INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The National Collegiate Athletic Association Divisions II & III Playing Rules Oversight Panel reviewed and approved major rules changes submitted by the Men’s and Women’s Water Polo Rules Working Group, which included:
- Permitting the use of video review during NCAA postseason when available.
- Amending that each team shall consist of seven players in the water, only one of whom shall be provided goalkeeper privileges provided a goalkeeper’s cap is worn.
- Permitting officials to determine if the entry of an excluded player would have affected whether a goal would have been scored provided the signal was given without undue delay.
- Clarifying resumption of play after a regular timeout following a timeout requested by the team scored upon.
- Clarifying the protocol to address a change of ends request prior to or during the pregame meeting.
- Amending acts of simulation committed by the team in possession of the ball and the team not in possession of the ball. In both cases, play shall be restarted after a timeout, and the offending player shall be assessed a minor act of misconduct but shall not be excluded.
- A player excluded for a minor act of misconduct during interval time may not reenter the game until 20 seconds of playing time has elapsed.
- Aligning the penalty for early entry to be the same regardless of the position of the excluded player, with no game exclusion assessed in either case.
- Team awarded a free throw on or behind the half-distance line with a new possession clock and will start play as after a goal.
- Clarify penalties to address failure to properly serve a game suspension, which would include an additional two-game suspension for the player and head coach.
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