Water Polo: History and rules One of the more underrated sports in the world is Water Polo, it has a very interesting history as well as fun gameplay and a very high physical requirement, it is an impressive Olympic Sports as well as it is played in many high schools across the US... Being one of the more Unique sports also means that the sport has many rules that I would like to tell u guys about as well. One of the reasons I think I am qualified to talk about Water Polo is because before this year, I knew little to nothing about the sport, and after playing for my high scool Water Polo was originally created in Great Britain William Wilson, the sport’s goal was to become the water version of rugby. In the early stages of the game , the rules …show more content…
The two team’s caps are different colors from each other, as well as the goalkeeper usually have different color caps from their own team as well. A game of water polo starts when the players on each team line up on their goal line with their heads touching the line. A player from each team (located at the side where the ball is dropped) sprints down to get the ball. After the ball is caught by one of the players, the ball can be moved by being thrown/passed down the pool or carried with one hand. Each offense (one team trying to score on the other) has a limited amount of time, 30 seconds, their attack can last. If the ball is not shot at the opposing team's goal or lost in 30 seconds, the team that had the ball has to pass it down to the opposing team. Other things that could lead to the ball being passed down to the other team would be if a field player touches the ball with two hands, or a player on offense that is holding the ball is using his hand to push the defender away from him. After a team scored a goal, the two teams may line up wherever they want on their side of the field. The team that had been scored on, starts with the ball, by a pass from one teammate to another. There are two types of fouls in water polo, normal fouls, that have very little effect on the game, and major fouls that have much more major effects on the game. Normal Fouls are caused by stopping a movement of a player on the opposing team who is not holding the ball or most commonly reaching over a player on the opposite team who is holding the ball and “knocking him down”. Normal fouls' consequences include the defensive player (most commonly) to back up one meter and not press the person with
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The tactical games model is an instructional method for a physical education class, the outline for a tactical game unit is set up as follows. The first step in any Tactical games model is to choose a sport for the class to play, team sports such as basketball or soccer typically work best for this model because they present the players with more tactical situations. Rather than full sized games your class will benefit more from smaller groups and faster paced games, any tactical issues a student is having during the sport will become more apparent this way and therefore easier to address (Pill). Additional adaptations can be made to manipulate the sport to your classes needs such as dimensions of the field, player’s movements, and the games rules (Pill).The Focus of game one is to put your students into challenging situations, by being challenged in the first game the students see areas they are lacking tactical experience. As the teacher your objective during game one is to iden...
There are the positions of libero, which is someone who only plays the back row passing the whole time and wears a different color jersey than everyone else on the team. There is a middle blocker and hitter, outside blocker and hitter, right side hitter and blocker, setter, and DS, which is a person who can sub in for whoever. The game goes to 25 and there can be a minimum of 2, 25 point games. First, the person serves the ball and the team can only have 3 contacts with the ball and it is usually a pass, set, then kill. If the ball touches the ground inside the lines on the other team, i is you point and you get to serve again. If it is out of the lines, it is the other teams point and ball. You can not touch the net during anything or it is called a net foul then it would be the other team's ball. If the ball is touched more than 3 times it is the other team's ball.
No shouldering, holding, pushing, striking or tripping in any way of an opponent. The first infringement of this rule by any person shall count as a foul; the second shall disqualify him until the next goal is made or, if there ...
At every level, players are elbowed, tripped, kicked and head-butted sometimes by their team members and other players
In fact, versions of the game were played so long ago that a definite origin of the game cannot be determined. Due to the expense of owning and training the best horses, it was primarily nobles who played the game. Because of this, polo was spread as nations conquered others, and it disappeared in areas as noble classes died. Thus, the game was often born and reborn in so many versions that the term polo (translated from several ancient and modern languages) grew to encompass a wide variety of games involving a stick, ball and players on horseback. Many historians will trace polo’s roots back to Persia (modern day Iran), where the game developed from its most raw and dangerous form.
