{"id":401403,"date":"2019-11-09T02:04:48","date_gmt":"2019-11-09T09:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=401403"},"modified":"2019-11-10T12:55:07","modified_gmt":"2019-11-10T19:55:07","slug":"fan-in-the-stands-unearthing-water-polo-broadcasts-can-be-herculean-task","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fan-in-the-stands-unearthing-water-polo-broadcasts-can-be-herculean-task\/","title":{"rendered":"Fan in The Stands: Unearthing Water Polo Broadcasts Can Be Herculean Task"},"content":{"rendered":"

BROOKLYN, NY. Today, for the first time this season, the Pac-12 Networks will broadcast a men\u2019s water polo match, an occasion worthy of both celebration and inquiry. Celebration because of the high production values of Pac-12 broadcasts. Questions are also fair game. More than halfway through the season the conference whose schools include the absolute best in American intercollegiate water polo are only now being showcased by their own network.<\/p>\n

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At 10:30 a.m. (PST) the Trojans of USC will march crosstown to face their nemesis the Bruins in UCLA\u2019s Spieker Aquatics Center. Up the California coast at the exact same time, Stanford will host arch-rival Cal in their annual \u201cBig Splash\u201d contest. It\u2019s a fantastic pairing of programs that over the last two decades have exclusively possessed the NCAA championship.<\/p>\n

That there\u2019s only one day \u2014 so far \u2014 of Pac-12 Networks coverage is disappointing; however, additional opportunities exist for avid fans to view a niche sport that has a devoted thought modest followings on both coasts.<\/p>\n

Pac-12 Network: top of a diminishing polo heap?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The \u201cBig Four\u201d of Cal, Stanford, UCLA and USC \u2014 all members of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) \u2014 have experienced unparalleled success in securing national championships. Since its inception in 2001, no non-Pac12 women\u2019s team has won the NCAA women\u2019s tournament. On the men\u2019s side, the last time a non-Pac-12 team captured the title was 1997, when Pepperdine beat USC.<\/p>\n

The Pac-12 Networks<\/a> have historically provided the best coverage of the college game in the U.S. Featuring multiple cameras, extensive replay capability and superb announcing \u2014 experienced broadcasters Greg Mescall<\/strong> and Kevin Danna<\/strong> are regular play-by-play announcers Pac-12 \u2014 in years past color commentary has been supplied by Adam Krikorian<\/strong>, current U.S. Senior Women\u2019s Team coach and the extremely knowledgeable Chris Dorst<\/strong>, a silver medalist for the American men in the 1984 Olympics.<\/p>\n

[On The Record with Pac-12 Network\u2019s Chris Dorst<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n

By cutting their coverage of the men\u2019s side in half \u2014 not entirely unreasonable because the Big Four only play three regular season conference games \u2014 polo fans are being cheated. The match-ups typically are the country’s best college competition. The Pac-12 will also broadcast the MPSF tournament semi-final and final matches, but the diminished coverage represents a negative trend for a sport eager to demonstrate growth.<\/p>\n

As in past seasons, the Pac-12 Network will broadcast the third place and championship games of the MPSF tournament, giving fans an opportunity to watch games with NCAA tournament implications. The paucity of Pac-12 Networks coverage doesn\u2019t mean that matches including the best teams aren\u2019t being streamed. Stanford, UCLA and USC offer streams of select games.<\/p>\n

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Stanford’s Avery Aquatic Center is a a mecca for polo \u2014 but not everybody can get there. Photo Courtesy: Catharyn Hayne<\/p><\/div>\n

According to Bill Cohn<\/strong>, longtime announcer for UC San Diego who has been involved in the sport for four decades, the broadcasts from those games lack replay capability and use camera angles that leave something to be desired.<\/p>\n

And, schools are selective about which games they stream. One of the most anticipated games of the young season was in September when an undefeated UC Santa Barbara team came to Avery to face the mighty Cardinal. It was a significant test for a Gaucho program that a week earlier had beaten USC for the first time in two decades, and polo fans were eager to see if UCSB was \u201cfor real\u201d. They were \u2014 winning decisively over host Stanford \u2014 but no one outside of those in attendance got to see it.<\/p>\n

[#2 UC Santa Barbara Storms into Avery, Shocks #1 Stanford in Men\u2019s Water Polo<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n

Cohn gives high marks to Pacific for their home game broadcasts, describing them as the best outside of the Pac-12 Networks. At Chris Kjeldsen Pool, the Tigers<\/span> typically employ two cameras, and announcing is done by a former player. The Fresno State women’s home games are also webcast with an experienced announcer and a good camera angle. UCSB broadcast select games this year, which Cohn described as passable, though with no announcer and a feed that often dropped.<\/p>\n

One of the drawbacks of viewing games on the web is it’s difficult to identify players by either cap number or distinguishing characteristics (e.g. left handed). Cohn points out that an alert announcer will identify the player during specific possessions, allowing viewer greater comprehension in following the action.<\/p>\n

He is critical about the issues of camera angles. At Pepperdine, the camera is positioned on the roof at one end of Runnels Memorial Pool; Cohn likened this view to sitting on the goal line at a hockey game.<\/p>\n

