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	WATER POLO
		Water polo, A sport that involes tactical thinking along with the will to do better and the ability to kick someones butt always comes in handy.
		There are 14 people in the water at one time 2 goalies (one for each team) and 6 people in the field on each side.
		At the start of the game the to teams line up on there side of the pool and the referree blows the wistle, the two teams swim at each other and who ever gets the ball 1stswims it to the other side and tries to score.
	goaliegirly.tripod.com /waterpoloampmore (404 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Water polo (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Water polo balls are generally yellow and of varying size and weight for juniors, women and men.
		Water polo is one of the most physically demanding of all sports; action is continuous, and players commonly swim 3 kilometers or more during four periods of play.
		Inner tube water polo is a style of water polo with the important difference that players, excluding the goalkeeper, are required to float in inner tubes.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Water-polo (321 words)

	The Water Polo Shot
		The water polo shot is a unique skill in which the player attempts to score a goal by throwing the ball as fast and accurately as possible at the goalie.
		The water polo shot differs from the baseball throw in several important respects, notably that the water polo shot is performed while the athlete is suspended in water and therefore lacks a firm base of support on which to push down and back.
		Water polo players usually have a defender between themselves and the goal, so they have to shoot around or through the arms of a defender.
	www.coachesinfo.com /category/water_polo/359 (3699 words)

	Water polo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Water polo balls are generally yellow and of varying size and weight for juniors, women and men.
		Water polo is one of the most physically demanding of all sports; action is continuous, and players commonly swim 3 kilometers or more during four periods of play.
		Inner tube water polo is a style of water polo with the important difference that players, excluding the goalkeeper, are required to float in inner tubes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Water_polo (5856 words)

	Dartmouth Water Polo: History
		Water polo competition dawned at Dartmouth College on Friday, December 10, 1926, at 4 pm, but it barely resembled water polo as we know it today.
		Dartmouth's fourth water polo era began in the fall of 1982 when several students with high school experience recruited "retired" varsity swimmers and others by posting handbills at the main dining hall.
		Water polo's irresistible attraction continued, for late in the fall of 1985, six students met to organize the fifth water polo team in Dartmouth history.
	www.dartmouth.edu /~polo/history.html (2940 words)

	WWU Mens Water Polo
		Among them were water football (or soccer), water rugby, water handball, and water polo, in which players rode on floating barrels, painted to look like horses, and struck the ball with a stick.
		When water polo started in the United States, it was played in small indoor pools and a unique, "softball" form of the sport developed.
		Women played water polo early in the century, but during the 1920s most physical educators decided that the sport was too rough for women and it was dropped by swimming clubs and colleges.
	www.ac.wwu.edu /~wpolo/fun.html (579 words)

	Doha 2006 - Water Polo
		A good water polo athlete must be fit enough to swim end-to-end of a 30-metre pool non-stop many times during a game.
		The freestyle stroke used in water polo differs from the usual swimming style in that water polo players must swim with their heads out of water at all times so they can observe the field.
		Water polo combines the tactics of volleyball, the speed of swimming, the strategy of football and the dexterity of handball.
	www.doha-2006.com /gis/menuroot/sports/WaterPolo.aspx (306 words)

	Jamaica Gleaner - Water polo team leaves for Pan-Am Youth Champs - Saturday \| January 8, 2005
		Using teams made up almost solely of players from the recently held Schools Water Polo Tournament, Borbely doesn't expect the teams to do well but realises the competition is important to give the young players insight into what they have to do to become an international force.
		What I expect is that they will stick with water polo and that they will see from an early age what it is like to play at the highest level.
		The players themselves are elated at being given the chance to see what water polo is like on an international scale and think that the experience will serve their long-term goals well.
	www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20050108/sports/sports6.html (461 words)

	Water Polo
		There is little known about how water polo was actually invented but it came out of mid-19th century England.
		I swam for SLUH to condition for water polo in the winter.
		Water Polo became the first team sport in the Olympics in 1900.
	www.geocities.com /poloplayaww/index.html (636 words)

