# 2025-2026 14u Boys Club Season **URL:** \ **Category:** Club - Boys\ **Created:** [September 12, 2025, 6:44pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2025-2026-14u-boys-club-season/1774 "2025-09-12T18:44:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Brlslap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@Brlslap](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Brlslap)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 12:09am UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2025-2026-14u-boys-club-season/1774/154 "2026-01-31T00:09:38Z")
Kap7 is their top team ---
**Author:** ![PoloFan74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@PoloFan74](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/PoloFan74)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 5:13am UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2025-2026-14u-boys-club-season/1774/155 "2026-02-02T05:13:32Z")
Kap7 14u platinum final placings: 1. La Jolla 2. Mission 3. Patriot 4. Vanguard 5. Palos Verdes 6. Channel Islands 7th-12th place were played as round robins in 2 groups of 3 so exact placing isn’t possible but it’s worth noting that NorCal was knocked out of the top 6 on a shootout loss to Palos Verdes and then went on to win their two Sunday games. ---
**Author:** ![Michael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Michael](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Michael)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2025-2026-14u-boys-club-season/1774/156 "2026-02-02T14:32:23Z")
There were some very competitive 14u games. Teams seem to be sharpening up. Here’s my top 5 from the weekend, in order (Newport would make the list but didn’t play) : - La Jolla - Mission - CIU - Patriot (Patriot did beat CIU in SO) - Palos Verdes Looking forward to seeing Marcos’ list! ---
**Author:** ![JMSSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4491bb/32.png) [@JMSSD](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/JMSSD)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 2:32am UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2025-2026-14u-boys-club-season/1774/157 "2026-02-03T02:32:40Z")
Newport, Mission, La Jolla, and CIU will face off in 3 weeks in Futures League now that the new 14u format has the 4 undefeated teams playing each other in week 2. According to the spreadsheet, Newport should play CIU and Mission should play La Jolla. Winner will play winner and loser will play loser for their second games on the day. ---
**Author:** ![Michael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Michael](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Michael)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 6:53am UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2025-2026-14u-boys-club-season/1774/159 "2026-02-23T06:53:51Z")
Caught several 14u games at Futures Division 1. The top teams are separating themselves. The top two teams: La Jolla and Newport. 3-5: mission, CIU, premier. The third tier is wide open: vanguard, 908, shores. These results align with how these teams have been in other tournaments this winter. ---
**Author:** ![Michael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Michael](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Michael)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2025-2026-14u-boys-club-season/1774/160 "2026-02-25T16:57:18Z")
@Marco will you be doing an updated ranking for any age groups? Especially curious about this group. ---
**Author:** ![Polonewb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c0e974/32.png) [@Polonewb](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Polonewb)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 7:54pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2025-2026-14u-boys-club-season/1774/162 "2026-02-25T19:54:22Z")
I very much look forward to your rankings (mostly because of the depth of your analysis and experience). ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/waterpoloexchange.com/marco/32/290_2.png) [@Marco](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2026, 5:12am UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2025-2026-14u-boys-club-season/1774/163 "2026-03-02T05:12:43Z")
