www.rissowaterpolocamp.com

Marco Risso - Coach

• 20 years coaching experience

both at junior and senior levels

in Italy.

• Players that he has coached at

junior level, have gone on to

become olympians and world

champions.

• Currently coaching in Italy in

Serie A, at Lavagna.

• Instructor / Examiner for

coaching courses at FIN.

Europe

This is not a dot on your screen, This is my country

Some Comparisons

• USA - 320,000,000

• LA - 3,800,000

• San Juan Capistrano - 35,000

• Malta - 450,000 - roughly the same as Sacramento and Fresno.

Population

Some Comparisons

• USA - 3,800,000 square miles

• LA - 4,850 square miles

• San Juan Capistrano - 2.4 square miles

• Malta - 121 square miles - roughly the size of Palmdale

Area

But… in such a small area we have…

The Neolithic Temples,

The oldest freestanding buildings in the world,

over 7000 years old.

The Hypogeum,

The only known prehistoric underground temple in the world.

The only capital city in the world classified as a

World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Valletta

St John’s Co-Cathedral,

The most beautiful baroque cathedral in the world

The cleanest waters in the Mediterranean.

…and probably the worst drivers in the world!

Safety

Malta features in the top ten of every list of the safest places in the world.

Support

One of our team will be available 24/7 to support the group in anything they need

Language

English is one of the country’s two official languages and is spoken by practically all of

the population. We can also manage a bit of American

Food

Typical Mediterranean diet, with mainly Italian influence. MacDonalds and Coke

available in cases of emergency

Medical Care

Top class and available at a fraction of US prices. However we definitely recommend

taking out a travel insurance that would include cover for medical expenses

Waterpolo in Malta

• Second most popular sport after soccer

• National championships are played June to

September, with top waterpolo players from around

the world.

Olympic gold medalists that have played

in the Maltese National Waterpolo league

Yugoslavia in Seoul 1988

• Pedrag Zimonjic

• Mirko Vicevic

• Dubravko Simenc

• Igor Gocanin

• Igor Milanovic

Italy in Barcellona 1992

• Franco Porzio

• Sandro Campagnia

• Massimiliano Ferretti

Olympic gold medalists that have played

in the Maltese National Waterpolo league

Hungary in Sydney 2000 – Athens 2004 – Beijing 2008

• Zsolt Varga

• Tamas Marcz

• Tamas Molnar

• Gergely Kiss

• Tibor Benedek

• Peter Biros

• Rajmund Fodor

• Istvan Gergely

• Tamas Varga

Olympic gold medalists that have played

in the Maltese National Waterpolo league

Croatia in London 2012

• Damir Buric

• Damir Barac

Our CampVenue - Sirens ASC waterpolo pool

Our CampAccommodation - Gillieru Harbour Hotel

Our CampTypical day

• 8am - 9am: Breakfast

• 10am - 12pm: Training

• 12:30pm - 1.30pm: Lunch

• 1.30pm - 6pm: Extra curricular stuff

that could include anything from;

• beach

• boat rides

• go kart racing

• snorkelling / scuba diving

• canoe rides

• visit to heritage sites / museums

• 6pm - 8pm: Scrimmage / joined training session with local team

• 8.30pm - 10pm: Dinner

Our CampIt’s not just about training sessions and scrimmaging

It’s a whole waterpolo experience. We will arrange for top names to help out

during the training sessions, get you to meet the stars and take you to watch a

national championship game or two.

Tamas MolnarPeter Biros

Both triple olympic champions

Sergei Markoc

Twice olympic bronze medalist , Current national team coach.

Csaba Kiss

Eurpoean Champion with Hungary.

Christian Presciutti

World champion with Italy.

Our CampPast Guests

Italy

• Carrara Pallanuoto

• Muri Antichi Catania

• Latina Pallanuoto

• Velletri

• Torino 91

• Lavagna

• Dinamica Torino

• Persiceto

• President Bologna

• Roma Magnolie

• Andrea Doria

• Pomezia

• Genova Crociera

• Borgaro

• Borgaro

• Piacenza Pallanuoto

• APN Aragno

• Quinto SC

Our CampPast Guests

Ireland

• Clonard

• Clontarf France

• Monaco WaterpoloSpain

• Helios

• SC Zaragoza

Switzerland

• Lugano Pallanuoto

Russia

• CSKA Moscow

• Petrograd SC

Hungary

• Pecs

• Honved

• Ferencvaros

• Szolnok

United Kingdom

• City of Manchester Waterpolo

Eygpt

• Gezira Club

Our CampPast Guests

United States of America

ONE Waterpolo Club

Gozo to Malta SwimSummer 2016

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