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Championship Water Polo Instruction w/ John Tanner (2011 Champ)!

By mike.oconnell - Last updated: Thursday, May 26, 2011

Congratulations to Standford University and Head Coach John Tanner on their 2011 NCAA Water Polo Championship! Improve your team by implementing Tanner’s time-tested skills, drills and philosophies!

Team Tactics for Water Polo

Generate aggressive movement involving every player on your team
Get comprehenisve instruction for six essential tactical areas
Improve your tactical approach to the game

Defensive Skills for Water Polo

Help your team play stingy defense
A complete guide to defensive skill breakdown
Strengthen your goal keeping skills

Offensive Skills

Improve your offensive game with over 40 drills/skills
Reinforce your movement, ball handling, and passing skills
Help your team score more with enhanced offensive precision

Coaching Water Polo

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Filed in Water Polo • Tags: John Tanner, Water Polo DVDs, Water Polo Instruction, Watler Polo Drills

Stanford Women’s Water Polo Team Ranked #1!

By nate.landas - Last updated: Wednesday, February 10, 2010

John Tanner, Stanford University’s head water polo coach, has guided the Cardinal to a #1 ranking in the Varsity Top 25 poll. The Cardinal are 7-o this season and claimed their first Stanford Invitiational title since 2003. The Cardinal beat #2 ranked USC and #3 ranked California 10-7 in the tournament.

In 2009, Stanford claimed thrid place nationally and finished the season with an overall record of 26-4. That record included a 6-1 mark in MPSF play, good for second in the conference. The Cardinal also reached the championship game of the MPSF Tournament before falling to eventual champion USC.

Filed in Water Polo • Tags: John Tanner, Water Polo Rankings

John Tanner Guides Stanford to a Third Place Finish!

By nate.landas - Last updated: Sunday, May 10, 2009

Head Coach John Tanner and No. 2 Stanford bounced back Sunday evening at the National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Championship, downing No. 4 Hawai’i 14-11 to claim a third-place national finish. With the result, Stanford ends the 2009 season with a record of 26-4. The third-place finish continues the Cardinal’s stretch of top-three placements at all nine National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Championships.

Stanford was eliminated from the winner’s bracket on Saturday as the eventual champion, UCLA Bruins, scored the deciding goal as time expired to claim a 12-11 victory in the semifinals of the National Collegiate Women’s Water Polo Championship. The tournament was held at the University of Maryland’s Eppley Recreational Center in College Park, MD.

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