Category: Announcements

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Email newsletter update

Those who have given their email address to our newsletter coordinator should have gotten this directly.

Practice:

  • Tuesday, March 12th: 7:30-9pm Chartiers Valley HS. Morgan Harris will be joining us for the night.
    Tuesday, March 19th: 7:30-9pm Chariters Valley HS. Also, HOSTING an ‘Intro to Water Polo’ for interested high school students and adults.
  • Saturdays at Northside Allegheny Middle School (Cedar Ave) from 11:30-1pm you can go and swim laps.

Eighth Annual Lake Erie Classic, to be held April 13-14, 2019

Located at Cleveland State University with a guarantee of four games. RSVP: The tournament fee of $425.00 will be due on March 26, 2019. Respond if interested.

Last Villanova Game Day is March 16, 2019

  • Message for carpool options. Kinz and Kiean are going so far.

Please remember to pay your dues

Membership March Dues: $5 dues can now be paid to Venmo as well as Paypal

  • Venmo: Joie-Marhefka
  • Paypal: https://paypal.me/pools/c/852bhrrPqu

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Coaches education requirements from American Water Polo

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American Water Polo is adopting a new policy, effective March 20, 2019. The purpose is to provide the safest possible environment for our athletes to enjoy the great sport of water polo.

Certification Overview

The certification process involves these elements:

A coach must complete and submit all three certifications to become AWP Safety Certified (AWPSC). As of March 15th, only coaches that are AWPSC will be listed as active members and covered by AWP insurance policies.

Send HEADS UP and SafeSport certificates via email to member@americanwaterpolo.org  or office@americanwaterpolo.org

Club Requirements

Every club is required to have at least one individual that is AWPSC on deck during an activity involving AWP member athletes. Teams without an AWPSC coach will be ineligible for AWP competition.

Time and Cost

We recognize that these certifications will take the following time:

  • Background Check                                        5 min
  • Safe Sport Training                                       90 min
  • HEADS UP Training for Concussions            60 min

We appreciate your efforts and want to partner with you to keep your athletes safe and healthy. That is why American Water Polo will pay all costs involved with obtaining background clearances and Safe Sport Training (HEADS UP training is free).

Thanks in advance for your participation!

 

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Water polo super power!
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Updated: Out of town visitors joined for scrimmage on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at CV

Update:

Salem’s women water polo players came up Interstate 79 in a team van for a long-session of continual water polo play, scoreless, scrimmage-style. Salem had two on its bench. Renegades had three. Everyone got lots of action.

In the future weeks, Salem’s first games of the season include the opponents of Harvard and Bucknell.

Salem’s squad features three players from Australia (all from Brisbane area), and two from California, plus others from Italy, Greece, Romania, Ohio and The Netherlands. Nearly all of the Salem players are freshmen too.

Prior

The event is confirmed. Water polo practice on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, is going to include some out of town college players from Salem, WV. Get over to play, watch, help, cheer, or swim in the other pool from 7:30 to 9 pm.

If you are interested, give Coach Mark a call or text, 412-298-3432.

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Chartiers Valley — Colts know how to do water polo!
Doors to use for CV High School
Enter this door at the CV school, near the football field.
Hallway in the CV school.
When you enter the building, follow the signs. The swim pool is across from the gym. However, the doors at the cafeteria are now being used to enter the swim pool area too.
Open door to the swim pool.
Door to the swim pool at CV. See you on deck.

 

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Newsletter

Practice Schedule for the start of this holiday season:

  • Tuesday, Nov 20, practice at 7:30 to 9 pm at Chartiers Valley HS pool.
  • Saturday, Nov 24 noon to 4 pm, water polo Game Day with NA Alumni at North Allegheny Senior HS pool. Just show up.
  • Next Tuesday, Nov 27 NO PRACTICE
  • Friday, Nov 30, 7:30 to 9 pm, SKWIM at Mt. Lebanon HS pool. $3 drop in fee.
  • Sunday, Dec 2, 2-4 pm at Moon HS Pool open from 12-2 for lap swimming. Could pass polo ball too. $2 drop in fee.
  • Tuesday, Dec 4 @ 6:30 pm: Ugly Sweater 5K Holiday Lights Fun Run/Walk with the Renegades. Starts at Buckhead Saloon in Station Square. Drinks to follow! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/holiday-lights-tour-and-ugly-sweater-run-with-pro-bike-run-tickets-51218963298

Please remember to pay your November dues!

