2008 CAL WATER POLO CAMPS

The Cal Water Polo Camps will teach water polo skills and tactics to young men & women in a team, camp environment with an optimal amount of pool time.  There is an integrated Goalkeeper academy within the camps as well, where Goalkeepers will receive separate and specific training.  One of the most highly respected and successful water polo coaches in the world, USA Olympic Coach Richard Corso has developed an environment of excellence for his student-athletes in the great Olympic sport of water polo.  Serela Kay is a three-time National Collegiate Champion who has multi-level coaching expertise and Ivy League experience with academic counseling.  This program builds self-esteem and delivers strategies for success both in and out of the water polo pool.  There will also be a special guest appearance by Coach Maureen O'Toole; Olympic Medalist and Ten Time FINA World Player of the Year.  Joining the Cal Women's Water Polo Staff is Two-Time National Champion, Three-Time All American, former NCAA Player of the Year and Two-Time Team USA Olympian, Cal Men's Water Polo Head Coach Kirk Everist, who has led the Cal Men's Water Polo program to back to back National Championships in 2006 and 2007.  Cal Men's Water Polo Associate Head Coach Boyd LaChance also has Back To Back National Championships under his belt in addition to an outstanding career at Pacific as a player and many years of successful coaching at all levels including High School, Club and Junior College.  This well seasoned staff will assure an unforgettable and effective experience at Cal Water Polo Camp.

Camp is held at Spieker Aquatics Complex, home to Golden Bear Waterpolo.

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CAMP INFORMATION

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• PRINTABLE ENROLLMENT PACKAGE
• MEDICATIONS FORM
• WAIVER
• PHYSICIAN FORM
• CAMP INFORMATION PACKET (Includes pick-up and drop-off times and locations)
• CAMPUS MAP (Labeled with all camp facility locations)

WHAT TO BRING TO CAMP

• Swimsuit (2)
• Towels (2)
• T-shirt
• Shorts
• Extra Clothing
  
• Running Shoes
• Sandals
  
• Light Jacket
• Sunscreen
• Alarm Clock
• Toiletries
  

DROP-OFF & PICK-UP DETAILS

Day Campers may be dropped-off and picked-up at Spieker Aquatics Complex. A campus parking permit is required for all on campus lots, so please limit your access to picking up and dropping off. If parents/guardians should decide to stay and watch camps in session, please utilize street (or metered) parking located near the facility.

Overnight Campers will stay in the Unit 1 Resident Complex (dormitory). "Unit 1" is about three blocks from Spieker Aquatics Complex. There will be separate floors in Unit 1 for male and female residents. Dorms will have 24-hour adult supervision. Unit 1 is located at 2650 Durant Ave., Berkeley, CA 94720.

TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION
Due to University and NCAA Policies, we are not allowed to offer any transportation to and from camps. The airport closest to the Berkeley campus is Oakland International Airport; San Francisco International Airport is also within a reasonable distance. There are several options that we suggest.

There are a few shuttle services that offer transportation to and from Oakland & San Francisco International Airports. Reservations must be made at least a few days in advance, you can make reservations over the phone or online.

BAYPORTER EXPRESS
Website:  www.bayporter.com
Phone: 1-877-467-1800 (Local, Bay Area) 1-415-467-1800 (Long Distance, Outside Bay Area)
Pricing: (All Prices are Approximate)
To/From Oakland International Airport/Campus $25.00 (One Way)
To/From San Francisco International Airport/Campus $29.00 (One Way)

 
SUPER SHUTTLE
Website: www.supershuttle.com
Phone: 1-800-258-3826
Pricing: (All Prices are Approximate)
To/From Oakland International Airport/Campus $32.00 (One Way)
To/From San Francisco International Airport/Campus $35.00 (One Way)

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ENROLLMENT

Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is limited, so enroll today!

