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Canoe polo (called kayak polo in some countries) is a competitive ball sport played on water, in a defined "field", between two teams of 5 players, each in a kayak. The object of the game is to get the ball into the opponent's goal (i.e. to score goals), the team scoring the most goals in a set time being the winner. Look up kayak in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
The Game
The game is played in many countries on all continents, for recreation and serious sport. The sport has World Championships every 2 years. Internationally the sport is organised by the Canoe Polo committee of the International Canoe Federation, as one of the disciplines of the sport of canoeing. In 2005 Canoe Polo was contested at the World Games in Duisberg Germany under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee. IWGA logo The World Games, first held in 1981, are an international multi-sport event, meant for sports that are not contested in the Olympic Games. ...
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The game is often described as a combination of water polo, basketball and kayaking. It is fast and aggressive, but relatively injury free [citation needed]. The tactics and playing of the game are not unlike basketball or water polo but with the added complexity of the boats, which make excellent "shields" for the ball. Download high resolution version (952x482, 92 KB)A poor image of canoe polo practice on the River Cam in. ...
Download high resolution version (952x482, 92 KB)A poor image of canoe polo practice on the River Cam in. ...
View north from Kings College bridge The River Cam is a tributary of the River Great Ouse in the east of England. ...
Water polo is a team water sport that combines some elements of swimming and football. ...
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Sea Kayaking at Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, Australia Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. ...
Rules The ball, a waterpolo ball, is passed from hand to hand among the players, with some use of the paddle on the ball also allowed. A player in possession can be tackled by being pushed over on the shoulder or back, players may only have the ball in their possession for a maximum of five seconds. Players can 'dribble' the ball by throwing it out of reach, ahead of themselves or sideways into the water. Most of the rules concern the safety of the players involved. Penalties include goal- and sideline throws, free shots, goal penalty shots, and green, yellow (sin bin) or red cards (sent off). Categories: Sports stubs | Water polo ...
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Substitutions can be made at any time during the game without notifying the referee, the player has to cross the back line before another player can come on. If these rules are not followed a player is nominated by the captain of the offending team to be removed from play (sent off).
Pitch Canoe polo is played either indoors in swimming pools or outdoors on a pitch which should measure 35 metres by 23 metres. The edges of the pitch are marked by the sides of the pool, or better, by floating ropes (similar to lane markers in swimming).
Referees There are two referees (one on each side-line) and they are on foot rather than in boats. The score is kept by the scorekeeper and the timekeeper monitors the playing time and sending-off times. The goal lines are monitored by 2 line judges. Before play commences scrutineers check all kit for compliance with regulations
Goals The goals (measuring 1 by 1.5 metres) are a frame with a net, suspended 2 metres above the water. A player, acting as goalie, defends the goal with their paddle by sticking it up vertically, special rules concern the goalie, such as: the attacking team not being able to interfere with or jostle them.
Timing The game is officially played as a 20 minute game consisting of two 10 minute halves. The teams swap ends at half-time. Each half begins with a "sprint" where each team lines up against its goal-line and the ball is thrown into the middle of the pitch by the referee. One player from each team sprints to win possession of the ball.
See also The International Canoe Federation is the umbrella organization of all national canoe organizations worldwide. ...
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External links - Canoe Polo International
- ICF Polo Committee
- CanoePolo.com, a canoe polo forum
- CanoePolo.org, a wiki for canoe polo
- Clydes Polo Page, long-lived popular website dealing with all aspects of International and UK canoe polo
- BCU Canoe Polo Committee, The British Canoe Union Canoe Polo Committee's website
- sportpicsuk.com polo pictures , High Quality Photographs of Canoe Polo
Governing bodies - Official site of British Canoe Polo.
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