ABOUT US!

NEXT LEVEL ISN'T JUST A PROGRAM, ITS A GOAL!!! AND ITS OUR JOB TO GET YOU THERE.

WE TAKE PRIDE IN DELIVERING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION TO ATHLETES

OF ALL AGES YEAR ROUND.

OUR PROGRAM FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING FUNDAMENTALS, SKILL APPLICATION,

AND GIVING ATHLETES

THE KEYS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN

ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR LIFE.

OUR COACHES ARE DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING THE SKILLS

YOUR CHILD NEEDS TO GROW

IN AND OUT OF THE POOL.

JOIN THE PROGRAM THAT

DEVOTES ITSELF TO INSPIRING

THE NEXT GENERATION OF

WATER POLO PLAYERS.

NEXT LEVEL WP IN THE NEWS

Our Team

ZACCHARY KAPPOS

Founder, Co- Director, & Head Coach

COACHING EXPERIENCE:

USAWP SEZ BOARD MEMBER
USAWP ODP COACH
GOLDENWEST COLLEGE COACH

(2 TIME STATE CHAMPIONS)

CLUB COACH FOR 3+ YEARS
DEVELOPMENTAL COACH FOR 10U - 18U

PLAYING EXPERIENCE:

4 TIME RECORD HOLDER AT LBSU
2 TIME ALL-AMERICAN NCAA ATHLETE
PLAYED 5 YEARS DIV. I WATER POLO FOR LONG BEACH STATE UNIVERSITY
MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAM

DANIELA SCRENCI

Founder, Co- Director, & Coach

COACHING EXPERIENCE:

USAWP SEZ ODP COACH
BEGAN COACHING IN 2012 IN GREENWICH, CT.
YOUTH DEVELOPMENTAL COACH: 10U-18U
HEAD GIRLS 16U/18U HIGH SCHOOL COACH

PLAYING EXPERIENCE:

PLAYED ROFESSIONALLY FOR COSENZA & MESSINA WATERPOLO IN ITALY
4 YEAR DIV. I ATHLETE AT LONG BEACH STATE
4 TIME HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY WATER POLO & SWIMMING
CAPTAIN & NISCA ALL-AMERICAN

Blake Johnson

Coach

COACHING EXPERIENCE:

COACHED AGE GROUPS FROM 12U - COLLEGE CLUB LEVEL OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS
TAMPA BAY TROPICS AGE GROUP COACH

PLAYING EXPERIENCE:

PLAYING WATER POLO FOR 15 YEARS
4 YEAR PLAYER WITH UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI CLUB TEAM
ALL CONFERENCE & ALL TOURNAMENT TEAMS WITH U.M.
OLDEST OF 5 SIBLINGS, ALL OF WHICH ARE SUCESSFULL WATER POLO PLAYERS

Lenora Guerra

Coach

COACHING EXPERIENCE:

Alonso HS Swim & Water Polo Coach
Current Splashball Instructor for both Tampa Bay WPC & Clear WPC.

Spencer Mendelson

Coach

COACHING EXPERIENCE:

Tampa Bay Water Polo Age Group Coach:

2020- Current

PLAYING EXPERIENCE:

Tampa Bay Water Polo Masters (2019-Present)
Harvard Westlake Water Polo (2017-2019) Varsity
CIFSS 2018 Champion
Premier Water Polo Club / LA Water Polo Club (2010-2019
- Junior Olympics -1st place in 2016 & 4th in 2018
Ironman/Futures Water Polo League - 1st place in both 2017 & 2018
US Club Championships (2014-2019)-1st place in 2017

Kyle Smethurst

Coach

COACHING EXPERIENCE:

TAMPA BAY WATER POLO COACH, 2019 - CURRENT
COACHED NSD STARS FOR 10 YEARS
14U, 16U, 18U LEVEL
VISTA HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT COACH (8 YEARS)

PLAYING EXPERIENCE:

PLAYED AT VISTA HIGH SCHOOL
4 YEARS PLAYING FOR NSD STARS
2 YEARS PLAYING AT PALOMAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE