Numerous Quits Limit Girls’ Water Polo Season

VINCENT LIN
Sports Editor
A disappointing season concluded varsity girls’ water polo as the team took an 0-4 Almont League record. The quitting of several members since the formation of the team took its toll as the remaining girls struggled to play through the season with severely limited numbers.
Over half of the original players quit throughout the season, which started with high expectations due to the numerous sign-ups and high interest. These quits were outside of the control of the collective team, since the quits were mainly due to individual setbacks, such as the confliction of practice exhaustion and personal business.
“[The limit] made it difficult because we didn’t have any subs for varsity or JV, so we had to play through whole games,” said wing player Taylor Ortega.
With a lack of spare players and the great fatigue of a water sport, the Lady Moors could not exert their full strength toward the end of their games. According to Ortega, this overworked an otherwise strong team. The communication problems they had were resolved with team activities that brought them closer together, and they learned a lot from coaches Sarah and Nathan Duran, who were dedicated to teaching techniques from their own playing experience.
The future of the team, however, will look bright if the same problem does not occur next year. Even so, the coaches will start practice earlier and offer more in their third year of coaching AHS aquatics.
“The girls next year will do better; they just need more girls to be committed to the sport,” said Ortega.