Chuck Hines enjoyed a 40-year career with the YMCA, during which he was a strong advocate of the Olympic sport of water polo. He was a three-time All-America player, and he coached teams at three YMCAs that won national championships. His teams all started out at the beginning level, in small pools and with insufficient equipment, and fought their way to the top. This book is the story of those teams and their rags to riches achievements.

The Way Of Dalmatian - A Water Polo Handbook This handbook is a compilation of work and lessons gathered during my time as a water polo player and as a coach. My water polo experience is heavily influenced by the coaches and players from the Croatian the coastal region of Dalmatia. Because of the proximity and the location we have to include an area of the Adriatic coast just south from the Dalmatian region which includes Dubrovnik and Kotor. Dalmatian water polo is one of the most important segments of not only European water polo but also World's water polo.

The leading character, Sandy Scott, a strong swimmer, leaves his home in the mountains of Western North Carolina and enters college in California to learn the sport of water polo. Six years later, he returns home and revives a defunct water polo program at his local YMCA, working with young eleven- and twelve-year-olds. The book follows his trials and tribulations as he takes his team of boys and girls to tournaments in Pennsylvania and Colorado. There is a family element in the story as well as a secondary love interest. Although fictional, the novel is based on some of the author's actual experiences.

A complete book about understanding the sport of water polo for players, parents and fans of the game.