Todd Clapper - Episode 020

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A look into the people of Water Polo, who they are, what they have done, and what they have learned along the way. This is a series highlighting some of water polo’s best minds and athletes over the past 50 years. Featuring CWPA Hall of Fame member, George Gross Jr., providing listeners with a conversation about what helped good players, coaches, and administrators reach the top of the game. New Episodes release on the first and third Tuesday of every month. Be sure to subscribe to get the latest episodes!

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Todd Clapper - Episode 020

PoloCAST

1 hour 15 minutes 22 seconds

4 years ago

Todd Clapper - Episode 020

Hired as the head coach of the Arizona State University - Sun Devils women’s water polo team in 2005 after serving a single season as an assistant coach, Todd Clapper has led the Sun Devils to perennial placements in the national Top-10 rankings and three NCAA Championship appearances.

Clapper came to the Valley of the Sun with a wealth of coaching experience. Following his graduation from Slippery Rock University in 1997, he stayed on with his alma mater and served as an assistant coach for the women’s team for one season before taking on assistant coaching duties at Villanova University.

After a one-year head coaching stint at Wissahickon High School in Ambler, Pa., Clapper took over at Brown University where he mentored a pair of teams as the head coach for both the men’s and women’s water polo squads from 1998-2004. For his efforts at Brown he earned several Coach of the Year awards, including New England (2000), Eastern Championship (2001 and 2003), Northern Division (2002) and Northeastern (2004).

A four-year letter winner for Slippery Rock University, helping the team attain a Top-15 national ranking. As the starting goalie, he captained the team as a senior in 1996, the same year he was also selected second-team all-conference. A walk-on that became the starter in goal by the end of his sophomore season, he graduated Cum Laude with a BS in Exercise Science (aquatic emphasis) and also attained a minor in Adapted Physical Activity and Rehabilitation.

Since coming to Tempe, Clapper has also been busy working with international teams. He served as the 2005 U.S. Junior National Team assistant coach before being selected as the 2006 U.S. Youth National coach. That year, he led the youth team into the Pan-Am Championships in Montreal, Canada where the team, playing up an age level, brought home gold. For his efforts he was named the 2006 USOC National Water Polo Coach of the Year. In 2008 and 2009 Clapper was the head coach of the New Zealand Women’s National Team.

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