[Water Polo Wednesday] Discussion Thread

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Good question.
All games will be collegiate rules EXCEPT games in which the USA pipeline (jr tryout team) is playing. Games involving the USA pipeline team will be played with the new international rules.

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Good pod again and I like the renewed vigor on the NL. Some ideas from Len and other sports that could help in the popularity and gaining momentum :slight_smile:

  • Create an IG account dedicated for NL
  • Create of have someone own the NL website (the current USA Water Polo one is not useful nor timely)
  • Mash up overngt feeds with highlights / digital shorts recaps for IG
  • Publish rosters and stats in shorts on IG and recaps
  • Create a deck experience like UOP spring tournament or Quicksilver from last summer
  • Pre-publish / advertise as much as possible on IG to get kids to games
  • Sponsors sponsors sponsors
  • Have players of the game for each side

Also, Q : Does anyone know how the championship will work? Some idea of how that works would be useful. Does everyone make the tournament? How do we make the league games meaningful for standings for tournament seedings? Will there be an all star team? MVP?

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We absolutely agree with all of this. Some of the teams, such as laac and channel cats, have taken the promotion into their own hands due to the absence of anything else.

The game of the week is channel cats vs laac Saturday night at 6pm at Woollett. That should be a hotly contested match and I know that coaches in the area have been blasting it to their kids all week. Feel free to spread the word!

Playoffs will work as such:
Conference record will be used as the primary criteria. From there it goes to total points with judgment from the committee based on rosters, head to head results, common opponents etc.
The playoff total teams will be between 8 to 11 teams and will be held at Mt Sac in Walnut.

The schedule and playoff criteria + standings can be found here:
NL Schedule and Standings

Rosters will be made public today, I’m told.

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New unofficial Instagram just popped up for national league, it appears.

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Good to have the IG up. That’s table stakes if you want the groms and adults to show up. Excited to see some games this weekend.

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Tonight’s episode might break the internet…. Stay tuned

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Here. We. Go.
Water Polo Wednesday!!!

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Great episode! Of course, loved hearing from one of the best Centers in the world and one of the best Centers currently in college polo. We can only hope Ben is on that 2028 Olympic Team and if not we seem to be developing some good Centers behind him.

  • Get it 2 the set!:wink:
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Hallock back to Stanford for MBA. New NCAA rules he can probably play :wink: .

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Ben’s interview was really educational and shows what a proffesional he is. Didn’t hear much about other non SC or LACC games or about the one LACC lost Sunday. Clayton should contribute more he has some excellent experience and bonafides.

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Jack Larsen joins the show. Incredible interview and great prep/recap for what’s to come!
WPW S2 Episode 7

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Great episode with Candice Vorbeck of Hawaii discussing her success, we break down the men’s NL and the youngest member of Recco joins the show!
WPW Lets GO!

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Thanks for posting this interview, a great listen!

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We are live! Check out this exclusive and amazing interview with the :goat:
Denes Varga interview

After a week off, waterpolowednesday returns!
And this time we’ve got a substitute cohost. Be sure to check out all the latest and two great interviews!
S2Episode10

Be sure to follow the wpw instagram especially this week as we will be breaking some insane news. WPW INSTAGRAM

Here it comes!!! WPW episode NL Finals Preview BEGINS!!!

Great episode that ends with Filipovic interview on this weeks release! HERE
The LAAC shop can be found here - if you’ve ever wanted to support WPW this is HOW -
LAAC SHOP

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A big fan. Thanks for doing it.

I have a quick question. In your last episode, you showed the NL Championship Friday’s schedule. I assume that the same file contains also Saturday and Sunday schedules. Could you post it somewhere? For people outside Socal, it might be helpful in deciding travel logistics.

Thanks a lot!

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NL Finals Schedule
Finals Schedule

Great episode that ends with Filipovic interview on this weeks release! HERE
The LAAC shop can be found here - if you’ve ever wanted to support WPW this is HOW -
LAAC SHOP

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Last 4 days to get laac gear!

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2 weeks til NL finals, watch the breakdown on this episode of water polo Wednesday!
WPW!!!