 2000 he has been co-head coach for the Lamorinda water polo team, leading that club to the 2001, 2004 and 2005 USA Water Polo 20-Under national championships, and the 2002 Northern California Zone Junior Olympic title. In January of 2005, Everist added to his duties the position of treasurer of the College Water Polo Coaches Association. A 1990 Cal graduate, Everist propelled the Bears to national championships in 1987 and 1988. He earned NCAA All-American status from 1986-88 and was named the NCAA National Player of the Year in 1988. Everist went on to play for the United States National Team for nine years (1988-96) and was a member of the USA Olympic Team in the 1992 Barcelona and 1996 Atlanta Games. He also competed on America's gold medal winning water polo teams at the 1991 World University Games and 1995 Pan American Games.
Boyd Lachance, Associate Head Coach, California Men's Waterpolo Boyd Lachance, a key figure in the Golden Bears capturing the 2006 and 2007 NCAA titles, came to Cal after an outstanding water polo career at Pacific in the early '90s and seven years of coaching club, high school and community college water polo. As a two-year starter for the Tigers (1992-93), he was Pacific's second leading scorer in 1992 (35 goals in 20 matches), finishing his career with a scoring average of 1.09 goals per game. In addition, Lachance was a member of the only Tiger water polo team in school history to reach the NCAA tournament, achieving a No. 5 national ranking in 1993. Transferring his skills from the pool to the pool deck, Lachance has coached in the national and international scene. He was an assistant coach with the National Cadet Team in Serbia in 2002 and was head coach of two Pacific Zone Division II Premier League championship squads. Lachance was also the assistant coach for the Pacific Zone Division I Premier League national champion team. He was co-head coach at Campolindo High School from 1999-2000 and an associate head coach at Diablo Valley College in 2001 as well. Lachance has been part of 12 USWP national championships (six 20-Under, four Premier League, two 18-Under) and one NCAA title in his coaching tenure, while developing 65 USWP All-Americans, six high school All-Americans and three community college All-Americans along the way. Since joining the Cal program in 2002, he has helped coach 16 NCAA All-Americans. In addition to his coaching duties at Cal, Lachance is the club director of Lamorinda Water Polo, which he founded in 1999. Since 2002, all members of the Bears' water polo program have gone through the Lamorinda club system.
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