Water polo

Water polo

Water Polo is a water sport played between two teams in a pool with a floating goal post on opposite ends. Each team consists of six field players and a goalie. The game involves swimming, treading water and passing the water polo ball with one hand. The winner is determined by the team with the most points.

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Timeout

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International rules allow for play to be stopped only for injuries or unanticipated problems. In other competitive environments each team is allowed 3 time-outs per game. A team must have the ball to ...

Two-meter line

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An imaginary line indicated by red buoys located two metres from each goal.

Walking

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Walking, which is touching the bottom of the pool and walking on it. Only the goalie is allowed to touch or walk on the bottom of the pool. For everyone else this is an ordinary foul.

Penalty throw

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When a defending player is called for a foul inside the 4-meter line, a penalty throw is given to the offensive team. With only the goalkeeper defending an offensive player throws the ball at the ...

Penalty zone

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The Penalty Zone is another name for the Exclusion Area.

Periods

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Water polo has 4, 7-minute periods. Like other sports, however, in takes longer to play a game than just 28 minutes. There is a two-minute break in-between periods.

Man-down

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When a team is playing with a player who is in the exclusion area for 35 seconds. If a goal is scored before the 35 seconds has passed the player is allowed out of the exclusion area. This is ...