Water Polo and Foot Cramps

RE: Water Polo and Foot Cramps

Former Member — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 07:43:19 GMT

Cramps come from not being in condition for the movements you are doing. Eggbeat practice is done vertically and sculling and should be practiced regularly15 mins a workout. When doing the eggbeater you also should practice getting the body out of the water as high as you can. I would not just practice the day before the game. I used to get my cramps playing water from my jumps off the bottom in the shallow end (illegal by the way). You should also swim a lot of heads up front crawl and some kicking with the head up and your hands behind your back. Those cramps come because it is different movements for you.

RE: Water Polo and Foot Cramps

Former Member — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 05:11:51 GMT

Hi SeaGurl51 Congratulations on your initiation into W-Polo and glad you liked it. Regarding your cramps, that’s probably due to some overexertion of your feet. Since you are new to W-Polo, it requires a lot of “egg beater” motion which can over stress the ankles and foot muscles. It might be a good idea to practice the egg beater on the day before you actually play. On the subject of athletic-induced muscle aches, I was on a committee to design a pool and I strongly suggested they include a hot tub so we could get immediate relaxation from the cramps that swimmers are all too familiar with. Happy Swimming Dolphin 2 :)