Technology is changing everything around us including our sports. With modern technology now, we can implement it into our professional sports to make the games fair. Instant replay is the most important luxury in our sports today. It allows officials and the fans to look back at the recent play and decide if the correct call was made. Not all sports have implemented it into its rules yet. The commissioners of America’s favorite sports are discussing the rules of instant replay and are including the use of it into the sports. Instant replays are the most accurate source for officials to use, and should be used in all professional sporting events. A con to having instant replays in any sporting event is that it takes away human error which can be seen as defacing sports. Although using instant replays in professional sports makes the game longer, it is great for the officials to use instant replays because there will not be wrong calls made in baseball, football, and hockey.
Scoring is not complicated at all. After winning the first point, no matter if the Server or the Receiver wins, his score is fifteen. Then, when a player wins his second point, he has a score of thirty. A third point makes the score forty. The fourth point wins the game. In addition, the score is called deuce if both players have scored three points. The first player to score two consecutive points will win the game. Most matches are played the best out of five sets. In a set, the first player to win six games wins that set if he is up by two games.
Hearing the loud “thump” as the ball hits the racket is extremely satisfying, especially if your life now revolves around this fast-paced and exhilarating sport. Tennis is an outdoor game played by two individuals or pairs of players on a clay or grass court that’s divided by a low net. Each game is played with tennis rackets and small, yellow elastic balls. Tennis was first introduced in Wales and the United Kingdom in 1873 by “Major Walter Wingfield” (tennistheme.com). While most sports are easy to pick up, tennis takes extreme dedication to learn how to play the game, to perfect the amount of technique it takes, as well as its great impact on one’s personal life.
The goalkeepers are the only players allowed to touch the ball with their hands, while it is in play and then only in their penalty area. ’’Outfield players mostly use their feet to strike or pass the ball, but may use their head or chest to strike the ball as an alternative. The team that scores the most goals by the end of the match wins. If the score is equal at the end of the game, either a draw is declared or the game goes into extra time or a penalty shootout depending on the format of the competition. The laws of the football game were initially classified in England by The Football Association in 1863.’’
Variations of games similar to rugby can be found throughout history, even dating back to the twelfth century. There was even an attempt to ban these types of games. In some cases, like in England, King Edward II issued an edict that formally banned the games. This would only prove to be temporary. Until 1845, rules were often agreed upon before the contest began and could change slightly with each contest. It was not until the year 1845 that rules were officially established that distinguished the game from other forms at Rugby School by three young men. Rugby derives its name from this since three boys attending this institution first established rule defining the sport. William Webb-Ellis is also attributed to helping evolve the game to present day form. It is rumored that during a match in 1823, he picked up the ball and began to run with it. His alleged disregard for the rules helped in fact to define what would be a future rule of the sport.
Shouts can be heard everywhere on and off the court. On the court, teammates shout to one another, ordering sets and spikes, working hard for the next point. Off the court, kids celebrate the well-constructed plays of others and claim rights to the next match. At the end of each game, winners run swiftly to the adjacent beach for a swim, while losers meander sullenly to a drinking fountain housed under an elevated shelter. It is only seconds before new games begin, and the cycle begins again.
The modern game of Polo originated in Manipur. Polo is played with seven players on each side. The players are mounted on ponies which are not more than 4-5 feet height. Each player has a polo stick made of cane. The ballused is the game is made of bamboo root. The ball is hit hard by the players into the goal. Today the game is played in two different form the PANA, original Manipuri style and Polo, the International style.
When organized swimming formed, it wasn’t until the 1800’s to the 1900’s that it become a solid thing to be seen within swimming groups, or associations, such as the Amateur Swimming Association which had been created in the year 1886. It was dated back to the 1800’s in Europe to when swimming became a more competitive sport, specifically in Britain. They mostly used the same technique back then, which was the breas...
Any form of competitive swimming did not appear until the 1800s in Europe when schools accepted swimming as a natural part of life education. In the 18th and 19th century it became a competitive sport than being just a life saving skill. Swimming teams and clubs started to evolve all over the world. Although England was the first country to have an inside pool they aren’t one of the first countries of all times , China, Germany and Sweden were the first countries in swimming history. England and also invented the side stroke and after this one the freestyle evolved. Although there aren’t swimming competitions of side stroke it’s also known as a global stroke. In this essay I’m going to explain the changes of swimming for example the technology in swimming pools, the changes in bodies of the people that swam and more.