Swim a bunch, egg beater a bunch and look up 5x5 strong lifts and do that program. I was about that size in HS, didn’t get much taller, did put on weight, and played D1.
This is pretty great advice. I would add: watch YouTube clips of Olympic + high level club games (partizan, pro reccco, etc.) and just watch how they play. Ask a ton of questions in practice and really try and understand the macro/micro of the game.
im gonna add something else too😅. right now you can watch on youtube the world championship u16 live and ofcourse also from other years. try watching as many as you can. i’m 19 and still watching those games (inclusive men’s and women’s competitions from france, spain, italy, croatia and hungary) and i’m still learning a lot from the u16 (mostly tactics and technical stuff)
If you want to get good at it, talk to a coach and get some strength and mobility dryland workouts that you can follow. Flexibilty, mobility and strength are so important in WP.
Also swim everyday. As much as possible. Lots of sprints!
I would focus on the swimming and getting a strong eggbeater. You are a tad bit small, I actually was roughly the same size at 16 just taller and probably skinnier. I played at a smaller club so i was always the smaller person against 20 year olds.
I too followed a 5x5 program for the sake of simplicity. I recommend following that program of your choice with explosive movements that mimick throwing of some kind, i feel like it helped me be a stronger shooter
Not sure of the transferability but for some period i did a lot of pullups up to 300-400 a day. I also did weighted pullups as a component of my 5x5. Since i had nothing else to do i got up to 50 kilos added. When i returned to playing i felt i was a very strong shooter and had a better grip of my opponents which is something I struggled before.
Also make sure you work on your mobility, i really fucked up on that regard. I am still working through injuries ive had in high school.
There’s some really great advice above.
I would add buying a water polo ball and work on your passing. You’ll need a helper for this. Start on dry land and work on passing back and forth short distances at a rapid pace. Rapid pace is key. The goal is to be able to catch anything thrown to you one handed. Also, you’ll build up your arm muscles and develop a stronger shot. When you can complete rapid fire passes on dry land, then move to the pool and practice in the water.
Most beginner high school water polo players are poor passers so if you can catch a bad pass and make strong passes/shots, you’ll be ahead of the curve.
waterpolo can take you really far and into a good college, focus on the little details that can make or break possessions, whether it be safe passing, drives, timing, and ESPECIALLY DEFENSE. If you become rlly good at defense u will go far, guarding drives impeccably is really impressive.
Swim a bunch, egg beater a bunch and look up 5x5 strong lifts and do that program. I was about that size in HS, didn’t get much taller, did put on weight, and played D1.
This is pretty great advice. I would add: watch YouTube clips of Olympic + high level club games (partizan, pro reccco, etc.) and just watch how they play. Ask a ton of questions in practice and really try and understand the macro/micro of the game.
im gonna add something else too😅. right now you can watch on youtube the world championship u16 live and ofcourse also from other years. try watching as many as you can. i’m 19 and still watching those games (inclusive men’s and women’s competitions from france, spain, italy, croatia and hungary) and i’m still learning a lot from the u16 (mostly tactics and technical stuff)
If you want to get good at it, talk to a coach and get some strength and mobility dryland workouts that you can follow. Flexibilty, mobility and strength are so important in WP. Also swim everyday. As much as possible. Lots of sprints!
I would focus on the swimming and getting a strong eggbeater. You are a tad bit small, I actually was roughly the same size at 16 just taller and probably skinnier. I played at a smaller club so i was always the smaller person against 20 year olds. I too followed a 5x5 program for the sake of simplicity. I recommend following that program of your choice with explosive movements that mimick throwing of some kind, i feel like it helped me be a stronger shooter Not sure of the transferability but for some period i did a lot of pullups up to 300-400 a day. I also did weighted pullups as a component of my 5x5. Since i had nothing else to do i got up to 50 kilos added. When i returned to playing i felt i was a very strong shooter and had a better grip of my opponents which is something I struggled before. Also make sure you work on your mobility, i really fucked up on that regard. I am still working through injuries ive had in high school.
There’s some really great advice above. I would add buying a water polo ball and work on your passing. You’ll need a helper for this. Start on dry land and work on passing back and forth short distances at a rapid pace. Rapid pace is key. The goal is to be able to catch anything thrown to you one handed. Also, you’ll build up your arm muscles and develop a stronger shot. When you can complete rapid fire passes on dry land, then move to the pool and practice in the water. Most beginner high school water polo players are poor passers so if you can catch a bad pass and make strong passes/shots, you’ll be ahead of the curve.
waterpolo can take you really far and into a good college, focus on the little details that can make or break possessions, whether it be safe passing, drives, timing, and ESPECIALLY DEFENSE. If you become rlly good at defense u will go far, guarding drives impeccably is really impressive.