Have you ever wondered what the hardest and best sport in the world is? Well, the hardest and best sport in the world is water polo. This is because of thee things water polo takes a ton of endurance, good ball control, and a ton of strength . Water polo is one sport that takes a ton of endurance. Players are not allowed to touch the bottom of the pool. This means that players must tread water even when their not moving. As players jump out of the water up to hip height to shoot, doing this many times can be extremely tiring. Each possession lasts 30 seconds, this means that sometimes a player has to swim the length of the pool 60 or more times per game. Therefore water polo takes a lot of endurance to play. Like many other sports, water polo players must have excellent ball control. Players have just 30 seconds to move the ball from one end of the pool to the other, open up a hole in the defence by passing the ball between themselves at high speed, setting up the shot and launching the ball into the goal with amazing precision so the goalie cannot stop it. Therefore water polo…show more content… As the referee's cannot see what happens under the water, kicking, punching, and wrestling is a major part of water polo. As the players are in the water, contact is a big deal like once a player's head is under the water they have to deal with not being able to breath. Players grab, punch, twist and kick each other in attempt to get ahead of their opponent, or in a good position to receive or shoot the ball. Therefore water polo takes a lot of agility and strength. In conclusion water polo is the hardest and best sport in the world for many reasons. Water polo takes a ton of endurance, good ball control, and a ton of strength . Also in water polo something's always happening which make water polo fun to watch. As you can see water polo is the hardest and best sport to play in the
