Water polo is a team sport played in a swimming pool where two teams try to score goals. Players position themselves as goalkeeper, ends, centers, or laterals and can only touch the ball with their hands underwater. A match consists of four 8-minute quarters with rules around fouls, scoring, and substitutions.

2. This is a sport that is
practiced in a swimming
pool in which two
teams face.
The objective of the
game is to score the
most goals in the
opposing team's goal
during the duration of
the game.
The teams are in the
water with 6 players
and a goalkeeper.
They differ by the color
of the hat.

3. There are faults, temporary and
permanent expulsions.
A match is divided into four time effective
set of 8 minutes each.
Players can not step on the floor of the pool as it
is generally prohibited and the depth of the pool
is not permitted. Players have to keep the whole
match floated.

4. 1) Any player, except the goalkeeper,
may take the ball with two hands anywhere
in the field. For this to occur, it will beep
foul against.
2) A player can score a goal with any part
of the body except a clenched fist. In this
case, the player will be sent off.
3) Only the goalkeeper is allowed to use
a clenched fist provided that it´s to defend
the goal.

5. 4) If a player impedes the movement of the
opposing player, this will be sent off.
5) A player may accumulate two ejections, the
third is final.
6) If a player gets the ball sinks, it will be fault.
7) It´s prohibited water splashing in the eyes of a
player. If this fact is realized, expulsion beep.

6. 8) You can steal the ball without catching the
opposing player, or you will be expelled
9) You can pass the ball as many times you as
want, during the 30 seconds that you have to
throw the ball to the goal.
10) Each coach may request two downtimes
in the match, of one minute each.

7. 
It´s the only player that can touch the ball
with both hands, hit the ball with a clenched
fist and jump with the two hands at once.

8. The buoy: the most characteristically
player with the highest shoot power. It has to
be near the goal and it has to finish the plays.
The ends: two players in this position, one
on each side of the goal.
The central: In the same line as the
bouy, but at more distance. It has to get good
control in the long passes.
The
laterals:
between the buoy and the
ends. They have to be technical and fast.

9.  MALE
WATER POLO: 30 meters large by 20
meters width and 1,80 meters depth.
 FEMALE WATER POLO: 25 meters large by
17 meters width.
THE BALL
the weight is 400 grammes and it´s
made up of rubber.
LENGTH OF GAME
About 45 minutes