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Strike Zone Water Polo is the premier water polo camp in the St. Louis area. Their mission is to take water polo out into the community. Strike Zone provides a unique opportunity for boys and girls to learn and perfect the sport of water polo in a small group setting. Our expectations are for campers to have fun and learn the great sport of water polo. Campers have the opportunity to work with a hand picked group of dynamic and knowledgeable individuals including local high school and club water polo coaches as well as current high school and collegiate water polo players.
The summer of 2009 marks the fourth year for Strike Zone. Strike Zone was extremely successful in 2006, 2007 and 2008 having introduced water polo to over 200 age groups boys and girls in the St. Louis area. Winter 06/07 & Spring 07 saw the addition of a middle school league. Summer 08 saw the expansion of the open league to 5 teams and the high school league at 14 teams. Look for the addition of more team in the Middle School League as well as a Women's League in the summer of 09. Strike Zone Water Polo was formed by two local water polo coaches, Corey Miller and Miguel Figueras. Corey holds a BS in Physical Education from Salem International University and he is the head water polo coach at Ladue High School where he also holds the position of PE Teacher and Pool Manager. Corey has coached for 8 years both at the club level with the St. Louis Gators and the Flyers Aquatics Team as well as for 5 seasons with Oakville High School as the head coach before moving to Ladue in 2005. Corey played water polo for Golden West Junior College in Huntington Beach, CA and varsity water polo at Salem International University. In 2006 Corey began coaching the St. Louis Area Polo (SLAP) Junior Team. He lives in South County with his wife, son and dogs. Miguel holds a BA in Economics and Theology from Loyola Marymount University. He has completed six seasons as head water polo coach at DeSmet Jesuit High School. He is also the head coach for the club water polo team, SLAP (St. Louis Area Polo), a club he founded in 2002. Miguel began coaching in 1993 as an assistant with MICDS and the Daisy Water Polo Club. He has also assisted at University City High School and the Tidewater Polo Club in Virginia Beach, VA. Currently he is a Second Grade teacher and student services coordinator at The Wilson School in Clayton, MO. Miguel played water polo for Loyola Marymount University and is currently a member of the Clayton Water Polo Club. He lives in University City with his wife and 2 sons. |