polocoach993
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polocoach993,
After reading your diatribes against Ohio water polo, I am disgusted. You came to this public message board because people were badmouthing referees and you disagreed. So instead of taking a civil approach to the matter and simply defending the refs, you turn around and post slanderous comments about kids. Now that definitely does a lot for your credibility. You and I must have gone to different tournaments this year, because the water polo I watched consisted of great strategical tactics, reinforced by dry passing, and culminating with a shot from a player whose belly button was out of the water.
You have every right defend people from slander, and I agree that it should not happen. But I agree bad calls have been made, it's bound to happen, and people will always complain. But to come in here and attack kids, that's taking it a little to far. You went from trying to fix the problem to part of the problem.
So I applaud your hypocrisy. :clap:
P.S. I know of a few kids who have been recruited to play DII and DIII, some at California school, but chose not to for academic reasons. Also, many athletes have gone on to collegiate club and received All-Conference awards.
I’m not criticizing the kids. You have so much raw talent and decent facilities in Ohio, you could compete with the top California high schools for NCAA scholarships. What you have is a bunch of coaches publicly blaming the referees for coaching failures. Referees don’t teach the eggbeater, passing or tactics. Coaches do.
You had Joan Bertocci using her connections to help you. Do you think Dante Dettamanti and Doc Hunkler came out there because Ohio water polo is so great? No. They came out there because Joan asked them to. There isn’t one NCAA coach that won’t take a call from her immediately. There isn’t a high school in California that wouldn’t kill for what you are getting from her. Everything she does is volunteer. She has made a big difference in a lot of programs with her help and love of the sport.
What burns me is that a bunch of people from Ohio took it on themselves to attack her husband publicly and let her find it. Anyone ever think to send her an email and ask for her help? No. Instead you slam the crap out of him publicly. Volunteers like her are hard to find and it won’t take too many of these before she will pack it in and donate her time and energy somewhere else. I can’t believe you people. I’m done with you. I’ve said my piece and don’t want to hear the word Ohio for a long time.