Canoe polo

It incorporates ball-handling skills into a contact team game, wherein group tactics and positional play are as important as individual speed and fitness.

Each team has five players on the pitch (and up to three substitutes), who compete to score in their opponent's goal, which is suspended two meters above the water.

The paddles are lighter and designed with pulling power and ball control in mind, with rounded blades for safety.

The tactics and playing of the game are not unlike basketball or water polo but with the added complexity of the boats, which can be used to tackle an opposition player in possession of the ball, or jostle for position within 6 meters of the goal.

[3] The boundaries of the pitch are ideally marked using floating ropes (similar to lane markers in swimming), although for smaller venues the edges of the pool are frequently used.

[4] Each half begins with a "sprint" where each team lines up against its goal-line and the ball is thrown into the middle of the pitch by the referee.

The shot clock is a recent addition to the rules, and due to the expense and complexity of the equipment is not used universally.

Most of the rules concern the safety of the players involved or are designed to keep the game fast-paced and exciting to play and watch.

Dangerous foul – Is significant contact with the opponent's arm, head or body that may result in personal injury and is illegal.