Water Balls Are Awesome

In response to Ben Leatherman's article on the benefits of joining the Rugby team, I'd
like to write in some reasons you should also consider playing with DU's Water Polo team:

1. Think you're tough? Water polo is a full contact sport without padding, clothing, or a
sense of modesty. Awful things happen below the surface in tournaments; underwater, no
one can hear you scream.

2. So long as you're not a drowning risk aka you know how to swim, we'll teach you how to
play from the ground up. Start now and you could be involved in some sort of Mighty
Ducks-esque trick play for our spring tournaments!

3. We're co-ed, which is awesome.

4. Minimal chance of embarrassing death or illness from ingestion of foot-related
bacteria.

5. Skinny, fat, jacked or no, every body type and skill set has a place on the team. If
you're fast, you can break away, if you're big you can break through defenders -
seriously, everyone contributes in games.

6. We drill long and hard. The DU water polo club is student run and student led, and we
have a lot of players with years of experience and new ideas always flowing in. Even with
minimal ball handling experience (ha!), you can expect to see marked improvement in
technique within weeks of joining. We welcome practical contributions from experienced
players as well!

7. Our practice schedule is both reasonable and serious enough to allow us to do work,
son. We practice Sunday from 2:30-4 pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 to 10 pm.
Hey, you could even play rugby AND water polo this spring and get uber
jacked/svelte/whatever you want to be!

8. We're a bunch of cool people who enjoy fine wine, long walks on the beach, and
traveling to strange and exotic locations and beating up strangers. Join us!

So there you have it - a concise and well articulated set of reasons to get your rear
down to the pool and toss some balls around. Feel free to contact Colin Murphy (murphy_c)
or Ben Gillette (gillet_b) with any questions.

- Colin Murphy