Sparky Water Polo Camp: Camp Staff
Camp Staff
Todd Clapper ASU Women's Head Coach
The 2007 season will mark the second under the leadership of Todd Clapper, who was hired to direct the Arizona State water polo program following a 2005 season in which he served as an assistant coach with the Sun Devils. No stranger to the side lines of the collegiate coaching ranks, Clapper will begin his seventh season as a women's head coach and the 12th season of collegiate coaching after leading the Brown University women's and men's teams in six and five seasons, respectively. Clapper has been a successful coach on many levels, most recently earning the Head Coach Position with the USA Women's Youth National Team. Clapper was also an assistant coach with the USA Women's Junior National Team in 2005. Along with his collegiate coaching stints which include assistant positions with Villanova and Slippery Rock, Clapper also has served as the head coach of high school, age group and masters level teams.
For his efforts at Brown, he earned several coach of the year awards, including New England (2000), Eastern Championship (2001 and 2003), Northern Division (2002) and Northeastern (2004). He closed out his tenure with the Bears' women's program with a record of 105-73 while seeing his team post 18 or more wins in each of his last four season, including 22 victories in 2001 and 20 in 2002. His teams also fared well in the championship seasons as his team won the Eastern title in 2001 and the Northeastern division in 2004. The Bears also took runner-up honors at the ECAC Championships three times, the Northern Championships twice and the Eastern Championships once.
His first year as Head Coach at Arizona State University, Clapper took the team from a ranking of 18th in the nation to 6th, a huge accomplishment in such a short amount of time.
As a player, Clapper was a four-year letter winner for The Rock, helping the team attain a Top 15 national ranking. As the starting goalie, he captained the team as a senior in 1996, the same year he also was selected second-team all-conference. A walk-on that became the starter in goal by the end of his sophomore season, he graduated Cum Laude with a BS in Exercise Science (aquatic emphasis) and also attained a minor in Adapted Physical Activity and Rehabilitation.
COACHING JOBS
Arizona State University - Head Coach (2005-present)
Arizona State Univeristy - Assistant Coach (2004-2005)
Las Vegas - Age Group & Masters (2004)
Brown University - Head Coach for men & women (1999-2004)
Wissahickon HS - Girl's Head Coach (1998)
Villanova University - Women's Assistant Coach (1998)
Slippery Rock University - Women's Assistant Coach (1997)
YEAR-BY-YEAR
2004 at Brown ... 19-8 (Fourth)
2003 at Brown ... 18-9 (Second)
2002 at Brown ... 20-14 (Sixth)
2001 at Brown ... 22-12 (First)
2000 at Brown ... 12-14 (Fifth)
1999 at Brown ... 14-16 (Seventh)
6 YEAR TOTAL = 105-73
* Conference records at Brown were not available; team had to win Eastern Championships to advance to NCAA Final Four (Eastern finish is listed above)
AS A STUDENT-ATHLETE
Slippery Rock University (1993-97)
COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS
2000 New England Division
2001 Eastern Championships
2002 Nothern Division
2003 Eastern Championships
2004 Northeastern Division