Parents Activities
For those of you new to UM water polo, you thought the days of helping with the sports activities ended when your son graduated from high school and went on to college. We are happy to let you know, however, that you can continue to be a supporter (and perhaps vicarious participant) at the university level! Seriously, the UM men's water polo team gets very limited university support and some of the parents have been working the past few years to supplement that support, and to help the team as it strives toward its goals. For most of the tournaments we usually provide some snacks and water, and sometimes even provide dinner, towing services or whatever the guys think will help. For the 2006 season the first big event will be the MSU Tournament. We started hosting a tailgate luncheon for the team on Saturday. It's a lot of fun, since MSU usually has a home football game and those UM banners in the parking area get many comments, strange looks and periodic vulgarity. MSU has an outdoor pool which is unique in our part of the country. We plan to do the same this year. We will set up fairly early Saturday morning and all team members and family members are invited to join us (we'll even include a few team alumni). If you are interested in helping out just let us know. We'll use the forum and e-mail to finalize plans. The second major event will be the home tournament. We try to work with the team to use this as a fund raising opportunity by selling programs, T-shirts and food/drinks. More on that after the MSU event. Lastly, we usually have several parents at each of the tournaments and we have come to enjoy the camaraderie and usually get together for meals, drinks, etc. It's a great chance to provide our water polo expertise on strategy, officiating, etc. Again, we can use teh forum to coordinate hotel plans, etc. We think it's a great group of young men and enjoy supporting them. To the returning parents - we are looking forward to seeing you again. To the new parents - welcome! Go Blue! Greg Kurdys '78
For those of you new to UM water polo, you thought the days of helping with the sports activities ended when your son graduated from high school and went on to college. We are happy to let you know, however, that you can continue to be a supporter (and perhaps vicarious participant) at the university level! Seriously, the UM men's water polo team gets very limited university support and some of the parents have been working the past few years to supplement that support, and to help the team as it strives toward its goals. For most of the tournaments we usually provide some snacks and water, and sometimes even provide dinner, towing services or whatever the guys think will help. For the 2006 season the first big event will be the MSU Tournament. We started hosting a tailgate luncheon for the team on Saturday. It's a lot of fun, since MSU usually has a home football game and those UM banners in the parking area get many comments, strange looks and periodic vulgarity. MSU has an outdoor pool which is unique in our part of the country. We plan to do the same this year. We will set up fairly early Saturday morning and all team members and family members are invited to join us (we'll even include a few team alumni). If you are interested in helping out just let us know. We'll use the forum and e-mail to finalize plans. The second major event will be the home tournament. We try to work with the team to use this as a fund raising opportunity by selling programs, T-shirts and food/drinks. More on that after the MSU event. Lastly, we usually have several parents at each of the tournaments and we have come to enjoy the camaraderie and usually get together for meals, drinks, etc. It's a great chance to provide our water polo expertise on strategy, officiating, etc. Again, we can use teh forum to coordinate hotel plans, etc. We think it's a great group of young men and enjoy supporting them. To the returning parents - we are looking forward to seeing you again. To the new parents - welcome! Go Blue! Greg Kurdys '78