What is Splashball?
Splashball is an excellent segway into learning teamwork and sportsmanship as well as developing important swimming skills. Just like Baseball programs have T-Ball, our equivalent to that type of programming is Splashball.
The 2023 Season is hosted in partnership with Evanston High School. The first Spring practice is on Sunday, June 4th and the final practice for the season is on Sunday, July 9th.
WHY PLAY SPLASHBALL?
FUN! – Splash Ball is FUN; participants, coaches, referees and parents alike will have a blast with our program!!!
Friendships – Athletes will make new friends and learn to work together.
Sportsmanship –Team sports build respect amongst teammates and opponent.
Leadership –Through team sports, leadership qualities and traits are developed.
Teamwork– Splash Ball provides a foundation to teach participants that working together towards a common goal can lead to positive outcomes, win, lose or draw
Water Safety – Learning to swim through Splash Ball will enhance a participant’s ability to tread water, and improve their confidence in the water all while learning fundamental swimming strokes and techniques.
Please complete all sections of this form. This form contains our mandatory registration, emergency contact and liability release forms. If you have any questions about the online submission, please do not hesitate to contact us, SplashBall@EastSideWaterPolo.org or 847-833-0815.
All practices will be held at Evanston Township High School.
Opening Day:
6/4/23 at Evanston Township High School.
Sunday @ Evanston
8:55 AM Check-In
9:00 AM Start Time
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Practice
6/4, 6/18, 6/25, 7/2, & 7/9
PAYMENT INFORMATION:
Summer 2023: June 4th - July 9th
$60 - We currently accept Zelle, which is strongly preferred (also known as QuickPay) or checks. Please write the members name(s) on the memo line on Zelle and on the Check. Checks can be made payable to "East Side Water Polo" and brought to practice.
For payments sent via Zelle/QuickPay, use the following email Billing@EastSideWaterPolo.org
*** ALL athletes will ALSO need to register for USA Water Polo "Splashball Pass Holder" and remain current throughout the season (Expires 12/31/23).
https://usawp.sport80.com/public/wizard/a/1168/home* Required
Frequently Asked Questions -
What skills should I expect my child to learn?
Each player will learn vital swimming skills and will learn head down and head up style freestyle, how to tread water and stay afloat in the water while holding, passing and shooting a ball. Other skills they will learn will be:
Water Polo Lunging and Blocking
Non contact Water Polo Defense and strategy
Water Polo Offensive movements and strategies
Shooting, Passing and Goal Keeping
Rules and Regulations of Water Polo and SplashBall
Does my child have to swim unassisted the entire time?
For Splashball age 6-8, they are allowed to jump off the bottom and use flotation devices to assist them staying afloat during practice and games. Our Goal is teach vital swim skills so that the kids don’t require the assistance, however it is not a requirement of the official game. For U14 and HS level, all swimmers are required to swim unassisted for the entire time.
What are the Rules of Splashball? Is it as physical as Water Polo?
All the Rules of Splashball are located on the USA Water Polo website (
usawaterpolo.org/splashball) and are similar to Water Polo except for the physical contact. Splashball is an introductory level to Water Polo and the game is meant to be non contact. However, the players will learn how to steal and block in a manner that does not require traditional water polo contact.
What if I can’t make all the practice sessions?
All practices are not mandatory. We encourage members to attend as often as their schedule allows.