water polo
Aquatic team competition
Water polo is a team sport played in a pool, where two teams try to throw a ball into the opposing goal while treading water.
Players cannot touch the bottom or sides of the pool and must pass, catch, and shoot using only one hand.
The sport demands exceptional swimming endurance: She played water polo in college.
Collective fund or basin
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- chlorineHalogen disinfectant element
- gogglesSealed protective eyewear
cap · splash · wetsuit · lane · deep end · underwater · surface · floating
Spherical plaything or gala
- capCovering for top
- goalDesired end result
- gogglesSealed protective eyewear
- swimsuitGarment for the pool
whistle · shot clock · net · cage · lane markers · scoreboard · ear guards · mouthguard
Desired end result
- shotQuick liquor serving
- passMove beyond or decline
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- foulOffensive or illegal
exclusion · turnover · sprint · lob shot · backhand · perimeter · counterattack · center forward
Multi-round competitive event
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- OlympicsGlobal athletic contest
- NCAAUniversity sports authority
- matchGame between opponents
quarter · halftime · referee · scoreboard · medal · victory · defeat · rivalry
Methods to achieve goals
- formationCreation or arrangement
- defenseProtection against harm
- offenseViolation or umbrage
- zoneBounded area designation
man-to-man · press · drop · playbook · positioning · counterattack · rotation · pick
pool
Collective fund or basin
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- chlorineHalogen disinfectant element
goggles · cap · splash · wetsuit · lane · deep end · underwater · surface · floating · dive
ball
Spherical plaything or gala
swimsuit · whistle · shot clock · net · cage · lane markers · scoreboard · ear guards · mouthguard
goal
Desired end result
foul · exclusion · turnover · sprint · lob shot · backhand · perimeter · counterattack · center forward · goalkeeper
tournament
Multi-round competitive event
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- OlympicsGlobal athletic contest
- NCAAUniversity sports authority
match · quarter · halftime · referee · scoreboard · medal · victory · defeat · rivalry · league
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
zone · man-to-man · press · drop · playbook · positioning · counterattack · rotation · pick · drive
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water polohandball
Wall-based striking game
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water polosynchronized swimming
Choreographed aquatic team sport
artistic swimming · diving · water ballet · figure skating · rhythmic gymnastics
water, watered, watering, waters, hydrate, polo, hydration, waterer, hydrology