Water Polo Persuasive Essay

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The water polo sport industry is rather a very lackluster business. Although USA water polo has recently received to some public attention from its silver medal in Beijing, it has remained a forgotten sport. This is perhaps due to the lack of professional teams in the US and/or lack of a strong youth national development programs. Although water polo may be the most intensive and exhausting sports ever conceived, the water polo family always manages to hang on in some shape or form. As a water polo player myself, I see that my pathways to professional success is very limited as there is very narrow road. Many professional water polo players in the US hold second jobs and relegate to a coaching position to fuel their passions. However, the excess of water polo coaches concentrated in the senior high level creates an extreme bottleneck as most water polo seniors graduate without a future scholarship or career in line. The bottleneck traps many professional water polo players in a dire financial situation while leaving behind amateur players. …show more content…

The financial incentive can come in reduced tuition for their children, overall higher paychecks, and management support. There is a lot of resources that high schools put into their existing water polo teams, however, it all goes to waste. By implementing a financial incentive for coaches to coach in college, high schools are left with a higher return on investment. The turnover after high school water polo can actually be balanced. Slowly, colleges will benefit from the expected increase in tuition payments they receive from the high interest polo players and commercial profits from their future fan base. With just the right financial incentives, colleges can tip over the imbalanced scale and potentially increase the interest in the sport of water polo in the US

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