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Water Polo Multi-Platform Package

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  An Underdog Team Prevails in a Little-Known Sport It was 2020 and we were facing the running state champs, North Penn High School. The stands were packed with a ready crowd. The pregame nerves of the players had set in. There had not yet been a team that year that had even come close to taking down these reigning champs, but that was about to change. The rest of my team and I began the game with our normal excitement but no particular expectations of victory. The starting whistle blew and the game began. It was gruesome play and my entire team was playing at their very best. The first half flew by, ending in a surprising tie at the half time whistle. Suddenly we began to realize that we had a realistic shot at taking down the one and only North Penn. Basketball. Baseball. Football. Soccer. Hockey. Tennis. There is a limitless list to the sports that are known and supported worldwide. However, there is a sport that holds a much smaller community and support group and is only j...
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The Role of Family

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 Let's start at the very beginning  Family. That's where so many life choices originate. For me, the choice to begin playing water polo sprouted from the interest my older siblings showed in the sport. Their interest came both from their friends already on the team, as well as the knowledge of our grandfather's past participation in the sport.  Funnily enough, my grandfather played water polo back when the sport was still played in the nude! When I first started watching my brother, who is four years older than me, play in his high school games, I was transfixed by the complexity of the sport. Obviously, this meant I had to give it a go myself.  I first began playing water polo in sixth grade after watching those first few games of my brother. It was certainly not love at first play, but it grew on me to the point of it being my absolute favorite pass time in 8th grade and onward. One of the elements of my life that I will be forever grateful for is the fact I grew u...
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