League and Registration Info

Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation offers an intramural spring water polo league for youth age 9 - 18. 18-year-olds must be currently enrolled in high school, proof may be required. Emphasis is placed on participant development and fun in a low-key competitive environment. Each team will play regular season and championship matches. Teams with low registration will be canceled on February 19. Valid Recreation Center Membership card required throughout the season.

New to the league?

Try It Out Week is your chance to experience practice, build skills like treading water and ball handling, and get coach feedback before the season starts. All new participants must attend.

Important Information

Registration

Registration: Registration for Water Polo begins in December.
Cost:
$160 per participant
Eligibility Swims:
Details for each team's eligibility swim dates and times are included on the registration receipt.

Age Requirements

  • Birthday verification may be required.
  • Registrants must be at least 9 years old and no older than 18 on or before March 15.
  • Participants will compete in age groups based on their age on March 15 of the current year.

Eligibility

Eligibility swim is a requirement to participate in water polo leagues. After the eligibility swim, participants are placed in practices according to their ability to perform all competitive strokes. Players must be registered before the eligibility swim dates. For dates and times, please contact your team's coach.

9 - 12 year olds

Must be able to swim 50 m/yds using front crawl with head above the water and tread 5 minutes. While treading water, both hands must be out of the water for at least one (1) minute and must be able to move forward, backward, and side to side.

13 - 18 year olds

Must be able to swim 100 m/yds using front crawl with head above the water and tread 5 minutes. While treading water, both hands must be out of the water for at least two (2) minutes and must be able to move forward, backward, and side to side.

Teams