water polo coaching mindset

How to Improve at Water Polo: The More You Know, the Better You Play

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A young water polo player throwing the ball during practice, capturing the energy and fun of learning the game through play.

I’ve always been fascinated by learning and teaching. Not just how fast people learn but how well they can actually use what they know. Memorizing a dictionary is impressive. But it’s useless if you can’t put the words together into a thought. Water polo is exactly the same. We teach body position, ball control, offensive … Read more

Water Polo Strategy and Tactics: Are You Thinking Big Enough?

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videos and images play a big part of social media marketing for water polo

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the difference between strategy and tactics. It started with my swim lesson program. When I look at other programs designed to teach instructors how to teach swimming they are almost entirely tactical. Here’s what to do. Here’s how to do it. My program is different — it’s strategic. … Read more