CWP
Good morning parents,
It was great to see so many of you supporting our players last night.
Our 2008 Coed and 2006 boys team played well, won their games, and showed that they would be ready for the Florida tournament. The girl's combo team also played a good game against the 16 U boys' team, and our 2003 boys played good and aggressive water polo for the first half of the game.
We are only ten days away from the Florida tournament, so please be at every practice before Florida.
South Florida tournament info:
Coaches will meet athletes at our team hotel lobby on Thursday, February 17th, at 9 pm to give them a pool pass and talk about tournament rules.
Gate Entry (parents and spectators)
***There will be a Gate Fee that is CASH ONLY ENTRY. The cost will be $25 for a 3-day pass, $20 for a 2-day pass, $10 for a 1-day pass. ***
Game schedule for Friday, February 18th:
2008 Coed
GAME 1 1:40 pm CAPITAL-NEW TRIER AQUATICS
GAME 2 7:30 pm CAPITAL-WHITECAPS A
2006 Boys
GAME 1 3:20 pm CAPITAL-BAHAMAS MANTAS
GAME 2 9:10 pm CAPITAL-HIALEAH STORM
2003 Girls
GAME 1 5 pm CAPITAL-EASTSIDE BLUE
GAME 2 7 am (Saturday) CAPITAL-SOCAL
2003 Boys
GAME 1 9:30 am CAPITAL-SLAP
GAME 2 5 pm CAPITAL-NEW TRIER AQUATICS
The schedule for Saturday will depend on our results from the Friday games.
See you tomorrow at practice!!
Coach Miras
Happy New Year and Welcome Back!
Happy New Year Capital families- I hope everyone had a great holiday. Welcome back to the second half of the water polo season. A couple things I want to address as we start the new year:
PLAYER HEALTH:
Considering the current state of our public health situation, I ask that you take extra precautions to keep your kids healthy this winter and spring. One of our biggest goals as a club is to keep practices happening and to continue to attend tournaments. The last thing we want is for The St. James to shut us down due to positive COVID cases. We're all aware there's constantly changing guidance pushed out on a regular basis, so Capital is asking for your help on the following four things:
- If your player doesn't feel 100% healthy, please have them stay home from practice until they feel better - our coaching staff will understand completely, but please let them know.
- If you think your player is feeling sick enough that they need to be tested, then have them stay home from practice until they have received a negative test result. Please let Coach Miras know this is why your player is not at practice.
- If your player receives a positive result from a COVID test, please let Coach Miras know, and keep your player home for the 10-day quarantine period.
- If your player is exposed to someone that is known to be positive for COVID, please keep your player home from practice for 10 days, or until they recieve a negative PCR test, and please let Coach Miras know.
UPCOMING:
ODP Regionals:
A big congratulations to the following 15 Capital athletes that have been selected to represent the Northeast Zone at ODP Regionals this weekend in Greensboro, NC. It reflects incredibly well on our coaching staff to be able to send this many players to this prestigious selection event. The Regionals tournament will be a qualification tournament for the ODP National Championship which will be held this spring in California, so we are hoping several of our players play well enough in NC to advance to that tournament.
Luke Baird - Boys Youth
Sandro Bregvadze - Boys Youth
Francis Hendrickson - Boys Youth
Bodie Lauinger - Boys Youth
Michael O'Grady - Boys Youth
Mimi Dietrich - Girls Cadet
Connor Duffey - Boys Cadet
Joey Madigan - Boys Cadet
Lucas Reynolds - Boys Cadet
Evan Sadler - Boys Cadet
Petar Stjepanovic - Boys Cadet
Avary Mohrman - Girls Development
Lucy Menschner - Girls Development
Thomas Singleton - Boys Development
Gabriel Tovar - Boys Development
Navy Tournament:
Jan 15 , 2022 - Coach Miras will be sending out the game schedule soon.
South Florida International:
Feb 18-20 - the game schedule still has not been posted yet, but Coach Miras will send it as soon as he receives it.
NAVY SUMMER CAMPS:
2022 Navy Water Polo Winter Clinic Camp:
Day Camp (1 day) - February 12 - $250
Boys and Girls - Grades 9 to 12
2022 Water Polo Elite Camp:
Overnight (4 days) - June 24 - June 27 - $895
Boys and Girls - Grades 9 to 12
2022 Navy Water Polo SEAL Training Camp:
Overnight (5 days) - June 28 - July 2 - $1,295
Boys and Girls - Grades 9 to 12
2022 Navy Water Polo Showcase Camp:
Overnight - July 6 - July 9 - $1,250
Boys - Grades 9 to 12
2022 Navy Water Polo Advanced Skills Camp:
Day Camp (4 days) - July 11 - July 14 - $650
Boys and Girls - Grades 6 to 12
Go to https://www.usnawaterpolocamp.com/ for registration information and a full
description of each camp
TOURNAMENT FEES:
I apologize for having to start the year with this message, but I am reminding each family to please pay tournament fees once you've received a notification email. As many of you know, Capital does not factor tournament fees into our season program fees as it's impossible for us to know in September which tournaments we will attend in that season. This "pay-to-play" system keeps program costs down for kids who don't attend tournaments, or only attend a few tournaments each season. However, it puts the club into a situation where we have to bill players for each event attended. These fees reflect the costs associated with entering the various events throughout the year, and they really add up when families don't settle their accounts when charged. If you have any questions about this, or if you need to have another payment link sent to your account- please let me know and I'll be happy to help you.
