As told by Perry Gragg

Water polo is grueling because it is a mixture of soccer, basketball and wrestling in 10 feet of water. Players can't touch the bottom of the pool, so anything they do in the water, all the height they get and all the speed they have, only comes from them pushing against water.

Practice is fun because we are our own coaches, so it can be very serious or not so serious. We are just out there to have fun. We are all friends, so we push each other in the water, but we all care about everyone on the team. It is fun to laugh and talk about the weekends during practice.

Most fans don't realize 99 percent of the game is played under water. People who have never played or don't frequently watch water polo don’t really know how much of the game is actually played where the referees and others outside the water can't see it. People always ask me questions about the rules, and the answer is usually, "Well, technically you can't punch, kick or scratch people, but it happens all the time."

The funniest player on the team is all of us. We are all very goofy in our own ways. We have people on the team who have bodies like a baby, and then we have a Speedo model on the team as well. The funniest stories always come from the different things that happen on the tournaments.

Our season will be a success if we win a tournament. We went to the Tulane Mardi Gras tournament a couple of weeks ago and placed fifth. This weekend we will be going to Auburn for the Chris Young Memorial Tournament and will be looking to win the whole thing. The team has been training very hard for the past few weeks, and I expect a very good showing for us.