The new sport of water football was created by Dakota Sampson from West Virginia, USA in June 2016. Water football is a smaller version of American football but in a pool with fewer players the idea is to get the football in the other end zone in 4 plays.

Sport Description

  • To be tackled your head head has to be underwater.
  • Each touchdown is worth 6 points
  • There is no fieldgoals like regular football.
  • There is only five guys allowed on the field at a time for each team.
  • There are 4 quarters each are six minutes long.
  • All other rules are that of American football
  • The pool that the sport is played in is rectangler 20 feet by 24 feet and is 5 1/2 deep.

Equipment Required

  • Water football
  • Team swim suit
  • Swim goggles

 

Note

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