[4] He was also named as an assistant coach to the USA water polo women's senior national team for the 2009 FINA World Championships.

He helped UCLA to NCAA Men's Water Polo Championships in 1999 and 2000, and became the school's all-time leader with 700 saves.

In the summer 2004 Olympic Games, Brooks, Adam Wright and Brett Ormsby, two former UCLA teammates, completed for Team USA in Athens Greece.

During his three years as the head women's water polo coach at UCLA, Brooks' team has won two MPSF Tournament championships.

In the 2012 tournament title game, the team defeated Stanford 8–7 in overtime, and he was rewarded with the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Coach of the Year honor.