What 3 types of kicks are most often used in water polo?

Question

There's the rotary kick for treading water, and egg beater kick to jump high... What's the third one? (There is a third one. This was a question on a test)

Thank you all in advance.

Answer 1

Hmm.  I've used more than three kicks playing water-polo.  Flutter kick goes along with your front crawl for sprints and moving up and down the pool.  But sometimes I've used breast-stroke kick when moving around more slowly.

When you say egg-beater and rotary kick, those are really the same kick.  A modified breast-stroke kick with one leg going at a time.  

I've also used a breast-stroke or scissors-kick while playing in goal.  Those can both give you a sudden 'lift' to go after a high shot, more abrupt that the rotary kick, stronger too, but not sustainable.

So the kicks I have used are:  Flutter-kick, Rotary (egg-beater) kick, Breast-stroke (whip) kick, and Scissors-kick.

Answer 2

I would say flutter kick.  its used when one is just swimming down the pool.