WVWP Executive Board Members Executive Director Stephen Sessa - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

WVWP Executive Board Members  Executive Director – Stephen Sessa  Director of Operations – Chris Edison  Director of Finance – Katleen Smith  President of the Parent Board – Nancy Loop

WVWP Parent Board Members  President – Nancy Loop  Vice President – Tami Montague  Secretary – Jill Habekost  Treasurer – Oscar Ramos  Web Master - Patrick Murphy  TruWest Oregon Open Water Coordinator – Nicki Oliver  Board members at Large – Rich Kitchen, Scott May, Brian Dieker, Jennifer Davis.  To reach the board email parentboard@wvwp.org

WVWP Parent Positions New this year:  Player Evaluations  Player/Parent – Coach’s meetings  Coach Evaluations

WVWP Coaching Staff  Head Coach – Steve Sessa  wvwpcoach@outlook.com  Asst. Coach – Chris Edison  wvwpasst@outlook.com

WVWP Coaching Staff Coach Kat Smith Coach Luke Pebley Girls Coach Boys Coach

WVWP Coaching Staff Coach Aneesa Field Coach Justin (JJ) Brown Girls Asst. Coach Boys Asst. Coach

WVWP Coaching Staff  U14/12 Co-ed Coach Alex Bernardo  Other coaches not pictured Grady Beck, Garret Fleetwood Carson Downer.

About WVWP Teams  We offer programs for all ages and skills  U18/U16 Boys (high school age boys)  U18/U16 Girls (high school age girls)  U14 Co-ed boys and girls 8 th grade and under  U12 Co-ed boys and girls 6 th grade and under (new)  Masters Men and Women out of high school

About WVWP Fees  Fee Structure  U18/U16 boys and girls  $385.00 plus suit  U14/U12 Co-ed  $250.00 plus suit  Masters  $125.00 plus suit All members must have a Bronze or higher USA Water Polo Membership. Members should opt into the USWP Leagues (2018 Oregon Spring League) Members must have processed a photo ID with USAWP JOQ* team will need a Gold membership and Age verification. *To be eligible players must be registered with WVWP or an affiliated OEP team All fees include a T-shirt and pool costs

About WVWP Schedule  Schedules  U18/U16 Boys  Saturday 9:00 am – 12:00 pm pool time Albany  Sunday 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm pool time Albany  Tuesday 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm pool time Kroc  U18/U16 Girls  Saturday 8:00 am - 11:00 am pool time Albany  Sunday 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm pool time Albany  Tuesday 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm pool time Kroc Pool time is expensive and all players should be dressed and ready to go 15 minutes before scheduled pool time

About WVWP Schedule (cont.)  U14/12 Co-ed  Saturday 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm pool time Albany  U12 Wednesday 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm at Kroc Center  Masters  Sunday 11:00 am Albany pool

About WVWP Tournaments  Oregon Spring League March to June  Jamboree March 3, 2018 David Douglas  March 18, 2018 Albany  April 22, 2018 Albany  June 16 – 17, 2018 Albany (Championships) Tournaments  Empire March 17 - 18, 2018 (18 boys)  Flat Tail Classic March 24 – 25, 2018 Classic Corvallis  Chehalem April 6 – 8, 2018 (18 boys and 18 girls)  Bend Tournament April 13 – 15, 2018 Bend 18 Boys, 18 Girls and Coed 14 estimated at ( $ TBD)/player 

About WVWP Tournaments (Cont.)  Tacoma Girls May 5 – 6, 2018 (U18/16 girls)  fee for the 15 girls estimated at ($TBD)/player  JOQ’s Boys MHCC May 11 – 13, 2018 (OEP)  Webfoot Classic May 19 - 20, 2018 Eugene (18 boys and 18 girls)  Chehalem May 19, 2018 (Coed 14)  Chehalem June 1 – 3, 2018 (18 boys and 18 girls)  JOQ Girls June 22 – 24, 2018 Tacoma (OEP)  July 21 – 29, 2018 Boys and Girls JO’s Bay Area (OEP) Tournament Schedules – will be posted on the Calendar Events for each event, as soon as we get them. We have no control over when we get them or how many times they may change. You must check the web page the day of the tournament for the most up to date schedule. ALL players should be at tournaments 45 minutes before first scheduled game . ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE A PHOTO ID WITH THEM AT ALL GAMES!

