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Girls' Zone Tryouts

Dec 16 from 3-6 PM @ Stevenson HS (IL)
Dec 17 from 8-11 AM @ Stevenson HS (IL)
Jan 20 from 5-8 PM @ Rockford HS (Mich)
Jan 21 from 8-11 AM @ Rockford HS (Mich)
Jan 27 from 3-6 PM @ Stevenson HS (IL)
Jan 28 from 8-11 AM @ Stevenson HS (IL)

The ages for the tryouts are:
        Cadet: Born in 1991 or after.
        Youth: Born in 1989 or 1990.
All athletes must be USA Water Polo registered.
There is a tryout fee of $30  (checks made out to "Midwest Water Polo")

An athlete has to attend either the tryout on Dec 16 &17 @ Stevenson HS or the tryout on Jan 20 & 21 @ Rockford HS (Mich). They must attend both days at either one of those tryouts.  From each of these tryouts girls will be selected for the final tryout which is the Jan 27 & 28 @ Stevenson After the final tryout the zone team is selected.

On February 16-18, we will be taking 2 teams from the tryouts to Florida for an International tournament.

The girls that make the zone team will go for the National Team selection camp/tryout over Memorial weekend. The dates for that will be May 26-29.

12/22/2006

Local Water Polo Job Available

Job opportunity: Chelsea High School Girls' Water Polo Team Coach - (December 8, 2006) ** Job filled as of 2/6/2007**

The Chelsea High School water polo team is looking for a coach for the girls' spring season. The season will begin in the middle of March and end in May. We have many girls who have been involved with the program for three or four years. The team itself has been in existence for about 8 years. We have hard working parents and nice facilities. This is a paid position.

If you are interested, contact:

Jeff Rohrer, Director of Community Education
734-433-2206 x 6005
fax 734-433-2216
jrohrer@gmail.chelsea.k12.mi.us

12/11/2006

News from Head Coach, Matt Anderson

New letter from Coach Anderson explains the club's switch from US Water Polo to American Water Polo.  The coach also explains why Great Lakes is not hosting the JO's in 2007, as was previously planned.

12/10/2006

Former GLWP Members in the News

Read this article from USA Water Polo magazine featuring  former GLWP members Alison Gregorka, Betsey Armstrong, and Carrie Frost who are on the USA Water Polo National Team:  link to article

11/30/2006

Winter and 2007 Session Dates

Winter session begins December 5, 2006, at Canham Natatorium. 

2007 Session Dates:
Winter - December 5, 2006 - March 11, 2007
    (no practice Dec 22- Jan 8; no practice Jan 28th due to pool conflict)
Spring - March 20 - June 10, 2007
Summer - June 18 - August 5, 2007
Fall - October 3 - November 21, 2007

Times:
Age Group (Younger than High School): Wednesday 7 - 8:30 pm;
         Sunday 1:00 - 3:00 pm
High School:  Tuesday, Thursday, 8:00 - 9:30 pm;
        Sunday, 1:00 - 3:00 pm

To register, please print session sign-up page and mail checks and form to:

GLWP
c/o Tricia Davies
682 Dornoch Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48103

Please print the American Water Polo membership form and send it in with your GLWP registration, along with a  separate $20 check
made out to American Water Polo.

11/29/2006

Fall Session News

Fall session begins October 4, 2006, at Canham Natatorium. Times are:

Program costs are listed on the GLWP web site and Registration Forms. Sessions & Fees sheet (PDF 63K). Please mail checks and registration form to:

GLWP
C/O Tricia Davies
682 Dornoch Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48103

09/19/2006

Former GLWP Members Selected for US National Team

GLWP is pleased to announce that prior club members Alison Gregorka and Betsey Armstrong have been selected for the US Women's Senior National Team, and Carrie Frost has been selected for the Women's Junior National Team.

This is a great honor as most likely the members of the senior national team will represent the United States in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing China. Alison graduates from Stanford University in 2007 in time to start training full time for the 2008 events. Betsey graduated from the University of Michigan in 2005, and Carrie graduates from Michigan in 2008.

Please help support our athletes Alison, Betsey and Carrie, and the Women's National Teams with a tax-deductible donation to USA Water Polo. These athletes deserve our support. You can send your contribution to:

National Teams Programs Office
11360 Valley Forge
Los Alamitos, CA 90720

(Checks should be made payable to USA Water Polo, USA Water Polo is a non-profit, tax exempt, 501(c) charitable organization Tax ID #841357609)

Thanks for your anticipated support of these outstanding young women and athletes.

Stew Nelson
President, Great Lakes Water Polo Club

JOs Summer 2006 in CA recap

Great Lakes Water Polo (GLWP) sent two girls teams and 1 boys team out to the Junior Olympics this past summer. The boys games were held in the Pomona/Claremont area of Los Angeles. We combined half of our 16 and unders with a new club from Lansing (Capital Area Water Polo) and their group of 16s to form a combined club. The club had good success in that they bested the Rockford, Michigan club in their third game helping them to a 24th place finish. The 18 and under team had a tougher beginning but finished with two convincing victories over the Davis Ca club and Tualitin Hills (Portland, Oregon).

