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YELLOW AND
RED CARDS
FINA Rules
The Yellow card/Red
card system has been adopted for the control of the water polo bench
at all FINA rules water polo events.
- The
issuing (signalling) of the yellow card by the referee is an
"official" warning to the team bench.
- That
the subsequent issuing (signalling) of the red card by the
referee is the signal that the offender on the team bench must
retire to the public area or to such a designated place as
determined by the event technical committee.
- Once
the offender receives a red card, he will also receive an
automatic one game suspension (which can be carried from event
to another), with review for possible imposition of greater
sanction depending on the severity of the incident.
- It
should be noted, that should the actions of the offender
warrant, then the referee might issue (signal) with the red card
without having issued (signalled) with the yellow card, which in
normal circumstances is really an initial warning.
- The
point to remember about the use of cards is that they are just a
mechanism, a "visible show" for what referees always
have had the power to do. A referee could always exclude any
person from the pool.
Accordingly:
1. If the bench is
still a problem, identify the offender(s) and exclude him/her
(them).
2. The offender is
the individual, not the representative. Accordingly you punish
neither the captain, nor the coach, if a player is the offending
party. You exclude that party.
YELLOW CARDS
Situations
For
the head coach only:
A.) Advance pass the 4 m line (a verbal and/or a warning signal
before a yellow card).
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The
head coach must stay well away from the referee when the referee
is in his/her zone. The coach must not impede on the referee's
movement or vision.
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The
head coach must be near his/her bench when his/her team has
possession of the ball and stay in his/her zone.
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The
head coach doesn't return near his bench when his/her team loses
possession of the ball.
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When
the bench is not situated behind the goal line and outside the
sidelines.
B.) Comment the
referee's calls (after the calls).
C.) Direct the
referee's calls (before the calls).
D.) Regarding b and
c, if the referee cannot determine who is committing the infraction
from the bench, the head coach should receive a yellow card (he/she
is responsible for the behaviour of all on the bench).
RED CARDS
Situations
For a staff
member and/or a player of the team other than the head coach:
a) Leave the bench
b) Comment on the referee's calls
c) Direct the referee's calls
d) Interfere in the play
For a head coach:
a) A third infraction from the yellow card list (a).
b) A second infraction from the yellow card list. (b,c,d)
For head coach, staff members and players:
a) Throw or kick an object
b) Insult personally a referee or minor official
Instigate any personal contact with a referee or minor official
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