Membership Dues: $5 dues can now be paid to Venmo as well as Paypal

  • Venmo: Joie-Marhefka
  • Paypal: https://paypal.me/pools/c/852bhrrPqu

Photo update

Water polo cap with holiday run at Buckhead Saloon
Christmas sweaters and water polo caps
4 women water polo players in holiday sweaters in Pittsburgh in front of Christmas tree
Water polo players run city streets with running group to get into the holiday spirit.
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Joining with the NA Alumni Game Day

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The North Allegheny Alumni, Masters & HS Players are able to engage in a fun game day the Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 24, 2018, from noon to 4 pm.

For those that haven’t participated in the past all the players come and hang around and enjoy some laughs and fun time together. The teams play intermittently throughout the tournament time. The HS players may play against the Alumni for a couple of quarters and then the Masters might play the Alumni. The players all have a fun time and most players don’t want to miss it and work their holiday plans around the event.

This is also a great time that the Parents of previous players get to connect and enjoy each others company as well just in time for the holidays.

There is no RSVP just show up and enjoy the company of those that have played for most of their lives and those that are just starting their journey in the World of Water Polo.

I hope to see all of you there.

P.S. If you know someone who might not have received this notice, please forward it to them.

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Update for the email newsletter

Election day this Tuesday. Lots of pools are closed.

Play SKWIM at Moon Area High School pool from 2 to 4 pm on Sunday, November 11, 2018. There is open swim from noon to 2 pm too. We had a great session last month with more than a dozen high school swimmers / players and one Underwater Hockey Player. The Moon facility is nice, 8-lanes. Enter side door.

Play water polo at Chartiers Valley High School pool, from 7:30 to 9 pm on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, Enter Door 16, down long hallway. Pool is across from the gym. THIS IS OUR COMEBACK PRACTICE. All should try to attend.

Three cheers for NA’s boys and girls varsity water polo teams that competed at the PA HS State Championships these past two weekends.

Save the date for a possible invite for Thanksgiving weekend to play with the NA Alumni Game. To be announced later. Generally has been a lot of fun on Saturday afternoon of Thanksgiving weekend.

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Join us at Chartiers Valley High School on Tuesday night(s) from 7:30 to 9 pm

Next practice: 7:30 to 9 pm on Tuesday, October 30, 2018.

Address:
Chartiers Valley High School
50 Thoms Run Rd, Bridgeville, PA 15017

Coordinates: 40.380320, -80.105830

Getting into the practices at swim pool at Chartiers Valley High School

Enter Door 16

Outside of the school building and door 16
Park in the back of the school near the football field.

Walk down the long hallway

hallway at CV high school
Turn right to at the end of the hallway, through a foyer. Then turn to the right side. The gym is to the left.

The CV Swim pool is across the hall from the gym.

Open door to entry to the swim pool.
Entry to the swim pool. We’ll see you on the pool deck.
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Wrap-up: Four Akron players joining with Pittsburgh’s Renegades for Erie games, October 27

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Water polo players standing for a photo on pool deck
Team photo at Penn State University on Saturday, October 27, 2018.

Player from Akron wrote a follow-up message: I had a great time. I really enjoyed playing with the renegades. The whole team, super cool. Let me know if you need players again. I definitely would join anytime I could.

 

Updated on 10/28 and prior on 10/21/18

Way to go team!

Akron Reinforcements:

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Akron Water Polo Club is on Facebook in a closed group.

Four players from Akron’s masters water polo squad are going to join with the side from Pittsburgh at the Penn State Brehend tournament.

  1. Alec Swan
  2. Courtney Russell
  3. Louis M Clark
  4. April

Update:

Thanks to the host’s connections, three other players are slated to join the Pittsburgh Renegades for the game day too.

  1. Nick Willison (former W&J player),
  2. Shanen Lazenby (former Gannon player),  (* might miss morning game with conflict) and
  3. Anthony Squelia (former W&J player). ONLY attending the 2:30 game, after coaching at YMCA swim meet.

Pittsburgh’s players:

  1. Kinz
  2. Kiean
  3. Samer Out w injury as per 10/22
  4. Ancilla
  5. Alyssa Diacono
  6. Eric Kress
  7. Dave
  • Joie – maybe turned into can’t attend
  • Adrienne Fyock – Won’t attend as NA girls make states.

Squad Set!

Looks like 12 players, but perhaps 13 for the last game. No additional players are needed.

Payment due: $25

Every player needs to chip in $25 for the day for game fees.

 

Game schedule
Game schedule for October 27 at Penn State B in Erie