Felix Mercado's guest appearances

Felix Mercado

Water Polo Dojo w/ Dave Williamson

Off the Deck

#BetterFaster

The Tony Azevedo Podcast

Merrill Moses

Ted Minnis

Levon Dermendjian

John Abdou

Adam Krikorian

Jack Bowen

Jon Barnes

Jeff Wilson

Ian Penman

James Graham

Brett Owens

Jeffrey Wilson

David Cunningham

Neil Steinberg

Tyler Foster

OwlTail

Inspired by the events &amp; subsequent conversations in our country this past week, Tony and Dave are joined by Ted Minnis of Harvard Water Polo, Felix Mercado of Brown Water Polo, and John Abdou of USWP to discuss racial inequalities in the world, and how our sport fits into the discussion.    This podcast is brought to you by 6-8 Sports, a youth athlete performance analytics company that brings technology, transparency and data to youth sports. 6-8 was founded by 5x Olympian, Silver Medalist Tony Azevedo and 2x Gold Medalist Maggie Steffens.  Download the App now for free.      Follow Tony on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tonyazevedo8   Follow Dave on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davewcomedy

Inspired by the events &amp; subsequent conversations in our country this past week, Tony and Dave are joined by Ted Minnis of Harvard Water Polo, Felix Mercado of Brown Water Polo, and John Abdou of USWP to discuss racial inequalities in the world, and how our sport fits into the discussion.    This podcast is brought to you by 6-8 Sports, a youth athlete performance analytics company that brings technology, transparency and data to youth sports. 6-8 was founded by 5x Olympian, Silver Medalist Tony Azevedo and 2x Gold Medalist Maggie Steffens.  Download the App now for free.      Follow Tony on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tonyazevedo8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/tonyazevedo8</a>   Follow Dave on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/davewcomedy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/davewcomedy</a>

EP 12 - John Abdou, Felix Mercado, & Ted Minnis

Todd Beckerman

Lucie Schmidhauser

Season 3 of the Performance Physical Therapy #BetterFaster Podcast kicks off with three great guests! Dr. Michelle Collie is joined by three head coaches from Brown University. Todd Beckerman, men's wrestling, Lucie Schmidhauser, women's tennis, and Felix Mercado, men's and women's water polo. They discuss how they are coaching from a distance and how the athletes are dealing with training and distance learning at this time.

Season 3 of the Performance Physical Therapy <a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23BetterFaster" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#BetterFaster</a> Podcast kicks off with three great guests! Dr. Michelle Collie is joined by three head coaches from Brown University. Todd Beckerman, men's wrestling, Lucie Schmidhauser, women's tennis, and Felix Mercado, men's and women's water polo. They discuss how they are coaching from a distance and how the athletes are dealing with training and distance learning at this time.

Todd Beckerman, Lucie Schmidhauser, and Felix Mercado - Brown University Athletics