Even with poor angles and announcing, the plus is these matches are streamed. Many of the top California program do nothing, including California, Loyola Marymount, UCLA and San Diego State’s women’s program.\u00a0 For the MPSF schools which are PAC 12 members, they may be limited as the rights to their games are owned by the PAC 12 Network. Even if a school wanted to webcast a particular contest, they require consent from the PAC-12 network.<\/p>\n

Steven Munatones<\/strong>, whose son Skyler plays for UCSD, said that \u201cTriton TV\u201d is good with knowledgeable announcers\u2014an endorsement of Cohn. He mentioned that Long Beach State has good coverage but he did not rate their announcers very highly. Santa Clara, like UCSD a member of the the Western Water Polo Association, places some of their games on a YouTube channel with a camera mounted high above the pool.<\/p>\n

Out East polo coverage is surprisingly deep<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The sport on the other coast is decidedly inferior to that played in California, but the quality and selection of streams is noteworthy. ESPN+ has supplanted the former Ivy Network as broadcaster for a variety of sports by Ivy League teams \u2014 Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Penn, Princeton and Yale. For a mere $4.99 a month the ESPN+ package is exceptionally appealing if one wants to catch the three Ivy polo-playing programs\u2014Brown, Harvard and Princeton\u2014as they face off against the best of the East.<\/p>\n

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Harvard’s Blodgett Pool is a great venue for the sport \u2014 live or streamed. Photo Courtesy: M. Randazzo<\/p><\/div>\n

One delightful bonus was the Harvard Invitational at the end of October. The majority of matches were streamed, including those with Eastern powers Bucknell, George Washington, St. Francis Brooklyn and a surprisingly competitive match between DIII power Pomona-Pitzer and host Harvard. A four-goal burst at the end of regulation brought the Sage Hens even, forcing the Crimson to overtime, where they finally subdued the visitors in sudden-death.<\/p>\n

[Host Crimson Remain Unbeaten; St. Francis Enjoys Big Comeback @ Day One of Harvard Invitational<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n

The ESPN+ camera work at Harvard\u2019s Blodgett Pool is admirable. A stationary camera at mid-point is the primary view\u2014but there\u2019s also an underwater camera (only used for random shots of sprints; so much more might be revealed). The announcing at Harvard matches does leave something to be desired. The broadcast team of Alex Vispoli<\/strong> and John Holland<\/strong>-McCowan<\/strong> are knowledgeable but decidedly pro-Crimson; no a surprise given that Holland-McCowan is a recent graduate.<\/p>\n

Play-by-play is uneven; it\u2019s clear that Vispoli isn\u2019t entirely familiar with polo (in his defense, how many broadcasters in America are?). Still, one can\u2019t argue with the results; Vispoli and Holland-McCowan broadcast for the nation\u2019s only undefeated team. And there\u2019s two of them; the Pac-12 Networks now only feature a single play-by-play announcer, and the absence of a color person is noticeable.<\/p>\n

A recent ESPN+ broadcast of Mike Mancuso<\/strong> and Nick Dow<\/strong> calling a Princeton versus Brown match in Providence was more satisfactory. Both are Brown graduates and do often favor the home team. But, it was a more nuanced and informed broadcast. Perhaps the subtle point is that Brown hasn\u2019t been to the NCAAs in five years \u2014 and Princeton doesn\u2019t look so strong for this year either \u2014 so paeans<\/span> to the home team didn’t come naturally.<\/p>\n

Seek and ye might actually find interesting streams<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"cwpa\"Many Eastern teams stream their matches; the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) website<\/a> is a great repository of links to free streams of various DI, DII and DIII programs. The quality is not great, but it\u2019s worth it to see some teams never featured elsewhere. One such recent match was La Salle versus Wagner \u2014 a competitive contest between two teams in the lower half of the Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference bracket. Dan Wanser<\/strong> and Maddie Martinez <\/strong>described the action, and at one juncture they confessed to a substantial challenge of La Salle\u2019s Kirk Pool; there\u2019s no scoreboard. Rather than forcing the issue, Wanser admitted he wasn\u2019t sure and would get back to viewers.<\/p>\n

Johns Hopkins uses Stretch Internet<\/a>, as does the CWPA for its two championships: the Northeast Water Polo Conference and Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference. There\u2019s also the occasionally tech-savvy parent who streams games through Periscope; the viewpoint (behind the goal) was not great but the background comments of spectators can be priceless. Of course, you have to know how to find the link.<\/p>\n

The best things in polo are NOT free<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Like ESPN+, there\u2019s a cost for the Pac-12. But, unlike the $4.99 per month, the Pac-12 is quite expensive for East Coast fans, especially if one is not connected to a cable provider. Because the Pac-12 Networks is an additional package, the cost on Sling pushes $60 a month.<\/p>\n

For the tournaments it oversees, the CWPA advertises access to stream\u2014a hefty price by the game ($10 each) but a relative bargain for the weekend ($25). At least there\u2019s coverage. The MPSF will be streamed, as will the Golden Coast Conference. Because Cal Baptist will host, the Western Water Polo Association will not be televised, nor will the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. If polo is to assume a higher profile in the pantheon of intercollegiate sports, at the very least all conference championships as well as NCAA matches should be available to all who care to partake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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