Oakwood Water Polo

Varsity grabs another win during the St. Charles game (8/24/2024) with a final score of 13-8.
Point Leaders: Truman (5), Hank (3), Rocco (2)
Assist Leaders: Hank (3), Truman (2), William (2)
Steals: Hank (4) Truman (3)
Nick P: In the goal had 4 saves and 2 assists.

Follow the link to watch a replay: https://www.youtube.com//playlists

Varsity having fun during the post match shoot-out with St. Charles

JV Shoot-out with St. Charles!

JV fell to St. Charles on 8/24/2024 at Club Marinole. Final score (L 3-6).
Player highlights:
Scorers:Daniel (1), Max (1) and Nicholas Taylor (1)
Assists: Max (1), Eli (1) and Hank (1)
Steals leaders Daniel (5) and Max (3)
First career goal Nicholas Taylor
Troy in goal led the team with 4 saves

Please visit https://www.youtube.com//playlists

Thank you to everyone who attended the cookout after the matches against St. Charles!

Sycamore Invitation Tournament Day 2 (17 Aug.)
Varsity Lumberjacks results:
Vs. St. Charles W 16-9
Vs. New Albany W 19-7

Player highlights in the comments!

Please follow the link to watch the replay of our matches! https://www.youtube.com//playlists

Day one (16 Aug.) of the Sycamore Invitation Tournament, Our JV played a great game but came up short against the Columbus Hawks JV. Final score (L) 11-12.
Leading scorers: Daniel (4) and Max (4)
Assist leaders: Rocco (3), Hank (2) and Max (2)
Steals leaders: Hank(6), Rocco (6), Mingde (5)
Goalie saves: Troy (3), Max (4) and Dasu (3)
Eloise scored her 1st career goal!

For game replay follow link to the team YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com//playlists

Varsity Lumberjacks took the win over Mason Comets in the Aug. 13, 2024 match with a final score of 18-15.
Look in the comments for player highlights.
Please visit the Lumberjacks YouTube channel for a replay of the match:
http://www.youtube.com/

Look in the comments for the player recap from our JV match against Mason Comets Aug 13, 2024
JV Lumberjacks won 8-5.
Check out the team YouTube channel for a replay!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEz9kB8ycDDi5BOUqXWhZsw

Join the Lumberjacks Saturday, August 24th as they take on St. Charles:
JV begins: 9:15am
Varsity begins: 10am

Location Club Marinole

SUMMER 2024 - Free Clinic Saturday, July 27th

- Dayton Youth Water Polo is planning a FREE clinic on Saturday, July 27th, at Crestwood Swim Club. The clinic will run from 10:30a - 12:00p. Crestwood Swim Club is located at 2645 Baylor Court Kettering, OH 45420.

- This clinic is open to all Dayton area youths, Boys and Girls, 5th - 12th grades, Please REGISTER HERE for this clinic.

Dayton area Youth Water Polo starts up again on April 9th at the West Carrollton YMCA. All boys and girls 6th to 12th grade to are welcome to come out. We have a special 2 day clinic April 9 and 11th for new players to try it out for FREE. Additional information and registration is available at www.daytonyouthwaterpolo.org or contact via email at [email protected].
See you on Deck!

Oakwood Water Polo Oakwood Water Polo (Ohio). Grades 7th-12th. Staff: Sean Geehan, Dave Schalm, Nick, Corey, Drew

Jack’s go 2-0-1 at SC JV Invite
Win v. New Albany 17-4
Tie v. St. Xavier 11-11
Win v. St. Charles 15-11

Having a blast at Andrew Hoffman's wedding...

Jack's go 3-0 to open the season with victories over Sycamore, Princeton and St. Charles JV squads. Junior Truman Brun leads the team with Steals (23), freshman Hank McCall scoring (12) and Sophmore Nick Pennington and Truman tied for assists (9).

Jack's Alumni squeaked by the High schoolers 16-14 on Saturday lead by '23 grad Nate Pennington (6 goals and 2 asst.). Also, '17 alum Sam Moulton won the 5 alive battle. And everyone had a great time at the cookout after...Joe McCall is a true grill master!

Have an eggcellent day!

Hello Water Polo players and parents,

Our spring 2023 program is approaching, and we wanted to get some information out so that you all can plan accordingly.

PURPOSE AND OVERVIEW - Water Polo is a great sport that is both physically challenging and loads of fun. We want to develop our athletes' water polo skills in an environment that is positive and challenging. We strive to teach them individual and team water polo skills that will make them a contributing team member. We hope to impress upon them, among other life skills, the importance of physical activity, teamwork, responsibility, and grit.

POOL LOCATION AND SCHEDULE
- Location: West Carrolton YMCA
- Practices will begin on Monday April 10th and run through Thursday May 25th. Monday and Thursday evenings 7:30–9:15p.

