December 19th
Please check your email for the latest information on the hoodie order information.
High School girls tournament on Saturday, February 18th and Sunday the 19th.
Age group tournament- Battle of the Cities from Friday, February 23rd to Sunday the 25th.
December 2nd
The Illinois Water Polo Girls High School Winter League begins next Sunday, December 11th. Please click on the link for the schedule, info, and results. LINK
November 2nd
Our winter water polo season begins today!
October 25th
Our last tournament for the fall season is this weekend at Fenwick High School. Please arrive 30 minutes before the game time.
The 14 and under boys games will be at 2:00 pm and 4:30 pm on Saturday and 9:30 am and 11:10 am on Sunday.
The 14 and under coed (all of the girls and the 12 and under boys) will play at 8:30 am, 11:50 am, and 6:10 pm on Saturday and one game on Sunday that will be determined by the results of Saturday.
I would like to thank everyone for a great season. I hope everyone had fun and learned more about the game of water polo. The winter season will begin next week on Wednesday, November 2nd. Please register soon.
October 20th
Congratulations to our 12 and under coed team for finishing in 5th place at the Midwest Zone 12 and under Championships. Once again, I would like to thank all of our parent volunteers for running a great tournament for all of the players.
Our last tournament for the fall season will be the 14 and under championships for our boys and coed teams. The games will be played on October 29th and 30th at Fenwick.
The registration for the winter season is OPEN! Please register at www.lyonsswimclub.com now!
October 11th
We had a great weekend with our 14u boys team finishing in 3rd place in the Midwest Zone. I would like to thank all of our parents that volunteered their time this past weekend to support our club. It was a great tournament and we could not have done it without the help of Barb Zahorik organizing our volunteers. Thank you.
It was so much fun that we will do it again this weekend with our 12 and under coed team. Our first games are at 2:30 pm and 4:00 pm on Saturday. I would like our players to be at the pool by 1:30 pm. Our game times for Sunday will be determined by the results on Saturday.
The 14 and unders will also be playing this Sunday, October 16th at Evanston. So I would ask that all players that are not 12 and under to attend the games at Evanston. Our game times will be 9:20 am and 11:00 am so please arrive at the pool by 8:45 am.
September 30th
Here are a few updates and reminders for the rest of the season:
14u BOYS: There has been a change in venue for the 14u boys Zone Qualifier on October 8th and 9th. LYONS will be hosting the tournament that weekend. Games will begin at 1 pm on Saturday and run through the evening. Games will finish up on Sunday morning from 8-12. This is good news for our players but it will require more work from our parents and coaches. Barb Zahorik will be emailing you to volunteer for that weekend.
12u COED : The 12 and under coed team will still play at LTHS on October 15th and 16th.
14u BOYS and COED: There was also a change of date for the 14u boys and 14u coed team from the weekend of October 22nd and 23rd to October 29th and 30th. These games will be played at Fenwick. This will also allow all of our Lyons Swimmers to swim at the Pride Meet.
September 22nd
The next round of games for October 1st and 2nd. Saturday, October 1st at Stevenson High School. The 14u boys will play at 9:30 am and 10:30 am. Please arrive 30 minutes before the game time. Sunday, October 2nd. at Evanston High School. The 14u Coed14u boys will play at 9:20 am and 11:50 am. team (including our 12u coed team) will play at 8:30 am and 10:10 am.
The 12u coed championships will be at LT on October 15th and 16th.
PLEASE, all players need to have a current USWP membership to participate. Please go to www.usawaterpolo.com to register or renew your membership.
September 21st
The 18u boys team will be playing at Sandburg High School this Sunday, September 25th. The first game will begin at 8:00 am, please arrive 30 minutes before game time. The boys will play a total of 3 games, playing every other game.
September 20th
Our next round of games will take place this Sunday, September 25th at Evanston High School (1600 Dodge Ave. Evanston, IL). The 12 and under coed team will be playing at 8:30 and 11:00 am. The 14 and under coed team will be playing at 9:20 and 11:50 am. Please be at the pool 30 minutes before the game time.
