Thus, knowing when to use a skill is just as important as knowing how to do it. Master this mental aspect of the game if you desire to play a level up from where you are now. Playing the game in the present and future, not the past . Playing the game in the past is when a player thinks or worries so much about a past mistake, that she or he makes a second mistake that makes the first mistake pale in comparison. Anticipation of your team's moves or of the opposing team's moves is playing in the future.
Anticipation is probably one of the most important skills in water polo.
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