In 2019, Waterpolo Development introduced new rules at HaBaWaBa International Festival and HaBaWaBa PLUS U13 in order to protect the #HaBaWaBa spirit and increase the dynamism, the speed and the technical skills of the little players (read all the rules introduced of 2019).
Rules about fouls were changed, WPD erased the distinction between ordinary fouls and major fouls, introducing the illegal contact fouls which are always punished with temporary exclusion. By reducing contact and protecting the players who make game, those rules has freed the creativity of the kids, pushing them to try technically more difficult plays.
Watch the video above and discover the effect of the HaBaWaBa rules.
