Adrian Lopez (Boys’ Waterpolo)

KAYIU WONG
Staff Writer

1. What distinguishes you from other/past coaches?
2. How would you describe yourself as a coach?
3. Why do you love the sport that you coach?
4. How has coaching influenced your life?
5. How has coaching helped you build bonds with your team?

1. I give my best effort when coaching so my kids can reciprocate the same. I also emphasize more on defense every practice so we can it play in our games.

2. I would say I am a fun coach as long as my athletes listen to my direction[s].

3. Water polo is an extremely intense sport that is both physically and mentally challenging. There is absolutely no rest time since a player is forced to swim or tread for both offense and defense. The thrill and rush from playing water polo is unlike those of any [other] sport I have ever played.

4. Coaching has added a great deal of pride into my life. I enjoy coming to practice to see and know that my athletes are improving with me every day.

5. Coaching has brought my athletes closer to one another. I feel a great team needs to [have athletes that are] comfortable with one another in order to trust each other during a game. I am happy to encourage my kids to always help each other out whenever possible.