All Access Water Polo Podcast

In Episode 28 I sit down and have a very fun conversation with the newly named Head Coach for Cal State Fullerton, Coach Kyle Witt. We talk about building a new program from the ground up, the challenges that come with doing so, his time at LMU as both a coach and player, and much more. 

In Episode 27 I sit down with the newly named head coach for The College of San Mateo and Assistant Coach of the Gold medal winning Women's Youth National Team, Coach Andrew Silva. We talk about the new position, his role in the Women's Youth National Team, the recent gold medal, his coaching career, and much more. 

In Episode 26 I sit down with starting goalie for the Cal Bears and 2021 NCAA Champion, Adrian Weinberg. We talk about the upcoming season and last year's championship run, how he got to this point in his career, his National Team experience, FINA World League Super Final, and much more. 

In Episode 25 I sit down with the newly named Assistant Coach for the University of Michigan, 2016 Olympian and Gold Medalist, Coach Sami Hill. We talk about the new position and the Michigan program for this upcoming year, her time at UCLA as a player and what that meant for her development, how intense the practices and scrimmages were with the USA Women's National Team and the 2016 Olympics including the McDonald's in the Olympic Village. 

In Episode 24 I sit down with the Assistant Coach of the Men's and Women's Water Polo teams at UC Davis, coach Joey Frantz. We talk about the rise of the men's team in recent years, the growing parody in the college game, his role as a goalie coach, his career to this point, and his insight into the National League. 

In episode 23 I have a bit of a different one for you all with Jackie Stanger of FieldLevel. We talk about the FieldLevel App and how it can be used as a resource for both High School athletes and College coaches to connect regarding opportunities to play in college. A really fascinating new take on recruiting and something I am genuinely excited about to have as a tool for younger players in our community! 

In Episode 22, I sit down with Captain of the 2021 NCAA Champion Cal Bears, Nikos Delagrammatikas. Only days after the championship, we talk about his game winning goal, the championship game overall, his time at Cal, experience abroad, and his one wish for the sport. 

In Episode 21 I talk with D3 National Champion Assistant Coach of Pomona Pitzer, Elyssa Hawkins. We talk D3 Championship (1:38-9:14), opportunities outside of the big-name California schools and what a school like Pomona Pitzer offers (9:15-19:00), what was different about this year's team and the role that recruiting plays (19:01-28:55), what this championship meant to her personally (28:19-32:05), and some rapid fire to close us out (32:06-43:09)

In Episode 20, I have a sit down with 2x Olympian, Luca Cupido. We talk 2021 MPSF Tournament (1:25-3:30), what it takes to win at the NCAA level (3:31-6:00), his Olympic experience and the differences between the 1st and 2nd games (6:01-21:41), his time in college at Cal and what it provided him in his career (21:42-32:45), what his mindset is in the sport (32:46-35:16), and we get into some rapid fire questions (35:17-45:54)

In Episode 19, I have an educational conversation with the Chief of Sport Performance for USA Water Polo, Coach John Abdou. We talk about what his formal role within USA Water Polo is (2:08-6:17), the D3 Championship and the opportunities it brought to the sport as a whole (6:18-12:38), the ODP Pipeline and its ever changing dynamic through the years (12:39-24:06), a Professional league in the US and what all goes into that (24:07-29:23), the Olympics, National Teams, and the COVID year (29:24-40:55), Ashleigh Johnson and having a "Face of the sport" (40:56-44:36), and some rapid fire questions to close us out (44:37-51:28)