Water Polo Defense Strategy and Olympic Water Polo Tickets

There are seven players in the water from each team at one time. There are six players that play out and one goalkeeper. Unlike most common team sports, there is little positional play; field players will often fill several positions throughout the game as situations demand. These positions consist of the center or hole set, the point that also usually plays center back or hole defender, the two wings and the two flats. Players who are skilled in all of these positions on offensive or defensive are called utility players. Utility players tend to come off of the bench, though this is not absolute. Certain body types are more suited for particular positions, and left handed players are especially coveted on the right-hand side of the field, allowing teams to launch 2 sided attacks.

Defensive positions are often the same positional, but just switched from offense to defense. For example, the center forward or hole set, who directs the attack on offense, on defense is known as "hole D" also known as set guard, hole guard, hole check, pit defense or two-meter defense and guards the opposing team's center forward. Defense can be played man to man or in zones, such as a 2–4 four defenders along the goal line. It can also be played as a combination of the two in what is known as an "M drop" defense, in which the point defender moves away "sloughs off" his man into a zone in order to better defend the center position. In this defense, the two wing defenders split the area furthest from the goal, allowing them a clearer lane for the counter attack if their team recovers the ball.

On defense, the players work to regain possession of the ball and to prevent a goal in their own net. The defense attempts to knock away or steal the ball from the offense or to commit a foul in order to stop an offensive player from taking a goal shot. The defender attempts to stay between the attacker and the goal, a position known as inside water. You can also buy Olympic Water Polo Tickets for Olympic Games 2012, London. Global Ticket Market offers you all sorts of Olympic Tickets. Any type of Olympic Tickets including Olympic Water Polo Tickets is available at Global Ticket Market easily, securely and at very cheap rates.