	Johns Hopkins Gazette: October 9, 1995
		On Students: Life Is Just Swimming Along for Water Polo Star Leslie Rice -------------------------------- Homewood News and Information In the middle of a water polo match against Bucknell University, Hopkins senior Chadd Crump drove the ball down the pool and scored the 300th goal of his college career.
		Water polo is a fast game of continuous play, so Crump had little time to reflect on this milestone of his amazing career.
		Water polo has been described by its fans as a combination of soccer, lacrosse and undersea submarine warfare.
	www.jhu.edu /%7Egazette/octdec95/oct0995/09polo.html (972 words)

	Water Polo (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Water polo was entered in the Olympics of 1900.
		Water polo had been a medal sport for men only, but that is about to change.
		Maureen O'Toole is an accomplished female water poloist, who retired but has returned to the sport to compete in the Olympics.
	library.thinkquest.org /J002862/water.htm (333 words)

	Pennsylvania Water Polo (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Games were often nothing more than gang fights in the water as players ignored the ball, preferring underwater wrestling matches that usually ended with one man floating to the surface unconscious.
		Water polo was introduced to the USA in 1888.
		By 1900, water polo was so popular it became the first team sport added to the Olympic program.
	dolphin.upenn.edu /~wpolo/info.html (992 words)

	Royal Signals Sport - Water Polo
		We have nominated 4 Corps Regiments as Corps Swimming and Water polo units, 2 in Germany and 2 in GB, to allow individuals the opportunity to serve in their desired geographical area and pursue their career and also to be able to continue with their Swimming and/or Water Polo.
		The male Water Polo team successfully defended their title; this was the seventh successive year we have been Champions.
		This was the fifth year that the female Water Polo Championship was staged and we have won the trophy on 3 occasions and finished runners-up on the other 2.
	www.army.mod.uk /royalsignals/Sport/Waterpolo.html (423 words)

	Galatasaray Sports Club Kulübü Official Web Site - WATER POLO
		Water Polo was first played by Galatasaray sportsmen in Istanbul in 1910's.
		The water polo Branch was first established in Bebek and continued to exist in Kuruçeşme Island for many years.
		The Water Polo Branch under Galatasaray Sports Club won the championship title in 1955 and 1957 in the water polo league which started in 1950's.
	www.galatasaray.org /English/amateur_branches/waterpolo/index.asp (305 words)

	Water Polo
		While serious water polo coaches demand their athletes swim competitivly each year, it has not been unheard of for Swim coaches to discourage water polo from their swimmers' diet.
		The water polo community views these positions first as inaccurate, and secondly unfair to the physical and emotional development of the athlete.
		The idea of a kid swimming and playing water polo within the same year, to me, is the ultimate definition of how kids should progress and succeed.
	www.thillspolo.com /Polo_And_Swim.htm (478 words)

	Water polo ball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A water polo ball is a ball used in water polo and canoe polo, usually characterized by a bright yellow colour and ease of gripability, so as to allow it to be held with one hand despite its large size.
		Water polo balls come in two main sizes: a size 5 (0.7 meters or 28 inches in circumference), intended for use by men, and a size 4 (0.65 meters or 26.5 inches in circumference), intended for women.
		In 1936, James R. ("Jimmy") Smith, California water polo coach and author of several books on water polo mechanics, developed a ball made with an inflatable bladder and a rubber fabric cover, which improved performance.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Water_polo_ball (454 words)

	Chapman University - Athletics - Men's Water Polo - Coach
		Since then, Ploessel has overseen the additions of women’s water polo as a varsity sport in 1998 and the gradual growth of men’s swimming as a club sport.
		Both the men’s and women’s water polo teams have improved from winless inaugural seasons to top-10 rankings in Division III under Ploessel and the women’s swimming program continues to grow and sent its first individual ever to the NCAA national championships in 2004.
		Ploessel's student-athletes have thrived as Chapman's men's and women's water polo teams consistently rank among the top academic teams in the country, and in 2006, Chapman's women's team compiled a GPA of 3.33 and ranked fifth in the country - ahead of school's such as Princeton, U.C. San Diego and USC.
	www.chapman.edu /athletics/men/waterPolo/coach.asp (301 words)

