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 ...

Ramiro Saldain

Coach 10U Mixed
Ramiro’s coaching experience includes: Pride Water Polo from 2016 to ...

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...

Justin English

Youth Technical Director/Coach 14u
Justin English grew up in Ventura, California. He spent most of his younger ...

Christine Anderson

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

Ben Brown

Coach 10U/12U Boys
Ben started coaching for Pride in 2020. He is from San Diego and played for San ...

Andy Anguiano

Coach 12U Boys
Andy Anguiano started playing water polo when he was 9 in Ventura County. ...

Brody Swarm

Coach 12U Boys
Brody started plaing water poli in the 4th grade. He placed 4 years at El ...

Bo DuBois

Coach 14U Boys
Bo started playing water polo in the 9th grade.  Throughout his 4 years at ...