Ukiah
and Placentia Teams
The Ukiah U18 Women’s Team and the Placentia U18 Boy's Teams have come over
from California to learn from playing a lot of games in a short time and have
enjoyed the tough competition that the Pan Pacific Water Polo Tournament has
provided.
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| Coaches Rick Cleland and Sarah Davila |
Coach Sarah Davila is coaching both the
Ukiah Women and the Placentia Boy’s (El Dorado) Teams along with Rick Cleland (photo right).
A Water Polo Player herself, Sarah attended
the University of Michigan and played in the Collegiate league in the USA. She
started coaching straight after graduating in 2009.
Sarah says her teams are very young, but
are learning a lot. One girl in particular from the Ukiah Team who has improved
over the tournament is Maggie Selzer, a young and upcoming player who has proven
her water polo abilities whilst being in New Zealand.
Prior to the start of the tournament the
teams went for a small holiday in the South Island, starting in the Deep South,
Invercargill. In Invercargill, the players were billeted out into local
families and they thoroughly enjoyed that experience and the Southern
hospitality. Following Invercargill they headed to Te Anau and Queenstown and
had planned on heading to Milford Sound, but the roads were closed due to snow!
