Is canoe polo hard?
Canoe polo demands speed, skill and teamwork; a spectator’s delight. Tackling, ball skill and boat skills make it very different. Now a sport in its own right, it is no longer simply river entertainment or a diversion for the other disciplines. Canoe Polo is a game that tests your fitness, reaction time, teamwork and boat skills. Although relatively unknown, it’s an international sport played in 50 countries all over the world and is receiving increased press and television interest.Canoe Polo is played by two teams of five players on a rectangular playing pitch that can be in open water or in a swimming pool. Matches are played over two halves of 10 minutes with the aim to score into a goal which is suspended above the water at each end of the pitch.Team Size – Canoe Polo is typically played with 5 players per team in a pool, with a goalkeeper and 4 outfield players.Canoe Polo is a fast contact team sport that combines water polo, basketball and canoeing! The members in the SP Canoe Polo Club train extensively in canoeing and ball handling skills while emphasizing on solid coordination and teamwork.
How long is a game of canoe polo?
Timing. The game is officially played as a 14- to 20-minute game consisting of two 7- to 10-minute halves. The teams change ends at the half-time period, which is 1 to 3 minutes long. The match lasts about one and a half to two hours long and is divided into timed periods called chukkers – each chukker is 7 ½ minutes long. Matches are either four or six chukkars divided by half time. During halftime, spectators are encouraged to walk across the field to stomp divots.Outdoor polo There is a four-minute interval between chukkas and a ten-minute halftime. Play is continuous and is only stopped for rule infractions (fouls), broken tack (equipment) or injury to horse or player.Canoe Polo is a paddle sport played by two teams of five players in open water or a pool within a rectangular enclosure (marked by buoys). The games are split into two halves of 10 minutes. The objective is to score in the opponent’s goal, which is suspended above the water at each end of the pitch.Polo is a game of immense skill and strategy with each player anticipating every play. In an evenly matched game, the team with the best anticipation will quite often win. It is not a difficult game to follow once you understand the flow and become familiar with the terminology.