Welcome to PVHS Water Polo!
Getting started? Check our Registration Page
Boys Team Parent Meeting Information
Coaches
Zach Graper (Varsity Head Coach)
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Email: coachzachgraper@gmail.com
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Cell: 805-587-7953
Adam Brzyski (Asst. Varsity, JV Head Coach)
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Email: wpcoachadam@gmail.com
Nick Meyer (Frosh/Soph Head Coach)
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Email: nrmeyer08@gmail.com
Mandi Leonard (Varsity Team Mom)
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Email: mandi@navigoe.com
Team Website
Team Code of Conduct
Please review Athlete, Parent, & Coaches Expectations available here: https://www.pvseakingswaterpolo.com/_files/ugd/285157_815997905efa432dbbabffe3b7b55f45.pdf
Athletes & parents are asked to turn in a signed copy of this document to coaches by the end of this week (Friday, 8/12)
Save the Dates (NOT UPDATED - 2023 Dates Coming Soon!)
Senior Day
Tuesday, October 18 - PV vs. Pen at PVHS
Team Banquet
Thursday, December 1, 6pm @ the Palos Verdes Golf Club. The ticket cost for the banquet will be collected at a future date.
Team Dinners:
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Varsity: 8/24, 9/6, 9/12, 9/26, 10/5, 10/15, 10/19
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JV: 8/24, 9/8, 9/12, 9/29, 10/5, 10/19
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F/S: 8/24, 9/8, 9/22, 10/5
Practice Schedule
August 1st - 23rd Preseason Schedule
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Monday: 9 - 11am, 6 - 8pm (Returning JV & Varsity Only)
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Tuesday: 8 - 11am
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Wednesday: 9 - 11am, 6 - 8pm (Returning JV & Varsity Only)
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Thursday: 9 - 11am
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Friday: 8 - 11am
Registration Day August 16th
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Athlete registration: 7:30 - 8:30pm (Practice will still be 9 - 11am)
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Freshman Orientation: 8 - 12pm (Freshman are not expected to attend practice)
Note: Freshmen do not go to registration with the team from 7:30am -8:30am. However, they will register during their orientation
School Year Schedule
A Days (3rd Period WP Class):
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F/S: 1:30 - 3:30pm
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JV & Varsity: 1:30 - 4:30pm
B Days:
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All levels: 3:30 - 5:30pm*
*Some days JV/Varsity may be invited to stay until 6pm
Weekly schedules will be sent out to communicate final schedule by Varsity team parent
Game Day Expectations
Game schedule is available on our website: https://www.pvseakingswaterpolo.com/schedule
Athletes are asked to wear their team uniform all day at school (Polo, khakis/PVHSWP Sweatpants).
Home Games
All athletes are expected to support ALL teams & stay at the pool to cheer on their teammates until the end of the final match of the evening. Athletes are responsible for helping set up/clean up every game day. If an athlete needs to leave an event early, please contact Coach Zach to let him know.
Away Games
All athletes are expected to take the bus both to/from Away games. If an athlete needs to travel with parents to/from games please contact Coach Zach to let him know.
If athletes have to leave class early to attend a game, please have them let their teachers know 1 week in advance & remind their teachers again at the start of that class period on game day.
Practice Expectations
Athletes are expected to be on deck, in the classroom, or weight room 5 minutes before practice starts & prepared to start practice right on time.
What to bring to practice:
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Water Polo Suit
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Goggles
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Water Bottle
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Towel
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Sun Screen
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Dry Land Clothes (Gym Shoes, Team Gym T-Shirt, Team Shorts)
Apparel
Throughout the year we will host various pop-up shops for athletes, families, & fans to purchase apparel from on our website: https://www.pvseakingswaterpolo.com/team-store
PVHS Water Polo's uniform will remain the same year to year. While logos may be updated players will be allowed & encouraged to wear apparel from previous years (polos, robes, etc.). The expectation is not to purchase an entire new set of apparel each year but to have quality apparel that will last the length of their time with our program.
Please note that athletes that order our recommended uniform will be required to wear the gym clothes while we are in the weight room. Polos & Sweatpants/Joggers or khaki pants will be required to wear on game days.
