This article was originally published on Bridge Athletic Moving through the stages of team development (Tuckman, 1965), a team will eventually learn to constructively set aside their conflicts and establish important norms of behavior that are unique to the team culture. This is when teammates really start to come together to make their work seem much more fluid and natural. The coach and team have been able to align their efforts in order to focus solely on achieving the com

This article was originally published on Waterpolo Planet One of the main controllable aspects of your game is effort. Your coach and team always demand that you work as hard as you can in a sport that demands hard work. Water polo is a physically demanding and taxing sport. As our capacity for work expands, it’s easy to just show up to training and practice and go through the physical motions in order to survive. However, by just showing up and going through the motions, you

This article originally appeared on Kap7 International Inc. Playing your best water polo when it matters most is a dream that all athletes have. You prepare all season for the ultimate goal of winning the championship but realize that through the grind of training and competing, it is very difficult to maintain your highest level of peak performance. This is where the mental game becomes the major difference between champions and the rest of competitors. Have you ever heard