Water basketball is a water sport which mixes the rules of basketball and water polo. Ideated and promoted by Italian teacher Francesco Rizzuto in 1986, it is played in a swimming pool. Teams of five players each must shoot at the goal with a ball within a certain time after gaining possession.

In the USA, Brazil, and Europe, some amatorial matches are organized to develop this sport.

In 2005, the Italian Federation of Basketball recognized it as a form of basketball.

In the Netherlands, people have been playing water basketball (known there as waterbasketbal) since the 1970s. Besides regular tournaments, they also organize a national championship where the best teams compete for the official Dutch Waterbasketbal championship title.

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Mon Jul 20 01:05:17 2009

What do i do if step in mud and water with my basketball shoes on? Should I throw them away?!?
Q. i just came out of practice and i accidentally forgot to take my basketball shoes off, and i ran on some grass and my shoes got all muddy and wet... HELP ME!
Asked by Ehab N - Tue Jan 8 21:32:57 2008 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It happens to me sometimes when it's raining, wet and muddy. Just wash, scrub and wash it will come off. If the mud in the shoe doesn't come off that is the time you hink about throwing it away.
Answered by ryx12 - Sat Jan 12 21:25:46 2008

who here likes basketball and volleyball and surfering and water sking?
Q. i love all of them !!! !!! !!! !!! !!! ! thats why my screenname is surferchick.
Asked by SurferChick - Thu Jun 22 16:54:13 2006 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I like surfing. But i stoped and moved bad memories. I was in love with the waves. Just me, my board, and the waves. Especially close to dark when the sun is setting sitting on the beach WoW! yea i miss the olden days!
Answered by punkskatermiley - Fri Jun 23 19:52:04 2006

Do you think basketball coaches are more likely to gain better skills if they start out as a NBA assignment?
Q. Do you think basketball coaches are more likely to gain better basketball skills and knowledge if they start out as an NBA assignment or possible NBA water boy? Is that how some of the best coaches in the NCAA gain better skill? Why or why not?
Asked by ATJ { Taker 17-0} - Fri Apr 3 16:10:17 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Trust me, every single NBA coach has been a water boy or a sandwich runner at some point in his career. Very rarely do they just jump from player to asst coach and not have to earn their dues. And they gain their skill by looking up to the head coach that they work for, being a water boy is just a way to get your foot in the door .
Answered by gnfnrs91 - Fri Apr 3 16:46:18 2009

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