Olympic Bronze Medalist | Pro Recco Attacker
Olympic bronze medalist and longtime Team USA scorer with elite international and pro-club experience across Italy and Greece.
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Connect defense to offense through counterattack awareness and transition decisions with Max Irving. Explore the first movements after a change of possession, lane organization, passing options, and spacing as teammates advance. Learn to recognize an advantage, support the ball carrier, and judge when to attack quickly or establish a half-court offense.
Max Irving
Olympic Bronze Medalist | Pro Recco Attacker
Max Irving breaks down water polo man-up offense (6-on-5) through Champions League and Olympic film. Learn how to attack from the first second of an exclusion, move into practiced post positions, stay active without the ball, draw two or three blocks, and turn defensive pressure into 2-on-1s and 5-on-4 advantages. Max also covers spacing, pass-to-the-post decisions, lasso and hesitation fakes, shot variety, and intentional training for high-pressure possessions.
Max Irving
Olympic Bronze Medalist | Pro Recco Attacker
Max Irving breaks down how right-handed attackers can contribute from positions 4 and 5, using game film to explain stability, spacing, and decision making on the right side. Athletes learn to read the center, use strong body position and the water polo triple threat, pass and step in, create the next pass, and attack gaps without letting a press or zone dictate the play. The session also covers communication, 3-4-5 zone adjustments, repress reads, backdoor movement, and when to shoot, fake, or feed the center.
Max Irving
Olympic Bronze Medalist | Pro Recco Attacker
In this transcript-grounded film breakdown, Max Irving shows athletes how to create the extra pass instead of forcing a one-on-one play. He explains how six-on-six spacing, decisive drives, body position, and the water polo triple threat open passing and shooting lanes; how to read pressure and find the open player; and how movement after a pass creates a better center entry or finish. The session also connects these reads to 7-on-6 execution, team offense, and championship-level decision making.
Max Irving
Olympic Bronze Medalist | Pro Recco Attacker
Max Irving uses 18U Junior Olympics championship film to break down the small decisions that swing close water polo games. Athletes study pressing after goals, ball pressure, when to foul or stay no-foul, time-distance-shooter reads, center-defense positioning, and how organized defense creates counterattacks. The session also covers resilience in late possessions, patient zone offense, reading shooting windows, and finishing with a low cross-cage shot—practical game IQ for athletes and families.
Max Irving
Olympic Bronze Medalist | Pro Recco Attacker
Max Irving studies 18U Junior Olympics gold-medal film to show why resilient teams win the small moments. He connects team roles, sacrifice, communication, and defensive responsibility to detailed reads against an M-zone: establish depth at 2 meters, keep the attack balanced, time drives with the ball, stop in open space, stay on your legs, and decide before receiving. The clips also highlight counterattack awareness, passing to the center-side, and avoiding easy chances going back the other way. Athletes and families get a practical film-study lens for game IQ and connected team play.
Max Irving
Olympic Bronze Medalist | Pro Recco Attacker
Max Irving breaks down film from high-level water polo to show how attackers create useful space against 3-4 and 3-4-5 zones. The session emphasizes reading the center and defense before and after receiving the ball, staying wide to remain available, using passes to 2 meters to pull zone defenders deeper, and recognizing when a foul or defensive rotation changes the next decision. Athletes also learn how off-ball movement, double-post actions, and quick re-reads create clearer center-entry and shooting opportunities.
Max Irving
Olympic Bronze Medalist | Pro Recco Attacker
Max Irving breaks down how elite defenders read the full offensive picture instead of reacting late. Using Champions League film, he shows how pressing the ball, reading 4-2 structures, managing post-ups, and checking ball/player awareness let defenders create stops before the offense gets comfortable. The strongest parts are the small details: showing hands near referees, using exclusions as a tool, keeping your head on a swivel, and letting X3/X5 defenders stabilize the defense. This is a high-value session for any player who wants to understand team defense, shot-clock pressure, and how great defense can unlock confidence on offense.
Max Irving
Olympic Bronze Medalist | Pro Recco Attacker
This one is less about a single tactic and more about the mindset that makes every defensive tactic work. The session frames great half-court defense around intensity, effort, communication, and the willingness to do the unglamorous work that wins possessions. It’s ideal for players who know they can score but want coaches to trust them in bigger moments. The session helps athletes see defense as a skill and identity: press with purpose, recover with urgency, talk early, block shots, and make every possession uncomfortable for the other team.
Max Irving
Olympic Bronze Medalist | Pro Recco Attacker
This session breaks down the habits that separate a normal half-court attacker from a player who consistently creates value. It focuses on spacing, timing, awareness, and knowing when to move the ball, attack a matchup, or create a shot. The session is especially useful for players who want to stop standing still in the front court. It gives athletes a better picture of offensive patience, movement, and decision-making so they can become harder to guard even without needing the ball every possession.
Max Irving
Olympic Bronze Medalist | Pro Recco Attacker
This session shows how elite players manufacture offense in a set defense, even when nothing obvious is open. It focuses on creating advantages through movement, spacing, ball fakes, drives, defender manipulation, and smart reads. The recording should excite athletes who want to become playmakers, not just shooters. It gives players a more advanced way to think about half-court offense: create pressure, force a reaction, and then punish the defense’s next mistake.
Max Irving
Olympic Bronze Medalist | Pro Recco Attacker
Max Irving uses European man-up film to show how high-level teams create clean six-on-five chances. The session focuses on spacing, ball movement, timing, and how extra-player possessions become dangerous when the offense reads the defense instead of forcing the first look. This is one of the best sessions for players who want their man-up possessions to feel more intentional. Viewers should come away with sharper ideas around where to put the ball, how to shift the defense, and when to attack the shooting window.
Max Irving
Olympic Bronze Medalist | Pro Recco Attacker
Max Irving breaks down six-on-five decision-making through the lens of both execution and leadership. The session looks at how players should read the man-up, communicate, stay composed, and make choices that help the whole group. Beyond the tactics, this recording gives athletes a sense of what leadership looks like in real possessions. It's a good fit for players who want to become more trusted in man-up moments by improving poise, communication, and team-first decision-making.
Max Irving
Olympic Bronze Medalist | Pro Recco Attacker