This is my aquatics P.E. page. This is not a normal P.E. class as you can probably tell. All the kids that have this class instead of normal P.E. go to the pool during their eighth period and we don't get out until around 30 minutes after school. This is because the class is also practice for the water polo/swim team since everyone who is in that class is also part of both those teams. This class is a lot of fun, but I think at first it is much more tiring than normal P.E. We do a lot of swimming for conditioning, and then we work on certain water polo skills, or scrimmage which is always fun. When I first started this class it was very tiring, but it has gotten better. Anyways, this is my favorite class ever because it isn't even really a class, and is very fun. I am so glad that my school offers it!
The Basics of Water Polo
Since we don't do any actual work in Aquatics P.E. class, I will explain the basics of water polo instead of a project we did. First of all, water polo is a game played in the water and is very much like basketball and soccer combined. The goal is to get the ball into the goal for points, but the set-ups are very similar to those of basketball. The team on offense works the ball around until they can pass it into the center, or set, who is supposed to be the player taking most of the shots, just like in basketball. The way that water polo is like soccer, is that there is a goalie guarding a floating goal that is just like a miniature soccer goal.
A water polo game begins with the sprint. Both teams line up on either side of the pool and then they swim down, the sprinters trying to reach the ball first when the referee drops it into the middle of the pool. Whoever wins the sprint is obviously on offense and they try to set up and get the ball into set for a shot. There are a lot of rules in water polo. Some are that you can't touch the ball with two hands unless you are the goalie, you can't push the ball under to keep it from the defense, and you can't grab another player when they are receiving a pass. Drawing a foul is very easy in water polo, because all you have to do is drop the ball, and if you are being touched you get the foul and a free throw. There is a lot more technical stuff that goes into water polo, but these are really the basics.
A water polo game begins with the sprint. Both teams line up on either side of the pool and then they swim down, the sprinters trying to reach the ball first when the referee drops it into the middle of the pool. Whoever wins the sprint is obviously on offense and they try to set up and get the ball into set for a shot. There are a lot of rules in water polo. Some are that you can't touch the ball with two hands unless you are the goalie, you can't push the ball under to keep it from the defense, and you can't grab another player when they are receiving a pass. Drawing a foul is very easy in water polo, because all you have to do is drop the ball, and if you are being touched you get the foul and a free throw. There is a lot more technical stuff that goes into water polo, but these are really the basics.