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In the Italian pro league players are payed just enough to get by (without any sponsership deals) your looking at about the equivelent of €600- so about £400- a week. Poor pay compared to some other well known sports without naming any names, especially considering the demand on a player being much larger, some would say, than in these other sports.
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How many people play polo?
A game of polo is played by two teams composed of three or four players per team.
What is water polo usually related to?
Water polo is often compared to soccer because of the similar field set-up, with two goals, each at opposing ends of the pool. The main difference between water polo and soccer, besides that fact that water polo is played in the water, is the fact that you use your hands. Water polo is also compared to basketball a lot. The plays are similar, and there are many other similar aspects, such as the large amount of fast-breaks. but also in 1860's its kinda related to football but later on the years it change its way go to waterpolox.blogspot.com
What is the history of water polo?
The game of water polo was 1st played in the USA in 1888. It featured the old rugby style of play which looked like American football in the water. "American style" water polo became very popular and by the late 1890's was played in such places as Madison Square Garden and Boston's Mechanics Hall, attracting 14,000 spectators to the big national championship games.
What is the official sport of Argentina?
Football(soccer) PATO. It's played on horses, like Polo. We are better known for our football players but it is not our National Sport.
Water polo today how has it changed since the 1800s?
The rules of water polo were originally developed in the late nineteenth century in Great Britain by William Wilson. The modern game originated as a form of rugby football played in rivers and lakes in England and Scotland with a ball constructed of Indian rubber. This "water rugby" came to be called "water polo" based on the English pronunciation of the Balti word for ball, pulu. Early play allowed brute strength, wrestling and holding opposing players underwater to recover the ball; the goalie stood outside the playing area and defended the goal by jumping in on any opponent attempting to score by placing the ball on the deck. Whereas the modern game is a non-contact sport relying more on speed and skill than brute force
Can water polo players stand in the water?
No
Why do water polo players only play with their right hand?
they don't.
Water polo if a player pulls on the lane line going after the ball?
water polo is when the players work together to score and win the other team
How do water polo players get themselves so high out of the water?
You tread the water quickly with your legs and it propels you out of the water.
How may players are in a water polo team?
there has to be at least 7 including the goalie
Why do they blur the water polo players on TV?
Do they? No they don't, I have never seen that before.
What do water polo players eat?
water polo eat spagittie if there is a game tomorrow they can't eat junk any kind they have to eat healthy stuff
How do you impress your water polo coach to give you more playing opportunities?
To be honest, the future of Water Polo does not look good. Each year since 2003, the number of water polo players globally has decreased by an average of 8500. This may be because of the reason that Water Polo is seen as a sport played by "queers", who enjoy wrestling other sopping wet men in thongs. Many ex-water polo players have revealed their fear of returning to public pools because of their scarred past, in which many were abused by fellow players. One water polo player has been labelled as a"perverted rabbit" after brutally "discreetly" abusing all the members on his water polo team.
How many players for water polo?
7, players a side 14 overall. 6 players and 1 goalie, with 4-6 subs
Are most water polo players tall?
It does give players an advantage such faster swimming speeds, more reach and big hands. However, not all water polo players are tall. I know a someone who was 3rd team all-american and she is barely over 5'6".
How many players in a water polo team can be in the water at one time?
7 for each team including the goalie.
Are there healthy diets available for water polo players?
There are healthy diets for all sorts of people, including polo players. It will make your fat be gone in about seven thousand minutes or ten thousand seconds.