CALENDAR - The practice schedule will be posted on the Oakwood Water Polo calendar at:
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=daytonwaterpolo%40gmail.com&ctz=America%2FNew_York
- If you have a google account, you can also add the water polo calendar to your "other" google calendars by doing the following: 1) Open your google calendar, 2) Click the "+" sign next to "other calendars", 3) Click "Subscribe to calendar", and 4) Enter "[email protected]"

PARTICIPATION – Oakwood Water Polo is Coed. Additionally, as the only Water Polo team in the Dayton area, we are open to players from any school system. Typically players are 8th grade or older.

ATTENDANCE - Our spring season is our off-season training session. Attendance is strongly encouraged, but not mandatory. The skills we teach will be repeated several times during the season. Missing a few practices will not significantly affect their development.

SET UP AND TEAR DOWN EQUIPMENT - Setting up the equipment (goals, balls, caps, etc.) is quick and easy if everyone lends a hand. All players will be expected to help out.

WEATHER - Any weather delays / cancellations will be communicated via email and group me.

FEES - The fee for the spring program is $350. Please make the checks to "Oakwood Water Polo." If this is your first time with Oakwood Water Polo, and would like to try a few practices, there will be no fee if you drop out.

GAMES - We are working on setting up a few scrimmages. More information to follow.

GROUP ME - Please join our GroupMe group for important notifications. Our group share link is: https://groupme.com/join_group/52380418/14rQJ1SB

AMERICAN WATER POLO - Please register for AWPA American Water Polo Membership. This is mandatory as they provide our insurance. It’s $60 per year. Link: Sign up for team Dayton Water polo. http://www.americanwaterpolo.org/membership/. Be sure to select "Dayton Water Polo" as the club name. When complete, please send us your AWP ID number.

Here is the contact information for the coaching staff:
Dave Schalm 937.422.4071 [email protected]
Nick Feltes 314.620.3276 [email protected]
Sean Geehan 937.271.3914 [email protected]

Oakwood Water Polo Coaching Staff
[email protected]
Oakwood Water Polo page
Dayton Youth Water Polo page
Follow us on twitter:

Five players with 2 goals each while on the defensive side Truman Bruns racked up 8 steals and Hank McCall another 5.

Senior Nate Pennington led the Jack's to thier 11th straight victory with an 14-10 win over Mason High School. At the halftime ceremony, Coach Geehan shared to a packed house that "Nate is the best example of how far dedication, work ethic and attitude can take you in water polo and in life!"

While going 4-0 this week, still much to work on to get better everyday. Coaches fine-tuning key situations..

Our summer 2022 program starts this week...First Practice is Thursday June 16th, 7:30PM at Marinole Pool in Kettering.

PURPOSE AND OVERVIEW - Water Polo is a great sport that is both physically challenging and loads of fun. We want to develop our athletes' water polo skills in an environment that is positive and challenging. We strive to teach them individual and team water polo skills that will make them a contributing team member. We hope to impress upon them, among other life skills, the importance of physical activity, teamwork, responsibility, and grit.

POOL LOCATION AND SCHEDULE
- Location: Club Marinole Pool - 802 Judith Dr, Dayton, OH 45429
- Practices will begin on Thursday June 16th and run through Saturday July 23rd (6 weeks). Tuesday and Thursday evenings 7:30–9:15p. Occasional Saturday mornings 9:00-10:45a.
- We will have a meet-and-greet, and a water polo introduction at the beginning of our first practice.

CALENDAR - The practice schedule will be posted on the Oakwood Water Polo calendar at:

https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=daytonwaterpolo%40gmail.com&ctz=America%2FNew_York

- If you have a google account, you can also add the water polo calendar to your "other" google calendars by doing the following: 1) Open your google calendar, 2) Click the "+" sign next to "other calendars", 3) Click "Subscribe to calendar", and 4) Enter "[email protected]"

PARTICIPATION – Dayton Water Polo is Coed. There is no minimum age - 4th grade is a common starting age.

ATTENDANCE - Our summer program is quite low-key. We understand that your kids have other activities and vacations and will likely not make every practice. Although we strongly encourage attendance, the skills we teach will be repeated several times during the season. Missing a few practices will not significantly affect their development.

SET UP AND TEAR DOWN EQUIPMENT - Setting up the equipment (goals, balls, caps, etc.) is quick and easy if everyone lends a hand. All players will be expected to help out.

WEATHER - Any weather delays / cancellations will be communicated via email and group me.

FEES - The fee for the summer program is $150. Please make the checks to "Oakwood Water Polo." If this is your first time with Oakwood Water Polo, and would like to try a few practices, there will be no fee if you drop out.

GAMES - You can expect a few home or away games during the summer season. More information to follow.

GROUP ME - Please join our GroupMe group for important notifications. Our group share link is: https://groupme.com/join_group/52380418/14rQJ1SB

AMERICAN WATER POLO - Please register for AWPA American Water Polo Membership. This is mandatory as they provide our insurance. It’s $60 per year. Link: Sign up for team Dayton Water polo. http://www.americanwaterpolo.org/membership/. Be sure to select "Dayton Water Polo" as the club name. When complete, please send us your AWP ID number.

Oakwood Water Polo Coaching Staff
[email protected]
Oakwood Water Polo page
Dayton Youth Water Polo page
Follow us on twitter:

Oakwood starts the spring season with a nice win vs. Walnut Hills.