The 14 and under boys will not have games this weekend but I would ask that they come to LT on Sunday night from 7-9 pm. We will be practicing and playing against some of the younger high school players. The next games for the 14u boys will be Saturday, October 1st at Stevenson High School.
September 12th
The first weekend of games are in the books and we are ready to move forward. I think all of our teams got off to a good start and we will get back to practice tonight looking to improve. I really appreciate all of the parents that stepped up this weekend on short notice to give up their Sunday morning to help run the tournament. All of the players gained more game experience and it will only help our teams in the future tournaments.
Speaking of games, we will be off this weekend so I hope everyone can find something to do away from the pool.
I do have some important administrative tasks that I need to take care of:
1. Our 14 and under boys need to complete the Grade School Verification form (see attached), a copy of your birth certificate, and a copy of your insurance card and return to me ASAP.
2. ALL players need to fill out the Parent Authorization form and return to me ASAP. (see attached)
3. ALL players need to have a current United States Water Polo membership and join the Midwest Zone Age Group Fall League for 2011.
Please follow the directions below for current and new members:
OPTION #1: Current OR Past USA Water Polo members
- If you are already a member or have had a USA Water Polo membership in the past, you will want to login first by clicking on "Member Login":
https://webpoint.usawaterpolo.com/wp15/intralock/login.asp
- Once logged in, scroll over "Join" on the left hand side
- Select "Join US Leagues" – a screen may pop up regarding renewal dates – press ok and continue.
- Using the pull down menu, select your league (Midwest Zone Age Group Fall League 2011)
- Select Athlete, Coach, or Referee registration, then click "Next" and complete the transaction. (Coaches, & Refs are free!)
- Select Lyons from the drop down menu. Note: even if you have had a Bronze membership in the past, you will need to register again for this league and submit the registration fee associated with this league.
- Upon registration you should receive a confirmation page and email.
- Your name should appear on the search feature under the name of your league selected in step #4: https://webpoint.usawaterpolo.com/website/search/SrchLeagueMbrs.asp
OPTION #2: New USA Water Polo members
- If you have NEVER been a member of USA Water Polo, you will create a login through the registration process at: https://webpoint.usawaterpolo.com/wp/Memberships/League_Join.asp
- Using the pull down menu, select your league (Midwest Zone Age Group Fall League 2011)
- Select Athlete, Coach, or Referee registration, then click "Next" and complete the transaction. (Coaches, & Refs are free!)
- Select Lyons from the drop down menu.
- Continue with this page and create your account. This will charge you the fee and complete the transaction.
- Upon registration you should receive a confirmation page and email.
- Your name should appear on the search feature under the name of your league selected in step #2 https://webpoint.usawaterpolo.com/website/search/SrchLeagueMbrs.asp
September 8th
The first weekend of games is here! Our 14 and under Boys team (all of our 13 and 14 yr. old boys) will start it off on Saturday night at Fenwick. The boys will play at 5:10pm and 6:50 pm (please arrive 30 minutes before the game time).
Action will pick back up on Sunday, September 11th. We will be hosting the games for our 14 and under coed team (all of our 13 and 14 yr. old girls and 12 and under coed players) as well as our 12 and under coed team. The 14 and under coed team will play at 8am and 11:45 am. The 12 and under coed team will be playing at 9:30am and 10:15 am.
Hope to see everyone this weekend.
August 20th
The fall season is underway and it is great to see so many returning players as well as some new ones too. The 14u and 12u teams started practice this past week. Registration is still open so spread the word to your friends. The 18u practices begin tomorrow, Sunday from 7-9 pm.
August 9th
Congratulations to our 16u boys and the 18u girls teams! The boys placed 29th in the country and our girls finished in the top 40.
