Collegiate Water Polo is played at two levels. The varsity level and the club level. Varsity water polo teams are extremely competitive and play in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) while club teams are social and deemed to be non-competitive.
Water Polo programmes who are registered with the NCAA can award athletic scholarships to their players. The men’s teams are limited to awarding four full scholarships, while women’s teams are limited to eight. As a result of these restrictions, most of the water polo scholarships are partial and distributed among many athletes. As an aspiring collegiate polo player, your grades need to come first. Maintaining a good Grade Point Average (GPA) throughout high school and scoring high marks on your Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) are crucial in increasing your chances of getting academic grants in combination with your sports scholarship. |
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Stanford Women's Water Polo |
Most of the universities that have a water polo programme are ranked among the top tertiary institutions in the USA, meaning you will need to be incredibly strong both academically and athletically to compete. If you are looking to receive athletic grants, then you will need to be playing polo all year round. The best way to do this is to join a club, train consistently, sets achievable monthly goals and ensure that you are exposing yourself to a high level of competition.
Water Polo Recruiting Video Requirements
Water Polo players need to include lots of match play in their video's; coaches want to see elements of defending, scoring and marking. Below is a list of what coaches are looking for with regards to specific positions:
Utility Players
Water Polo Recruiting Video Requirements
Water Polo players need to include lots of match play in their video's; coaches want to see elements of defending, scoring and marking. Below is a list of what coaches are looking for with regards to specific positions:
Utility Players
- Shooting and scoring ability
- Play-making
- Speed
- Vision and awareness
- Athleticism
- Shooting and scoring ability
- Ball Handling
- Speed Vision and awareness
- Athleticism
- Ability to Defend
- Ability to steal
- Speed Ability to front
- Diving (high and low)
- High Balls
- Lateral saves
- 5-meter shots