Year 2
Year 1
Visalia Unified School District in partnership with South Valley Aquatics
Visalia Water Polo Academy
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presents
GREAT NEWS!
YEAR 3 VUSD-SOVA Middle School Water Polo 2025
September 6th through October 25th
Details coming soon.
Year 2 - Free Middle School Water Polo Program Fall 2024
Orientation on Saturday, September 7th
Tony Azevedo Clinic & Skills Assessment Sunday, September 15th
Practice & Compete 6 Saturdays September 21st through October 26th
@ El Diamante High School and Mt. Whitney High Schools
Includes Water Polo Clinic and Skills Challenge Assessment with
5-time USA Water Polo Olympian Tony Azevedo
Learn the sport of water polo - practice and play games
IMPORTANT:
REGISTRATION CLOSED MAY 31st
New this year:
We are including 6th graders with 7th & 8th graders!
We are working to expand our competition to include other schools outside VUSD!
South Valley Aquatics continues the partnership with Visalia Unified School District to develop the:
Middle School Water Polo Program - September to November 2024 for Boys and Girls student-athletes from any
Visalia Unified School District Middle School or Elementary 6th Grader.
THERE IS NO FEE FOR PARTICIPATION - NO EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED
This program is designed to introduce middle school student-athletes to competitive water polo and prepare them to play in high school.
This program is designed to continue and become a permanent Middle School Sport for all Visalia Middle Schools.
Student-athletes need a Speedo or jammer swimsuit - a purchase link will be available, or students can access loaner suits.
August 10th @ El Diamante Pool: 10:00 AM to Noon: Purchased and Loaner Suit Pick-up
August 17th @ El Diamante Pool: 10:00 AM to Noon: Loaner Suit exchange for size fit
We have modified the loaner suit pick up process to allow pick up at the Orientation on Saturday, September 7th. Please download and bring the loaner suit agreement with you. If the suit you pick up on September 7th does not fit you,
you may exchange it at El Diamante High School pool, between 6:00PM and 9:00 PM on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday
September 9th, 10th, and 11th.
Saturday, Sept. 7th - Orientation @ El Diamante High School
We have modified orientation day.
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM: All athletes
2:00 PM to 2:30 PM: Check-in
2:00 PM to 2:30 PM: Loaner Suit Pick-up
2:15 PM to 3:00 PM: 50 Meter swim test and Eggbeater test
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We will use prior swim and water polo experience and the results of the 50 Meter swim tests and eggbeater test to
assign athletes to practice groups and competition teams for practice and games starting Saturday, September 21st.
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Sunday, Sept. 15th
Tony Azevedo Clinic & Skills Assessment @ El Diamante High School
9:00 AM – 11:30 AM: Boys Clinic and Skills Challenge
12:00 PM – 2:30 PM: Girls Clinic and Skills Challenge
Sept.21st - Regular Season Starts: Practice and Game Schedule
Sept. 21st, 28th, & Oct. 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th
8:30 AM to 10:00 AM: Boys Practice
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM: Girls Practice
11:30 AM to Noon: Break
12:00 Noon to 3:00 PM: Games
Boys and Girls practice and games @ El Diamante High School
Additional information regarding possible weekday afterschool games in the Central Valley Athletic League will be TBD.