Online Enrollment
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Enrollment by Mail:
Mail the completed enrollment forms (below) with payment to:

Cal Athletic Ticket Office
Attn: Cal Waterpolo Camps
2223 Fulton Street, 1st Floor
Berkeley, CA 94720-4422

Enrollment by Fax:
Fax the completed enrollment forms (below) with payment (Credit Cards ONLY) to (510) 642-1765

REQUIRED ENROLLMENT FORMS
If you do not enroll online, you must complete and submit all forms in the enrollment available below. All forms must be completed and signed by parent/legal guardian. All forms are REQUIRED for camp participation. Incomplete and/or illegible forms will not be accepted. Please click on the link below to download and print the enrollment forms.

PRINTABLE ENROLLMENT PACKAGE

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PAYMENT

• Checks: Make checks payable to "U.C. Regents"
• Credit Cards: Complete "Payment" section of enrollment form with the proper credit information. Cal Athletic Camps accepts Visa, MasterCard, and Discover. (Please print legibly)

CONTACT US

• Cal Athletic Camps E-Mail: calcamps@berkeley.edu
• Cal Athletic Camps/Ticket Office Hotline: 1-800-GO-BEARS (1-800-462-3277) or (510) 642-3277
• Fax: (510) 642-1765
• Waterpolo Office: (510) 643-3828

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COACHING STAFF

Rich Corso, Head Coach, California Women's Waterpolo

3rd year Head Coach Rich Corso is one of the most highly respected and successful water polo coaches, Coach Corso, has served as head coach for both the United States Men's Olympic Team and the Canadian Men's National Team. Corso not only offers a superior knowledge of the sport of water polo, he possesses a competitive attitude that is sure to get the most out of his student-athletes.

One of water polo's most innovative thinkers in terms of training and match tactics, Corso's creed is defensive, attacking water polo. He served as the United States Men's Olympic Team head coach from 1992 to 1996, leading the United States to a seventh-place finish at the 1996 games in Atlanta and a gold medal at the 1995 Pan American Games. The 1996 Olympic team included current Cal men's coach Kirk Everist, plus other former Bear standouts Gavin Arroyo, Troy Barnhart, Chris Humbert and Chris Oeding.

Prior to assuming his role with Team USA, Corso served as head coach of the Canadian National Team, which finished fourth at the 1991 Pan American Games. He also gained international experience as the head coach of the USA National Junior Team (1984 to 1988), and as goalkeeper coach for the 1984 silver medal-winning and 2004 Olympic teams.

Most recently, Corso had served as head of the Harvard-Westlake School Aquatic Program in Los Angeles from 1986 through 2005. In that role, he was responsible for virtually all aspects of the nation's premier high school squad. Since 1986, Harvard-Westlake water polo teams had combined to win 40 league championships, two CIF titles and seven CIF silver medals. Additionally, 82 Harvard-Westlake student-athletes were named to All-America squads. Corso was named CIF Coach of the Year four times and California Coach of the Year in 1992. He also served as Harvard-Westlake's Associate Director of Admissions.

Corso began his head coaching career at Yale, where he led a club-varsity squad, and had previous coaching stops at UCLA, where he was assistant men's swimming and water polo coach. During his 10 years at UCLA, Corso helped the men's swim team to an NCAA runner-up finish in 1981 and an NCAA title in 1982, and an NCAA runner-up finish in men's water polo in 1979.

Taking over as the United States National Team coach following the 1992 Olympics, Corso inherited a squad that had lost eight of 13 members. He brought a new level of collaboration with the United States Olympic Committee to the sport, and emphasized the importance of sport science, sports psychology and computer-video tape analysis that was demonstrated to all of the USA water polo coaches. Corso led his 1996 Olympic team to within one goal of the medal round in Atlanta, losing to gold-medalist Spain. His energy, preparation, commitment and professionalism will have a lasting influence on American water polo for years to come.

A native of Queens, New York, Corso swam and played water polo at Southern Connecticut University, earning a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1977. He then completed his master's in kinesiology at Cal State Northridge in 1982, and earned a second master's degree in coaching science from Moscow State University in 1999.

Serela Kay, Assistant Coach, California Women's Waterpolo

3^rd Year Assistant Coach Serela Kay, a former standout collegiate women's water polo player, and assistant coach for USA Water Polo's Cadet National Team, is in her second season as an assistant women's water polo coach for the University of California.

