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Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal.
American high school water polo plays overtime as two 3 minute periods followed by multiple 3-minute sudden death periods if the tie persists after the 2 periods of play. Tournament hosts can modify their rules to incorporate regulation, such as sudden death immediately following 4 periods of the game, or a shoot-out.
tube water polo See inner tube water polo turn a defender An offensive move to get by an opponent using leverage or strength. The result is a 180 degree turn, where the defender is "wheeled" around, resulting in the attacking player possessing inside-water, or position towards the goal, with the defender trailing behind.
Boys' water polo: Regional playoff results and schedule. Los Angeles Times staff. November 22, 2024 at 12:28 AM ... Sign up for the L.A. Times SoCal high school sports newsletter to get scores ...
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS WATER POLO. SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS. THURSDAY’S RESULTS. DIVISION 1. First Round . Westlake 13, Portola 12. El Segundo 17, La Habra 10. Yucaipa 12, Crean Lutheran 7.
The Sierra High girls water polo team gathers with family and friends following a Central Section Division III title on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. ANTHONY GALAVIZ/agalaviz@fresnobee.com
Water polo does not have a professional tournament in the United States, so the highest level of annual competition is at the college level. As a varsity sport for both men and women, the NCAA sanctions water polo is popular in the United States along the west coast, and parts of the east coast.
Internationally, the biggest water polo competition in the world is played in the Netherlands. Prince William of Wales was the captain of his collegiate water polo team at St Andrew's University, Scotland. The annual Varsity Match between Oxford and Cambridge Universities is the sport's longest running rivalry, first played in 1891. [15]