DWPC Youth coaches combine for 200+ years of water polo experience, are USAWP & SafeSport certified, and trained in the USAWP coacing system. They are the largest, most experienced coaching staff in Georgia and are recognized across the country.
Their #1 priority is the development of whole people, not just water polo players.
COACHES:
Their #1 priority is the development of whole people, not just water polo players.
COACHES:
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Clare Wheeler (New for 2023!) GHSWPA State Champion with APS Knights; Two Junior Olympic California trips with Dynamo WPC Youth; First Georgia female to sign an NCAA DI water polo scholarship (Virginia Military Institute - VA). |
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Dennis Grover (new for 2023!) Field player for Rose Bowl Water Polo Club (CA), Pasadena Polytechnic High School (CA) - CIF Champion & First Teams CIF, Prep League, and San Gabriel Valley); Clemson Water Polo Club. |
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Taylor Simon (new for 2023!) Utility player for Murrieta Mesa High School (CA) and CHAWP Club (CA). Played for St. Pius X in GHSWPA. One USAWP Junior Olympic trips with Dynamo WPC Youth. Utility for NCAA D1 St. Francis University (PA). |
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Ed Hirsch Played for North Miami Beach High School (FL) and in multiple USAWP Junior Olympics; Field player for NCAA DI University of Southern California; played in U.S. Olympic Festival; USAWP Olympic Development Program coach. |
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Josh Beck (l) Played for St. Pius X; Head Coach of North Springs in the GHSWPA. |
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Nick Kittredge Field player and goalie for NCAA DI University of California Berkeley including Captain, All American, and National Champion; USA National Team; professional career with DFC Sete (France); Olympic Club (San Francisco). |
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Tim Watson Played for University of North Carolina collegiate club and Charlotte (NC) Sharks; Co-founded Raleigh/Triangle (NC) Water Polo Club; Southern Crescent GHSWPA coach; GHSWPA, CWPA, & USAWP referee. |
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Stu Sheldon NCAA DIII water polo and swimming at Washington & Lee University (VA); USAWP Olympic Development Program Zone Teams Assistant Head Coach, Holiday Camp and National Team Selection Camps coach; APS Knights GHSWPA coach; GHSWPA & USAWP referee. |