LA84 Foundation Publishes New Water Polo Text

The LA84 Foundation has Web-published a new sports textbook titled "Water Polo for Players and Teachers of Aquatics." Written, by Pete Snyder, a professor and assistant athletic director at Fullerton College, in Fullerton, Calif., the richly illustrated 148-page book presents the fundamentals of individual and team skills in water polo.

"This book is designed as an introduction for both beginning and advanced players, coaches, and teachers of water polo," said Snyder, who coached 31 All Americans and won an NCAA Men's Division I championship during a 15-year coaching career at the University of California, Santa Barbara. "The assortment of photos, illustrations, diagrams, references and links will assist the reader in his or her understanding of the game. The Olympic sport of water polo offers something for people of all ages and sizes, and the material here will benefit everyone who experiences the game."

"Water Polo for Players and Teachers of Aquatics" becomes the tenth instructional manual to be published on the LA84 Foundation website for the benefit of coaches and athletes. Like the other books on the website, "Water Polo for Players and Teachers of Aquatics" is available at no cost to at www.LA84Foundation.org.

"The Internet offers us a highly efficient way of providing information to coaches," said Wayne Wilson, the Foundation's vice president of education services. "We will continue to expand our Web-based coaching resources in the future."

About LA84 Foundation: The LA84 Foundation was established to manage Southern California's share of the surplus from the highly successful 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The Foundation received $93 million at its inception and, since then, has invested $171 million in sports programs serving more than two million youth in the eight Southern California counties of Los Angeles, Imperial, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Ventura. Its headquarters is located in the historic Britt House near downtown Los Angeles where it houses the world's premier sports library and meeting facilities. The Foundation convenes numerous forums for the exploration of the most pressing issues in sport. For additional information, please visit www.LA84Foundation.org.