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CENTRAL CALIFORNIA'S PREMIER WATER POLO CLUB
​ROYAL 559 WATER POLO ACADEMY

Discipline   I   Accountability   I   Teamwork

ROYAL 559 WATER POLO ACADEMY Royal 559 Water Polo Academy is a competitive 18 and under club serving the Central Valley of California. Our mission is to develop young men and women of character and offer, through sport, the opportunity for each athlete to develop skills and habitats to succeed in both water polo and in life. Athletes ages 8-18 are exposed to the culture of water polo through programs that teach discipline, accountability and teamwork. Coaches use positive coaching techniques to mentor and motivate our athletes. Through this approach we have become the most successful water polo club in the Central Valley and are rapidly becoming one of the top clubs in the Nation. 

As a Clovis Unified School District program we follow all school district COVID-19 protocols designed to protect our athletes, coaches, and their families (www.cusd.com). As CUSD employees our coaches are background-checked and are required to maintain current first aid, CPR, lifesaving, and other safety certifications. The majority of our coaches are also trained educators with many years of experience both coaching and teaching young men and women. These qualifications set us apart from other water polo clubs in our region. More information can be found on our About Us page. 

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 Royal 559 Summer Session 2022

Our Summer Session is now open for enrollment. We welcome all current athletes and anyone else who wants to join us for another summer of fun and excellence! We expect to have multiple teams in each age-group and there will be a spot for everyone. We also offer sibling discounts and financial based scholarships. Contact Coach Brooks for details. Access the Registration tab above for instructions on how to register as a member and enroll in our Summer Session.

Summer Practices - $350 fee
23 May - 3 June (evaluation period to determine competition rosters)  
12U Girls & Boys: T/Th 6:00 - 8:00 PM @ Clovis HS
14U Girls: M/W 6:00-8:00 PM @ Alta Sierra
16U/18U Girls: M/T/W 7:00 - 9:00 PM @Clovis North HS
14U/16U/18U Boys: M/T/W 6:00 - 8:00 PM @Buchanan HS
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​6 June - 19 July
12U Girls & Boys T/Th 6:00 - 8:00 PM, (W time TBD) JH scrimmages @ Clovis HS
coaches: Sanci Sonkoly, Taylor Anderson, Liliana Villanueva, Ryan Indart, Noah Minton

14U Girls M/T/W 5:15 - 8:15 PM @ Alta Sierra
coaches: Nick Alexander, Lauren Wiksell, Ryan Indart, Vince Genco (goalies)

16U Girls M/T/W 7:00 - 9:00 PM @ Clovis North HS
coaches: Garrett Pickford, Maddie Loggins, Hannah Gish, Izzy Knittle, Noah Minton (goalies)

18U Girls M/T/W 7:00 - 9:00 PM @ Clovis North HS
coaches: Mary Brooks, Emily Shapland, Matt Brooks, Izzy Knittle (goalies)

14U Boys: M/W/Th 4:00 - 6:00 PM @ Buchanan HS
coaches: Taylor Heckathorn, Noah Minton (goalies)

16U Boys: M/W/Th 5:00 - 7:00 PM @ Buchanan HS
coaches: Steven Kaufmann, Dino Valtierra

18U Boys: M/W/Th 6:00 - 8:00 PM @ Buchanan HS
coaches: Nic Maes, Gabriel Putnam, Kaleb Archer

Summer Competitions
-- JO Qualification Tournament Boys 12/14/16/18U (17-19 June, Clovis) 
-- JO Qualification Tournament Girls 12/14/16/18U (24-26 June, Merced)
-- US Club Championships Boys 14/16/18U (1-3 July, Southern California)
-- Junior Olympics Boys 12/14/16/18U (16-19 July, Northern California)
-- Junior Olympics Girls 12/14/16/18U (21-24 July, Northern California)

Summer Competition fees: TBD 

Royal 559 Spring Session 2022

Our Spring Session will begin 15 February. Everyone from Clovis Unified School District and beyond is welcome to join us and help continue our tradition of being the most successful water polo club in Central California. Spring Session is especially important for our 12U and 14U teams to help them prepare for the Summer competition season.

Existing members click here to log into your account and enroll in Spring Session.
New members click here to join Royal 559, create an online account, and enroll in Spring Session.

Spring Session Practices
15 February - 22 May
Note that during the first two weeks the 14U Boys, 14U Girls, and 16/18U Girls will practice on Wednesdays only (16 and 23 February, because the Mondays both weeks are holidays).

