Game On! Water Polo Pod

Exciting news on this episode of the Game On Water Polo Pod! Join host Shawn Stringham and special guests Aaron Brady and Phil Tran as we announce the new naming rights partnership with the American League, now becoming the Game On Live Studio American Water Polo League. Tune in as we discuss what this incredible partnership means for the future of the league and the sport of water polo!

Join us on this episode of the Game On Water Polo Pod as we chat with special guest Joel Francisco! We dive into the exciting world of the Futures Water Polo League and explore the rising stars making waves in the sport. Don’t miss out on this insightful conversation about the future of water polo!

Join us for our explosive Season 3 premiere as we dive deep into the exciting expansion of water polo across America! We're breaking down the highly anticipated Futures Water Polo League rollout in both SoCal and NorCal regions, plus exclusive coverage of USA Water Polo's Olympic Development Program showcase in Texas.🔥 Breakdown of Futures WPL's league structure Check out the incredible opportunities with 6-8 Sports Special segment: High-Performance Tips with Nate 🎯 Connect with the Game On community: Game On Live Studio: @gameonls Futures Water Polo League: @futureswpl 6-8 Sports: @68Sports Mental Grit: @mentalgrit #WaterPolo #FuturesWPL #USAWaterPolo #OlympicDevelopment #SportsMentality #GameOnPod 💪 Want to level up your water polo game? Like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated on all things water polo! New episodes drop every week. 📧 Featured in this episode: Dusty Litvak, Jimmy Heard, Nate Last Join the conversation below 👇 What topics would you like us to cover in Season 3?

Dusty currently serves as the Head Men’s Coach and Assistant Women’s coach for the Princeton Tigers.  The Tigers men’s team just wrapped up a great 2022-23 season where they were the Northeast Water Polo Conference champions and made a deep run into the NCAA Championships at Cal.   Before his time at DeNunzio Pool, Litvak spent five seasons at UCLA, working with the men’s and women’s water polo teams. From 2013-15, he was an assistant with the men’s team that won the 2014 national title, the first time UCLA had won the national championship in ten years. Litvak then assisted with the women’s squad from 2015-2018, highlighted by an MPSF championship and a second-place finish at the 2017 NCAA Tournament.   We are here to talk about is Dusty’s role as the League Commissioner and SoCal Director for the Futures Water Polo League.  The Futures league prides itself for providing high level competition for the top water polo clubs in the nation. Don't forget to check out the latest live streams and subscribe to   @Game On Live Studio     Also check Game On Live Studio out on social media.   Game On Live Studio website: www.gols.co Game On! Water Polo Pod website: www.gols.co/podcast

Brian Alexander currently serves as the athlete mental skills coach for USA Water Polo for ODP and now the US Men's National team.  You can regularly see him speak at JOs, ODP camps and read his column in Skipshot! magazine.     He had an awesome water polo career graduating from Foothill HS, then playing for the Gauchos of UC Santa Barbara.  From college he played professionally in Spain, Greece, and Australia.  Brian played and represented Team USA at multiple junior and senior FINA world championships.   While on the senior national team he trained for the 2008 and 2012 Olympic team but was ultimately one of the last athletes cut from the Olympic roster.   Brian adds a significant value to our sport helping with both the peak performance of athletes and also helping to create awareness around mental health issues in sport.   Follow Brian Alexander on social here:   Instagram: @athletementalskillscoach - https://www.instagram.com/athletementalskillscoach/  Twitter - @BA_Pos_Mind - https://twitter.com/BA_Pos_Mind  LinkedIn - Brian Alexander, MA, CMPC - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianalexander3/   Thanks for tuning in!   Want to watch the podcast on YouTube?   Check it out here.  https://youtu.be/e5xV45BWA2c Want to leave a message or make a comment that we can use in the show?    https://anchor.fm/gameonls/message   Don't forget to check out the latest live streams and subscribe to   @Game On Live Studio     Also check Game On Live Studio out on social media.  Game On Live Studio  website: www.gols.co  Game On! Water Polo Pod website: www.gols.co/podcast

You likely know Tony as the face of water polo in the United States.  He is a 5X Olympian, participating in Rio, London, Beijing where the US Men won a Silver Medal, Athens and Sydney.   Tony graduated from Stanford where he dominated the college scene winning the Cutino Award each of the 4 years that he played college water polo as the outstanding male player. At Stanford he produced 332 career goals. Tony has played internationally in Italy, Croatia, Montenegro with some incredible stories to tell. Since retirement form international water polo he has founded 6-8 Sports with his wife Sara and now 3X Olympian and gold medalist Maggie Steffens.  Tony recently was on the commentary team for the NBC Olympic Coverage of Tokyo 2020. Tony also hosts his own podcast with Dave Williamson that is informative and entertaining about the goings on of a lifetime dedicated to water polo. Want to watch the podcast on YouTube?  Check it out here. Follow Tony everywhere: Instagram: @tonyazevedo8 Twitter: @WaterPoloTony Web: https://tonyazevedo.com/ 6-8 Sports Instagram: @68sports 6-8 Sports web: https://www.6-8sports.com/ Check out the Tony Azevedo Podcast here. Want to leave a message or make a comment that we can use in the show?  Hit the link and go! Don't forget to check out the latest live streams and subscribe to Game On Live Studio on YouTube     Also check Game On Live Studio out on social media.   Game On Live Studio website: www.gols.co  Game On! Water Polo Pod website: www.gols.co/podcast Instagram: @gameonls Twitter: @gameonls Facebook: Game On Live Studio  LinkedIn: Game On Live Studio   Follow Genai Kerr:   Instagram - @genaikerr    Twitter - @GenaiKerr   LinkedIn - Genai Kerr Follow Shawn Stringham:  Instagram - @sqstringham   Twitter - @sqstringham  LinkedIn - Shawn Stringham #GameOn

