The Pride Coaching Staff is committed to the development of each individual as both an elite level athlete and a young person of character.

The Coaching Staff

The Pride Water Polo Academy Coaching Staff consists of premier male and female coaches with playing and coaching experience at every level of competition. The Pride staff has developed successful teams at the Olympic, professional, international, NCAA Division 1, high school CIFss Division 1, and USAWP Age Group levels. Jack Kocur develops the training curriculum that is implemented at every age group. (click on photos below to read more about the coaching staff)

Pride Coaches

Jack Kocur

Co-Founder

Jack Kocur is the Co-Founder of Pride Water Polo Academy. In addition, Jack was ...

Greg Frazier

Coach 14U Boys Black

Greg started coaching water polo in 1990 and has coached at both the youth and ...

Joyce Abarta

Joyce has coached for several club teams since 2007. Most recently coach...

Michael Radka

Coach 16U Boys

Michael Radka grew up in Orange County and Ventura County. He started playing ...

Christine Anderson

Coach Splashball

Christine began coaching water polo over 20 years ago after her swimming and ...

Ben Brown

Youth Technical Director/Coach 12u

Ben started coaching for Pride in 2020. He is from San Diego and played for San ...

Sam Worley

Coach 10u Coed

Sam Worley grew up in Ventura County and was part of Pride’s first ever ...