Sports And Games

Archive for January, 2009

Water polo, a game of team pool, is the oldest sports teams are constantly present in the Olympics. Here’s how the game is played.

Each team has 7 members in the water: 6 players and 1 goalie. They can have up to 6 submarines for use throughout the game. Traditionally, visiting teams in white hats and swim home teams wore blue, but now allowed any contrasting colors. (Goalkeepers always wear red.) Games, closest to the handball and football, although the use of power plays led to comparisons with hockey. Ball about the size of a volleyball.

Playing water polo consists of 4 quarters: 5 minutes for the club league to 8 minutes, collegiate and Olympic water polo. All field players may use only one hand during the game. Goalkeeper may use both hands. During the game, no one has the right to touch the bottom of the pool. Permanent marking water tires players quickly, why so many submarines are needed.

The aim, as in other sports, is to work with your team in the ball from the center line of the gate of the enemy. Team is not able to own more than 30 seconds, not trying to target. If 30 seconds passes without any shot, possession goes to the opposing team. Only the team in possession can call a timeout. Each team gets 2 1 minute timeouts in the game, in addition to the 2-minute rest periods between quarters.

The winner is the team with the most points at the end of 4 quarters.