12U Girls and Boys: Tuesday/Thursday 5:30-7:30 PM @ Clovis HS
Coaches: Noah Minton, Sanci Sonkoly, Taylor Anderson, Logan Ginther, Vince Genco (goalies)
practice fee: $375

14U Girls: Monday/Wednesday 6:00-8:00 PM @ Clovis West HS
Coaches: Nick Anderson, Lauren Wiksell, Noah Minton & Vince Genco (goalies) 
practice fee: $375

14U Boys: Monday 6:00-8:00 PM @ Clovis West HS (Wed 15 Feb first practice)
Coaches: Taylor Heckathorn, TBD
practice fee: $225

15 February - 24 April
16U/18U Girls: Monday 6:00-8:00 PM @ Clovis West HS (Wed 15 Feb first practice)
Coaches: Mary Brooks, Garrett Pickford, Maddie Loggins, Matt Brooks, Noah Minton & Vince Genco (goalies)
practice fee: $175

16U/18U Boys: TBD

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Spring Session Competitions
Cal Cup NorCal Quals girls 12U & 14U Royal Black (6 March in Marin, 13 March in Santa Cruz)
Spring Fling girls 14U Royal Red (20 March, Marin)
Cal Cup State Finals girls 12U & 14U Royal Black (8-10 April, Marin)
K7 Cup boys 14U (9-10 April, Irvine)

Cal Cup State Finals girls 16U & 18U Royal Black (22-24 April, Norco/Riverside)
San Diego County Cup mixed 12U & girls 14U Royal Black (29 Mar - 1 May, San Diego)
Tune-Up Cup mixed 12U & girls 14U Royal Red (7-8 May, Oxnard)

additional competitions TBD

Royal 559 Winter Season 2022
Our Winter Session will begin the week following Thanksgiving. 16U/18Us will begin a week later to give them some extra time off after their HS season. Details are below. Age-group placement is based on the athlete's age on 1 August, 2022. 

Winter Session Practices
29 Nov - 6 Feb (no practice week of 27 Dec)

12U Girls and Boys: M/W 6:00-7:30 PM @ Clovis HS
Coaches: Noah Minton, Sanchi Sonkoly, Taylor Anderson, Vince Genco (goalies)
practice fee: $150

14U Girls: T/W/Th 6:00-8:00 PM @ Clovis West HS
Coaches: Nick Anderson, Lauren Wiksell, Noah Minton & Vince Genco (goalies) 
practice fee: $270

14U Boys: M/W 6:15-8:15 PM @ Clovis West HS
Coaches: Taylor Heckathorn, TBD
practice fee: $200

6 Dec - 6 Feb (no practice week of 27 Dec)

16U/18U Girls: T/W/Th 6:00-8:00 PM @ Clovis West HS
Coaches: Mary Brooks, Matt Brooks, Garrett Pickford, Maddie Loggins, Noah Minton & Vince Genco (goalies)
practice fee: $240

16U/18U Boys: T/Th 6:00-8:00 PM @ Clovis East HS

Coaches: Steven Kauffman, TBD
practice fee: $200

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Winter Session Competitions
California Super League 12U Girls & Boys (8/9 and 15/16 Jan, Reedley) ICF $90
Clovis Winter Rumble 12U Girls & Boys (29-30 Jan, Clovis) ICF $90
Cal Cup NorCal Quals 16/18U Girls (16 & 30 Jan, Bay Area) ICF $120
Frozen Cup 12/14U Girls (29-30 Jan, Bay Area) ICF $120
Frozen Cup 16/18U Girls (5-6 Feb, Bay Area) ICF $120
Kap-7 International 12/14U Girls & Boys (5-6 February, Orange County) ICF $180

*note for Spring Session
-- 12/14U Girls: Cal Cup NorCal Quals  (6, 13, 27 March, Bay Area); Cal Cup State Finals (8-10 April, Bay Area)
-- 16/18U Girls: Cal Cup State Finals (22-24 April, Norco/Riverside)



Royal 559 2022 Season Begins Soon! 
After an extremely successful 2021 Season when two of our Royal 559 Girls teams finished 6th place in the entire USA, we are now looking forward to another great season of water polo!

During the Fall, our 14U, 16U, and 18U athletes will focus on competing with their high school and intermediate school teams. This is a great time for them to take what they have learned with Royal 559 and apply it as leaders of their school teams. These older athletes will resume Royal water polo with our Winter Session in late November.

Our Fall Session will be completely dedicated to our girls and boys 12U athletes. We look forward to welcoming back all of our 12Us and are exited to meet our new athletes. This is an especially great time for anyone who wants to try our our great sport of water polo. We are open to everyone throughout the Central Valley.

Our Fall Session for 12U Girls and Boys will begin
8 September and end 17 November. Practices will be Mondays and Wednesdays 6:45-8:15 PM at Clark Intermediate School. The practice fee is $175 and you can signup here.


Junior Olympics 2021 Tournament

Royal 559 JO Tee Shirts

Each day of JOs all of our teams will wear the same tee shirt to show team unity. Families can join in as well.
Day 1 -- Royal WP 2021 JO tee shirt (available here, order deadline noon on 7 July)
Day 2 -- White Royal WP tee shirt
Day 3 -- Red Royal WP tee shirt 
Day 4 -- Black Royal WP tee shirt

All Royal WP tee shirts are available at our team store. Please order by noon 5 July so you have them in time for JOs, especially for boys Session 1. 

