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Policies of the Michigan Water Polo Association Section
1. Obligation
of Members
Section
3. Conduct
of High School Competition
1.
Boys: Fall Season with starting date as
defined by the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA), with the District
Qualifying Tournaments and Regional Qualifying Tournaments the last two
weekends in October, and the State Championship Tournament held the second
weekend in November. 2.
Girls: Spring Season starting date as defined
by the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA), with the District
Qualifying Tournaments held two weeks before Memorial Day Weekend, the Regional
Qualifying Tournaments held the weekend before Memorial Day weekend, and the
State Championship Tournament held the weekend following Memorial Day weekend. a.
Dual games within a
district during the girl’s season may not be held until after the third week of
practice unless both participating coaches are in agreement. B.
Teams 1.
Any high school within
the State of Michigan may field a team in the appropriate season. 2.
A cooperative team may
be formed in accordance with MHSAA guidelines. The application for girls’ cooperative teams must be filed
with an MWPA Co-President for review by the Board of Director’s prior to the
February business meeting. The
application for boys’ cooperative teams must be filed with an MWPA Co-President
for review by the Board of Director’s prior to the June business meeting. The executive board will review all
applications and respond to the applicant schools within two weeks of the
respective business meeting. C.
Eligibility 1.
Each team shall be
comprised of students who are eligible to play in accordance with MHSAA
guidelines. 2.
No player shall play in
both a Junior Varsity and Varsity game on the same competition day. If this occurs the school with the ineligible player will
forfeit the second game regardless of the level of competition. (Schools with fewer players may elect
to play the varsity game first with a minimum of one week prior notice to the
opposing school.) a.
If a varsity goalie is
rendered unable to play due to an injury, sickness, or an eligibility rule
(i.e. three exclusions, game misconduct, brutality, etc.) during the course of
the game, that a JV goalie would be allowed to play as the varsity goalie in exemption
of rule C.2., as long as two separate goalies are listed, one on the varsity
roster and one on the JV roster for that game. The varsity goalie that left the game due to an injury may
only re-enter the game as a goalie. 3.
If a team uses an
ineligible athlete in any competition, those games shall be considered
forfeits, with the opposing teaming recording a 5-0 forfeit win. D.
Team Rosters 1.
Rosters that document
eligibility (signed by school official) are due to the District Qualifying
Tournament Director before the start of that tournament. The Tournament Director will forward
the eligibility rosters to the Regional Tournament Director and State
Championship Tournament Director prior to the start of that tournament. E.
Playing Rules Play shall be governed by the current NFHS Rules with
the following exceptions: A.
Mercy Rule – If
the goal differential after the second or third quarters is 10 or more goals,
the coach of the losing team has the right to ask for five minute quarters or a
running clock if the facility has the ability to run the game clock without
interfering with the shot clock. Section
4. Conduct
of High School Championships
1.
There shall be four
Districts in the State, with two Districts per Region for both the East and
West. The Board shall determine
where teams will be placed by geography and size of the District. Districts will be realigned every two
years if necessary. This will
occur in even numbered years. a.
If one District/Region
has significantly more teams than another, the Co-Presidents shall have the
authority to move teams to the other District/Region for balance of number
only. The closest team(s) by
geography shall be moved. b.
Teams must be aligned
with a district 10 days prior to the season to be eligible for the district
tournament. B. Site Selection 1.
Sites wishing to host a
High School District, Regional or State Championship Tournament must submit a
written proposal to the Board of Directors or be present at the board meeting
for tournament site selection.
District, Regional, and State Tournament sites will be determined at the
summer business meeting for the next Girls season, and at the fall business
meeting for the next Boys season. 2. Board of Directors shall select the best facility
available, with a premium placed on all-deep courses and the need to alternate
the State Championship Tournaments from West to East every other year. C.
Conduct of District
Qualifying Tournaments. 1.
Seeding for the District
tournament will be based on regular season game results between the teams in
each district. a.
Every team in a district
must play each other at least once.
If teams are playing each other more than once they must declare which
game will be counted as the district game prior to the start of the
season. Teams to report results of
these games to the MWPA webmaster and to the district tournament director. b.
District seeding games
shall be played in an alternating home and away manner. If one teams hosts one year, it is the
other team’s turn to host the following year. If the team that is supposed to host cannot host for some
reason or chooses not to host, a mutually agreed upon site can be chosen by the
coaches involved. 2.
