Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Art Lambert, a former coach at Stanford University and the University of Notre Dame. As a two time Olympic coach and Pan American games coach, it is my intention to use this web site to help parents, athletes, and coaches negotiate the vagaries of the athletic world. We will share information on such things as summer camps, in this case Volleyball, coaching techniques, recruiting of athletes, parent conduct and their role in youth sports, proper methods for athletes to apply for and the methods to be used to obtain an athletic scholarship. And, we will comment from time to time on the entire sports world. We welcome your comments and will attempt to answer them.

Testimonials

My club coach at De Anza Water Polo Club and Stanford Water Polo Club, Art Lambert. My first year under the leadership of Art was in 1972 and to this day I still do not understand why he allowed me to join his team. At that time he had the top two goalkeepers in the country and the previous year his team won the National Championship. Art put the finishing touches to me. I was able to play at the level I played, for as long as I did, because of him. In my clinics, I bring many of his ideas. From Art, I learned how to turn a 10 foot cage into a 9 foot cage and I gained a much greater understanding of angles (I teach this knowledge in my clinic). I am a many times over AAU All-American, a 9 year starter on the USA Water Polo National Team, Olympic Water Polo team member and for two years the Top Goalkeeper in the World, because of Art. Coach Lambert. THANKS! Steve Hamann

Stanford's path to the first of its 10 NCAA titles did not get off to a successful start, dropping its opener to visiting UC Irvine, 8-7, and the NorCal Open title game to Pac-8 rival California, 4-3, to start the year with a 4-2 record. But that slow start was quickly put in the rear-view mirror as Stanford, behind the play of All-Americans Doug Burke, Chris Dorst, Rick Johannsen and Drew McDonald, reeled off 16 consecutive victories to end the season and capture the title. The Cardinal cruised to a 6-0 conference record and the Pac-8 title before entering the NCAA tournament in Long Beach, Calif. There, Stanford showed its resolve as the Cardinal, behind the play of NCAA Championship MVP Dorst in the cage, claimed three straight one-goal victories to claim the crown, including a 13-12 victory over UCLA in the final, to complete a 20-2 season.