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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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Water polo

dribble

Sports; Water polo

Simply means to swim with the ball. A player will have the ball between his/her arms while they are swimming to protect it from opposing players.

drive

Sports; Water polo

An offensive player, who does not have the ball, swims rapidly to the front of the opponent's goal.

drop

Sports; Water polo

This is a tactic used by a team that is on defensive, whereby defensive players attempt to guard the center of the pool to prevent shots on goal and block shots if they are taken.

dry pass

Sports; Water polo

A pass made so the ball does not touch the water but is caught.

eggbeater

Sports; Water polo

A type of leg kick a player uses to raise himself / herself up vertically while treading water at the same time.

exclusion

Sports; Water polo

If a player comments a major foul he / she is given a personal fault and must go into the exclusion area for 35 seconds, or until a goal is scored or unless his / her team regains possession of the ...

exclusion area

Sports; Water polo

The area where the penalized player must go for committing a major foul. Penalty time is 35 seconds. There are two exclusion areas marked with read markers at each end of the pool. See Exclusion

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