Spring season starts on Wednesday, February 14th thru April 29th 2024

Enter through the front door of the Ventura Aquatic Center. All Practices are currently scheduled at the Ventura Aquatic Center. Make sure your athlete has a competition-style suit, goggles, and a cap or hair tie if needed. We often do dryland before we hop in. Please send athletes in comfortable clothes with their suits underneath. 

Practice Schedule Spring 2024

Splashball for Beginning Athletes under 8 – Monday/ Wednesday 6:30 PM – 7:15 PM (We highly recommend rash guards or spring wetsuits for the winter season, and please com in warm clothes.)

10 and Under Boys and 10 Under Girls – (Competition and Competition Prep groups)

Monday/ Wednesday 6:30 PM – 7:45 PM – 10U Comp Group Tuesday 5:30 PM – 6:15PM (Competition Pool)

12 and Under Boys and 12 and Under Girls– Monday – 6:30 PM – 8:00PM and Tuesday/ Thursday 6:15 PM – 8:00 PM (Comp Pool) 

14 and Under Boys and 14 and Under Girls – Monday/ Wednesday 6:15 PM – 8:15 PM  and  Thursday 6:45 PM – 8:15 PM (Comp Pool) 

Bridge Program for 8th Grade BoysTBA for information please reach out to Coach Mike –  mdgilesaquatics@msn.com

High School Girls Please reach out to Coach Tawney for more information – Tawneydk@gmail.com

High School Boys Please get in touch with our High School Boys Technical Director Tom Davis at 1-714-724-1127 for more information. 

Summer Season will start May 1st thru July 17th 2024

Mini Prep-Camps August 15th and September 1st 2024

Dates to Mark on the Calendar*:

Ventura Youth League Game Schedule:  Spring 2024

Saturday 3/9/24 Week 1

Saturday 3/23/24 Week 2

Saturday 4/6/24 Week 3

Sat-Sun 4/20-21/24 Championship Weekend (1 day per age group. 10s and 14s Sat. 12s and HS Sun.)

Futures – January – May (Coastal/Sopac) 16/18’s Boys (Invt)*

Scrimmage with South Coast and SB Premier TBA

Turbo Cup Irvine OC March 2-3 18s to 10s BG (Invt)*

Kap 7 Cup April 13-14 All

Futures League Super Cup June 2024 TBA

Summer Trips overseas –  July and August Dates TBD (Spain, Italy, Hungary, Croatia)*

Junior Olympic Information* 

*Travel tournaments will be optional and will have a fee. 

Players and families may sign up for the program they feel best fits their player’s ability; however, final placement on teams and in practice groups will be at the coach’s and technical director’s discretion based on the team or practice squad that they feel is most appropriate for that player’s long-term development. Additionally, players may be placed above or below their current age group based on this evaluation and their ability. 

High School Girls Information Spring 2024

Coach Tawneydk@gmail.com for more information

Girls 12u/14u Spring/Summer Schedule Information

 

 New Rules 12u 2024

Questions about new rules

 


 

REMINDERS: 

  • Every athlete must be registered with USA Water Polo Insurance www.usawaterpolo.org. We are Club #10. Each athlete needs at least a Bronze Level for insurance. (most travel tournaments require silver level and any national levels including Junior Olympics require Gold Level.) There is no-cost 2-week trial insurance available. 
  • Gold Coast Aquatics is an approved Independent Study PE option. Please email Mike or Mary if you need documents to support this.