CITY OF NEWCASTLE WATERPOLO CLUB
Welcome to the City of Newcastle waterpolo site. This is a small but mature club. The abillity of players is mixed, from international to first timers. The club currently plays in the National Leauge 4th Divison.
We train on a friday night from 18.15 to 19.30 at Outer west pool formally known as (West Denton / Newburn).
Water polo is a team water sport, which can be best described as a combination of swimming, football (soccer), basketball, ice hockey, rugby and wrestling. A team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The goal of the game resembles that of football/soccer—to score as many goals as possible, each goal being worth one point.
A perfect water polo athlete can be best described as having the over-arm accuracy of a baseball pitcher, the vertical of a volleyball player, the toughness of a rugby and hockey player, the endurance of a cross-country skier and the strategy of a chess player. Of course, to find a player of this ability is difficult.
Basic skills needed for a Water Polo Player
Swimming: As water polo is a team water sport, swimming is most commonly a skill which is acquired before playing this sport. It is a key element as it is needed to swim back and forth across the pool often.
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UPDATED 14th January 2009
