ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DES ARBITRES DE WATER POLO

Summary of Changes to FINA Water Polo Rules approved in Montreal, July 2005

(changes are effective from 15th September 2005) Items below in bold text are considered (by the author) to be of greatest significance.

• Playing area reduced for women’s matches

• 4m and 7m areas and markings replaced by a single 5m area / mark. The new 5m area applies to penalty fouls and immediate shots from free throws. Pool-side markings are affected. Consequental changes throughout the Rules.

• Caps must have ear protectors. New provisions for substitute goalkeepers’ caps.

• Head coach of attacking team can advance to 5m line nearest his team bench..

• Periods increased from 7 to 8 mins. Half time interval increased from 2 to 5 mins.

• For extra time, changes to intervals and turn-rounds. • Penalty shoot out arrangements slightly amended. • Timeouts: minor rule changes.

• Possession time reduced from 35 to 30 secs. • Significant changes to goal throw / corner throw rules. Corner throws now only awarded in certain limited situations.

• Goal throw to be taken by defending team player nearest to the ball.

• Team in possession retains the ball in the event of simultaneous exclusion fouls.

• New exclusion foul for attempting to play or block a shot with two hands outside 5m area.

• Improper re-entry by player of team not in possession is now an automatic penalty foul.

• Changes to (former) “Disrespect” rule. Now referred to as “Misconduct” Rule.

• Punishment for brutality changed to complete exclusion with substitution after 4 mins actual play.

• Important changes to penalty foul rules. Refer to WP 22.2 Notes (b) & (c).

• If penalty throw awarded in last minute, team can elect to decline penalty and take free throw (with new possession time).

David Bathurst, August 2005

ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DES ARBITRES DE WATER POLO

Summary of Changes to FINA Water Polo Rules approved in Montreal, July 2005 (changes are effective from 15th September 2005)

Additional Advice

• WP 5.2 The head coach is allowed to move to the 5 metre line nearest to his team bench.
  
  
• WP 21.15 In both cases mentioned in the Rule, the offending player is excluded subject to the provisions of re-entry/substitution referred to in
  
  
• WP 21.3 In the case of a defending player re-entering improperly, although the player is excluded (as above) and a penalty throw awarded, the player only receives one personal foul.
  
  
• WP 22.2 (c) A penalty throw shall only be awarded if a goal would probably have resulted but for the defending player’s actions to intentionally block or attempt to block a pass with two hands within the 5 metre area.
  
  
• Appendix A Para.12 The text should read “… if the exclusion fouls are committed in dead time, with the free throw already awarded to the team in possession.” [The throw could be a free throw, corner throw, goal throw, etc.

David Bathurst, 22nd August 2005

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