**Top 20 14u Boys Water Polo Teams** week #28 – twenty weeks to JOs **#1** **La Jolla United** – Winning everything in 2026. I do not think they’ve lost a single game since last November. LJU is playing the best water polo in 14u right now. **#2 Newport** – Finished second at Patriot Games and their only loss at Futures has been to top ranked LJU. That includes shootout wins over Mission and Vanguard. **#3** **Mission** – Looked dominant to start the season, but since has looked mortal. First came a loss to SD Dons at Bob Nealy and a loss to LJU in week #1 of Futures. Crossover week has not been good to Mission, with a shootout loss to Newport and falling victim to LA Premier. **#4** **Greenwich** – Came in to Patriot Games and beat everyone. That was the weekend of California Zone ODP Evaluations, leading to many teams missing key players, but none of these teams were toothless and Greenwich came out on top of every contest. **#5** **LA Premier** – Beat #2 Mission and #7 Vanguard on day2 of Futures crossover. They had a very, very good day. They may be better than the #6 ranking and have absolutely proven how dangerous this team is to the top of the 14u field. **#6** **San Diego Shores** – The team consistently looks better every time I see them play. Their only loss this past weekend was to #1 ranked LJU by a single point. **#7** **Vanguard** – Had a no good very bad weekend at Futures crossover where their sole win was in a shootout versus Patriot. **#8** **Palos Verdes** – Beat CIU and NORCAL at Kap7 Intl. Went undefeated at Futures crossover, including an emphatic victory over North Irvine to win promotion to D1. **#9** **SD Dons** – Struggling with consistency. When they’re good they’re really good, but occasionally they drop games they should not. Their loss to North Irvine after beating North Irvine 12-5 the week before is a fresh example. **#10** **Channel Islands United** – CIU has been hard to pin down this season. They lost to PV at Kap7 International, but have looked great at times. I get the feeling their roster hasn’t been locked down. **#11 NORCAL** – The team is solid and is the top Northern California squad, but they no longer enjoy the reliable size advantage over their competition the 2024 12u team had. **#12** **Commerce** – Steadily improving if you use SD Shores as a measuring stick. Lost to SD Shores by 8 points on Jan 25, by 4 points on Jan 31, and by 1 point this past weekend. **#13** **908 WPC** – Did not have a great Futures crossover but did thump Patriot in their third game. **#14** **Patriot** – Three of their four games at Futures crossover went to a shootout including a win over #6 LA Premier. Patriot seems to be getting more competitive as the season progresses. **#15** **Lamorinda** – At NorCal Futures, they are the second-best team which is a marked improvement from where they started. It will be interesting to watch this team continue to improve over the next 20 weeks. **#16** **Pride** – Started crossover weekend strong with victories over Shore Aquatics and SOCAL, but Sunday wasn’t as kind. The bracket put them in consecutive games versus PV and SD Dons who are now D1 teams. **#17** **CDM** – Was winless at Futures this season until getting a 1-point victory over North Irvine on Saturday. **#18** **North Irvine** – Had a great run and appeared to be poised for promotion to D1 before running into the ascendant PV. **#19** **Diablo Alliance** – Finished 2nd to NORCAL at Frozen Cup, and 3rd at NorCal Futures crossover. **#20 Stanford** – Has losses in 2026 to NORCAL, CCU, Diablo, and Lamorinda, but a better finish at Kap7 International. Seems to play better in Southern California than they do in the Bay Area. ---
**Author:** ![Michael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Michael](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Michael)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 4:42am UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2025-2026-14u-boys-club-season/1774/164 "2026-04-14T04:42:34Z")
Does anyone have the Cal Cup 14u Boys results from this past weekend? ---
**Author:** ![JMSSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4491bb/32.png) [@JMSSD](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/JMSSD)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 6:11am UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2025-2026-14u-boys-club-season/1774/165 "2026-04-14T06:11:37Z")
> **[2026 CAL CUP STATE FINALS 14 BOYS](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LOqrHFg0Lkh1qpZm2VlXYflTB-H8mycYYCylAyGZz-Q/edit?usp=drivesdk)** > > This Sheet is private ---
**Author:** ![Marco](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/waterpoloexchange.com/marco/32/290_2.png) [@Marco](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Marco)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2025-2026-14u-boys-club-season/1774/166 "2026-04-14T13:07:56Z")
It was a fun weekend with weather that couldn’t make up its mind. Commerce looked great. I’m not sure what they’re putting in the pool at Commerce, but I think those kids look bigger every time I see them, and they’re all fast. Dons 13 are scrappers. They played even with Commerce for a quarter before the size and relentless counter-attacks of Commerce became too much. SOCAL played as a team. Their biggest scoring threat was at Academy and unavailable. The whole team seemed to rise up, and the threat was everywhere. I hope there is an opportunity for SOCAL and Dons 13 to play each other again, but with SOCAL not missing anyone. The absent SOCAL player is himself 13u. On laments, I was sad to see SD Shores Black drop out. They’ve played Commerce three times recently, with each time Commerce progressively coming closer to winning. This could have been the event where Commerce finally knocked them off. Lastly, Mike, it is Kingsburg. It isn’t Kingbury. They’re from Kingsburg, CA and they played great. I’m looking forward to CEN JO Quals to see if Kingsburg is the new king of CEN. They were that impressive. ---
