LOS ALAMITOS, CA, December 23. USA Water Polo announced it is sending the U.S. men\u2019s Youth National Team north to Victoria, British Colombia, Canada next week to compete in the 2004 NorAm Water Polo Tournament, running December 28 through 31.<\/p>\n
The team, which will be comprised of 12 athletes born in 1987 or later, will be coached by Olympic defender Dan Klatt (Fresno, CA\/UC Irvine\/Newport WPF). Klatt has been busy since Athens handling the duties for his new position as the head women\u2019s water polo coach at UC Irvine, his alma mater, but is eager to get back into the international arena with the Youth Team.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is another great opportunity for these guys to get some good competition in at a time of the year when there isn\u2019t much,\u201d said Klatt.<\/p>\n
The trip will also serve another purpose for Klatt and his crew, who will not have trained together for the tournament until it arrives in Canada.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis will be a chance for the guys to bond a bit and play together and a chance for me to get acquainted with them,\u201d said Klatt, who was named as the men\u2019s Youth Team coach earlier this year. <\/p>\n
Klatt and company will be a part of a six-team field that includes two Canadian youth teams, a youth team and a junior team from New Zealand and the Japanese youth team.<\/p>\n
Play opens for the U.S. in the round robin-format tourney on Tuesday (December 28) with an 11:45 a.m. game (local B.C. time) against Japan. The U.S. will take on New Zealand\u2019s youth squad at 6:30 p.m. that night.<\/p>\n
2004-2005 U.S. Men\u2019s Youth Team (home zone): Jimmy Sandman (Pacific), Matt Aksel (Pacific Northwest\/Hawaii), JW Krumpholz (Southern Pacific), Tyler Jemmett (Pacific Southwest), Anthony Artukovich (Coastal California), Matt Sagehorn (Coastal California), Ryan McCarthy (Central California), Arjan Ligtenberg (Pacific), Clay Jorth (Southern Pacific), Nico Sardo (Pacific Southwest), Miguel Cidoncha (Pacific Southwest), Tyler Smith (Pacific). Head coach Dan Klatt, assistant coach John Riess, team manager Kurt Krumpholz.<\/p>\n
2004 NorAm Youth Water Polo Tournament \u2013 Schedule
\nDate\tGame #\tTime\tTeam\tvs\tTeam
\nDecember 28\t1\t10:30 a.m.\tNew Zealand Youth\tvs\tNew Zealand Junior
\n \t2\t11:45 a.m.\tUSA Youth\tvs\tJapan Youth
\n \t3\t1:20 p.m.\tCanada Red\tvs\tCanada White
\n \t4\t6:30 p.m.\tNew Zealand Youth\tvs\tUSA Youth
\n \t5\t7:45 p.m.\tNew Zealand Junior\tvs\tCanada Red
\n \t6\t9:00 p.m.\tCanada White\tvs\tJapan Youth
\nDecember 29\t7\t10:30 a.m.\tNew Zealand Junior\tvs\tUSA Youth
\n \t8\t11:45 a.m.\tJapan Youth\tvs\tCanada Red
\n \t9\t1:00 p.m.\tCanada White\tvs\tNew Zealand Youth
\n \t10\t6:30 p.m.\tJapan Youth\tvs\tNew Zealand Junior
\n \t11\t7:45 p.m.\tNew Zealand Youth\tvs\tCanada Red
\n \t12\t9:00 p.m.\tUSA Youth\tvs\tCanada White
\nDecember 30\t13\t10:30 a.m.\tJapan Youth\tvs\tNew Zealand Youth
\n \t14\t11:45 a.m.\tCanada White\tvs\tNew Zealand Junior
\n \t15\t1:00 p.m.\tCanada Red\tvs\tUSA Youth
\n \t16\t6:30 p.m.\tRound Robin #1\tvs\tRound Robin #4
\n \t17\t7:45 p.m.\tRound Robin #2\tvs\tRound Robin #3
\n \t18\t9:00 p.m.\tRound Robin #5\tvs\tRound Robin #6
\nDecember 31\t19 (5th Place)\t8:00 a.m.\tRound Robin #6\tvs\tRound Robin #5
\n \t20 (3rd Place)\t9:15 a.m.\tLoser Game 16\tvs\tLoser Game 17
\n \t21 (1st Place)\t10:30 a.m.\tWinner Game 16\tvs\tWinner Game 17
\n \t \t11:45 a.m.\tAwards Ceremony<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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