SportSpectator Water Polo Guide (Basic Waterpolo Rules and Strategies) [Pamphlet]

Bryan Jones (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 15, 2004

Learn the basics of water polo in 10 minutes!

Why is the whistle constantly blowing in a water polo match? What does it mean to drive? What are the roles of the drivers and hole-set? What is the egg-beater? The SportSpectator Water Polo Guide answers these questions and more! This overview will enhance your enjoyment as a spectator, whether you’re a novice to water polo or a longtime fan.

This high-quality, laminated guide folds to a 8.5 x 3.5 inch brochure to fit easily into a pocket or purse, and expands to 8.5 x 17.5 inches to reveal a wealth of information. The content includes the history of water polo, field diagrams, player roles, basic water polo rules and strategies, referee signals, and a glossary of useful water polo terms—the essentials to understand and enjoy water polo.

Product Details

• Pamphlet: 8 pages
• Publisher: DLH Publishing (December 15, 2004)
• ISBN-10: 1879773074
• ISBN-13: 978-1879773073
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 3.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #631,042 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better late than never, April 29, 2005

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Juanita Sports Fan (Los Altos, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SportSpectator Water Polo Guide (Basic Waterpolo Rules and Strategies) (Pamphlet)

I attended all of my son's waterpolo matches when he was in high school. I never knew why the whistle was constantly blowing, why players were sent to the penalty sideline and most alarmingly, why the referee wasn't calling a foul when it looked as though one player was drowning another from underwater. I wish I had had the SportSpectator Guide to help me understand the concept of strategic fouling and how the whistle blowing signaled the types of fouls (all concisely described in the guide). Having this nifty, easy to carry, easy to read referernce guide to waterpolo would have greatly enhanced my enjoyment as a spectator of the sport. And, even better, it would have given me a quick course in the terms and rules of the game so that I could actually discuss the details of the game with my son.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A welcome aid, December 8, 2005

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Just Janet (Nor Calif) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SportSpectator Water Polo Guide (Basic Waterpolo Rules and Strategies) (Pamphlet)

I've never really understood water polo even though my sons played it in high school. I wish I had had this guide when they were playing so that I could follow all that whistle blowing! And, it would have been a bonus if I'd been able to make an educated observation, such as "Mark did a great job of setting the hole in the second quarter." My stock would have gone way up!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great for Water Polo Newbs, September 14, 2009

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Ruby C. Callander "Conch Lady" (Suwanee, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SportSpectator Water Polo Guide (Basic Waterpolo Rules and Strategies) (Pamphlet)

My son recently joined a high school water polo club and has fallen madly in love with the sport. Since we live in a part of the country where water polo is a little known sport (almost anywhere east of California), I found myself lost at games.

I was a little surprized when I received what amounted to a brochure and not a book or booklet. On the up side, it is lamentated (good for a water sport) and easy to take to games. I've shared it with other parents at games and they agree it is helpful to those of us who are water polo newbies. I did find a decrepancy in the meter lines. According to my son's coach, high school club water polo doesn't have to use the lines shown. Our league uses 2-meter, 5-meter and center lines.

SportSpectator lists caps and balls as the only equipment required. I wish they had mentioned mouth guards as an optional equipment item. Water Polo is a full contact sport and blows to the mouth are very common.