Coach Kay came to Berkeley with 17 years of water polo experience, both as a player and a coach. With the USWP Cadet National Team, she is responsible for implementing the selection process that whittles 150 athletes down to a 40-member team in preparation for the Youth Pan American Games held this August in the Dominican Republic, and ultimately the development of future Senior National Team players.

Prior to working with USA Water Polo, Kay was the director and senior head coach of the Santa Barbara Water Polo Foundation from September 2004-August 2005. She was also an assistant men's and women's water polo coach at Princeton from July 2002 through August 2004, and was named USA Water Polo Women's Elite Northeast Zone Coach of the Year in 2003.

As an athlete, Kay was a four-year starter and team captain as a senior, leading UCLA to National Collegiate titles in 1997, 1998 and 2000. She was a member of the USA Junior National Team from 1995-97 as well, helping Team USA to a gold medal at the 1996 Junior Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba.

Kay graduated from UCLA in 2000 with a degree in psychology, with a specialization in business and administration. She received a Master of Sport Science in Sport Management degree from the United States Sports Academy in 2004.

Kirk Everist, Head Coach, California Men's Waterpolo

Everist has led Cal to the pinnacle of the sport by the directing his alma mater to its NCAA-record 12th & 13th  national crown (2006, 2007). A former three-time All-American, NCAA Player of the Year and two-time United States Olympian, Everist earned the 2002 MPSF Coach of the Year honors when in his inaugural season he guided Cal to the MPSF Tournament title and a national runner-up finish. Then in 2004, he was inducted into both the Cal Athletic and the USA Water Polo Hall of Fames.

Before his successful return to Berkeley, Everist had contributed to eight CIF North Coast championships as an assistant coach at Miramonte High School. During Everist's 11-year tenure at Miramonte, the school also produced nine league titles and three third-place finishes in the California State Tournament. He helped develop 22 high school All-Americans, and three of his former players went on to earn NCAA All-American recognition, while two ex-pupils have played on NCAA championship teams.

In addition to his work at Miramonte High School, Everist served as water polo commissioner at San Francisco's Olympic Club from 1999-2001, a period that produced a gold medal and two silver medals in FINA World Masters competition. Also, since 2000 he has been co-head coach for the Lamorinda water polo team, leading that club to the 2001, 2004 and 2005 USA Water Polo 20-Under national championships, and the 2002 Northern California Zone Junior Olympic title. In January of 2005, Everist added to his duties the position of treasurer of the College Water Polo Coaches Association.

Boyd Lachance, Associate Head Coach, California Men's Waterpolo

Boyd Lachance, a key figure in the Golden Bears capturing the 2006 and 2007 NCAA titles, came to Cal after an outstanding water polo career at Pacific in the early '90s and seven years of coaching club, high school and community college water polo. As a two-year starter for the Tigers (1992-93), he was Pacific's second leading scorer in 1992 (35 goals in 20 matches), finishing his career with a scoring average of 1.09 goals per game.  In addition, Lachance was a member of the only Tiger water polo team in school history to reach the NCAA tournament, achieving a No. 5 national ranking in 1993.

Transferring his skills from the pool to the pool deck, Lachance has coached in the national and international scene. He was an assistant coach with the National Cadet Team in Serbia in 2002 and was head coach of two Pacific Zone Division II Premier League championship squads. Lachance was also the assistant coach for the Pacific Zone Division I Premier League national champion team. He was co-head coach at Campolindo High School from 1999-2000 and an associate head coach at Diablo Valley College in 2001 as well.

Lachance has been part of 12 USWP national championships (six 20-Under, four Premier League, two 18-Under) and one NCAA title in his coaching tenure, while developing 65 USWP All-Americans, six high school All-Americans and three community college All-Americans along the way. Since joining the Cal program in 2002, he has helped coach 16 NCAA All-Americans. In addition to his coaching duties at Cal, Lachance is the club director of Lamorinda Water Polo, which he founded in 1999. Since 2002, all members of the Bears' water polo program have gone through the Lamorinda club system.

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