Water polo players?

Question

im thinking about taking water polo in high school, but ive never played in my life. is it fun? does the hat thing hurt at all? how do you play?

im a surfer and i love to swim in the ocean so im not completely inexperienced. do you think this would be a good sport for me?

approximately how many calories can you burn an hour playing this sport?

should i just try diving or swimming?

Answer 1

If you like swimming and can do it pretty well, at least give water polo a shot.  In an average water polo game, player's swim 2-3 miles.  I'm not sure how many calories that is, but i'm pretty sure you'll be all right.  Water polo's a really fun sport, and it's a lot more interesting than swimming back and forth over and over.  And as for diving, if burning calories is your main goal, it's not for you.

Answer 2

I love water polo!  I think that its so much fun.  The caps don't hurt put sometimes there a little uncomfortable.  You need to be a strong swimmer to play.  I know you burn a lot of calories playing... Around 800 I think