Years Involved in Water Polo 1960 – Present
Player
High School – El Rancho
Community College – Fullerton
Long Beach State 1963-1965
Club-Nu-Pike
Coach
High School
Head Coach Newport Harbor HS Boys since 1966
Won Ten CIF 4A High School Championships
Runner-up Seven Times CIF 4A
CIF Coach of the Year 1968, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1978
Developed Over 100 High School All-Americans
Head Coach Newport Harbor High School Girls since 1996
CIF Champions 1999
CIF Coach of the Year 1999
Club
Since 1967 Coached Newport Water Polo Foundation Age Group and Senior Teams
Four Time National Jr. Olympic Champions
International
Head Coach National Junior Team 1976-1982
Established Jr Team (19 and Under)
Development of area teams for Junior selections
Head Coach of National Team 1985-1992
Olympic Coach 1988 (2nd Place) and 1992 (4th Place)
Pan American Games 1987 (1st Place) and 1991 (2nd Place)
World Championships 1986 (4th Place) and 1991 (4th Place)
FINA Cup 4 Time 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991
FINA Cup World Champions 1991
Video/Scout Coach 1997-Present
Duties included videotaping all games, preparing scouting tapes, preparing scouting reports for use by National Coaching Staff
USWP
Chairman of Men’s International/Olympic Committee Since 1996
In charge of men’s national water polo program in the US, (Sr. & Jr.) and youth teams, including international and domestic competition, publicity, and preparation for the Pan American and Olympic Games
Major Activities
1997-1998 Wrote Level II and Level III Coaching Manuals to unify system of play on all USWP levels in the United States
1998-Instituted zone youth teams with a national youth team selected from the National Zone Tournament
1997-Instituted zone junior teams with a national junior team selected from the National Zone Tournament
Personal
School teacher at Newport Harbor High School. Married – wife – Marsha and two children