Our Competitive Travel Team -General Information
Our Competitive Travel Team program is the largest in the Northeast and includes over 110 players, on separate boys and girls teams, competing in 12 & Under (Bronze), 14 & Under (Silver), 16 & Under (Gold) and 18 & Under (Junior) age groups. For 2012-2013 we will also be adding a competitive 10 and under (Novice) program.
Led by a professional coaching staff, our teams compete regionally, nationally and internationally. For the 2012-2013 season we have trips planned to California, Canada and Europe (Italy and Spain).
The 2012-2013 competitive program will run from November 26th, 2012 to August 4th 2013, the season ending with the Junior Olympics National Championships (participation of each age group in the JO's is at the club's discretion)
Our program schedule encompasses 3 session
1. Winter Session (13 weeks): Nov. 26-March 10, 2013
2. Spring Session (12 weeks): March 11-June 2, 2013
3. Summer Session (10 weeks): June 3 - Aug. 4, 2013
Athletes can register for all 3 sessions or choose to register for sessions separately. To register, click here.
Benefits of Full GWP membership include:
- Reduced cost compared to registration for individual sessions
- Priority registration for ALL team travel/tournaments, including JO’s
- Team Suit (boys)/shirt (girls) and bag
- Program registration fees collected in 6 separate billing dates (Dec1/Feb1/March1/April1/May1/June1)
More Info on Each of Our Age Group Programs
Our Travel Team Approach
Our History of Success
More Info on Each of Our Age Group Travel Teams
Our Novice Program provides young athletes with some experience in basic water polo and/or strong swimming skills a great opportunity to start learning more advanced water polo techniques and game play. This exciting program combines the fundamentals learned in House League Dolphins with the fast paced skill development of game play.
To register, click here. For more information, email Nathaniel Miller at millen@chelseapiersct.com
Our Bronze focuses on developing the advanced skills of young water polo players while preparing them for national level competition. Dedicated dry-land, mental and nutrition training help the athletes begin to understand the process of pursuing athletic excellence.
To register, click here. For more information, email Nathaniel Miller at millen@chelseapiersct.com
Our Silver Program provides athletes with the training volume and skill repetition necessary to begin the pursuit of athletic excellence. Focused on mastering fundamentals and refining more advanced water polo skills, the GWP Silver graduate is ready to challenge for age-group national programs.
To register, click here. For more information, email Nathaniel Miller at millen@chelseapiersct.com
- Junior (18 and Under) / Gold (16 and Under)
Our Junior/Gold Program is an advanced training group for highly motivated athletes dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in sport and in life. The training group educates athletes about vital sport/life skills such as time management, goal setting and personal accountability.
The program will challenge athletes on a daily basis while pushing their physical and mental limits in the pursuit of excellence in and out of the pool, preparing them to challenge for NCAA scholarships and/or competing for age-group national team selection.
To register, click here. For more information, email Nathaniel Miller at millen@chelseapiersct.com
Our Travel Team Approach
Our Travel Team programs are open to everyone; selection is competitive. Players come from all over Fairfield and Westchester Counties, New York City, Long Island and New Jersey. They include public and private school players.
We compete locally, regionally and nationally in USA Water Polo & American Water Polo tournaments up and down the east coast. We field teams for the annual Junior Olympics National Championships for all age groups (to be held each year in Late July/early August). We also field teams for the Turbo Cup National Championship (only for non-high school 14 & Unders-held each year in early Nov.).
Travel team players also are often selected to participate in trials for National, Olympic & Age Group teams.
Our older players (typically high school age) train and compete internationally. Since 2003, our European Travel Teams have been exposed to international competition and cultures on summer trips to Greece, Italy, Croatia, Serbia/Montenegro, Spain, Hungary and England. In 2011 our teams competed in Spain. In 2009 our teams competed in Italy.
Our History of Success
In 2012 we sent five teams to the Junior Olympics--the most teams sent by any water polo club this side of the Mississippi!
All of our older teams, qualified for the prestigious Platinum Division of the Tournament. Our younger teams qualified for the Gold Division.
For 7 of the last 9 years, our Boys 14 & Under Teams have been the SOLE representative of the Northeast Zone to the prestigious Turbo Championships National Championship Tournament. For 5 of the last 6 years, our Girls 14 & Under Teams have accomplished that Turbo Championship feat.
Our Travel Program graduates play water polo at top colleges and universities on the East and West Coasts and have won NCAA Chamionships and All-American and All-Conference honors in high school and in college.
Our secret for developing great players: our coaching staff.
Lead by:
Professional Coach & 2008 Olympian Nathaniel Miller
And Senior Coaches:
Paul Ramaley (Greenwich High School Boys Varsity Assistant Head Coach),
Terry Lowe (long-time Greenwich High School Boys Varsity Coach), and
Bill Harris (Foreham University Men's Head Water Polo Coach & Greenwich High School Varsity Girls Coach).
Others may talk about their programs, but THERE IS ONLY ONE GREENWICH WATER POLO.
THE BEST YOUTH WATER POLO PROGRAM FOR BOYS & GIRLS ON THE EAST COAST.
For questions or more info, contact Coach Miller:
millen@chelseapiersct.com
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