	Water-Polo Club : Water-Polo
		Water polo was first called soccer-in-water and, although it was first played in England in 1869, it was not recognised by the Swimming Association of Great Britain until 1885.
		Water polo is considered by most exercise physiologists to be the most physically demanding of all sports.
		Where a team fails to attend a fixture without informing their opponents, or a match fails to take place before the end of March, the matter shall be referred to the Water Polo Coordinators of the Association who shall then decide the outcome of the fixture or direct the home team to arrange another date.
	www.st-andrews.ac.uk /~w-polo/page1.html (723 words)

	College Water Polo Scholarships. NCAA Water Polo Recruiting.
		You might be one of the best players in the country but it doesn't matter how good you are, to be recruited and be in the running for college water polo scholarships you need to tell the college coaches who you are and why you deserve to be recruited.
		If we take women's water polo as an example we see that a coach can divide the "8" scholarships between a larger number of water polo players.
		As a high school water polo player you should be aware that the standard of play at college level is very high.
	www.athleticscholarships.net /waterpoloscholarships.htm (453 words)

	Water Polo: SwimOutlet.com - The Web's Most Popular Swim Shop
		Like most sports, water polo requires uniforms, hats and specially crafted water polo balls.
		Check out our selection of durable, high performance water polo suits for players, as well as score and drill books for coaches.
		And of course no pool would be complete without a water polo goal, which we can also provide.
	www.swimoutlet.com /Water_Polo_s/208.htm (101 words)

	Macalester College Women's Water Polo
		Born and raised in Southern California, where water polo is the Minnesota hockey equivalent, Jetton began his water polo career at the age of 12.
		As a goalie, Jetton helped his junior water polo team to a second place finish in the Junior Olympics, an undefeated sophomore season, and two second-place finishes in the California High School Southern Section Championships.
		While is high school, Jetton had the privilege of being coached and trained by current Stanford men's and women's water polo coach and former Olympian John Vargas.
	www.macalester.edu /athletics/wwaterpolo/w_wtrpolo_coach_staff.htm (601 words)

	Understanding Water Polo
		Water Polo can be a confusing game for spectators.
		The standard course for a Water Polo game is 30 x 20 meters, but non-championship games may be played in a pool not less than 20 x 10 meters.
		Most goals in water polo are scored in this situation.
	ctr.usf.edu /waterpolo/understanding.html (1287 words)

	Water Polo Plays, Water Polo Drills and Coaching Software (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Water polo playbook 0.8 for windows is now available at the download page.
		You can also download the plays and view them in the water polo playbook program.
		You can buy water polo playbook on the register page.
	www.jes-soft.com /waterpolo/index.html (153 words)

	www.fina.org \| Official FINA Website \| water polo
		Australia is the new junior women’s water polo world champion, after winning the seventh edition of the competition (from July 23-29, 2007) in Porto (POR).
		The Asian team, only 14th two years ago, proved that water polo is spectacularly improving in the most populated country on earth and that the organisation of the Olympic Games next year in Beijing is producing results.
		Croatian water polo head coach Ratko Rudic feels the cool winds around him despite winning a third FINA World Championships crown in three decades in Melbourne on April 1.
	www.fina.org /water_polo (710 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS
		Women's water polo was one of the new events at the Sydney 2000 Games, adding another dimension to a game long ranked among the most demanding.
		Prohibited from touching the bottom or side of the pool through four seven-minute quarters, water polo players swim up to five kilometres in a game.
		In fact, water polo began as an aquatic version of rugby in the mid-1800s in England, before evolving into a waterborne semblance of football (soccer).
	www.olympic.org /uk/sports/programme/disciplines_uk.asp?DiscCode=WP (301 words)

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