CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL WATER POLO ON VUSD 6 CRICKETS
Year 2 Video:
Year 1 Video:
Visalia Unified School District in partnership with South Valley Aquatics
Visalia Water Polo Academy
Click to see Director's Bio
presents
GREAT NEWS!
VUSD-SOVA Middle School Water Polo is back for Year 3!
September 6th through October 25th
Details below.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL WATER POLO ON VUSD 6 CRICKETS
Year 3 - Free Middle School Water Polo Program Fall 2025
Orientation on Saturday, September 6th
Tony Azevedo Clinic & Skills Assessment Saturday, September 13th
Practice & Compete 6 Saturdays September 20th through October 25th
@ 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:
SPACE IS LIMITED - REGISTRATION CLOSES June 31st
New this year:
These grades are included: 6th graders with 7th & 8th graders!
We have expanded 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 2025 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.
Boy student-athletes need a Speedo or jammer swimsuit. Girl student-athletes need a performance swim or water polo suit. After registration a purchase link will be available for VUSD suits, or a limited number of loaner suits will be made availabl
Saturday, Sept. 6th - Orientation @ El Diamante High School
We have modified orientation day.
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM: All athletes
9:00 AM to 9:30 PM: Check-in
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM: Loaner Suit Pick-up
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM: Assessments - 50 Meter swim test and Eggbeater test
*Testing will not take long. Staff will remain at the pool until 12:00 Noon to give you flexibility to pick up suits and do the assessments.
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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 20th.
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Saturday, September 13th - 1st Week of Practice and Play Schedule
Sept. 27th, & Oct. 4th, 12th, 18th, 25th
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
Saturday, Sept. 20th
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
Then 5 consecutive weeks of Practice and Game Schedule
Sept. 27th, & Oct. 4th, 12th, 18th, 25th
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 Fresno-Clovis area will be TBD.