Carolina Water Polo

GREENSBORO

New Player Clinics – Saturdays 1/6, 1/20, 2/3, 2/17

11:00 – 12:30 @ GAC
Boys & Girls. Ages 11+
$15 Each or Any two for $20

2024 season starts January 3rd @ the GAC. Join Anytime!

WINTER/SPRING 2024
Learn to play @ the GAC
1 – 3 workout options
Boys and Girls. Ages 11+
No experience necessary*
Join Anytime!
*Must be confident in deep water

Free Trial

WINTER SCHEDULE

DEVELOPMENT GROUP (New & Intermediate Players: Ages 11+)

Mondays: 6:30 – 8:00 @ GAC
Wednesdays: 5:00 – 6:30 @ GAC
Optional Sundays: 4:30 – 6:00 in Hillsborough

SELECT TEAM (Intermediate & Advanced Players Ages 14+)
Mondays 6:30 – 8:30 pm @ GAC
Wednesdays 6:30 – 8:30 @ GAC
Optional Sundays: 4:30 – 6:00 in Hillsborough

PRICING:

Wednesday Only: $85 – $105 per month*
Two Day Athletes: $135 – $155 per month*

Three Day Athlete $175 – $195 per month*

*Monthly rates vary based on the number of practices offered

NEW PLAYER SPECIAL – Enroll one new athlete and a second new athlete plays for free^

^First season players only. Reg fee required.

An annual registration fee of $75 is required in the fall & provides a year-long American Water Polo membership. AWP covers each individual athlete with insurance and gives our club enough group coverage to rent the GAC, the Sportsplex, Lindley, Hamilton Lakes, and other facilities. The 4th athlete of any family will not be charged a registration fee.

YEAR-ROUND OPTIONS: We are North Carolina’s only nationally competitive youth water polo club with fall, spring, and summer seasons. New players are welcome anytime and may try the program before committing to a full season.

ATHLETES WANTED!

Free trials are encouraged. It often takes a few practices to get used to water polo but improvement happens quickly and athletes become very passionate about the sport. We encourage all new athletes to try two or three practices!

Free Trial

DURHAM / CHAPEL HILL / CARY

SPRING CLINICS – Saturdays 3/16, 4/20, & 5/11

Strong Swimmers Wanted!
Help build interest for our NEW site in CARY
Boys & Girls. Ages 10+
5:00 – 6:30 @ Taylor Family YMCA
Weekly practices will start in June!

2024 season @ the Sportsplex. Join Anytime!

Spring 2023
Learn to play water polo in Hillsborough
Sunday afternoons starting 1/14
4:00 – 5:30 @ the Sportsplex
Boys & Girls
Ages 11 – 14 and 14 – 18
No Experience Necessary
Strong swimming ability required
Optional practices & games are also available at our Greensboro location

FREE TRIAL

Join Anytime – Fees can be pro-rated & custom programs available

*Monthly fees depend on the number of practices
^swim meets & holidays may occasionally affect practice times

Optional Practices @ Greensboro Aquatic Center
Development Group:
Mondays 6:30 – 8:00
Wednesdays 5:00 – 6:30

Select Group:
Mondays 6:30 – 8:30
Wednesdays 6:30 – 8:30

*An annual registration fee of $75 is required each fall & provides a year-long American Water Polo membership. AWP covers each individual athlete with insurance and gives our club enough group coverage to rent the GAC, the Sportsplex, Lindley, UNCG, and other facilities. The 4th player of any family will not be charged a registration fee.

ATHLETES WANTED!

Free trials are encouraged. It often takes a few practices to get used to water polo but improvement happens quickly and athletes become very passionate. We encourage all new athletes to try two or three practices before committing to the season.

Free Trial

CHARLOTTE

HOLIDAY CLINIC – Jan. 7 from 4:00 – 5:30 @ EAC. Only $15

Enroll

2024 season starts January 14th in Huntersville. Join Anytime!

Sundays afternoons starting 1/14
4:00 – 5:30
Boys & Girls
Ages 11 – 14 and 14 – 18
No Experience Necessary!
Must be confident in deep water

Join Anytime – fees can be pro-rated & custom programs available

*season fees depend on the number of workouts
^swim meets & holidays may affect occasional weekends

Additional practices & game days are available at our Greensboro location
JOIN ANYTIME! Fees Can be pro-rated.
Free trials are encouraged

Free Trial

^An annual registration fee of $75 is required each fall & provides a year-long American Water Polo membership. AWP covers each individual athlete with insurance and gives our club enough group coverage to rent EAC, the GAC, the Sportsplex, and other facilities. The 4th child of any family will not be charged a registration fee.

ATHLETES WANTED!

Join our newest location & learn to play @ EAC

Evolution Aquatic Center
11202 Harris Rd
Huntersville, NC 28078

Free trials are always available before committing to a full season. It often takes a few practices to get used to treading water but improvement happens quickly and athletes become very passionate. The second practice is significantly easier than the first and after three workouts – most athletes are hooked.

HELP US GROW!
Youth, High School, College, & Adults
New, Intermediate, & Advanced Players
Training, Leagues, Tournaments, Splashball

Interest List

Why Water Polo?

FUN, FAST-PACED, AND PHYSICAL, water polo combines the strategy of soccer and basketball with the speed of swimming and the strength of wrestling. Players are not allowed to touch the bottom or the sides of the pool and must pass and shoot with only one hand. Ideal cross-training, many competitive swimmers credit water polo for enhancing power and quickness and providing an important mental break.

AN EXCELLENT WORKOUT, Olympic water polo players are said to be the best-conditioned athletes on the planet. During a match, players swim an average of almost 1.5 miles and shoot the ball over 50 miles per hour. Water polo is among the oldest Olympic team sports for men and the newest for women. The U.S. Women’s team won gold at the last 3 Olympic Games.

AMONG THE FASTEST GROWING YOUTH SPORTS, water polo is very popular among boys and girls throughout the United States and the World. Every summer, thousands of athletes of all ages compete at USA Water Polo’s National Junior Olympics. Across the country, there are many opportunities to play at the collegiate level and into adulthood.

Meet a team of North Carolina kids working hard at a tough, unique sport — water polo

What is Water Polo

Water polo combines the speed of swimming with the strength of wrestling and strategy of soccer and basketball. Among the oldest Olympic team sports for men and the newest for women, Olympic water water polo players are said to be the best-conditioned athletes on the planet.

Like soccer, the offense starts with a counter-attack or fast break and players advance the ball by passing or dribbling. Half-court offense and defense share many aspects of basketball. Players “pick & roll” to the goal and try to work the ball to their center position who must overpower the opposing player after wrestling for position. Defenses often switch between man-to-man and zone depending on the strength of their goalie.

Physical contact is the norm and minor fouls occur frequently keeping the referee busy. Major fouls for over-aggressive play result in a 20 second ejection. Like hockey, there is a “power play” while the 6 offensive players try and score on the 5 remaining defenders.

Many swimmers & swim coaches credit water polo training for enhancing strength and quickness. Although youth water polo is just reaching North Carolina, it’s very popular elsewhere and there are many opportunities to compete at the collegiate level and into adulthood.