Canoe Polo
Game
Game
The game is played in many countries on all continents, for recreation and serious sport. The sport has World Championships every 2 years. Internationally the sport is organised by the Canoe Polo committee of the International Canoe Federation, as one of the disciplines of the sport of canoeing. In 2005 Canoe Polo was contested at the World Games in Duisburg Germany under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee.
Practising on the River Cam
The game is often described as a combination of water polo, basketball and kayaking. 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 shield the ball.
Some of the world's best players have come from Australia, with three time World champion gold medalists Duncan Cochrane, Brett Houghton and Keith McChlery all playing in the successive 1994, 1996 and 1998 Australian mens team.
Rules
The ball, a waterpolo ball, is passed from hand to hand among the players, with some use of the paddle on the ball also allowed. A player in possession can be tackled by being pushed over on the shoulder or back, players may only have the ball in their possession for a maximum of five seconds. Players can 'dribble' the ball by throwing it one meter or more, ahead of themselves or sideways into the water. Most of the rules concern the safety of the players involved. For example illegal substitution and entry into the playing area (see below), illegal use of the paddle, illegal action against a capsized player, illegal jostle and illegal screening. Penalties include goal- and sideline throws, free shots, goal penalty shots, and penalty cards.
Substitutions can be made at any time during the game without notifying the referee, the player has to cross the back line before another player can come on. If these rules are not followed a player is nominated by the captain of the offending team to be removed from play (sent off).
Pitch
Canoe polo is played either indoors in swimming pools or outdoors on a pitch which should measure 35 metres by 23 metres. The edges of the pitch are marked by the sides of the pool, or better, by floating ropes (similar to lane markers in swimming).
Referees
There are two referees (one on each side-line) and they are on foot rather than in boats. The score is kept by the scorekeeper and the timekeeper monitors the playing time and sending-off times. The goal lines are monitored by 2 line judges. Before play commences scrutineers check all kit for compliance with regulations
Goals
The goals (measuring 1 by 1.5 metres) are a frame with a net, suspended 2 metres above the water. A player, acting as goalie, defends the goal with their paddle by sticking it up vertically, special rules concern the goalie, such as: the attacking team not being able to interfere with or jostle them. The length of the paddles used by the goalies are often longer than those used by other players.
Timing
The game is officially played as a 20 minute game consisting of two 10 minute halves. The teams swap ends at half-time. 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. One player from each team sprints to win possession of the ball.
ICF Canoe Polo World Championships
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Men
Year
Host
Gold
Silver
Bronze
1994
Sheffield,
United Kingdom
Australia
Germany
United Kingdom
1996
Adelaide,
Australia
Australia
Italy
Germany
1998
Aveiro,
Portugal
Australia
United Kingdom
Italy
2000
So Paulo,
Brazil
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Germany
2002
Essen,
Germany
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Germany
2004
Miyoshi,
Japan
Netherlands
Germany
United Kingdom
2006
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
France
Italy
Netherlands
2008
Edmonton,
Canada
Netherlands
France
Italy
2010
Milan,
Italy
Women
Year
Host
Gold
Silver
Bronze
1994
Sheffield,
United Kingdom
Australia
Germany
France
1996
Adelaide,
Australia
United Kingdom
Australia
Germany
1998
Aveiro,
Portugal
Australia
United Kingdom
France
2000
So Paulo,
Brazil
Germany
United Kingdom
France
2002
Essen,
Germany
Germany
France
Australia
2004
Miyoshi,
Japan
United Kingdom
Germany
France
2006
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
Germany
New Zealand
Netherlands
2008
Edmonton,
Canada
United Kingdom
Germany
France
2010
Milan,
Italy
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World championships between national teams/representatives
Team
American football Association football (men - women) Badminton (men - women) Bandy Baseball (men - women) Basketball (men - women) Beach Handball Beach Volleyball Bobsleigh and Skeleton Canoe polo Cricket (men - women) Curling Floorball Futsal Handball (men - women) Field hockey (men - women) Golf (men - women) Ice hockey (men - women) Inline Hockey Korfball Lacrosse Netball Paddle Tennis Polo Ringette Rink hockey (men - women) Rugby league (men - women) Rugby union (men - women) Rugby union sevens Softball Tennis (men - women - mixed) Ski mountaineering Volleyball Water Polo
Mixed
Aquatic sports Basque Pelota Canoeing (Slalom - Sprint) Equestrian (Equestrian Games - Dressage - Eventing - Show Jumping) Ice skating (Figure - Speed - Synchronized) Modern Pentathlon Orienteering (Foot - Ski - Mountain bike) Racquetball Rowing Sailing Squash (Individual - Doubles - Team) Table tennis
Individual
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Cue Sports
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Board Games
Backgammon Chess Crokinole Go Scrabble Sudoku
Motor Sports
Auto Racing Ice racing (Individual - Team) Motocross
World Games
Men
Year
Host
Gold
Silver
Bronze
2005
Duisburg,
Germany
Netherlands
Germany
United Kingdom
2009
Kaohsiung,
Chinese Taipei
France
Netherlands
Australia
2013
Cali,
Colombia
Women
Year
Host
Gold
Silver
Bronze
2005
Duisburg,
Germany
Germany
United Kingdom
Japan
2009
Kaohsiung,
Chinese Taipei
United Kingdom
Germany
France
2013
Cali,
Colombia
See also
International Canoe Federation
British Canoe Union
USACK - USA Canoe/Kayak
External links
Canoe Polo International
CanoePolo.com, a canoe polo forum
CanoePolo.org, a wiki for canoe polo
Clydes Polo Page, long-lived popular website dealing with all aspects of International and UK canoe polo
BCU Canoe Polo Committee, The British Canoe Union Canoe Polo Committee's website
sportpicsuk.com polo pictures , High Quality Photographs of Canoe Polo
Governing bodies
Australian Canoe Polo - official webpage
Official site of British Canoe Polo.
