Things You Aren't Told

This weekend, I have composed a list of things that you are not told when you sign up to play water polo:

1. You will be drowned. Literally, I was inhaling water at the bottom of the pool today for what seemed like longer than a couple seconds.
2. Your head will be treated like a soccer ball. You will be kicked mercilessly hard in the head/neck region.
3. Bleeding is normal. I was swallowing blood at one point - yummy!
4. The bar on the cage is your worst enemy, outside of the other team.
5. Sympathetic looks from the refs will happen, but they still won't make a call in your favor.
6. You will get cussed out on several occasions. 
7. Your suit will look like it could fit a Barbie doll, don't worry, you can make it fit somehow!
8. Said suit may take 3 people to zip up
9. All is fair when it happens under the water.
10. Fist fights will occur, elbows will be thrown, a punch may happen... and nothing is called.
11. "Unsportsman like conduct in the water" should have you thrown out from an entire tournament, not just one game. Because obviously Texas State's #9 doesn't learn when you roll her from the previous three games!
12. You will guard girls 3 times your size, and you will be responsible for not letting them touch the ball.
13. And last, but certainly not least: you will become closer to your team than you ever could previously imagine. You will meet your best friends, you will become a family. Don't try to fight it. Embrace it. Love it. I guess the teams that drown together, win together!