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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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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.
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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