Nike 5-Meter Water Polo Camp at Brown University Providence, Rhode Island
USSC has partnered with the water polo coaches at Brown University to offer some excellent Nike Water Polo Camp opportunities on the east coast this summer!
Located in Providence, Rhode Island, instruction will be held each day at the new Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatic Complex, a state-of-the-art 50 meter swim facility which is to be completed in Spring 2012.
Highlights Include
- Superior instruction from former Olympians and College Coaches
- Low camper to instructor ratio and 24 hour supervision
- Daily emphasis on fundamentals, position training, drills and scrimmages
- Special instruction provided to goalies
- Every camper receives a Nike Camp T-shirt
- Every camper is eligible to receive merit-based prizes during camp
At the Nike 5-Meter Water Polo Camp, our goal is to stimulate a love for the game by immersing you in the sport and giving you the kind of focused, intensive training essential to improvement. Over the course of camp, your enthusiasm and self-confidence will grow along with your skills.
Meet your coaching staff
Co-Director
Felix Mercardo
Felix Mercado was hired in the summer of 2007 as Brown's new men's and women's water polo coach. Mercado spent the two seasons prior to coming to Brown at the helm of the MIT men's varsity and women's club teams after one year as an assistant.
Mercado enjoyed a banner year in 2009 as the Brown men's water polo team won a Northern Division Championship and the women's team claimed an Eastern College Association Conference (ECAC) Championship. Mercado was honored by the Collegiate Water Polo Association as the Northern Division Coach of the Year for his third consecutive year, earning the honor from 2007-2009.
Read Full BioIn 2006, he was named CWPA Division III and CWPA Northern Division Coach of the Year after leading MIT's men's team to a second-place finish at the Division III Eastern Championship and the team's third-ever appearance at the Division I Eastern Championship. He posted a 26-34 record in Cambridge, as the Engineers attempted to integrate 12 freshmen into the program in 2006 after a 15-14 record in 2005.
In two years as the coach of the MIT club women's team, Mercado's squads posted a 30-3 record, making back-to-back appearances at the Club National Championships. He was named the North Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year in 2007. Mercado also served as an assistant coach at Hartwick College in the spring, as the Hawks finished fifth at the NCAA Championship.
Before arriving in Cambridge, Mercado spent 11 years coaching at Ransom Everglades School in Miami, Fla. During his tenure with Ransom, Mercado helped guide his squad to three Florida State Championships in the boys division and coached the girls program to six straight Final Four finishes.
Mercado was also the head coach and founder of the Raider Water Polo Club Foundation, and led the program to six Southeast Zone Championships. He has also offered his coaching expertise at numerous national team development camps for USA Water Polo.
Mercado earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration Management from American Intercontinental University in 2006. He also has an Associate of Arts degree in Secondary Education from Miami Dade College.
Co-Director
Genai Kerr
Genai Kerr is a member of the United States Men's National Water Polo Team and played in the 2004 Athens Olympics. He joined the Brown University men's and women's water polo staff in June 2011.
Surprisingly, Genai got involved in water polo by accident, following the whistles to what he thought was a basketball game and ended up at the pool. He excelled at both water polo and basketball at Coronado High School and received a water polo scholarship to UC Irvine to play under Coach Ted Newland. Genai went on to become a NCAA All-American in 1998 and 1999 and was awarded Big West Conference Male Scholar Athlete of the Year his senior year.
USA National Team
2010 Volvo Cup, Hungary, 3rd place
2009 FINA World Championships, Rome, Italy, 4th place
2009 FINA World League Super Final, Podgorica, Montenegro, 4th place
2007 FINA World League Super Finals, Berlin, Germany 5th place
2007 Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1st place
2007 FINA World Championships, Melbourne, Australia, 9th place
2006 ASUA Cup, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1st place
2006 FINA World League Super Finals, Athens, Greece, 5th place
2004 Olympic Games, Athens, Greece, 7th place
2003 FINA World League Super Finals, New York, NY, 3rd place
2003 Pan American Games, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1st place
2003 FINA World Championships, Barcelona, Spain, 6th place
2003 U.S. Cup, Stanford, CA, United States, 2nd place
2002 FINA World Cup, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 7th place
2001 FINA World Championships, Fukuoka, Japan, 7th place
2001 World Championships Qualifier, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1st place
1998 First Appearance on the Men’s National Team, Long Beach, CA
1995 Jr. North American Games, Calgary, Canada, 2nd place
Genai has been a US Ambassador for the USADA (U.S. Antidoping Agency) since 2003 promoting clean sports for young athletes. He was founding faculty for Sage Hill School where he was the Dean of Students, taught art and physical education. He also started all of the aquatic programs. He's started several community outreach programs to help help mentor children in lower income school districts.
A detailed camper registration packet containing check-in location, health/release forms, emergency contact info, and a list of things to bring will be emailed to all registered campers prior to camp. Our health and release forms do not require a doctor's signature and they will be collected on the first day of camp.
Weekend Clinic: May 5th & 6th
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Times: 9:00am-4:00pm both Saturday and Sunday
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Co-ed, Ages 10-18; All levels welcome
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Directed by Genai Kerr
Summer Camp #1: July 5-8th
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Co-ed, Ages 13-18, All levels welcome!
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Check-in 7/5 at 2:00pm; Check-out 7/8 at 12:00pm
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Directed by Felix Mercado and Genai Kerr
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Overnight camp includes all meals and housing
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Day campers are invited to stay for dinner on the first night. Lunch provided on Friday and Saturday. No meal provided to day campers on last day
Summer Camp #2: August 7-10th
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Co-ed, Ages 13-18, All levels welcome!
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Check-in 8/7 at 2:00pm; Check-out 8/10 at 12:00pm
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Directed by Felix Mercado
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Overnight camp includes all meals and housing
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Day campers are invited to stay for dinner on the first night. Lunch provided on Wednesday and Thursday. No meal provided to day campers on last day
Campers will be divided into two levels:
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Novice level - individuals with less than a year's experience. This group will focus on basic fundamental skills of the game as well as introducing basic team and tactical concepts.
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Intermediate/advanced - offers a competitve learning envireonment for athletes looking to elevate their game. Campers will receive advanced individual instruction in addition to learning elite level team strategies and philosophies of the game.
Campers in both levels will receive instruction from knowledgeable and accomplished coaches and athletes.
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This camp will be offered for the first time in 2012.