You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal. Thank you to everyone that has take the time to leave a review, send me an email or send me a tweet. It has truly meant the world to me! Remember you can reach me on twitter @stevecarrera and on instagram @stevecarrera and you can email me stevegcarrera@gmail.com ************************************************************************************************************************ Twitter: @FelixMM021 Felix Mercado enters his 12th season as the head coach of Brown University’s men’s and women’s water polo teams in 2018-19 having coached 23 all-conference performers and 10 All-Americans on the men’s side alone during his time with the Bears.Mercado led the Brown men’s team to its first appearance in the NCAA Championship since 1990 in 2014 after the team claimed its first CWPA title since 1985. He guided the team to a 27-7 overall mark and its first Northern Division title since 2009. In 2014, he gained both CWPA Northern Division Coach of the Year honors and Dick Russell Coach of the CWPA Tournament accolades while mentoring a pair of All-Americans in Henry Fox ’15 and Will Klein ’16.In 2016, Mercado guided the Bears to their third straight regular season title, claiming the inaugural NWPC regular season championship. Mercado won NWPC Coach of the Year accolades and coached NWPC Player of the Year Luke Weiser ’17 and a pair of ACWPC All-Americans in Yahel Murvitz-Lahav ’17 and Jake Wyatt ’17.The 2015 edition of Mercado’s men’s team won a second consecutive CWPA Northern Division title and notched an undefeated 12-0 mark in CWPA Northern Division play during the regular season. Klein earned CWPA Northern Division Player of the Year accolades while he and Matty Gallas ’16 garnered All-American status.During the 2017 season, Mercado guided the Bears to their eighth straight 20-win season with a 21-12 overall record. He coached a trio of All-NWPC performers in Tommy Bush ’18, Rico Burke ’18, and Tyler Kirchberg ’18 as well as an ACWPC All-America selection in Kirchberg. In the spring, Mercado organized special exhibition matches with the Puerto Rico National Teams, providing the teams with training opportunities as the island continued to recover from Hurricane Maria.In 2018, Mercado mentored four All-NWPC performers in Travis Bouscaren ’19, Armen Deirmenjian ’20, Hudson Rawlings ’20, and Riad Hallal ’21. The Bears concluded the year with an 18-14 record, marking their ninth straight season with 18 or more wins.In 2013, Mercado led the men's water polo team to its fourth straight 20-plus win season that culminated in a 15-9 victory over Harvard to earn fifth place at the Collegiate Water Polo Association Eastern Championships. Mercado mentored two CWPA Northern Division First Team picks in James McNamara ’14 and Fox.Mercado’s men’s side posted a 29-4 mark in 2012 with Svetozar Stefanovic ’13 earning All-America honors for the fourth straight season in addition to his fourth consecutive Northern Division Player of the Year award. Under Mercado, the Bears went 20-12 in 2010 and 21-11 in 2011.Mercado enjoyed a banner year in 2009 as the men's water polo team won a Northern Division title and the women's team claimed an Eastern College Association Conference (ECAC) championship. Mercado took home CWPA Northern Division Coach of the Year for the third consecutive year at Brown, earning the honor on the women’s side in 2008 and 2009 and on the men’s side in 2007.Mercado was hired in the summer of 2007 as Brown's men's and women's water polo coach. He spent the two seasons prior to coming to Brown at the helm of the MIT men's varsity and women's club teams after one year as an assistant.In 2006, he was named CWPA Division III and CWPA Northern Division Coach of the Year after leading MIT's men's team to a second-place finish at the Division III Eastern Championship and the team's third-ever appearance at the Division I Eastern Championship. He posted a 26-34 record in Cambridge, as the Engineers attempted to integrate 12 freshmen into the program in 2006 after a 15-14 record in 2005.In two years as the coach of the MIT club women's team, Mercado's squads posted a 30-3 record, making back-to-back appearances at the Club National Championships. He was named the North Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year in 2007. Mercado also served as an assistant coach at Hartwick College in the spring, as the Hawks finished fifth at the NCAA Championship.Before arriving in Cambridge, Mercado spent 11 years coaching at Ransom Everglades School in Miami, Fla. During his tenure with Ransom, Mercado helped guide his squad to three Florida State Championships in the boys division and coached the girls program to six straight Final Four finishes.In December 2013, Mercado was elected President of the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches, as announced by ACWPC Executive Director Larry Sanders.Mercado was also the head coach and founder of the Raider Water Polo Club Foundation, and led the program to six Southeast Zone Championships. He has also offered his coaching expertise at numerous national team development camps for USA Water Polo.Mercado earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration Management from American Intercontinental University in 2006. He also has an Associate of Arts degree in Secondary Education from Miami Dade College.The Mercado FileAwards &amp; AccoladesNCAA Men’s Appearances: 2014CWPA Men’s Championships: 2014CWPA Northern Division Men’s Championships: 2009, 2014, 2015NWPC Men’s Coach of the Year: 2016CWPA Northern Division Men’s Coach of the Year: 2006, 2007, 2014CWPA Northern Division Women’s Coach of the Year: 2008, 2009CWPA Southern Division Women’s Coach of the Year: 2012, 2014Dick Russell Coach of the CWPA Men’s Tournament: 2014

