What was the overall thinking of the coaching staff and players regarding the redshirting of the senior class?
PETERSEN – All six of us were planning to be in school for at least one more quarter. A big reason for redshirting, from the players’ perspective, was that we get a chance to not only stay in college for another quarter but play water polo while taking a relatively light load of classes. It’s the closest we will get to being professional athletes. From a strategic standpoint it probably gives us the best chance to compete with the top teams in the country. We’re hoping the redshirt year will reduce the gap between us and the top couple of teams in the nation and, hopefully, allow us to be more competitive than in years past. Q-How has this pre-season differed from others? PETERSEN – This preseason was different from others because we did not need to spend time conditioning as much and we didn’t have to work on simple team skills such as offense or defense. Instead, we have been able to spend more time on advanced strategy and individual skills such as shooting or individual defense and