July 30th
Good luck to both our 16u boys and 18u girls at the National Junior Olympics!!! You can follow the results at www.usawaterpolo.com
July 28th
It has taken much longer than I expected but the summer shirts are FINALLY here. I will be at the pool tomorrow morning (Friday) from 7-8:30am. Please feel free to stop by to pick up a shirt.
If that does not work for you, we will start our fall water polo season on Monday, August 15th from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at the south campus pool. Our practices are on Mondays and Wednesdays during the fall. I hope that you will be able to play this fall but if not, please stop by to pick up your shirt from the summer season.
July 15th
Thank you for participating in our summer league program. It was great to see all of the players improve each Friday when we played the games. The games became more and more competitive and the level of play increased each week. Each of the teams went undefeated at least once each Friday making for some great games to watch.
The club purcahsed a team shirt for each player that participated in the summer league. The shirts were suppose to be delivered to me yesterday and I sat around my house waiting for them all day. Unfortunately they were not delivered in time for our last game day and I did not recieve them until 5:30 pm last night. To make it even worse, the wrong shirts were delivered! I will find out on Monday when our shirts will be shipped and then I will email you a few options for pick up. I apologize for this back and forth but no one is more disappointed and upset then me. I will hold all of the shirts for each player until you are able to pick them up.
Thank you again for a great summer season and I look forward to seeing everyone again in the fall....
Registration will be available by the end of July for our Fall season which starts on Monday, August 15th.
July 9th
The last week of the summer season is here and there is a lot going on. Here is what you NEED to know...
The girls will have a scrimmage on Sunday (July 10th) at 6 pm vs. NIPC and then have a combined practice. The boys will still practice from 7-9 pm.
There will have our regularly scheduled practices on Monday and Wednesday.
The IWP Summer League Championships will be on Saturday, July 16th for the boys at LTHS. The schedule is:
9:00 am vs. NIPC
10:40 am vs. Shamrock
1:10 pm vs. Schaumberg
3:40 pm vs. Niles West
Please arrive at the pool by 8:15 am and then 30 minutes prior to game time. This is a round robin tournament to decide the winner.
The girls will play on Sunday, July 17th at Fenwick. The schedule is:
9:00 am vs. Windy City
11:30 am vs. NIPC
2:00 pm vs. North Shore
4:30 vs. H-F
Please be on deck 30 minutes prior to each game time. This is also a round robin tournament to decide the Summer League Champion.
June 21st
Congratulations to our 16u boys and 18u girls team for qualifying for the National Junior Olympics this summer. The 16u boys finished in 2nd place at their qualifier and will compete in the platinum or gold division. The 18u girls finished in 4th place at their qualifier and will compete in the silver or bronze division. They will spend the rest of the summer preparing for this tournament.
The first week of games for the Lyons Water Polo Summer League got off to a great start. We had three teams competing on Friday and there were some great moments during the games. We will continue with games this Friday.
June 14th
Lyons Water Polo Summer League
We had a great first scrimmage last Friday and we are ready to assign all of the players to a team. We will begin our first games this Friday. The 10 and under age group will be broken up into two teams while the 12u/14u age groups will be split into three teams. We will play two halves of 10 minutes each. We will rotate teams so that each team will be able to play two games each Friday.
Last call for merchandise orders....Please see below.
June 8th
For our age group players: Please complete the following form by Sunday night so I can place all merchandise order next week. Please click on the following link for the form:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDVlUHhlb3BoeEtybGlQa0pQQ2Nfcnc6MQ
For our high school players: Please complete the following form by Sunday night so I can place all of the merchandise orders next week as well as know which players will be available for all of the games. Please click on the following link for the form: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dENMVDVJdTI2R3dZUGhQSWFoaFB1MHc6MQ
June 6th
The summer season has officially begun!!! We are off to a great start with over 50 players in our 14u, 12u, and 10u age groups. We have a great mix of returning players as well as new players. We also have close to 40 high school players ready to go. Please check the calendar for the game schedule.