Matthew “Mundy” Mundelius is the current club director for 680 Drivers…  based out of Northern California they have had success at every level both in men's, women's and age group water polo.  At the 2021 JOs were on the podium in 6 of 9 of the championship groups.  A few accomplishments 680 Co-Founder 2017 to Present: Technical Director 2007 to 2017: 14u Boys Head Coach 2000 to 2006: Founder and Head Director of Danville Boulevards Water Polo Club 2000 to 2006: Head Men’s Varsity Coach: San Ramon Valley High School 1997 to 1999: Women’s Varsity Coach: San Ramon Valley High School Coached numerous High School All-Americans 1978 Montair Field Day Winner (3 legged race partner James Wright) Follow Mundy on social here:  Twitter - @680mundy - https://twitter.com/680mundy LinkedIn - Matthew Mundelius - https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-mundelius-704b0361/ Follow 680 Drivers Water Polo Here-  On the web: https://www.680waterpolo.com/ Want to watch the podcast on YouTube?  Check it out here. Want to leave a message or make a comment that we can use in the show?  Hit the link and go! Don't forget to check out the latest live streams and subscribe to Game On Live Studio on YouTube   Also check Game On Live Studio out on social media. Game On Live Studio website: www.gols.co  Game On! Water Polo Pod website: www.gols.co/podcast Instagram: @gameonls Twitter: @gameonls Facebook: Game On Live Studio  LinkedIn: Game On Live Studio Follow Genai Kerr: Instagram - @genaikerr  Twitter - @GenaiKerr LinkedIn - Genai Kerr Follow Shawn Stringham: Instagram - @sqstringham  Twitter - @sqstringham  LinkedIn - Shawn Stringham #GameOn

Jesse has an extensive history in the game of water polo.  Recently Jesse has joined the 5 Olympics club participating in the Tokyo Olympics as the Team USA Captain. Jesse played for Pepperdine University and has played Internationally in the Pan Americas game and FINA Super Finals. Jesse has also played professionally in Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Italy and Montenegro. Jesse played for Coronado High School in San Diego where he continues to live in southern CA where he is currently coaching soccer and being a father to 5 kids! Jesse is also an author of the children's book Wally The Water Polo Walrus… Please visit and support Jesse! Instagram:   @gosmithnow Jesse on the web: https://www.gosmithnow.com/ Order Wally The Water Polo Walrus - Click here Jesse on LinkedIn - Jesse Smith Thanks for tuning in! Want to watch the podcast on YouTube?  Check it out here. Want to leave a message or make a comment that we can use in the show?  Hit the link and go! Don't forget to check out the latest live streams and subscribe to Game On Live Studio on YouTube   Also check Game On Live Studio out on social media. Game On Live Studio website: www.gols.co  Game On! Water Polo Pod website: www.gols.co/podcast Instagram: @gameonls Twitter: @gameonls Facebook: Game On Live Studio  LinkedIn: Game On Live Studio Follow Genai Kerr: Instagram - @genaikerr  Twitter - @GenaiKerr LinkedIn - Genai Kerr Follow Shawn Stringham: Instagram - @sqstringham  Twitter - @sqstringham  LinkedIn - Shawn Stringham #GameOn

Starting off strong as we spend some time with Brenda Villa, all time everything of women's water polo.  Literally the most decorated women's water polo athlete.   She has seen it all, earned every color of Olympic medal and continues to push the sport forward.   Olympian, sport growth pioneer and incredible person.     Please visit and support Brenda!   Brenda Villa foundation website  https://www.bvfdn.org/    Instagram:   Brenda - @brenda4villa  Brenda Villa Foundation - @brendavillafoundation    Thanks for tuning in! Want to watch the podcast on YouTube?  Check it out here. Want to leave a message or make a comment that we can use in the show?  Hit the link and go! Don't forget to check out the latest live streams and subscribe to Game On Live Studio on YouTube   Also check Game On Live Studio out on social media. Game On Live Studio website: www.gols.co  Game On! Water Polo Pod website: www.gols.co/podcast Instagram: @gameonls Twitter: @gameonls Facebook: Game On Live Studio  LinkedIn: Game On Live Studio Follow Genai Kerr: Instagram - @genaikerr  Twitter - @GenaiKerr LinkedIn - Genai Kerr Follow Shawn Stringham: Instagram - @sqstringham  Twitter - @sqstringham  LinkedIn - Shawn Stringham #GameOn

Welcome to the Game On! Water Polo Podcast. The Game On! Water Polo Pod will take a look at water polo growth, culture and best practices from the perspective of water polo athletes, clubs, parents, referees and coaches from around the United States. Exploring issues facing the growth of the sport we love at a local and national level and will seek to have interesting and collaborative conversations with stakeholders to the game. Hosted by Shawn Stringham and Genai Kerr. #GameOn