Ep.19 - John Abdou - Chief of Sport Performance for USA Water Polo and former Bucknell head coach talks D3 Championship, Pro League in the US, Team USA and his involvement in the Olympics, having a face of the sport, and much more

Ep.19 - John Abdou - Chief of Sport Performance for USA Water Polo and former Bucknell head coach talks D3 Championship, Pro League in the US, Team USA and his involvement in the Olympics, having a face of the sport, and much more

Author: All Access Water Polo October 15, 2021 Duration: 51:33

In Episode 19, I have an educational conversation with the Chief of Sport Performance for USA Water Polo, Coach John Abdou. We talk about what his formal role within USA Water Polo is (2:08-6:17), the D3 Championship and the opportunities it brought to the sport as a whole (6:18-12:38), the ODP Pipeline and its ever changing dynamic through the years (12:39-24:06), a Professional league in the US and what all goes into that (24:07-29:23), the Olympics, National Teams, and the COVID year (29:24-40:55), Ashleigh Johnson and having a "Face of the sport" (40:56-44:36), and some rapid fire questions to close us out (44:37-51:28)


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