Mask - small volume free diving masks are best, but any mask will work fine. Swim goggles are not recommended. A mask doubles as a nose plug and tends to fog less.

Snorkel - you want to be able to breathe while scanning the bottom of the pool for the puck and your next position. Large bore (to get air quickly), streamlined designs are best. Wrestling mouth-guards fitted over the end of the snorkel or internal mouth-guards are required for protection.

Ear protectors - required. Water polo caps work well.

Fins - flexible slipper-foot fins allow you to maneuver quickly and with speed. Heavy scuba fins are okay, but will beat up other people and your feet.

Swimsuit - optional : ), but recommended.

Glove - standard practice is to buy a heavy weight gardening glove and cover it with aquaseal (c), shoegoo, or silicone caulking. This prevents the skin on your knuckles from being sanded off as you push the puck along the bottom of the pool and pads your hand when someone accidentally hits your hand instead of the puck.

Stick - about 12 inches long, made of wood and painted black or white to distinguish the teams. It has a slightly hooked shape and is usually about 3/4 of an inch (or less) thick and up to 3 inches wide at the tip.