Thank you all, and here's to a great second half of the 2021-2022 season!
Craig Lauinger
President
Capital Water Polo
Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays Capital Families,
Thank you all for a great first half of the 2021-2022 season- we appreciate your players' efforts in and out of the pool, and we appreciate the great support from all of you parents. To those of you who are traveling over the holidays...safe travels and have good times with family and friends. We look forward to seeing everyone rested and healthy following the Holiday Break.
HOLIDAY BREAK:
December 24 through January 2
First practice is Monday, January 3
NOVEMBER COMPETITIONS:
Last month we sent three teams to Battle of the Bay in Tampa. It was a well run tournament and there was a good variety of competition for our teams. I caught some of our 14U team's games and it was really fun to see them in action. Our girls 18U got to play their games in an outdoor pool (what's not to love about that?) And huge congrats to our 16U boys who successfully defended their title from last year!
14U co-ed team - 2 wins / 3 losses
18U girls - 3 wins / 2 losses
16U boys - 5 wins / tournament champions
UPCOMING COMPETITIONS:
South Florida International Tournament - February 18-20, 2022 - Coral Springs, FL. Game schedule hasn't been posted, but at some point you should be able to see it here: https://www.southfloridawpc.com/international-tournament/
There are currently no tournaments scheduled for 2022 in the Northeast Zone, but Coach Miras will be sending invitations out once an event has been scheduled that Capital teams can attend.
Orlando, FL - There is tentatively a 12U and 14U tournament being held in Orlando sometime in April. There is no specific date yet, but stay tuned for information once this event has been confirmed.
JO Qualifiers - usually these are conducted sometime in May. As soon as the Northeast Zone gives us information, Coach Miras will get it sent out to all of you.
PRACTICE SCHEDULE:
Starting in January, our 14U group will stay until 10 pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Our girls team will work with Coach Maddie for the last 30 minutes of practice on Wednesdays, and from 4-5:30 pm on Saturdays
JUNIOR OLYMPICS:
For families who are new to water polo, the USA Water Polo Junior Olympic Championships (also known as JO's) is the largest age group water polo tournament in the Nation. Athletes and teams come from across the country to compete on the national stage. The Junior Olympics Tournament consists of three divisions, the Championship Division, Classic Division and the Invitational Division- all of which are dependent upon the number of teams wishing to compete in that age group. Teams compete over a 4-day period within their respective age category. Each division has 48 teams, so this a really big tournament.
USA Water Polo has recently announced dates for the 2022 JO's. There will be three sessions this year, with attendance at Session 1 and Session 2 in California requiring qualification. Session 3 will be in Dallas, TX, and will be open to all teams from non-California Zones.
At this time, Capital's intention is to send multiple teams to these tournaments:
- 16U boys, 18U boys to Session 1 in California
- 12U boys, 14U boys, 14U girls and 18U girls to Session 3 in Dallas
This plan is subject to change, and is dependent on a couple things:
We will need to be able to field enough players to fill up a team roster- when Coach Miras sends out the tournament invitations in January- please make sure you confirm YES or NO as soon as possible. A deadline will be set for these confirmations.
Our teams will have to qualify to make it to JO's in California, but it is currently unclear as to how many teams from each age group will qualify. We hope to have more information from the Director of the Northeast Zone soon so we can start planning. Coach Miras spoke with him this past weekend and the information I'm giving you is as much as he was able to give Miras.
Although our 18U boys and 16U boys teams are both experienced and very competitive, there's no guarantee that any of our teams will qualify for California.
Depending upon how many players confirm, we may need to send a combined 12U boys / 14U boys to Dallas to compete as 14U.
Our girls 18U girls and 14U girls teams will need help from other team's girls to fill out complete rosters. Andy Menschler and Coach Miras are in communication with other teams, and it is Capital's intention to provide the opportunity for our girl's teams to compete at the national level this summer.
JO Tournament Dates:
Session 1: July 16-19 - Northern California
Boys 12U, 14U, 16U, 18U
Session 2: July 21-24 - Northern California
Girls 10U, 12U, 14U, 16U, 18U
Mixed 10U, 12U
Session 3: July 28-31 - Dallas, TX
Girls & Boys 12U, 14U, 16U, 18U
Mixed 10U, 12U
Girls 10U
CAPITAL Uniform and Swag Order:
The Capital uniform and swag store is almost ready to go live, and we are aiming to have something sent out in the next couple days. We appreciate your patience. If you or your player would like a suit or t-shirt from previous years...or a water bottle, magnet, etc..please contact Jennifer Csaszi at: csaszicsalad@gmail.com. She has possession of our previous year’s uniform items.