Hey guys my name is max and I am a D III water polo player. Ramiro was my coach at Carlsbad high school and I’m hoping he can continue to help coach me!

Hey sports fans, Dan Diemer here: Pomona-Pitzer class of 2018. Currently I’m the goalie on the SDAC 20s team. I started playing polo around 12 in water polo capital of the world: St. Louis, Missouri. I grew up playing pretty much all the sports and water polo just trickled into my life. I showed up at Pomona Pitzer and pretty much rode the bench all year. My coach was determined to make me a field player. I spent the summer after freshman year doing two a days training with Long Beach State playing field. And of course, a week before the season starts, I get a call from my coach letting me know that our other goalie quit the team. The rest is history. I collected a pair of SCIAC championships, a few plaques with my name on them, and knocked down a couple top ten D1 teams in college. I took a well deserved break from polo for awhile after school. Three years ago, I moved to San Diego and have been back on the grind. During this time I’ve spent a lot of time and thought on what it means to be an athlete and what it takes to perform at your highest level. More importantly, I spend a lot of energy building teams and understanding what you need to help others perform their best. I’m incredibly thankful for the sport and everything it has brought me. I truly wouldn’t be the man I am today without the drive and dedication and morning practices that shaped me. Shape It and help it shape you too.

It used to be a chore. I would drag myself to weights in the morning and I couldn’t give my body the stimulus it needed to grow and become stronger because my mind wasn’t in it. I didn’t know why we’re doing the movements, I didn’t know what I should be feeling, I wasn’t educated. I think it is imperative to understand what a movement will do for your body in order to: 1. Get stronger and be committed to reaching that goal and 2. Have a real desire and joy in performing strength-training. Having educated myself, my mindset about training has completely changed. I am rebuilding my body and I am having fun doing it.