ORCA Water Polo Coaching Staff

 

Head Coach: Brent Danna

Coaching Experience:

Head Coach Girls Water Polo and Swimming @ Villa Park High School 2007-present. Assistant Coach @ El Toro 2005, Assistant Coach @ Mission Viejo 2006, Assistant Coach @ Laguna Hills 2007. SET Water Polo Club High School Boys Head Coach 2002-2006.

 

Achievements:

As a coach:

2008 Century League Champions; Girl’s Water Polo & Girls Swimming

2008 Division II Semi-Finalist; Girl’s Water Polo

2008 Masters Championships Tournament Participant

2006 South Coast League Champions; Men’s Water Polo F/S

2005 12&U San Diego County Cup Champions 

 

As a player:

El Toro High School(1999-2003)

2000: South Coast League Champions, Second Team All-South Coast League, CIF Division I All Tournament Team Honorable mention, Best defensive Player El Toro HS Varsity, Division I Semi-Finalist

 

2001: South Coast League Champions, 1^st Team All-South Coast League, CIF Division I Second Team, Best Offensive Player El Toro High School Varsity, All-American Honorable Mention, All Southern Section Water Polo Team, Division I semi-finalist.

 

2002: South Coast League Champions, South Coast League MVP, CIF Division I 1^st Team, All Southern Section 1^st Team, All-American, Orange County Register 1^st Team, L.A. Times 1^st Team, El Toro High School MVP, Record for most goals in a single game (11), California leading goal scorer 2002 (146), 2nd all time on El Toro High Schools scoring list (256), Division I semi-finalist.

 

Golden West College(2003-2005)

2003: All Orange Empire Conference, All Southern California, All American, Leading Goal Scorer.

2004: All Orange Empire Conference, All Southern California, All American, Leading Goal Scorer.

 

Education:

El Toro High School, 2003

A.A. w/ honors Golden West College 2005

B.A. History w/honors CSU Fullerton, 2007

Teaching Credential 2008-present

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Asst. Coach: Paden Mitchell

Paden is a former ORCA water polo and swim team member where he was on both teams from 2002 to 2004.  During his tenure with ORCA he went to the Junior Olympics for water polo in 2003 and 2004.  Paden also played varsity water polo and was on the varsity swim team at Villa Park High School for 2 years, graduating in 2006.

 

Currently Paden attends school and plays water polo for Santa Ana College, where he was named 2nd team All Conference.  He is also the Villa Park High School Frosh/Soph girls coach, where he coached them to a Century League Championship in 2008.