June 6th - July 14th
Try one week as a Free Trial
What is water polo?
Water polo is a team sport, like soccer and basketball, where each player has to play both offense and defense, and are constantly in motion. There are six field players and a goalie playing at one time.
Skills that make Buchanan Area Water Polo players successful:
1. Good throwing and catching skills - Softball and Baseball players do well in water polo!
2. Enjoy movement based team sports - Basketball and Soccer players enjoy playing water polo!
3. Strong swimming ability - If you like surfing or swimming you will like water polo!
Coed 1st/2nd Graders - Splashball
All ability levels welcome. This is a program intended to introduce the sport of water polo fundamentals in a fun and positive environment. Splashball uses the teaching pool where the athletes can stand in shallow water (2 1/2 - 3 1/2 feet deep) in order to learn the fundamentals of swimming, treading, and throwing a water polo ball.
Monday-Thursday 12:00-1:00 @ Buchanan HS Teaching Pool
Cost: $100, checks made out to Clovis Unified
Please bring check by the end of the first week
Boys 3rd/4th Graders - Noodle Polo
All ability levels welcome. This is a program intended to introduce the sport of water polo fundamentals in a fun and positive environment. Inexperienced athletes are encouraged to use the "noodles" (provided by us) to stay afloat while learning to pass and shoot. Using the "noodles" at this age helps them learn to have proper body position without having to worry about staying above water.
Monday-Thursday 10:30-12:00 @ Buchanan HS Pool
It is a requirement to be able to swim 2 consecutive laps unassisted and tread in deep water for 1 minute
Cost: $125, checks made out to Clovis Unified
Please bring check by the end of the first week
Boys 5th/6th Graders - Water Polo
All ability levels welcome. This is a program intended to introduce the sport of water polo fundamentals in a fun and positive environment.
Monday-Thursday 10:30-12:00 @ Buchanan HS Pool
Monday Games 6:00-7:30 pm @ Clovis HS Pool (Starts June 13th)
Thursday Scrimmages 2:30-3:30 @ Buchanan HS Pool
It is a requirement to be able to swim 2 consecutive laps unassisted and tread in deep water for 1 minute
Cost: $125, checks made out to Clovis Unified
Please bring check by the end of the first week
Remind Class Code: @bhspoloel
Coach Nic Maes email:
coachnmaes@gmail.com3rd-8th Grade Girls contact Coach Stefani Pendergrass at
stefanipendergrass@clovisusd.k12.ca.us