District Qualifying
Tournaments shall be run in accordance with the tournament formats attached in
APPENDIX A and posted on the MWPA website. 3.
Host site fee for the
district tournament will be $500 payable to the MWPA. If the host site is the site of two district tournaments the
fee will be $1000 payable to the MWPA. 4.
Team entry fees for the
district tournament will be $75 payable to the host site. D.
Conduct of Regional
Qualifying Tournaments. 1.
Regional Qualifying
Tournaments shall be run in accordance with the tournament formats attached in
APPENDIX A and posted on the MWPA website. 2.
Host site fee for the
regional tournaments will be $1500 payable to the MWPA. 3.
Team entry fees for the
regional tournament will be $125 payable to the host site. E.
Conduct of the State
Championship Tournament 1.
The State Championship
Tournament shall be run in accordance with the tournament formats attached in
APPENDIX A and posted on the MWPA website. 2.
Host site fee for the
state tournament will be $2600 payable to the MWPA. 3.
Team entry fees for the
state tournament will be $200 payable to the host site. F. Awards In
each season, there shall be the following awards(provided by the MWPA): 1. District Qualifying Championship Tournament Awards a. First Place Team Trophies 2. Regional Qualifying Championship Tournament Awards a. First and Second Place Team Trophies b. All-Tournament Teams (First, Second, and Honorable
Mention). – Certificates I. All teams participating in the tournament will receive
a vote, along with a collective ballot submitted by the officiating crew. II. Teams will vote for 14 players, and may not vote for
any of their own players. The
first team vote will be for one goalie and six field players, with one of these
athletes selected as Most Valuable Player. The second team vote will be for one goalie and six field
players. III. MVP votes count for 3 points, First Team Votes count
for 2 points, and Second Team votes for 1 point IV. The athlete with the highest tally will receive Most
Valuable Player. The goalie with
the highest tally and the first six field players will be named to the First
Team All-Region. The goalie with
the second highest tally and the next six field players will be named to the
Second Team All-Region. The next
seven players (any position) will be name Honorable Mention All-Region. In the case of ties for the final
position on the First or Second team, all tied athletes will be placed on the
higher team. The Honorable Mention
team will be adjusted so that there are a total of 21 athletes that are named
to the All-Region teams. c. Most Valuable Player - Plaque d. Regional Coach of the Year. - Plaque 3. State Championship Tournament Awards a. First, Second, and Third Place Team Trophies b. First, Second, and Third Place Individual Medals c. All-State Tournament Teams (First, Second, and
Honorable Mention) – Certificates I. All teams participating in the tournament will receive
a vote, along with a collective ballot submitted by the officiating crew. II. Teams will vote for 14 players, and may not vote for
any of their own players. The
first team vote will be for one goalie and six field players, with one of these
athletes selected as Most Valuable Player. The second team vote will be for one goalie and six field
players. III. MVP votes count for 3 points, First Team Votes count
for 2 points, and Second Team votes for 1 point IV. The athlete with the highest tally will receive Most
Valuable Player. The goalie with
the highest tally and the first six field players will be named to the First
Team All-State Tournament. The goalie
with the second highest tally and the next six field players will be named to
the Second Team All-State Tournament.
The next seven players (any position) will be name Honorable Mention
All-State Tournament. In the case
of ties for the final position on the First or Second team, all tied athletes will
be placed on the higher team. The
Honorable Mention team will be adjusted so that there are a total of 21
athletes that are named to the All-State Tournament teams. d. Tournament MVP - Plaque 4. All-State Awards a. All-State Teams (3). This award is based upon the entire competition season.
(Plaques) I. Nominations for All-State must be submitted to the MWPA
Secretary by the Monday prior to the State Championship Tournament. II. Teams qualifying for State Championship Tournament may
nominate a maximum of 7 athletes.
Other teams may
nominate a maximum of 2 athletes. III. Ballots will be distributed and submitted at the MWPA
Business Meeting for the current season. IV. Teams will vote for 14 players, and may not vote for
any of their own players. The
first team vote will be for one goalie and six field players, with one of these
athletes selected as Most Valuable Player. The second team vote will be for one goalie and six field
players. V. MVP votes count for 3 points, First Team Votes count
for 2 points, and Second Team votes for 1 point. VI. The athlete with the highest tally will receive Most
Valuable Player. The goalie with
the highest tally and the first six field players will be named to the First
Team All-State. The goalie with
the second highest tally and the next six field players will be named to the
Second Team All-State. The next
seven players (any position) will be named Third Team All-State. In the case of ties for the final
position on the First or Second team, all tied athletes will be placed on the
higher team. The Third Team
All-State team will be adjusted so that there are a total of 21 athletes that
are named to the All-State teams. VII.
