But the water keeps getting in the way. Teams don numbered colored caps that make players' heads look like giant bobbing billiard balls. Play is physical. A lot of grabbing and grappling occurs beneath the water's surface. If you're holding on to the ball, the other team can hold on to you.
Strength really plays a big part.
That's fine, if you have strength left to summon. I spent most of mine in the first 10 minutes a whirl of wild shots, wheezes and referee's whistles. The game moved quickly. Often, I did not. As the yellow ball raced from end to end, I found myself hovering in the middle, moving toward one goal and then the other, never really catching up with the action.