**Author:** ![Michael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Michael](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Michael)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2025-2026-14u-boys-club-season/1774/167 "2026-04-14T14:13:20Z")
Good stuff, Marco! Does anyone know if the Patriot Invite schedule has come out? It should be a competitive tournament of many of the top 12/14u teams. ---
**Author:** ![Polonewb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c0e974/32.png) [@Polonewb](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Polonewb)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 11:57pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2025-2026-14u-boys-club-season/1774/168 "2026-04-14T23:57:10Z")
Should be a fun weekend of water polo. > **[SCHEDULE - 2026 Patriot SPRING Games](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ukKJEMWoIJrUzi-0rb59yGHrRwsl5e1l_PxGA_A6TW8/edit?usp=drivesdk)** > > This Sheet is private ---
**Author:** ![Michael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Michael](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Michael)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2025-2026-14u-boys-club-season/1774/169 "2026-04-16T15:10:12Z")
Any 14u predictions for Patriot Invite? Many top teams. Notably missing Newport. ---
**Author:** ![Polonewb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c0e974/32.png) [@Polonewb](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Polonewb)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2025-2026-14u-boys-club-season/1774/170 "2026-04-16T15:28:27Z")
I am unsure which Dons team is playing there, if it is the B team like 12U then i would think they are seeded on the high side. I would expect Mission to be strong as I believe their A team is going. Should be an excellent weekend of games. ---
**Author:** ![Lou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea666f/32.png) [@Lou](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Lou)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2025-2026-14u-boys-club-season/1774/171 "2026-04-16T15:39:16Z")
maybe a dumb question as I’m not in the know, but why schedule this tourney the same weekend as Kap 7? ---
**Author:** ![Michael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Michael](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Michael)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2025-2026-14u-boys-club-season/1774/172 "2026-04-16T16:12:50Z")
I’ve heard from a reliable source that all teams at Patriot will be A teams. ---
**Author:** ![NavigatingWP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecccb3/32.png) [@NavigatingWP](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/NavigatingWP)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2025-2026-14u-boys-club-season/1774/173 "2026-04-16T16:17:21Z")
It seems the Kap7 tournaments have dipped a bit in terms of quality games, so if you are an A team at a solid club, on Saturday you play in two blowouts, and then on Sunday you get one shot at a team on your level, and they are expensive. ---
**Author:** ![Lou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea666f/32.png) [@Lou](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/Lou)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2025-2026-14u-boys-club-season/1774/174 "2026-04-16T16:31:13Z")
Makes sense…thanks. Yeah it seems like the number of teams in platinum is down quite a bit in those tournaments this year ---
**Author:** ![PoloEnthusiast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@PoloEnthusiast](https://waterpoloexchange.com/u/PoloEnthusiast)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2025-2026-14u-boys-club-season/1774/175 "2026-04-16T16:35:24Z")
And because of the cost some clubs have decided to do way less tournaments. They only target a couple throughout the season. I only know a handful of coaches who are adamant about trying to play in as many games as possible. Personally I’m of the belief that you don’t need your ‘starting lineup’ at every tournament. Let players fill different roles and different tactics. Play as much as you can, without pressure to win, then add a couple tournaments where your sole focus is to win. That way players get in-game development AND learn how to win. [Previous page](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2025-2026-14u-boys-club-season/1774.md?page=7) [Next page](https://waterpoloexchange.com/t/2025-2026-14u-boys-club-season/1774.md?page=9)