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Many of us have heard of canoeing and water polo before, but put them together and you get many more puzzled looks. Canoe polo is a fusion of water polo, kayaking and basketball.
The game is played by two teams of five players each, trying to score goals with a waterpolo ball in a net suspended above the water at each end of a "playing pitch", which is often a swimming pool. The fast, exciting game is played in two halves of ten minutes each, and produces fast, robust action, where a wide range of skills, including the Eskimo / Hand Roll, are regularly used. Tactics and positional play are as important as the speed and fitness of the individual athletes in this contact team game.
This sport is easy to pick up and involves a lot of teamwork. Though it may be tiring at times, the exhilaration and thrill with playing alongside your teammates make it more than worthwhile. To make things even cooler, this sport is normally introduced at the varsity level, and our school is the only high school in Singapore to have such a CCA!
But before you join, we have a warning: Once you start, you can't stop. Canoe polo is addictive. You will find yourself wanting more training and more competitions to go for.
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