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What do water polo players wear?
Water polo players wear caps that protect their ears from injury if they get hit by a fast ball. The caps also help identify players and teams: The home team wears dark caps, away team wears light caps. Goalkeepers wear red caps. Each player also has a number on their cap to identify them like other sports feature on jerseys.
What equpiment do you need in water polo?
If you are a boy, you wear a speedo or jammers. (the tight short like suit) and if you are a girl you wear a zip up one piece suit.
What is water polo paid with?
A special water polo ball, it is approximately the size of a football but has a special coating to allow grip when it is wet.Other equipment you need are * Swimming Pool: ideally 25m long and at least 2m deep * Caps: A water polo cap is used to protect the players' heads and ears, and to identify them. Home team field players wear numbered dark colored caps, or black caps. And visiting team field players wear White caps. Both starting goalkeepers wear (quartered) red caps, numbered "1" (substitute goalies caps are numbered either "13" or "15") in NCAA play or "13" for FINA international play. Caps are fitted with ear protectors. * Goals: Two goals are needed in order to play water polo. These can either be put on the side of the pool, or in the pool using floaters. * Swimwear: Male water polo players often wear swim briefs. Some players prefer to wear 2 briefs for more security during play. Female players must wear a one-piece swimsuit. Most of these suits do not have straps as normal suits, but are zipper-backed. * Mouthguard: The use of a mouthguard is recommended during to the extreme amount of contact envolved with water polo.
Where can one buy a tweed polo cap?
Ralph Lauren offers a wonderful selection of tweed polo caps at their online store. Alternatively these caps can be found on eBay or at Macy's retail stores.
Where will water polo be held in the Olympics 2012?
Water Polo Arena
When was Australian Water Polo created?
Australian Water Polo was created in 1982.
Why is water polo called water polo?
Water Polo is so named because of its likeness to normal polo and the fact that it is played in water. In reality, it is more similar to Rugby but "water rugby" doesn't have quite the same ring to it.
If you can play polo with a hoese why carnt you play water polo with a horse?
those two sports are totally different the polo is the land sport and water polo is a water sport :D
What is water polo in french?
water ski = le ski nautique ("skee noh-teek")
Who started water polo?
Water polo was created by William Wilson in the 19th centurey water polo was based on the game rugbey that's why its so rough.
Where did water polo begin?
Water polo began in England throughout rivers and lakes.
When was water polo discovered?
Water polo was discovered in Scottland in the late 19th century.
