email: [email protected]
Erik Makinen – Head Coach and Club Manager
Erik has been playing water polo with Vipers for 10 years – he also coaches and referees. He started as a volunteer coach and has coached players in the Splashball/8U and 10U programs. He completed the Vipers’ Junior Coach Development Program and the NCCP Community Sport certification. He also oversees the Junior Coaches.
Edward Hoptioncann – Coach (18U)
Edward has played water polo since age 9. He trained competitively with the Spartans (LMWPL Advanced Program) travelling to compete in the National Competitive League (NCL). He is the founder of Team Vancouver for the High School Water Polo Tournament; the team won Gold in both 2017 and 2018. In addition, he is a competitively trained swimmer gaining BCSSA Provincial medals in both individual and relay events.
Andrew Cho – Coach (16U team)
Jack Baron – Coach (12U team)
James MacKinnon – Coach (Splash/8U & 10U teams)
JUNIOR COACHES:
Our volunteer Junior Coaches are drawn from the 16U and 18U teams and are mentored by more experienced coaches with an eye to further developing their skills and knowledge. Their focus is on providing assistance to the coaches for the 8U/Splashball program, 10U and 12U teams. Part of their training is completing the Vipers’ Junior Coach Development Program.
Top row (left to right): Alan Hack, Viktor Makinen, Nuli Newington, Liam Rankin
Second row (left to right): Lara Popa, Jude Shier, Bryan Wu, Brooke Nichol
