Water Polo Activity

Instructors will guide students to develop water polo skills including dribbling, passing, core body strength and balance exercises, treading water techniques, game rules and game play.  Enrollment minmums must be met for this program to run.  Potential participants who have a fear of deep water, or who lack physical endurance treading water will not enjoy this program even if they are otherwise excellent swimmers.  ALL potential participants must call or email to schedule an evaluation of these pre-requisite skills in order to register for this program:

> Show proof of grade level. We will run separate sections for grades 3-6 and 7-12 so your school ID or report card from will be perfect proof.

>Perform both a front and back float for 1 min. each

>Swim the front crawl non-stop a minimum of 1 pool length (25 meters) if Grade 3-6, or 2 pool lengths (50 meters) if Grade 7-12

>Tread water for a minimum of 1 minute using combined arm and leg movements if grade 3-6, for 2 minutes if grade 7-12.

>Grade 7-12 participants must also tread water for a minimum of 30 seconds using leg movements ONLY.

Wednesdays December 7th- January 18th
6:00-6:45 PM Grades 3-6
6:45-7:30 PM Grades 7-12

Enrollment Fee:  Deer Park Resident $40     Non-Resident $80

Email kavanagh.jm@deerparkschools.org or call the pool office to leave a voicemail #274-4186 and make an appointment for an evaluation in order to enroll in this program.