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Canoe polo

Canoe polo is an ICF team game in kayaks. Two teams of five play on a rectangular water pitch, control the ball by hand or paddle and score into goals suspended above the water.

LevelVariant FamilyPaddlesports Family CategoryWater sport

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Classification

Category Water sport

Family Paddlesports Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Canoe polo is a five-versus-five ball game in kayaks.

Geeignet für Suitable for confident swimmers who like team tactics, contact and boat control.

Cost Club training with loan kayak, helmet and PFD is realistic. Club fee, specialist kayak, paddle, helmet/faceguard, PFD, spraydeck and event starts. Canoe-polo/kayak-polo club or paddling club with pool training. Capsize/safety routine belongs at entry.

First progress First passes after a few trainings; game awareness takes longer.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

canoe-polo kayak
paddle
helmet with faceguard
PFD
spraydeck
ball
goals

First steps

visit club training
practise entry/exit and capsize
learn ball handling
play small pass/shoot drills

Canoe-polo club, paddling club, pool training or national canoe federation.

Only with helmet/faceguard, PFD, supervision, clear exit routine and approved water.

Weitere Angaben

Tags canoe-polo, water-sport, paddelsport-familie, wassersport, kanupolo

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Score more goals than the opponent by legally playing the ball into the goal suspended above the water.

Teilnehmer

Five players per team on the water.

Teamgröße

5 vs 5 plus substitutes.

Spielfeld

Rectangular water pitch with two suspended goals.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

Goals, fouls/cards and possible golden goal.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

kayak
paddle
helmet/faceguard
PFD
ball
goals

Wichtige Regelpunkte

boat/body foul
possession/time-rule breach
unsafe paddle contact
equipment breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

International Canoe Federation
International Canoe Federation (ICF)

Canoe Polo International Canoe Federation · official · high
ICF Rules International Canoe Federation · rulebook · high
Canoe Polo Paddle Victoria · official · medium