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Water Polo

Water polo is a 7 vs 7 competitive ball game played in a deep pool. Players take on both offensive and defensive roles, with positions including center forward, center back, wings, and drivers. The rules are similar worldwide but can vary slightly between governing bodies like FINA, NCAA, and IOC. A game consists of 4 quarters where teams try to score goals within a 30 second attack time by passing the ball and shooting on the goal. Major competitions include the Olympics and World Championships, where Hungary has been very successful historically.

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Water Polo

Water polo is a 7 vs 7 competitive ball game played in a deep pool. Players take on both offensive and defensive roles, with positions including center forward, center back, wings, and drivers. The rules are similar worldwide but can vary slightly between governing bodies like FINA, NCAA, and IOC. A game consists of 4 quarters where teams try to score goals within a 30 second attack time by passing the ball and shooting on the goal. Major competitions include the Olympics and World Championships, where Hungary has been very successful historically.

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Water Polo

Made by Armin
Basics
• 7(6+1) vs. 7 competitive ball game
• The game consists of 4 quarters
• It is (obviously) played in a deep pool
• All field players take on both offensive and
defensive roles
• The special equipment includes a water polo ball,
numbered and colored caps, and two goalpoasts,
which are floating on the water
Positions
• The 6-6 field players both play offensive, and
defensive roles
• Unlike many common sports, positions are not very
tied
• Some players will fill several roles, as situations
require
• The positions usually(!) consist of center forward
center back, two wings and two drivers
• Left handed people often needed in both teams for a
two sided attack
Rules
• All rules are similar throughout the world, although
slight variations are possible in each governing
body and region
• Governing bodies include FINA(international),
NCAA(US), and IOC(Olympic sports rules)
• The rules often get some innovation, to make the
game quicker
• Because of the large number of rules, and the
rough gameplay, it’s frequently called one of the
most difficult sports
Gameplay
• Every quarter starts with trying to be the first to
reach the ball, which is in the very middle of the
pool
• As one of the teams gets the ball, their attack time
starts to go down from 30 seconds (to 0)
• After the first two quarters (=the first half) the two
teams swap their side of the pool, so to be fair
• Besides the two referees, next to the pool is the
jurys’ table, where the inspector, the secretary and
the time-keeper sits
Major competitions
• Men’s water polo was the first olympic team sport to
be introduced in 1900
• Hungary first participated in the olympic games of the
year 1912
• Since then our national team has officially become the
world’s most successful team
• Hungary is now a 9-time Olympic winner, 3-time
World Champion and a 13-time European Champion
• In the national championship the most successful
teams are UTE, FTC, Vasas SC, Szolnoki Dózsa, and OSC
Technique
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1) Hungarian national team


Peking, 2008
2) Hosnyánszky Norbert- Hosi
csavar
3) Vámos Marci- Golden Shooter

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