Water polo is changing, and if you’ve been around the game lately, you’ve felt it.
In this opening episode, Jacob Morgans breaks down the real shifts happening across the sport, starting with a major one: the game is growing fast. With USA Water Polo seeing roughly 25% membership growth, the pipeline is no longer built at 16U—it’s now strongest at the 10U and 12U levels. That means the first generation of “Splashball kids” is officially hitting high school… and they’re different. Jacob opens with insight from his experience in the CIF scene, including the 2024–2025 season’s early August start—forcing programs into a new “summer-peak” conditioning model that’s already reshaping how teams prepare.
From there, the episode dives into three major transformations defining the modern game.
LINK TO PODCAST HERE: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2RrOxLPTfoUAWIssOwc3pJ?si=cZfGMHRoTja-sXEvMUhxtQ
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