How come we have such an intensive training culture and studious approach to water polo in Serbia?
Well, that’s not just the case here, it like that in all of the countries which are in the top of world water polo. The water is an unnatural surrounding for human. All the support and basis for the shot and movement are completely different than on dry land. Therefore the adaptation period of the body to water last long, and the water polo player must train more than a footballer or basketball player. A water polo player who isn’t in training two or three days has big problems to play a game, while I think, that for instance, the soccer players have less problems in that situation. You once stated that water polo is in fact played by your legs? Definitively, as I can say now that tennis is also played by your legs, although I keep my racquet in the hand. The power of shot in water polo starts from the tip of your toes. The position and the strength of the legs determine the static position, speed and the power of the arm movement. How many times have you played for the national team b