<a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=NSL6Y4U8KLMZ4&amp;source=url" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">You can help support this podcast by making a donation via PayPal.</a> Thank you to everyone that has take the time to leave a review, send me an email or send me a tweet. It has truly meant the world to me! Remember you can reach me on twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/stevecarrera" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@stevecarrera</a> and on instagram <a href="http://www.instagram.com/stevecarrera" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@stevecarrera</a> and you can email me stevegcarrera@gmail.com ************************************************************************************************************************ Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/FelixMM021" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@FelixMM021</a> Felix Mercado enters his 12th season as the head coach of Brown University’s men’s and women’s water polo teams in 2018-19 having coached 23 all-conference performers and 10 All-Americans on the men’s side alone during his time with the Bears. Mercado led the Brown men’s team to its first appearance in the NCAA Championship since 1990 in 2014 after the team claimed its first CWPA title since 1985. He guided the team to a 27-7 overall mark and its first Northern Division title since 2009. In 2014, he gained both CWPA Northern Division Coach of the Year honors and Dick Russell Coach of the CWPA Tournament accolades while mentoring a pair of All-Americans in Henry Fox ’15 and Will Klein ’16. In 2016, Mercado guided the Bears to their third straight regular season title, claiming the inaugural NWPC regular season championship. Mercado won NWPC Coach of the Year accolades and coached NWPC Player of the Year Luke Weiser ’17 and a pair of ACWPC All-Americans in Yahel Murvitz-Lahav ’17 and Jake Wyatt ’17. The 2015 edition of Mercado’s men’s team won a second consecutive CWPA Northern Division title and notched an undefeated 12-0 mark in CWPA Northern Division play during the regular season. Klein earned CWPA Northern Division Player of the Year accolades while he and Matty Gallas ’16 garnered All-American status. During the 2017 season, Mercado guided the Bears to their eighth straight 20-win season with a 21-12 overall record. He coached a trio of All-NWPC performers in Tommy Bush ’18, Rico Burke ’18, and Tyler Kirchberg ’18 as well as an ACWPC All-America selection in Kirchberg. In the spring, Mercado organized special exhibition matches with the Puerto Rico National Teams, providing the teams with training opportunities as the island continued to recover from Hurricane Maria. In 2018, Mercado mentored four All-NWPC performers in Travis Bouscaren ’19, Armen Deirmenjian ’20, Hudson Rawlings ’20, and Riad Hallal ’21. The Bears concluded the year with an 18-14 record, marking their ninth straight season with 18 or more wins. In 2013, Mercado led the men's water polo team to its fourth straight 20-plus win season that culminated in a 15-9 victory over Harvard to earn fifth place at the Collegiate Water Polo Association Eastern Championships. Mercado mentored two CWPA Northern Division First Team picks in James McNamara ’14 and Fox. Mercado’s men’s side posted a 29-4 mark in 2012 with Svetozar Stefanovic ’13 earning All-America honors for the fourth straight season in addition to his fourth consecutive Northern Division Player of the Year award. Under Mercado, the Bears went 20-12 in 2010 and 21-11 in 2011. Mercado enjoyed a banner year in 2009 as the men's water polo team won a Northern Division title and the women's team claimed an Eastern College Association Conference (ECAC) championship. Mercado took home CWPA Northern Division Coach of the Year for the third consecutive year at Brown, earning the honor on the women’s side in 2008 and 2009 and on the men’s side in 2007. Mercado was hired in the summer of 2007 as Brown's men's and women's water polo coach. He spent the two seasons prior to coming to Brown at the helm of the MIT men's varsity and women's club teams after one year as an assistant. In 2006, he was named CWPA Division III and CWPA Northern Division Coach of the Year after leading MIT's men's team to a second-place finish at the Division III Eastern Championship and the team's third-ever appearance at the Division I Eastern Championship. He posted a 26-34 record in Cambridge, as the Engineers attempted to integrate 12 freshmen into the program in 2006 after a 15-14 record in 2005. In two years as the coach of the MIT club women's team, Mercado's squads posted a 30-3 record, making back-to-back appearances at the Club National Championships. He was named the North Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year in 2007. Mercado also served as an assistant coach at Hartwick College in the spring, as the Hawks finished fifth at the NCAA Championship. Before arriving in Cambridge, Mercado spent 11 years coaching at Ransom Everglades School in Miami, Fla. During his tenure with Ransom, Mercado helped guide his squad to three Florida State Championships in the boys division and coached the girls program to six straight Final Four finishes. In December 2013, Mercado was elected President of the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches, as announced by ACWPC Executive Director Larry Sanders. Mercado was also the head coach and founder of the Raider Water Polo Club Foundation, and led the program to six Southeast Zone Championships. He has also offered his coaching expertise at numerous national team development camps for USA Water Polo. Mercado earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration Management from American Intercontinental University in 2006. He also has an Associate of Arts degree in Secondary Education from Miami Dade College. The Mercado File Awards &amp; Accolades NCAA Men’s Appearances: 2014 CWPA Men’s Championships: 2014 CWPA Northern Division Men’s Championships: 2009, 2014, 2015 NWPC Men’s Coach of the Year: 2016 CWPA Northern Division Men’s Coach of the Year: 2006, 2007, 2014 CWPA Northern Division Women’s Coach of the Year: 2008, 2009 CWPA Southern Division Women’s Coach of the Year: 2012, 2014 Dick Russell Coach of the CWPA Men’s Tournament: 2014

Episode 11 - Interview with Felix Mercado Head Men's and Women's Coach at Brown 