Coaches

Tim Kates - Tim is the executive of the club, and is the head coach of the 18 and under team. He is currently the
head water polo coach of Junipero Serra HS. He majored in sociology, and played water polo at UC Berkeley. He
continued playing water polo for the Olympic Club in San Francisco where he won a National Championship and
was named MVP. He has won CCS both as a player and a coach, and continues playing masters water polo. He
has been coaching water polo since he graduated from UCB in 2004.

Steven Olujic - Steven Olujic graduated from Serra High School in 2013, where he was an All-American and set school records for career and single season saves. After high school he graduated from UC Berkeley and currently works at Serra as Retreat Coordinator. Steven has several years of coaching experience with Serra's JV and Frosh/Soph teams.

Matthew Olujic - Matthew is the assistant coach at Junipero Serra High School, where he played water polo from 2012 until his graduation in 2016. Along with playing at alma mater, he trained with Golden State Water Polo in San Mateo and VK Jadran Split youth teams in Croatia. Matthew is a local from San Mateo. In his free time, he enjoys watching soccer, weightlifting, and spending time with family and friends.

James Mirt - James will primarily work as an assistant coach for the 18's team. James played for Golden State (A former Serra club team) for a number of years. At Serra, he played water polo and swam all four years. He won the defensive blanket award his senior year at Serra. He went to Austin College and played for four years for Mark Lawrence.

James Giulianotti - Started playing water polo at the age of eight in southern California. He was a High School
All-America and helped his High School team win their first CIF title his senior year. James continued playing
water polo at UC Davis where he helped the Aggies place third at the NCAA tournament and was an All-
American. James will support coaching the age group teams.

Brett Reynolds - After graduating from Foothill High school, Brett played for the University of Southern California
(USC) Division 1 team as a three-year starter and a scholarship athlete. Our USC team won the NCAA Division 1
championship. He spent a summer playing polo in Croatia, Hungary, Serbia and Montenegro (w/USC), and also
played on the US team at the World University Games (South Korea). Brett will coach the AG teams.