ELIGIBILITY
a. All participants are subject to intramural eligibility rules, which are listed in the
Intramural Handbook.
b. Current Pomona-Pitzer ID must be presented at each game.
THE GAME, PLAYERS, AND EQUIPMENT
a. A team consists of (7) players: 6 player plus a goalie, 2 females (minimum) must be on
the team.
b. Substitutions can be made only during the half break or after a goal has been scored or
in case of injury.
c. Teams will switch ends of the pool at half time.
d. Caps, inner tubes, and balls will be provided.
e. All players should clip finger and toe nails to avoid scratching or cutting themselves and
other players.
f. All players must remain in a “sitting” position in their inner tubes.
g. No player may leave his/her inner tube and touch the ball. If a player is tipped from
his/her tube, that player may not touch the ball until he/she is back in the inner tube.
Handling the ball while “not” in a tube is a penalty resulting in an indirect free throw for the
opposing team.
h. The goalie cannot throw the ball more than half the length of the pool (result indirect
from half line).
i. No player may leave his/her tube to defend an opponent.
j. NO JEWELRY OF ANY TYPE IS ALLOWED
TIME FACTORS
a. The game will consist of two 12-minute halves running time. Half-time will be two
minutes.
b. There are not time-outs, except for injury or emergency.
c. Play begins with each team lining up at opposite ends of the pool. Each player must
have his/her “hands” touching the “pool deck”. The goalkeeper must be in the goal.
d. At the start of each half referee throws the ball into the center of the pool and both
teams propel themselves toward the ball from opposite ends of the pool.
e. At the end of regulation play, if the score is tied, a five minute overtime period will be
played to determine a winner).
SCORING & GOAL KEEPING
a. One point will be scored for each goal by any player.
b. The same point value is applied to penalty throws. Both males and females will score
one point for a shootout goal.
c. A goal is scored when a legal shot, taken outside of the goal box, completely crosses
the goal line. Any shots taken from inside the goal box will be disallowed (2 meter zone).
The ball may hit the water in its path to the goal.
d. If a player falls out of his/her tube or is legally dumped in the process of scoring a goal
(following the throw and prior to the ball entering the goal), the goal will NOT count.
Following each goal, the ball is put back into play by the referee returning it to the goalie
just scored upon.
a. The goalie MAY leave his/her tube in attempting to prevent a thrown ball from entering
the goal. Once out of the tube, the goalie must get back in his/her tube before attempting
to block any other shots.
b. Offensive players may retrieve any rebounds that exit the goal box. Any rebounds that
stay within the goal box must be retrieved by the defense.
c. The goalie may retrieve a blocked shot that lands within the goal box before returning
to his/her tube. Any other actions (blocking other shots, etc) by the goalie while he/she is
out of his/her tube are illegal and will result in a penalty shot.
d. The goalie may NOT hold the ball, while in his/her tube, for more than 5 seconds in the
goal box (foul: indirect throw from the 4 meter area).
e. The goalie may NOT throw the ball beyond the center line (foul indirect from half line).
FOULS All fouls constitute an indirect throw form point of infraction
a. Unnecessary or intentional bodily contact with an opposing player.
b. Holding onto or dumping an opposing player's inner tube.
c. "Lapping"-placing the ball in the lap of a player will constitute a foul, the ball must be
playable at all times.
d. Deliberately splashing water in the face of an opponent.
FREE THROW All free throws are to be thrown from the 4 meter mark. All players
except the goal keeper and the shooter must leave the area. As soon as shot is taken,
normal play resumes
Free throws are awarded for any commitment of a brutal, intentional act inside the
opponents 4 meter area to stop or prevent a goal. These decisions are to be made by the
official and will be final.
For any flagrant, malicious, or violent fouls, the offending player will be ejected and a
penalty shot will be awarded to the offended team.
OVERTIME In the event that the game ends as a tie after the 5 minute overtime period,
a shoot out format will occur. Each team will choose 5 shooters of which 2 must be
females. The shooters and the goalie will alternate after each shot. Each shooter will
have a chance to shoot on goal from the 4 meter spot. The goalie will still need to adhere
to the goalie policies in regards to defense. If still tied after 5 shots, the process will
repeat unitl a winner can be declared.