Royal 559 Team Polo Suits
Plan on wearing your Royal team suit for each game available at our team store.​ Suits ship the same day as you order them, but order early to ensure you have them in time.

Junior Olympics Schedules (TBD in early July)
Session 1 Boys 17-20 July in Orange County, CA
Session 2 Girls and Mixed 22-25 July in Orange County, CA

Hotel Room Block
Ayres Hotel Anaheim, 2550 E Katella Ave, CA 92806
Std. King Room - $119/nt, Std. Queen/Queen = $129/nt
To book a room call 714-634-2106 and press 0 to connect to the Reservation Department. 

Group Name: Royal 559 Water Polo Teams
Boys Group Code: RWP716
16-20 July, 2021
Girls Group Code: RWP721
21-25 July, 2021

If you are told rooms are sold out, then ask to speak with a supervisor or be transferred to the Sales Department for help with a room.
 
Junior Olympics Qualification 2021 Tournament

Congratulations to all of our Royal 559 Water Polo Academy teams on another fantastic showing at the Central California Zone Junior Olympics Qualification tournament! This is the annual championship for Central California, spanning the San Joaquin Valley and Central Coast. All 11 of our teams and almost 200 athletes qualified for Junior Olympics!
 
Results from Session 1 were:
12U Boys Royal Black - 2nd
14U Boys Royal Black - 1st
14U Boys Royal Red - 5th
16U Boys Royal Black - 9th
18U Boys Royal Black - 1st
Full results can be found here. 

Results from Session 2 were:
10U Mixed Royal Black - 3rd
12U Girls Royal Black - 1st
14U Girls Royal Black - 1st
16U Girls Royal Black - 1st
16U Girls Royal Red - 9th
18U Girls Royal Black - 2nd
Full results can be found here.
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​REGISTRATION FOR SUMMER SESSION 2021!

Our registration drive for Summer Session 2021 (7 June through JOs) has been highly successful and our competition rosters for JO Quals and Junior Olympics are nearly full. We will continue to accept signups for our practice squads, but at this point we cannot guarantee a spot on a competition roster for those who have not already registered. Email Coach Brooks if you have any questions.

The fee for summer practices will be $300, and payments will be processed the latter part of June. Additional fees will be associated with each tournament that we enter. For the Boys this will include JO Quals 18-20 June in the Clovis (we are hosting), and Junior Olympics 17-20 July in Orange County. For the Girls this will include JO Quals 25-27 June in the Sacramento/Modesto region, and Junior Olympics 22-25 July in Orange County. Hotel room blocks will be provided to facilitate lodging. Fees for these events are currently TBD until USA Water Polo releases additional information about the events. 

Our coaching staff draws from all 5 CUSD high schools and includes 8 Directors of Sport of water polo, plus many of their assistants and other experienced coaches. As CUSD employees, our coaches are background-checked and required to maintain current first aid, CPR, lifesaving, and other safety certifications.

Practice schedules are listed below.

10U Mixed M/Th practices, W scrimmages, 6:00-8:00PM @ Clovis High
12U Girls M/Th practices, W scrimmages, 6:00-8:00PM @ Clovis High
14U Girls M/T/W 4:00-6:00PM @ Clovis West
16U Girls M/T/W 5:00-7:00PM @ Clovis West
18U Girls M/T/W 6:00-8:00PM @ Clovis West

12U Boys M/Th practices, W scrimmages, 6:00-8:00PM @ Clovis High
14U Boys M/Th 4:00-6:00PM @ Clovis High; W 4:00-6:00PM @ Buchanan
16U Boys M/T/Th 4:30-6:30PM @ Buchanan
18U Boys M/T/Th 5:00-7:00PM @ Buchanan


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 than our athletes for all of their hard work and dedication. Keep up the great work! The future is very bright for our club! Our 2019 results are below. 

12U Boys -- 2nd
14U Boys A -- 2nd
14U Boys B -- 9th
16U Boys -- 3rd
18U Boys -- 1st

12U Mixed -- 2nd

12U Girls -- 1st
14U Girls A -- 1st
14U Girls B -- 4th
16U Girls -- 2nd
18U Girls -- 2nd


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






COMPETITION INFORMATION
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Competition Calendar

RESOURCES
Athlete and Parent Handbook
Club Assistant Log-In Page​
Wooden's Pyramid of Success 
Heads Up Action Plan

NCAA Recruiting Timeline
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College Contacts & Recruiting
PROGRAMS
​Age based on athlete's age as of August 1, 2020.

Competitive Age Groups
10U Boys & Girls Coed 
12U, 14U, 16U, 18U Boys
12U, 14U, 16U, 18U Girls

New Members Free Trial
Want to try things out before registering for a group? No problem! Come out to your appropriate age-group practice, introduce yourself to the coach and join in on the fun! 
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​Serving youth water polo players in the greater Fresno area and surrounding counties since 2015.
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