The sun rises, and the pool lights go on. As the lights warm up, home players begin to set up the pool and get it ready for the day. The players walk with energy and talk with joking banter and friendly arguments. As the pool begins to look like a course, they start their warm up and move with high energy and excitement in their voice. By the end of the day these boys will be tired and broken because of the sport known as water polo.
The first of many busses arrives, and the boys pile off. They are wearing head phones, warm up gear, and flip flops. They search for the perfect spot out claim as their own for the day and set up camp. They talk the same as the other teams with high energy and excitement. When more teams arrive the pool deck comes …show more content…
As they stretch they talk with anticipation and slight cockiness in their voice. They stand in a circle and move as one unit starting with the arms then eventually moving down to the legs. After 10 or so minutes of relaxed stretching they begin to focus and hop in the pool. It must be cold because before the boys feet hit the water their eyes shoot open and their mouths gape only to then be plunged into the water along with their feet. They hit the bottom of the pool and pop back up yelling to warn their team mates. They then proceed to sprint off in attempts to warm their body and get ready for the game. As the rest of the team joins them clearly reluctant, they begin to warm up as a team first with a swim, then legs, next passing, and finally shooting. As they warm up, coaches strategize, parents talk, and the reffs arrive. The referees roll through the gates almost with a sense of power behind them for they can make or break a game. They are wearing white shoes, socks, pants, shirt, and a hat. They have a bag full of lighter clothes for when it gets hot and a pair of regular clothes for after the games; also in the bags are medical kits, food, water, and sunscreen. As the sun starts to shine from behind the buildings the lights are turned off and the games
The first of many busses arrives, and the boys pile off. They are wearing head phones, warm up gear, and flip flops. They search for the perfect spot out claim as their own for the day and set up camp. They talk the same as the other teams with high energy and excitement. When more teams arrive the pool deck comes …show more content…
As they stretch they talk with anticipation and slight cockiness in their voice. They stand in a circle and move as one unit starting with the arms then eventually moving down to the legs. After 10 or so minutes of relaxed stretching they begin to focus and hop in the pool. It must be cold because before the boys feet hit the water their eyes shoot open and their mouths gape only to then be plunged into the water along with their feet. They hit the bottom of the pool and pop back up yelling to warn their team mates. They then proceed to sprint off in attempts to warm their body and get ready for the game. As the rest of the team joins them clearly reluctant, they begin to warm up as a team first with a swim, then legs, next passing, and finally shooting. As they warm up, coaches strategize, parents talk, and the reffs arrive. The referees roll through the gates almost with a sense of power behind them for they can make or break a game. They are wearing white shoes, socks, pants, shirt, and a hat. They have a bag full of lighter clothes for when it gets hot and a pair of regular clothes for after the games; also in the bags are medical kits, food, water, and sunscreen. As the sun starts to shine from behind the buildings the lights are turned off and the games