Welcome to the Pacific Zone!

The Pacific Zone is one of 11 zones of USA Water Polo. The Pacific Zone is comprised of the counties of Alameda, Butte, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Marin, Mendocino, Modoc, Monterey, Plumas, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sonoma, Tehama, and Trinity in California.

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Goals and Expectations for Zones

Each Zone is expected to organize, develop and promote the sport of water polo using guidelines and goals set forth by USAWP under the direction of USAWP's Director of Sports Development and outlined in the Zone Policies and Procedures. The primary means of accomplishing this objective are:

• Encouraging increased water polo activity within the Zone by organizing competitions, assisting in the formation of new clubs within the Zone and facilitating training for athletes, coaches and referees

• Informing USAWP members within the Zone regarding water polo competitions and developments within USAWP and encouraging their registration

• Promoting USAWP member participation in the USAWP Olympic Development Program

• Assisting in securing facilities for training and selection camps and regional training centers

• Promoting USAWP member participation in national events by hosting national championships, national championship qualification tournaments, and regional leagues, events and camps

• Providing oversight of local activities to ensure they are conducted in a manner consistent with USAWP's Statement of Ethics and Values, as well as the policies and procedures within this manual and USA Water Polo's Codes of Conduct for Athletes, Coaches and Referees

• Wisely using the resources available to the Zone to promote the sport of water polo and to increase the number of USAWP members in the Zone, and the quality of play, instruction and competition within the Zone.