Pool Toy Review: Water Polo Game from Banzai

Are you looking for a summer pool toy? Well one that looks like a lot of fun from the advertisements is the Water Polo game from Banzai. Most people know how to play water polo in a pool. For those of you that don't, the goal is to throw a ball into a goal defended by another team in the pool No, there are no horses in water polo. The Water Polo game by Banzai has quite a bit of misleading advertising being used unfortunately. I discovered this after purchasing the Water Polo game by Banzai to use at a friend's pool this spring.

The first thing I noticed is that Bonzai claims their Water Polo game for the pool includes two nets that are three feet across. In a way this is correct, but it is not they way they portray their product. The nets in Water Polo by Banzai are 3 feet across if you stretch them taught. The problem is with how the goals are designed the nets have to fit relatively loosely. In reality the goals in the Water Polo game from Banzai are much closer to two feet across than they are to three feet across.

After setting up the goals for the Water Polo game from Banzai I noticed that the tubing you connect to set up the goals do not attach firmly. If someone throws the ball against the tubes used for the framework it is likely part of the goal will come across. This detracts from the fun I was hoping to have while playing the Water Polo game by Banzai in my friend's pool.

The Water Polo game from Bonzai does come with the tubing necessary to set up the goals, the nets, foam cushions to help the goals float and an inflatable ball to use when playing water polo. The manufacturer recommends the Water Polo by Banzai game for children five years or older. I would only recommend it for children in the younger end of that age group if you are playing in a water level where their feet can touch the bottom of the pool and their heads remain above water. There are some risks for inexperienced swimmers playing the game of water polo in a pool.

Honestly, I can't recommend purchasing this Water Polo game by Banzai for your pool entertainment. At $20 this game is severely overpriced and will most likely sit along the side of your pool or by thrown away before pool season is half way over.