Re-entry Rules

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WP 21.2 The excluded player shall move to the re-entry area nearest to the player’s own goal line without leaving the water. An excluded player who leaves the water (other than following the entry of a substitute) shall be deemed guilty of an offence under WP 21.10 (Misconduct).
[Note. An excluded player (including any player excluded under the Rules for the remainder of the game) shall remain in the water and move (which may include swimming underwater) to the re-entry position nearest to the player’s own goal line without interfering with the play. The player may swim from the field of play at any point on the goal line and may swim behind the goal to reach the re-entry area provided the player does not interfere with the alignment of the goal.
On reaching the re-entry area, the excluded player shall be required to visibly rise to the surface of the water before the player (or a substitute) shall be permitted to re-enter in accordance with the Rules. However, it shall not be necessary for the excluded player to then remain in the re-entry area to await the arrival of an intended substitute.]

WP 21.3 The excluded player or a substitute shall be permitted to re-enter the field of play after the earliest occurrence of one of the following:
· when 20 seconds of actual play have elapsed, at which time the secretary shall raise the appropriate flag provided that the excluded player has reached the re-entry area in accordance with the Rules;
· when a goal has been scored;
· when the excluded player’s team has retaken possession of the ball (which means receiving control of the ball) during actual play, at which time the defensive referee shall signal re-entry by a hand signal;
· when the excluded player’s team is awarded a free throw or goal throw, the referee’s signal to award the throw qualifies as the re-entry signal, provided that the excluded player has reached the re-entry area in accordance with the Rules.
The excluded player or a substitute shall be permitted to re-enter the field of play from the re-entry area nearest to the player’s own goal line, provided that:
· the player has received a signal from the secretary or a referee;
· the player shall not jump or push off from the side or wall of the pool or field of play;
· the player shall not affect the alignment of the goal;
· a substitute shall not be permitted to enter in the place of an excluded player until that player has reached the re-entry area nearest to the player’s own goal line.
After a goal has been scored an excluded player or a substitute may re-enter the field of play from any place.


NOTES
The referee will designate the re-entry area before the start of the game during the captain’s meeting. The re-entry area is located in the corner of the pool and underneath the team bench behind the goal line. For pools like Multi Gen, Whitney Ranch and UNLV in which a lane line does not connect to the goals, the re-entry area is underneath the bench in the corner of the pool and outside the field of play. Thus, an excluded player must exit the field of play by swimming underwater and not on top of the lane line to reach the re-entry area.

CONSEQUENCE OF IMPROPER RE-ENTRY
WP 21.15 For an excluded player to re-enter or a substitute to enter the field of play improperly, including:
· without having received a signal from the secretary or referee;
· from any place other than the player’s own re-entry area, except where the Rules provide for immediate substitution;
· by jumping or pushing off from the side or wall of the pool or field of play;
· by affecting the alignment of the goal.
If this offence is committed by a player of the team not in possession of the ball, the offending player shall be excluded and a penalty throw awarded to the opposing team.
If this offence is committed by a player of the team in possession of the ball, the offending player shall be excluded and a free throw awarded to the opposing team.