Competition Showcase Games

 

.​Game 1 and 2 on Day 2 will feature four teams with mixed high school students and UCLA National Championship players. The high school players will be rostered on the same teams as the UCLA players and competing in an officiated, competitive water polo game with the UCLA players as their teammates.

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Adam Wright Coaching Clinic

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Event Schedule:

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Day 1 – Saturday, March 28th

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9:30 – 10:00 AM: Check -in

• For registered players

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10:00 – 10:15 AM: Introduction

Introduction of UCLA Players:

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1.     Trey Doten-Attacker 2X NCAA Champion

2.     Gray Carson-Defender/Center 2X NCAA Champion (Going to Play next year professionally in Italy)

3.     Vinny Merk-Attacker Plays both sides of pool/ 2X NCAA Champion

4.     Wade Sherlock-Left Handed Attacker/2X NCAA Champion

5.     Marcel Szecsi-Center/Member of Hungarian National Team/2X NCAA Champion.

6.     Nate Tauscher-Goalie/2X NCAA Champion

 

Groups: Goalie (6), Center (13), Defenders (12), Attacker (25 *Split in Half*)

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10:20 – 10:40 AM: Coach led stretching and dryland

·        Goalies go with Nate for Specific Goalie Stretching

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10:45 – 11:05 AM: (Warm-Up)

·        Abbreviated Pro 1 Warm-Up

·        Goalies abbreviated Pro G Warm-Up

 

11:05 – 11:15 AM: (Skill Work)

·        Master the Game of Water polo

·        Vertical/Horizontal Positions

·        Goalie Specific Drills

 

11:15 – 11:30 AM: (Positional Passing)

·        Center Passing (Gray/Marcell)

·        Defender/Attacker Cardio Passing (Trey/Vinny/Wade)

·        Goalie Specific Passing (Nate)

 

Break-Up into 4 Groups:

 

11:30 – 12:15 PM: (Athlete Main Positional Training)

·        Positional training at your primary position

 

12:15 – 12:45 PM: (Secondary Positional Training)

·          Centers/Defenders Split in Two Group go to Attacker Station

Ø 15 Min Drive Defense

Ø 15 Min Zone/6 Meter Line Shooting

Attackers Split in two Groups go to Center Defender Station

Ø 15 Min for Center Station

Ø 15 Min for Defender Station

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12:45 – 1:00 PM: (Secondary Positional Training)

·          Defenders to Center Station

·          Centers to Defender Station

·          Attackers at two cages

Ø 2/3/4 Zone Shooting Challenge

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1:00 – 2:00 PM: Lunch – (UCLA players with high school players)

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2:00 – 3:00 PM: 6-8 Skills Challenge

·        Two UCLA Players Take the Challenge

 

3:00 – 3:30 PM: Day 1 Wrap Up with Campers

 

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​​​​​​Day 2 - Sunday, March 29th

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9:30 – 10:00 AM: Check – in

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Rosters posted for teams: 4 teams – Should yield two games. UCLA players split evenly on each team for both games.

 

Ø Rosters determined by previous day 6-8 score and Station Coach Evaluation​

 

10:00 – 10:15 AM: Optional: Elite Performance Assessment Challenge* 

UCLA and campers – Challenge explained and demonstrated

 

10:30 AM – 11:15 PM: Elite Performance Assessment Challenge

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11:15 AM – 12:15 PM:  Open Q & A

·        UCLA Players College Talk with Athlete’s

·        Q&A with Athlete’s

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11:15 AM – 12:15 PM: Coach’s Clinic (Mission Oak PE Classroom)

·        Adam Wright Coaches Clinic

·        Nutrition

·        Conditioning

·        Season Planning

·        Team Culture

·        Practice Planning

·        Defensive Systems

·        Offensive Systems

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12:15 – 1:00 PM: Lunch

 

1:00 PM: – GAME #1 Black Team vs White Team

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2:00 PM: – GAME #2 Blue Team vs Gold Team

 

3:00 PM to 3:30 PM: – Camp Wrap Up