The girls then got the better break and were in the Ventura area of Southern California... so they were close enough to get to enjoy some beach time! The 18 and unders finished 32nd. They had a tough shootout loss and tie in their go-around. The 16s finished 39th and had a shootout victory over the Chicago Club Windy City.

All in all the kids had an enjoyable time and avoided the ungodly heat wave that seemed to engulf California for most of its summer. We were lucky to be in California when it actually had good weather! All signs are pointing towards a great summer of 2007 when Great Lakes WP hosts the largest USA Water Polo national championship here in Ann Arbor! Look for more information on the event and how to be a volunteer, coming soon!

See more photos from JO's

Update: JOs Summer 2006

All positions on the U-18 Boys and Girls JOs teams are currently full. Two very competitive teams are going to represent Great Lakes in California. We are still looking to fill several spots on the U-16 Girls team, and there is a chance that we will enter a U-16 Boys team if the Zone receives another spot and we have enough interest. If you want to put your name on the Boys U-16 or Girls U-16 list, please email club president Stew Nelson as soon as possible.

As there may be a playoff for the U-18 Boys slot for the Zone, we will not have any information on flights until we are sure we can send a team to California. We will know more about this on June 14th. If a playoff is required, it will be in Chicago later this month. Information on the girl's flights will be announced as soon as our coaching staff can make their reservations.

We will have a meeting of JO's players and parents in late June or early July. Please stay posted for more information.

Tryout for Women's National Team May 21st at Jenison HS

The Women's Junior National Team is looking to fill spots in their initial training camp for 2006. "This is a great year to get into the National Team pipeline," said Women's National Team Head Coach Guy Baker. "There are a lot of opportunities available. If you make it to the June training camp, you will have a great opportunity to make it onto one of our National Teams."

If you have Olympic Dreams REGISTER NOW to attend one of our Open Tryouts (born in 1988 or earlier ONLY). The tryout will be held at Jenison High School on May 21st. You must register before May 5th and a $60 payment must be received by May 21st. At the Door registration will be $90.

For more information on open tryouts and the National Team Programs, visit the "Team USA" pages of the USA Water Polo website.

4/26/2006

Great Lakes Selected As Host For 2007 National Championships

USA Water Polo has selected GLWP as the host club for the 2007 National Junior Olympic Championships to be held July 28, 2007 to August 4, 2007, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The Junior Olympics are the largest competition held by USA Water Polo, with over 250 Age Group Teams, competing in 4 brackets. Over 4,000 athletes, coaches and officials from all over the United States will descend on the Ann Arbor area for eight days of competition.

"Hosting the Junior Olympics is a major honor for our club" said Club President Stewart Nelson. "USA Water Polo usually assigns host duties to a consortium of clubs in a region. Choosing Great Lakes shows the respect that the national water polo community has for our Club."

1/14/2006

GLWP Men Shine At State Championship Tournament

Ann Arbor Pioneer and Ann Arbor Huron, lead by a host of GLWP players placed 2nd and 6th at the Michigan Water Polo Association State Championships. The all tournament teams included: Chris Buck, Pat Buck (PHS), First team; Josh D'Angelo (PHS) Second team; and Mike Gottliebsen (PHS), Brian Gregorka (PHS) and Phil Pianelli (AAH) Third team.

11/5/2005

Academic Success

GLWP players Josh D'Angelo, Chris Buck, Pat Buck, David Hiemstra and Cory Gross (PHS) and Alex McKenzie (AAH) were named to the All State Academic Team. Players were required to have a cumulative GPA is excess of 3.75 on a 4.00 scale.

11/5/2005

Five GLWP Players Make The All State Team

GLWP placed five players on the All State Team. First Team All State Player Chris Buck of Pioneer lead four other players from the Club to All State honors as selected by the Michigan Water Polo Association. Pat Buck and fellow Pioneers Josh D'Angelo and Mike Gottliebsen were named to the Second Team. Ann Arbor Huron player Alex McKenzie made Third Team.

11/5/2005

National Junior Olympic Trip

GLWP sent 50 athletes to California's Silicon Valley for the 2005 Junior Olympic Championships. The competition proved tough for our 16 and under teams, who suffered through a challenging tournament. All players gained valuable experience. Our 18 and under teams fared well, finishing 24th in the Men's Division and 24th in the Women's Division. Highlights of our trip included big wins for the Men over Central Valley and Mid Valley and a near upset of defending National Champion LA Water Polo (there were some stunned faces around the pool as our team trailed by only two goals at halftime). The women had a quality win against Oakland, but were bested by others in a tough draw.

8/5/2005

GLWP Varsity News

Congratulations 2005 Graduates! Meet our outstanding scholar athletes who will be moving up and out to play varsity water polo next year:

Carrie Frost: University of Michigan
Scotty Nelson: Cal Lutheran
Bill Richardson: The George Washington University
Carrie Stover: University of Michigan

This brings to 12 the number of GLWP players scoring varsity in college. We are proud of all of you! Good luck and play and study hard!

For more information on our graduates and their college careers, check out Beyond GLWP.

 

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