2022 12U Winter Mini Camp Water Polo Camp
Save $30 on the registration fee by registering before November 15th. Use code: EarlyBird
December 17th – 18th, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Hosted in Gainesville, Florida
*Day Campers ages 7-12
Training Event Information:
Space is limited to 30 athletes.
Gator Water Polo in conjunction with BIWPA and RFLearning. Training sessions will have a low coach-to-athlete ratio.
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Led by BIWPA Academy and University of Florida Coaching Staff:
Quim Colet
Currently Head Coach of the CN Sabadel men’s senior team and BIWPA Sports Manager Assistant Coach of Spanish National men’s team Beijing 2008 & London 2012 Head Coach - Spanish Junior National men’s team - World Championships (one gold medal in Los Angeles 91, and two silver medals) - European Championships Technical Director of the Catalan Swimming Federation BIWPA Founder
David W. Huelsman
Head Men's Water Polo Coach University of Florida, Gainesville Florida 7th Season as The University of Florida Head Men's Water Polo Coach 2017 / 2018 / 2019 CWPA Florida State Champions 2017 / 2018 / 2019 CWPA All Conference Coach of the Year 2019 USA WATER POLO - MONTE NITZKOWSKI AWARD - MEN'S ELITE LEVEL HEAD COACH Head Coach / Founder Gainesville High School Men's and Women's Water Polo Co-founder / President / Head Coach Gator Water Polo
Yuri Colet
Currently Head Coach of CN Poble Nou and BIWPA Academy Technical Director at Water Polo Acuatics of Mallorca Head Coach of Balear Region BIWPA Co-Founder
Ferran Pascual
Currently Player and Coach of CN Rubi and BIWPA Academy Coach Certificate of Higher Education in Physical Sports Activities Maximum degree of the coaching certificate for the Catalan Swimming Federation Player at CN Rubi (Spanish top division and first national division) Coach at CN Rubi: U14, U16 and U18 Assistant coach at the high performance center CAR Sant Cugat (Barcelona)
Petar Momcilovic
Head Men's and Women's Water Polo Coach Mercyhurst University Petar Momcilovic a native of Serbia began coaching in London, United Kingdom, in 2011, and has coached at every level from the U12 age group to international competition. Before coming to Mercyhurst, he was the Head Men’s Water Polo Coach for Oxford University, where he led the team to their highest British University and College Sports conference finish (third place) and won the Southern BUCS for the first time. He served as a graduate assistant coach at Mercyhurst during the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons, helping to coach the men’s team to a 22-28 record and the women’s team to 14-29 over those two years. The men’s team’s 13-11 record in the 2018 season was the program’s best record since 2013. Petar Momcilovic moved to Florida in 2020 where he has served as the Venice High School Head Boys’ Water Polo Coach since Dec. 2020 and a USA Water Polo Olympic Development Coach for the Southeast Zone Girls Development and Youth teams. Since February 2022 Petar Momcilovic has returned to Mercyhurst University as the Head Coach of Men and Women’s Water Polo.
Albert Español
Currently player and head coach of CN Echeyde men’s water polo senior team (Spanish División de Honor) Spanish National Team: - 2x Olympian (London 2012 and Rio 2016) - Silver medalist World Championships Club team: - Former player of CN Atlètic Barceloneta (Spain), Olympiacos (Greece), Rari Nantes Fiorentina (Italy) and Pays d´Aix Natation (France) - 10 Spanish league, 8 Copa del Rey, 9 Spanish Supercup - 1 Greek league - 1 LEN Champions League - 1 European Supercup
Cecilia Leonard
2x NCAA All American, IONA College Former Player at CN Catalunya 18’-19’ (Spain) Former coach of CnC u14 u16 Former coach of Spanish River High 2021 USA Water Polo Masters National All-American Current Argentina Nation Team Athlete Current Head Coach at South Broward High
Camp Details:
Day Camper $250:
- Registration Saturday 8:45 AM
- Saturday – Sunday
- Each athlete will receive a t-shirt
Typical Day:
Arrive at the Pool at 8:15 AM
Training 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Lunch at Pool (provided) 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
Training / Scrimmages 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Daily Release 3:00 PM
While this mini-camp is not residential, we have a special discount rate set up at the Holiday Inn University Center for parents to share with their athletes.
Address: 1250 W University Ave, Gainesville, FL 3260
Phone: (352) 376-1661
To Bring:
- Ensure you signed the Digital Gator Water Polo Release Form Packet at Registration
- Dry-land Training Gear (running shoes, t-shirt, athletic shorts)
- Hoodie (Sweatshirt) / Parka
- Healthy Snacks
- Water Bottle
- Backpack
- Suits (minimum two)
- Goggles (minimum two)
- Towel (minimum two)
- Sunscreen
- Hat / Visor
- Sun Glasses
- Sandals / Flip Flops
Weather Policy:
Gator Water Polo and The Florida International Water Polo Event organizations are not responsible for lost play time due to weather conditions or pool closures decided by the City of Gainesville. Activities and programming will be adjusted according to the weather and resources available.
Cancelation Policy:
Athletes’ session fee, minus a $100.00 non-refundable administrative fee, will be refunded without questions if cancellation occurs before May 1st, 2023. Refunds will not occur after this time. It is possible to obtain a future full credit as an alternative to the refund or transfer to another athlete.
If we are forced to cancel due to health circumstances, a full refund minus a $25 processing fee will be issued.
Credit Card Processing:
Florida International Water Polo Camps charge a non-refundable 3% credit card processing fee for credit card payments. If you would like to mail a check or Venmo to avoid this fee, please email coach@gatorwaterpolo.com for instructions.