Richard "Doc" Hunkler, Ph.D, one of the pioneers of Women's and Eastern Water Polo shares his wisdom and experience in regular articles, editorials and coaching tips for players, coaches, and spectators.

Commentary Articles

02/15/08	Déjà Vu or Trail of Tears Revisited
01/15/08	Resolutions I Wish Others in Water Polo Would Make!
12/15/07	Is Parity for Men's Collegiate Teams a Pipe Dream?
11/15/07	Travels with Doc - Ad Infinitum + 2
09/15/07	Rome Wasn't Built in a Day & Something Is NOT Just Rotten in Denmark
08/15/07	Travels with Doc - Ad Infinitum + 1
07/15/07	We Need More Women Athetic Directors
05/15/07	Water Polo Travels with Doc - Ad Infinitum
05/15/07	Coaches as Unhappy Campers Slide Show with Joan Gould
12/01/06	Are Sports Training Players to Be WorldCom or Enron Executives?
11/01/06	Why More Water Polo Travels wit Doc?
09/15/06	That Is What Water Polo Is All About!
09/01/06	In the CWPA Is the Tail Wagging the Dog?
09/01/06	Interview of Board of Directors Chairman, Michael Graff with Joan Gould
08/01/06	Still More Water Polo Travels With Doc
05/01/06	Their Time Has Come!
03/01/06	Questions for the US Women's National Coach with J Gould & R Thompson
02/14/06	Wait Until It Happens To You!
01/01/06	New Bylaws Say Bye-Bye to the USWP as We Know It!
01/01/06	Questions for New US Men's National Coach with Joan Gould
12/15/05	Rally Around the Flag
10/01/05	More Water Polo Travels With Doc
09/01/05	Well Excuse Me!
04/15/05	Doc's Pull No Punches Interview of Rich Foster, USWP President!
04/01/05	Water Polo Travels with Doc?
03/15/05	Seven Deadly Sins Leaders of Sport Federations Should Avoid!
02/25/05	Open Letter To CWPA Board
02/14/05	The USWP Provides Us With Yet Another Object Lesson?
12/08/04	What Does Doc Want in His Santa Claus Water Polo Stocking?
12/01/04	Has US Mens Water Polo Dropped the Ball?

Polo Articles

05/01/08	Recollections on My Last Games in My Last Tournament from the Stands
03/15/08	Running the Score May Be Running Teams Out of Water Polo
10/01/06	The All Token Team - I Mean the All Tournament Team
06/01/06	Recruiter or Recruitee?
04/01/06	Water Polo Is the Chess of Sport
01/01/06	Water Polo Glossary with Robert Gaughran
12/01/05	Coaching Special Situations with Robert Gaughran
10/15/05	Advantage Rules!
09/15/05	Git-R-Done!
08/01/05	Two Meter Players Don't Get Mad They Get Even!
07/01/05	Steely-eyed, Shifty, 6 on 5 Defense!
06/15/05	The Missing Three-Quarters
06/01/05	Play Together, Stay Together, and Succeed Together!
05/15/05	Take Your Pick
05/01/05	When Choosing a Water Polo Coach You Should Be Gender Blind!
04/01/05	Inside Inside Water!
03/01/05	The Mathematics Of 6 On 5 Offenses.
02/08/05	What's In Your Head?
02/01/05	To Drop, or Not To Drop: That Is The Question
01/07/05	Pointers for Practicing in a Physically Challenged Pool
01/01/05	Person to Person Defense Is Not Always Person to Person!
10/29/04	Where Have all the Individual Skills Gone?
08/29/04	Goals for Goalies
07/29/04	Be Hip on Defending the Driver
05/31/04	The Three "W"'s of Offensive Driving
04/30/04	Mastering Some Mental Aspects of Water Polo

Rule Articles

10/15/07	The Current Advantage Rule or Calculus Are NOT for the Masses
06/15/07	NCAA Rules Rule - NOT!
02/15/07	Does FINA's TWPC Need Some Happy Feet?
01/01/07	Are the New FINA Rules a Success?
11/15/05	Referees Go Play God in Some Other Sport!
11/01/05	The Interpreters
08/14/05	New Rules Won't Work Unless Referees Are Allowed To Work!
11/15/04	Oh, What a Beautiful Refeered Game - Oh, What a Beautiful Game!
09/29/04	What's Up Doc - What Changes to the Game Would You Make?
09/01/04	Viewing FINA Rules Through the Olympic Looking Glass
06/30/04	Have FINA Rules Hurt College Water Polo?

Stuff for MB

12/01/05	A Dozen Reasons Why You Should Register for the Messag Board
11/01/05	Water Polo Planet Message Board Manners