Welcome to Spring 2019 Season!

Practices start the week of March 4th!

We just concluded a very successful Winter Season.  Our teams had very successful campaigns, gaining valuable game experience and challenging themselves against some great competition.  Notably, our 14U boys and 12U Mixed teams won their divisions at the Clovis Winter Rumble. Also, our 14U A Boys placed 4th in the Kap7 tournament Gold Division in Irvine.   Our Girls teams competed in the Frozen Cup and State Cup qualifiers.  Most importantly, we were excited to see how much the players and teams improved during the course of the season. Congratulations, and onward!

We are pleased to announce our new Splashball program!

This special program is for beginner players ages 5-9!  Children will be provided basic skills and understanding of water polo in a fun, recreational format.  There will be nine sessions, held on Sundays for one hour. See more details below!

For Spring, we will start the week of March 4, and conclude the week of April 29. Our coaches will be scheduling eval sessions the week of Feb 22nd.   Our coaches will get to know all players and assess their skills. We will be forming the following practice groups: 10U Coed, 12U Girls, 12U Boys, 14U Girls, 14U Boys, High School Boys and 16U Girls, 18U Girls. The coaches will train and form teams for games/scrimmages based on ability.   As a reminder, everyone is welcome, from beginner through advanced! We will form groups that match your child’s level of experience. All players will have opportunities to play in games and tournaments this Spring.  The development teams will play in local tournaments with other development teams. Our competitive groups will compete in local, and 1-2 travel tournaments (being finalized)   Please refer to our tournament schedule for dates.

Registration is now open!  Please do so ASAP! All links are below and on our website under “Registration”.

Ben Gibson

President

SJA Water Polo

 

SEASON:  Spring Season runs from the week of March 4, 2019 to the week of April 29, 2019.

TEAM STRUCTURE: Please register for your age group.  Please base this on your 2019 USA Water Polo age, which is determined by your player’s age on 8/1/2019. Where available, please choose either Comp or Development/Beginner based on your experience and skill.  If you aren’t sure, opt for Development. Our coaches will evaluate and make shifts as they see fit.

HOW TO REGISTER:  Exciting news! We have rolled out our NEW online registration system! With our new system, powered by TeamSnap, you can register multiple family members and have all of your information SAVED for future seasons! (hurray!).  You can also now pay by credit card. Once you register, you will receive a confirmation email. We will then, soon after, roster you on the appropriate TeamSnap page, where you will receive ongoing information and communication.

1.     Registration Form:  Click here to start the registration process.

• You need to fill out a separate form for each player if you want to register.

• Please have the following information handy to move quickly through the registration:

• Player’s USA Water Polo Membership #.  Important! Please go here to to sign up or renew for your 2019 annual membership.  If you are playing comp, we require Gold membership.  For Development, you can select either Gold or Silver.  Splashball participants should to sign up for Bronze membership.  Please also upload a player photo to your account, and please complete the birth verification process.  This is critical so your player can participate in tournaments!

• If you are a beginner or want to trial with the club, you can sign up for a 2-week free trial membership.  This is required to practice with SJA. After 2 weeks, you can opt to register for a 2019 membership. Please email us at sjawaterpolo@gmail.com after you register with TeamSnap so we know and won’t expect payment until after two weeks.

• Medical Insurance Info, Dental and Doctor Contact information, allergy or medical condition information for player

• Family contact information

2.     Payment: Please pay via the reg form.

• Spring fees (based on # of practices and tourney/game costs, which are included) 10U Coed: $250.  12U Girls: $250. 14U Girls: $300. 12U Boys: $300. 14U Boys: $400 (Comp — 4 practices a week), $300 (Dev — 3 practices a week).  16U and 18U Girls: $250. High School Boys: $250/$150 (two practices a week or one).

• YOUR ATHLETE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PRACTICE UNTIL REGISTERED, WITH MEDICAL FORM AND PAYMENT IN FULL.

PRACTICE AND TOURNAMENT SCHEDULES:

Our practices will be held at four locations: Leland High School, Gunderson High School, Willow Glen High School, Bret Harte Middle School and Santa Teresa High School.

Splashball:

Sunday: 1:30 – 2:45 @ Leland HS

10U Coed/12U Beginners:

Monday: 4:30 – 6:30 pm @ Bret Harte Middle School

Tuesday: 7:00 – 9:00 pm @ Santa Teresa High School

Wednesday: 4:30 – 6:30 pm @ Bret Harte Middle School

12U Girls:

Tuesday/Thursday:  4:00 – 6:00 pm @ Bret Harte Middle School

12U Boys:

Tuesday: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm @ Santa Teresa High School

Wednesday: 7:00 – 9:00 pm @ Leland High School

Thursday: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm @ Leland High School

14U Girls:

Monday/Wednesday/Friday: 6:45 – 9:00 pm @ Willow Glen HS (first hour dryland)

14U Boys Development:

Monday: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm @ Gunderson

Tuesday: 7:00 – 9:00 pm @ Santa Teresa

Thursday: 7:00 – 9:00 pm @ Gunderson

14U Boys Comp:

Monday: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm @ Gunderson

Tuesday: 7:00 – 9:00 pm @ Santa Teresa

Thursday: 7:00 – 9:00 pm @ Gunderson

Friday: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm @ Leland

16U Girls:

Monday/Wednesday: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm @ Gunderson

18U Girls:

Monday/Wednesday: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm @ Gunderson

HS Boys (16U/18U)

Monday: 5:45 – 7:15 pm @ Leland

Saturday: 10:00 am – 12 noon @Leland or Gunderson

Tournament Schedules:

Los Altos dates (10U, 12U, 14U): Saturday, March 9th,  Saturday, March 30th,  Saturday, April 6th and  Saturday, April 27th.

More TBA (March, April) including scrimmages with local clubs