BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — Connecticut College head men’s and women’s water polo coach Matt Anderson will present the February 19 “Coaches Corner” episode on “After Goal Plays”.
A webinar series on Zoom to help club teams have the resources and confidence to run productive practices throughout their season, archives of each “Coaches Corner” discussion are available under the Membership tab of the CWPA website for later viewing.
All presentations are open for collegiate club, varsity, fans, officials and the general public to view at no cost.
Matt Anderson, Connecticut College Men’s & Women’s Varsity Head Coach
Wednesday, February 19 / 8:00 p.m. Eastern
Coaches Corner is a webinar series to help club teams have the resources and confidence to run productive practices throughout their season. Special guest Matt Anderson, head coach of the Connecticut College men’s and women’s water polo teams, will discuss “After Goal Plays”. Read more about Anderson by CLICKING HERE.
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Anderson, who has been recognized as the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) Division III National Coach of the Year, is in his 10th year as the head coach of the men’s and women’s water polo teams at Connecticut College.
Anderson has made an immediate impact on both programs and has brought them to new heights. The women’s team has advanced to the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) championship match three times, capturing the league crown twice in 2015 and 2017, while the men’s program has set school records for most wins in a four-year span three consecutive times. The Class of 2018 won 24 matches, and the two succeeding classes registered 26 and 30 victories, respectively, in their careers, respectively. The women’s program also boasted the second-highest GPA in the nation for all National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) divisions in 2015.
Furthermore, Anderson has mentored a combined eight women’s Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) All-Americans and 11 All-America Honorable Mention selections over the last six years. Kelsey Millward ’16 most notably made ACWPC All-America First Team as well as the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America Women’s At-Large Third Team during her senior year. Meanwhile, the men’s program has produced two All-America selections and an additional seven All-America Honorable Mention winners.
Prior to his arrival at Connecticut College, Anderson served as the head coach of the women’s water polo program at the University of Michigan for 12 years. He led the Wolverines to four NCAA Tournament appearances and was named the CWPA Western Division Coach of the Year six times. The program also racked up 332 wins and 10 division titles while producing 27 All-America selections, including USA Olympic goalie Betsy Armstrong, during his tenure.
Anderson’s success as a coach, which included stints at his alma mater, San Jose State, and Indiana University, extends beyond the college level. His experiences include 11 years of coaching high school programs in California. On the scholastic level, he was the head coach of boys and girls water polo and swimming at Santa Clara High School, Newbury Park High School, and Los Gatos High School. At the national level, Anderson was an assistant coach for United States Men’s Water Polo for the national junior, youth, and cadet team between 1999 and 2009. In addition, he won a silver medal at the 2011 World University Games as the head coach of the United States Women’s Senior National B Team. The veteran mentor served as the head coach of the United States Women’s National B Team from 2010-12.
Anderson has also been heavily involved with the sport at the national administrative level and is currently the chair of the NCAA Water Polo Rules Committee. He is also chaired the NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship Committee beginning in the 2018-19 academic year after previous serving as the chair of the NCAA Women’s Water Polo Championship Committee. Anderson is the only person to have served as the chair for all three of the NCAA’s water polo committees.
A 1991 graduate of San Jose State and native of San Diego, Anderson also teaches physical education classes at Connecticut College. He currently resides with his wife, Tara, son, Everett, and daughter, Eden.
