Rules & Regulations

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Updated Sat, Mar 29, 2008. Questions? Contact me at "tuleya@yahoo.com"

Tournament Committee

The tournament committee is a standing committee governed by the Board of Directors.
The tournament committee shall be comprised of nine members:
1) Vice-President, committee chair
2) Officials' Representative
3) Board of Directors member
4) Tournament Director
5-6) Appointed by the OWPOA
7-9) Appointed by the Board of Directors
Three members shall be free of conflicts of interest in the girls and boys tournament (not necessarily the same members). At least three members, without a conflict of interest in a particular game, shall be witnesses to said game. The Tournament Committee shall rule on questions, disputes, or protests at the State Tournament.

Rules Committee

The Rules Committee will be compromised of the Table Official and one member of the voting Board of OHSWPC & the Head Official or his representative. (Added by Board 6/25/96?)

Notes by Ray Tuleya:
The following section in italics was deleted at some point after 1996 from the rule book:

Tournament Director:

The Tournament Director is a paid position. The fee, not to exceed $500.00, is set by the Board of Directors each year. Non-profit organizations may act as Tournament Director, with an individual to serve in that official capacity. He/she will be hired at the beginning of each high school season by the Board of Directors. A formula of complieance will be presented to the Tournament Director. Please see state tournament checklist of responsibilities.

Competition Format

As shown in appendix. The order of games may change yearly based on the site of the tournament. The first team listed shall wear dark caps and be the home team for that game.

Team Information

Only the head coach, one assistant coach, a team statistician or manager, the fourteen players and two alternates on the roster are allowed in the team area. The two alternates must however be in street clothes. A medical trainer is permitted at any time. Teams and coaches must remain in the team area during play. Caps shall be numbered 1 - 15.

Notes by Ray Tuleya:
Sections in italics were added. The Medical trainer sentance was adopted in May 1996. Additionally, the # of players has been recently expanded.

Conduct & Discipline

a) A referee who has ejected a player for brutality shall provide the tournament committee with a written report of the incident within fifteen minutes following the game.
b) The tournament committee has the authority to prevent a player or coach from further competition in the tournament or a portion thereof.
c) All findings of this committee shall be handled timely and considered final and without appeal, due to the immediacy of necessary action. A full report shall be made to the Board of Directors by the chair of the tournament committee.
d) The Oregon High School Water Polo Committee will not tolerate any physical or verbal abuse toward officials, staff, or tournament organizers before, during or after any part of the tournament. Any physical or verbal abuse reported to the Tournament Committee may automatically warrant a tournament suspension to the offender. Further sanctions may apply pending review of the incident.
e) Flash photography is not allowed during competition.
f) Balloons, noisemakers, and banners, (other than those approved tournament sponsors) are not allowed in the tournament facility.
g) The high school principal, coach and other responsible officials of each member school shall take all reasonable measures to insure that the schools students and supporters maintain a sportsmanlike attitude toward events so that events may be conducted without unreasonable danger or disorder. When the students, staff or supporters of any member school engage in un-sportsmanlike conduct, disorder or infliction of damage to persons or property in connection with any festival, meet, contests or tournament sponsored by the OHSWSP Committee, the Executive Board may treat such acts as a violation by the school/club of the Rule of the Association. Any school/club whose students, supporters, rooters, or partisans take part in riots, fights, pilfering, painting, jumping in the pool or any other un-sportsmanlike conduct shall be subject to penalty.
h) The Tournament Committee may remove any athlete, coach, or spectator from the tournament facility for violations of the "Conduct and Discipline" section. For any other reason the Committee feels is necessary to insure that the tournament is not disrupted or the safety of athletes and fans is not jeopardized.

Notes by Ray Tuleya:
Sections after d) have been added since 1997.