Michael Yenigues has been coaching youth sports for over 25 years.  He is currently a certified USA Water Polo Coach, a certified USA Swimming Coach, a certified USA Dive Coach, and a certified Water Safety Instructor.  Yenigues earned a master’s degree (MA) in Coaching and Athletics Management and a second master’s degree (MS) in Coaching and Exercise Science. (Concordia University - Irvine). Yenigues received his Single Subject Learning Credential from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing for Social Studies and has successfully completed his CSET requirements for Physical Education.

Yenigues coached varsity high school water polo and swimming at Mt. Whitney High School, Clovis East High School, El Diamante High School and is currently the Varsity Head Coach for boys swimming and water polo at Mission Oak High School in Tulare.  Coaching club water polo with SOVA for the last 10 years, Yenigues brought teams to the USA Junior Olympics National Championship Tournament in the Boys 18U, Boys 16U, Boys 14U, and COED 12U age groups. His COED 12U team in 2023 earned the top seed in the Central Zone and finished 7th in the nation at the highest (Platinum) level.

Yenigues successfully created and integrated a USA Swimming Club into SOVA to ensure Visalia and the surrounding area has a competitive swim option for student-athletes. SOVA has continued to expand under his leadership to include becoming a USA Dive Club. Yenigues successfully partnered with the Visalia Unified School District to create the Middle School Water Polo Program to expand the local school district athletics to include water polo at the middle schools.