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swimming pool ![click to hear : swimming pool click to hear : swimming pool](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Pool in which a water polo game takes place; a game has four periods of seven minutes each divided by breaks of two minutes each.
excluded players re-entry area ![click to hear : excluded players re-entry area click to hear : excluded players re-entry area](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Space where players who commit an exclusion foul serve a 20-second penalty.
7 m line ![click to hear : 7 m line click to hear : 7 m line](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
coach ![click to hear : coach click to hear : coach](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
The team’s leader; the coach plots strategy and decides who plays in different situations.
secretaries ![click to hear : secretaries click to hear : secretaries](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Officials who write up the game’s report (such as goals scored, fouls and exclusions) and signal the return of temporarily excluded players.
timekeepers ![click to hear : timekeepers click to hear : timekeepers](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Officials in charge of the game’s time, exclusions, continuous possession of the ball (maximum 35 seconds before taking a shot) and so on.
goal judge ![click to hear : goal judge click to hear : goal judge](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Official whose main function is to decide on the validity of goals and to report balls gone behind the goal line (corners).
goal line ![click to hear : goal line click to hear : goal line](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Line that the ball must pass to score a goal; the players line up along it before a period begins.
2 m line ![click to hear : 2 m line click to hear : 2 m line](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
4 m line ![click to hear : 4 m line click to hear : 4 m line](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
half-distance line ![click to hear : half-distance line click to hear : half-distance line](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Mark dividing the pool into two zones, one per team; the teams change zones after two periods of play.
referee ![click to hear : referee click to hear : referee](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Official who is in charge of enforcing the rules; this individual supervises the game and signals violations by blowing a whistle.
team bench ![click to hear : team bench click to hear : team bench](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Space where substitute players and team officials sit; a team has 13 players but only seven are in the water at the same time.
goalkeeper ![click to hear : goalkeeper click to hear : goalkeeper](../../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Player whose role is to prevent the ball from entering the goal; the goalkeeper wears a red cap.