Parent volunteer opportunities  Family will have opportunities to work for the club  Insure these opportunities are noted on the Scott May’s sign-up sheet  League Championships June 16 – 17, 2018 Albany  Other League Home matches  TruWest Oregon Open Water Tournament  Learn more about the sport your child loves  Earn hours to help offset the cost of next year’s Open Water Tournament

Oregon Open Water Tournament July 8 to 12, 2018

Oregon Open Water Tournament (Cont.)  Location: Foster Lake  WVWP Teams playing U18/U16 boys and girls all tournament  WVWP Teams playing U14/12 will have some game times  Accommodations: Teams will be camping at Lewis Creek Park  Designated players and parents Sunday – Wednesday  All other players and parents Monday – Thursday

Oregon Open Water Tournament (Cont.)  Cost $200.00 per player this covers team hard cost T-Shirt, Showers, Food (Breakfasts and Dinner). $175.00 of this will be waived if 2018 volunteer hours were achieved.  U 14 coming up for the day only. Cost $100.00 per player this covers T-Shirt and game fees. $80.00 of this will be waived if 2017 volunteer hours were achieved .

Oregon Open Water Tournament (Cont.)  Parents at Open Water: All club parents are expected to work the open water at some point. This is our club’s main source of income for the year and the reason we are able to keep our dues as low as we do.  Working for your high school team does not count toward your club hours.  Parent camping is at Sunnyside Camp Ground. There is a link to book your camp site on the Open Water page.

Oregon Open Water Tournament (Cont.)  Sponsorships opportunities  WVWP families may send out sponsorship packets (one each sponsor letter and sponsor recognition letter)  These can be found on the website – search for ‘Sponsor’. The title is ‘Open Water sponsorship opportunities’.  A list of each letter sent should be emailed to wvwpcoach@outlook.com

Junior Olympics Schedule  Boys Qualifying tournament May 11 – 13, 2018 Mount Hood Community College Gresham, OR  Girls Qualifying tournament June 22 – 24, 2018 Tacoma, WA  Boys JO Tournament July 21-24, 2018 San Jose, CA  Girls JO Tournament July 26-29, 2018 San Jose, CA

Oregon Elite Polo (OEP) http://www.wvwp.org/oep WHY OEP? (not to be confused with ODP)  A cooperative agreement between Blue Crush, Bend, Lake Oswego, David Douglas and Willamette Valley Water Polo clubs  An opportunity members of our club wishing to chase the goal of being a part of Junior Olympic team. Train with and qualify for the Junior Olympics with other like minded athletes  OEP gives players of all age groups the opportunity to be part of competitive Junior Olympic teams, while remaining active members of their home club  You must try-out and be selected to this team. Information and registration form on above page.  U12/U14 – February 25  U16/U18 – March 4

Oregon Elite Polo (OEP) http://www.wvwp.org/oep WHY OEP? (not to be confused with ODP)  A cooperative agreement between Blue Crush, Bend, Lake Oswego, David Douglas and Willamette Valley Water Polo clubs  An opportunity members of our club wishing to chase the goal of being a part of Junior Olympic team. Train with and qualify for the Junior Olympics with other like minded athletes  OEP gives players of all age groups the opportunity to be part of competitive Junior Olympic teams, while remaining active members of their home club  You must try-out and be selected to this team. Information and registration form on above page.  U12/U14 – February 25  U16/U18 – March 4

Rules of WVWP  Traveling with WVWP  Your coach must know where you are at all times  We hang out as a team (this is so important)  Always have a buddy  Overnight trips  All players are the responsibility of the coaches on the trip.  No boys in girls rooms or tents and no girls in boys rooms or tents. Breaking these rules will get you sent home at your expense!

Rules of WVWP (cont.)  Have Fun  Come to practice ready to  Listen  Try new things  Work hard  Work as a team  Ask questions Most important is to come to practice, those who attend get the most playing time in tournaments. All players will play if they participate in practices.

Concussion Rules  All WVWP coaches have taken classes to recognize concussions.  All WVWP players and parents must read and sign our concussion information sheet.  Some of the signs of a concussion:  Dazed, stunned, confused, forgetful, clumsily, slow to respond to questions, moody, loss of memory, headache, nausea, dizziness, vision problems and more.  We all have a responsibility to be on the lookout!

About our Corporate Sponsor  Our Club is Sponsored by TruWest.  As part of the sponsorship WVWP provides a T-shirt to the players  Players are required to buy the TruWest Team Suit  Players are required to bring/wear these team items at all events  Team Suit  T-Shirt Not having these will prevent you from playing in the event. An event is any tournament or scheduled game.

About our Other Sponsors  Larry’s Locksmith  Dr. Peter Bernardo  Trailerwerks  SUBWAY  Sunset Center South  Salem Transmission  ProWest  Fischer, Hayes, Joye & Allen, LLC  Corvallis Moving & Storage  Urban Barrels  Your name here