Water polo is a physically intense sports – requiring the speed and stamina to swim back and forth continuously; the physical endurance to tread water furiously as your opponent hunkers over you; and the power and accuracy to drive the ball into the back of your opponents’ net. It is also intensely fun! The satisfaction of performing a perfect play with a teammate to score a goal, or of “plucking” a ball out of the air as it heads towards your own goal, is indescribable. Besides the development of physical fitness, game skills and tactical thinking, water polo cultivates enduring values of perseverance, teamwork and fair play. Members of the RI water polo team forge strong lasting bonds beyond the pool.
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