Official Canadian Canoe Polo site, contains numerous links to local clubs
Official site of Irish Canoe Polo
Official site of the New Zealand Canoe Polo Assn
Official site of German Canoe Polo
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Canoeing and kayaking
Main sports
Sprint Slalom Marathon Polo Whitewater Sailing Freestyle
Olympics
Summer Olympics Men's medalists Women's medalists
Other sports
Creeking Dragon boat Extreme Freeboating Outrigger canoeing Surf ski Surf kayaking Snowkayak Squirt boating
International Canoe Federation
World Championships - Sprint (Men's Canadian medalists, Men's kayak medalists, Women's kayak medalists), Slalom
Recreation
Small-craft Sailing Whitewater canoeing/kayaking Sea kayak Canoe camping Kayak fishing Kayak diving Kayak Walk Dongola racing Canoe orienteering Canoe livery or rental Crossing the Ditch
Modern boat types
Canoe Kayak Concrete canoe Flyak Folding kayak International Canoe Malia (Hawaiian canoe) Recreational kayak Sprint canoe
Traditional boat types
Aleutian kayak Baidarka Cayuco Chundan Vallam Outrigger canoe Sturgeon-nosed canoe Taimen Umiak Waka War canoe
Manoeuvres & techniques
C-to-C Roll Eskimo Rescue Kayak roll Kluning Portage Watercraft paddling
Equipment
Artificial whitewater Albano buoy system Outrigger Paddle Paddle float Paddle leash Royalex Sea sock Spraydeck Tuilik
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Kayakers
Jimmy Blakeney Tyler Bradt Paul Caffyn Tad Dennis Chris Duff Douglas C. Gordon tpnka Hilgertov Freya Hoffmeister Eric Jackson Ramo Kolenovi Brad Ludden Andrew McAuley Mark Pollock Alex Prostko Oskar Speck Rush Sturges Todd Wells Nicholas Wiechern Clay Wright Alexander Yermilov
Venues
List of whitewater rivers List of artificial whitewater courses Playspot Boulter's Lock Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre Canolfan Tryweryn Cardington Artificial Slalom Course Dickerson Whitewater Course Dorney Lake Dutch Water Dreams Eiskanal Hawaii-sur-Rhone Helliniko Olympic Complex Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre Hurley Lock Idroscalo Kanupark Markkleeberg River Thames Millrace Rapids Nene Whitewater Centre Northern Forest Canoe Trail Ocoee Whitewater Center Ohio River Trail Parc Olmpic del Segre Penrith Whitewater Stadium Raice, Czech Republic River Dart Rutherford Creek Saint Regis Canoe Area Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park South Bend, Indiana Stanley whitewater canoeing course Symonds Yat Rapids Tacen Whitewater Course Teesside White Water Course Texas Water Safari The Loop, River Dart Tour de Guden U.S. National Whitewater Center Upper Dart Water Sports Centre unovo Wolf River (Tennessee)
Competitions
List of world records in canoeing 2006 South American Games 2006 Asian Games Adirondack Canoe Classic Au Sable River Canoe Marathon Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Marathon Dusi Canoe Marathon Hawkesbury Canoe Classic Murray Marathon National Student Rodeo Thameside Series Waterside Series
Suppliers & manufacturers
Attbar Bliss-stick Jackson Kayak Rockpool Kayaks Royak Marine Tiderace Sea Kayaks
National governing bodies
American Canoe Association British Canoe Union British Dragon Boat Racing Association Canadian Canoe Association Croatian Canoe Federation Scottish Canoe Association USA Canoe/Kayak Welsh Canoeing Association
Notable clubs
Burloak Canoe Club Canoe Cruisers Association Forth Canoe Club Kingston Royals Dragon Boat Racing Club Manchester Canoe Club Philadelphia Canoe Club Rideau Canoe Club Royal Canoe Club Viking Kayak Club
Other canoe/kayak organisations
Association of International Paddle Sport Federations Canadian Canoe Museum International Dragon Boat Federation Sir Alexander Mackenzie Canada Sea-to-Sea Bicentennial Expeditions UK Rivers Access Campaign
In the arts
Chasse-galerie Men, Rivers and Canoes Paddle-to-the-Sea The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes Waterwalker
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Interdependent team sports
Sport Governingbodies Sportspeople National sport
Basket codes
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Polo codes
Cycle polo Elephant polo Cowboy polo Horseball Polo Segway polo Yak polo Canoe polo
Ball over a net codes
Biribol Bossaball Fistball Football tennis Footvolley Jianzi Net footbag Peteca Sepak takraw Volleyball (Beach, Paralympic)
Other codes
Airsoft Basque pelota (Frontenis, Jai alai, Xare) Buzkashi Curling Cycle ball Gateball Kabaddi Mesoamerican ball game Paintball Ptanque Roller derby Tchoukball Ultimate Underwater rugby Water polo Wheelchair rugby
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