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Water Polo
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18U Junior Olympics: What Separates the Best Teams
August 17, 2026
Session Overview
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.
Junior Olympics
18U water polo
elite teams
film breakdown
game IQ
team systems
connected defense
transition play

Max Irving
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