May 10th
We will not have practice on Wednesday (May 11th) due to the high school sectional tournament being hosted by LTHS. If you are interested, the girls will be playing at 4:30 pm on Wednesday and Friday and hopefully 12:00pm on Saturday. The boys will have games at 4:30 pm on Thursday, 7:00 pm on Friday, and hopefully 1:15 pm on Saturday. Stop by to cheer on your Lyons Water Polo team members.
April 26th
There will be a 14u game this Sunday at Stevenson High School. Warm ups start at 3:00 pm and the game will begin at 3:30pm.
April 15th
Summer water polo registration is OPEN!!!
The 14u, 12u, and 10u age groups will practice on Mondays and Wednesdays with games on Fridays from 3:00 to 4:30 pm at the South Campus pool.
The 18u age group will practice on Sundays, Mondays, and Wednesdays from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.
March 14th
The Spring Water Polo season begins Monday, April 4th. Practices are on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at the South Campus pool.
Please register at www.lyonsswimclub.com
March 7th
Age group water polo clinic on Saturday, March 12th from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. A great way to get started and learn the basics of water polo.
February 17th
Battle of the Cities on February 25th to the 27th
Game times for the girls team: Friday at 5:50 pm, Saturday at 9:50 am and 4:30 pm, Sunday TBA
Game times for the boys team: Friday at 5:00 pm, Saturday at 9:00 pm and 3:30 pm, Sunday TBA
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Program Overview
Boys and girls are welcome to join the Lyons water polo team. Water Polo takes the endurance of swimming and mixes it with the skills of soccer and basketball. The players are placed into the following age groups:
• 18 and under boys or girls
• 16 and under boys or girls
• 14 and under boys or girls
• 12 and under coed
• 10 and under coed
Lyons offers practices year round and games during the fall, winter, and summer seasons. Each season will focus on developing individual and team skills. Some of the basic skills covered are ball handling, passing, shooting, and defensive/offensive positioning. Practices will develop to cover more advanced skills such as defensive tactics, offensive sets, 6 on 5, and counterattack.
14 and under, 12 and under and 10 and under teams
SPRING
The spring season begins the first week in April and finishes in May. The season focuses on skill development and gaining an understanding of the game. There is also a focus on advanced individual skills and team strategies.
SUMMER
The summer season practices begin in June and ends the third week of July. The Lyons Water Polo Summer League offers practices and competitions during the summer. Practices are held on Mondays and Wednesdays with games being held of Fridays. This is a great introduction to the sport for our area athletes.
The summer season also provides for many opportunities to play other competitive teams at weekend tournaments. There are several area tournaments that we will attend but we will also compete at the National Junior Olympics.
FALL
The fall season begins the third week of August and concludes the last week of October. The fall season offers many opportunities our teams to compete against other area teams on the weekends. Practices are held on Monday and Wednesday evenings. The games will be held on either a Saturday or Sunday at area pools (including LTHS). The season concludes with the teams competing in the Midwest Turbo Cup Championships.
WINTER
The winter season begins the first week in November and ends the third week of February. Practices are held on Wednesday evenings. All players are welcome to participate and learn the game for the first time or continue to develop their skills. The winter season practices continue to build upon the basic skills of water polo and work towards more advanced tactics. A portion of every practice will allow for scrimmages since there will not be as many opportunities to play games against other teams.
18 and under, 16 and under teams
FALL/WINTER
We also offer a 18 and under and 16 and under boys and girls programs during the fall/winter season. The season begins the first week of September and finishes the third week of February. Practices are held on Sunday and Wednesday evenings. There will be opportunities to compete in both the fall for the boys and winter for the girls.
SUMMER
The summer season begins the last week of May and concludes the last week of July. Our teams compete in the Illinois Summer League as well as weekend tournaments. The concluding competition is the National Junior Olympics.
Please view the calendars for practice days and times. If interested in joining, please use click on our registration tab.
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