If a team fails to
submit a ballot, players from that team will be excluded from awards, and the
coach must be present for his team to be eligible for the awards. (Coaches with extenuating circumstances
are encouraged to contact an executive board member.) VIII. All-State awards will be announced and distributed at
the MWPA meeting during the respective State Championship Tournament. b. Coach of the Year – Shall be voted upon by the
coaches at the same time on the All-State ballots. (Plaque) c. Player of the Year – Shall be voted upon by the
coaches at the same time on the All-State ballots. (Plaque) d. Academic All-State – Athletes who are sophomores
or older, appearing on varsity rosters, with a cumulative grade point average
of at least 3.75 will be named as Academic All-State. All athletes on teams participating in District Qualifying
Tournaments are eligible for Academic All-State in accordance with this
section. Nominations are to be
submitted to the MWPA Secretary by October 1 for Boys Season and by May 1 for
Girls Season. (Certificates) 5. All-American Selection Candidates
for the All-American awards through the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches
Association shall be comprised of all First Team All-State athletes. Applications are the responsibility of
individual coaches and shall be submitted to the MWPA Secretary within two
weeks of the conclusion of the State Championship Tournament. The MWPA will cover any application
fee. Section 5. Unsportsmanlike
Conduct in High School Competition A. Unsportsmanlike Conduct is defined as any game
exclusion foul awarded for Brutality, Violence, Foul Language Directed at an
Official, or Foul Language Directed at a Player, Coach, or Spectator, or
Taunting. MHSAA Rules 242 and 243
(below) describe taunting. No
other game exclusion fouls are Unsportsmanlike Conduct. MHSAA
242: Taunting includes any actions
or comments by coaches, players, or spectators which are intended to bait,
anger, embarrass, ridicule, or demean others, whether or not the deeds or words
are vulgar or racist. Included is
conduct that berates, needles, intimidates, or threatens based on race, gender,
ethnic origin, or background, and conduct that attacks religious beliefs, size,
economic status, speech, family, special needs, or personal matters. MHSAA
243: In all sports, officials are
to consider taunting a flagrant unsportsmanlike foul that disqualifies the
offending bench person or contestant from the contest/day of competition (and
next contest/day of competition).
A warning may be given, but is not required before ejection. B. When an athlete is disqualified during a contest for
Unsportsmanlike Conduct that athlete shall be withheld from competition by
his/her team for at least their next scheduled contest. C. When a coach is disqualified during a contest for
Unsportsmanlike Conduct that coach shall be prohibited by his/her team from
coaching or attending at least their next scheduled contest. D. Any coach who receives two game exclusions for
Unsportsmanlike Conduct and any athlete who receives thee game exclusions for
Unsportsmanlike Conduct within one season shall be excluded from participating
in the remainder of the season. E. Officials who issue game exclusions for
Unsportsmanlike Conduct must notify both benches of the call and must report
these incidents to the Director of Officials, who will forward copies of the
report to the coach and athletic director of the offending team. F. When a coach or athlete is disqualified for
Unsportsmanlike Conduct during his/her team’s final game of competition in a District
or Regional Qualifying Tournament, that person shall be prohibited from
participating in his/her team’s first game at the Regional or State
Championship Tournament (whichever comes first), whether or not there have been
games between the District, Regional and State tournaments in which the
disqualified participant has been withheld. G. Failure of the team for any reason to enforce this
regulation shall prohibit the team from entry in the next MWPA Championship
Tournament or from the remainder of the current tournament if the
disqualification occurs during a Post-Season Championship Tournament or during
the last regular season contest. H. Disqualifications from one season carry over into the
next season. I. For the purposes of this Section, “contest” shall be
defined as the next day of competition in the case of “dual matches” (a Junior
Varsity and Varsity pair of games constitutes a “dual match”), or the next
single game during a Championship Tournament. Section 6. Equipment A. The MWPA strongly recommends that all water polo
players wear a protective mouthpiece for all games, practices, and camps. B. The MWPA encourages officials to wear hearing
protection, as recommended by their doctors. C. Protective/corrective eyewear can be worn, as long as
they do not seal out water, and they contain no sharp edges or corners. