Gaetan Turcotte
In memory of a legend. (My friend)
Welcome to my water polo journey! I began this adventure in September 1973 at the Quebe Citadel water polo club, a prestigious club that nurtured some of Canada’s finest athletes, including my childhood idol, Gaetan Turcotte. His remarkable achievements, from representing Canada at the 1976 Olympics to earning a bronze medal at the 1979 Pan American Games, deeply inspired my love the sport. I’ve been fortunate to connect with many amazing individuals in the water polo community along the way, so feel free to explore the team pictures and share your favorites! Love, Michel.
Michel Roy
Michel Roy is a highly accomplished and respected coach in Canada and around the world. He is a level 4 NCCP (National Coaching Certificate Program). During his 40 years of coaching, Michel’s passion, expertise, and dedication, has not only led his teams to winning more than 40 National Championships and international competitions, but it has also helped his athletes develop a strong work ethic and a belief in themselves that they can achieve their goals and dreams.
Over the years, Michel coached local, provincial, National and NCAA teams. He has travelled the world coaching National teams. In 2002 Michel moved to Hawaii and coached the women at the University of Hawaii. For the next 10 years Michel coached in the Division 1 NCAA MPSF conference. The University of Hawaii women were ranked 17th in the country when he arrived. In those 10 seasons, UH were in the top 5 for 8 years, being in the NCAA final top 4 for 3 years. He has also been 1 of only 2 head coaches to coach both the Sr. Women’s and Men’s team. (Pat Oaten join Michel in 2022)
Michel is a successful coach because he recognizes the unique strengths and abilities of each athlete, working closely with them to help them reach their full potential. He promotes a growth mindset, encouraging athletes to set ambitious goals, embrace challenges, and continuously strive for improvement. He places great importance on building a strong team culture based on respect, communication, and mutual support, and creates an inclusive and supportive environment where athletes feel valued and motivated to work together towards shared goals.
Michel Roy's coaching style is characterized by his ability to connect with athletes on a personal level, understanding their unique needs and providing the guidance and support necessary for their growth and development.
His positive and inspiring approach has earned him the respect and admiration of his athletes, peers, and the water polo community.
As Michel Roy continues to make a significant impact in the world of water polo, his dedication to the sport and his athletes remains unwavering. His commitment to excellence, combined with his vast coaching experience, makes him a highly sought-after coach and an asset to any team or program he is involved with.
Michel’s philosophy is that great athletes are successful not only in the pool, but they are successful students, in the workforce and in life. Water polo teaches skills to succeed in life.Becoming the best athlete, player and team takes a lot of hard work and dedication. Over the years, Michel has helped his athletes gain the skills they need to achieve success in the pool and out; commitment, teamwork, mental focus, visualization, confidence, resilience, sportsmanship, dedication, leadership, self-discipline, goal setting, motivation, commitment to excellence, humility, competitive spirit, appreciation, accepting constructive criticism, integrity.Go visit Michel's web site, mroywpc.com
My Story
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Fraser Valley Head Coach, Michel Roy, is a 39 year veteran Professional Water Polo coach in Canada and the USA.
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Michel started playing water polo in 1973.
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He is one of a few Level 4 NCCP in Canada.
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Mich is a former Head Coach of the Canadian Women's Youth National Team (2022). He is also a former Head Coach of the Canadian Senior Men’s ('92'93'94) and Senior Women’s National teams ('94'95'96'97'98'99) and only 2 Canadian coaches who has had the privilege of coaching all three National Teams (Pat Oaten).
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Michel was the Head Coach of the University of Hawaii for 10 seasons in the NCAA Division 1, MPSF conference, the best female water polo league in the World (for this age groups 18-22 yo). While there, his teams competed in the NCCA Finals on 4 occasions.
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Michel is a 32 time National Champion in Canada as a coach and 2 times as a player.
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He has produced over 100 National Team and NCAA athletes.
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He is a 9 time Senior Men’s National Champion as a coach and once as a player (1982), Share the spot light with the most win with Robert Thomson.
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In 1993 Michel’s club was National Champions in the Senior, Junior and Juvenile men’s levels, this was the only time, ever, in the History of WPC, that one club won all 3 Nationals in the same season.
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In his career Michel has produce 8 Olympians, 2 of whom are Olympic gold medalists.
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3 of Michel’s athletes have been named Best Water Polo Player in the world in both USA and Italian magazines. With Michel’s contacts in the USA at both the University and College levels, he has placed a great number of athletes with scholarships in the USA NCAA Colleges.
Contact
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778-240-7656