Spirit Pack Information
Spirit Pack Information
Total: $70 per player - Checks can be made out to PVHS ASB.
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$20 Snack shack credit - Each player will have $20 credit at the snack shack
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$15 Team Banners - These will be hung for each team poolside.
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$10 Senior Recognition Day
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$15 Game pictures -We will have a professional photographer at three games for each team. At the end of the season each player will have 5-10 individual pictures.
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$10 Snack shack starter fee - This is to help fund our snack shack
$10 Catch the Wave Donation - This is to help support PVHS's biggest fundraiser of the year. (Check made out to Mandi Leonard or Venmo @Mandi-Leonard)
We need your help! Please contact Mandi Leonard (mandi@navigoe.com or 310-462-0009) to volunteer!
Volunteers Information:
Frosh/Soph Team Parent
The team parents will work with the Varsity team parent, Mandi Leonard, to help with communication, setting up team dinners, and anything specific to that team. The Varsity team parent will send weekly emails regarding schedules or information concerning the overall program. In addition, the team parent can add communication specifically to that team, such as team dinner schedules, etc.
Snack Shack Head and Volunteers – Carrie Reid and Team
Since Carrie has already volunteered to be our Snack Shack Head (Thank you Carrie!), she will oversee organizing a small team to coordinate the stocking of the snack shack. Volunteers will help stock the snack shack when items run low usually purchased at Smart N Final, Costco, etc. This is a fun job that doesn't take a lot of time but is a big help!
Team Dinners
We will need volunteers for team dinners: 8 for Varsity, 6 for JV, and 5 for F/S. These dinners usually have one host family who may or may not add to the meal and then 1 or 2 families who supply the meal. Your team parent will send a sign-up sheet.
Team Dinners:
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Varsity: 8/24, 9/6, 9/12, 9/26, 10/5, 10/15, 10/19
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JV: 8/24, 9/8, 9/12, 9/29, 10/5, 10/19
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F/S: 8/24, 9/8, 9/22, 10/5
Team Slide Show Volunteer
Ed McClure will take photos of all three teams (9/3 @ PV, 9/13 @ PV, and 10/11 @ Redondo). These photos will need to be put into slideshows for each group to be shown at the banquet on Thursday, December 1. The slide show volunteer will organize the photos and set them to music to create a 6–8-minute slideshow for each team.
Senior Slide Show Volunteer
This volunteer could be the same person as the slide show volunteer, or it can be a senior parent. This volunteer will collect 10-15 photos of each senior, including a baby picture, pictures of them growing up, old water polo pictures, and current senior water polo pictures. Then, the volunteer will create a slide show featuring all seniors.
Catch The Wave Donation Volunteer
This volunteer will be in charge of helping with our team donation to Catch The Wave, the booster club's biggest fundraiser of the year. The booster club supports the three A’s: Academics, Arts, & Athletics.
Senior Day Volunteer
This volunteer will coordinate all senior day activities, including the senior cake (enough to feed all three teams and parents, usually 80-100 people), décor, someone to take pictures of each senior and his family, and any tribute that you would like to organize for the day (For example, a flower for each mother, etc.)
Senior Shadow Box Volunteer
This volunteer will coordinate collecting the money from each senior parent, ordering the shadow boxes, ordering the custom mattes for each player, collecting one 5x7 landscape picture of each senior, getting the photos made, and putting together the shadow boxes for each player. This can be one parent, or the senior parents can collaborate and divide the responsibilities. (Shadow boxes are paid for by each senior parent at $140 per player. This cost includes a cap, shadow box, and custom matte.) The shadow boxes are displayed at the banquet at the end of the season.
Sponsorship Banner Volunteer - Melissa Resich
This year we would like to start a banner sponsorship program. Each sponsor who contributes $250 to the water polo program will receive a banner on our pool deck during the water polo season. We will need one volunteer to help with this program. The responsibilities will be to solicit sponsors, work with sponsors to procure artwork for the banners, oversee the creation of the banners with the vendor and hang the banners poolside.