CENTRAL CALIFORNIA'S PREMIER WATER POLO CLUB
ROYAL 559 WATER POLO ACADEMY
Discipline I Accountability I Teamwork
ROYAL 559 WATER POLO ACADEMY is a competitive club that focuses on developing the complete athlete. Our mission is to develop young men and women of character and offer, through sport, the opportunity for each athlete to maximize their fullest potential. Athletes ages 9-18 will develop the fundamental technical skills and team tactics to be successful in our sport, as well as be exposed to the culture of water polo through programs that preach discipline, accountability and teamwork. Through this approach, we are rapidly becoming one of the top clubs in the Nation. More information can be found on our About Us page.
ENROLLMENT IS NOW OPEN - SPRING SESSION 2020!
Our Spring Session will begin 10 February and end 10 May, 2020. Registration and Session Enrollment can be completed by using the "Registration" tab above. If you are new to Royal 559, please select "New Member" and enter your information, then click on "Session Enrollment" to sign up for the 2020 Winter Session. If you are already a member of Royal 559, then you only need to complete the "Session Enrollment." Age-group is determined by the athlete's age on 1 August, 2020. Spring Session for our 10U, 12U, and 14U athletes is a time to build upon skills and tactics learned during our Fall and Winter sessions an apply them in an increased number competition opportunities. This is an especially critical time for our athletes to gain game experience in preparation for our very competitive summer. Each group will practice 3 times per week with additional opportunities to train and compete "up" with older age-groups and be mentored by older athletes at no extra charge.
Boys & Girls 10U/12U Boys 14U Girls 14U Spring is when our 16U and 18U girls continue their deveopment through weekly practices and by competing at the ODP National Championships and the Cal Cup State Finals. We also recognize that many have significant obligations to high school swim teams and other activities which may limit their time available for water polo practices.
Girls 16U/18U During spring our 16U and 18U boys focus mostly on swimming for their high school teams. They may also have periodic weekend scrimmages. Contact Coach Kaufmann (16U Boys) or Coach Maes (18U Boys) for more details. If you have any questions, please email Coach Brooks (coachmbrooks@gmail.com). Junior Olympics Qualification 2019 Tournament Royal 559 continued its dominance during Summer 2019 as the most successful water polo club in the Central California Zone which ranges from Sacramento to Bakersfield to the central coast. Our coaches thank our athletes for all of their hard work and dedication to water polo. Keep up the great work! The future is very bright for our club! Our results are below. 12U Mixed -- 2nd 12U Girls -- 1st 14U Girls A -- 1st 14U Girls B -- 4th 16U Girls -- 2nd 18U Girls -- 2nd 12U Boys -- 2nd 14U Boys A -- 2nd 14U Boys B -- 9th 16U Boys -- 3rd 18U Boys -- 1st National Junior Olympics 2019 Tournament Royal 559 teams also performed exceptionally at Junior Olympics. Our 14U Girls A team finished 5th in the top Platinum Division (of 81 total JO girls teams), the best placing of any Central California team ever at JOs! Our 18U Boys team finished 14th in Platinum (of 120 teams), the best for any Boys team in over a decade! All of our results are below. 12U Mixed -- 19th in Platinum Division 12U Girls -- 12th Platinum Division 14U Girls A -- 5th Platinum Division 14U Girls B -- 20th Gold Division 16U Girls -- 22nd Platinum Division 18U Girls -- 6th Gold Division 12U Boys -- 7th Gold Division 14U Boys A -- 7th Gold Division 14U Boys B -- 21st Silver Division 16U Boys -- 3rd Gold Division 18U Boys -- 14th Platinum Division |
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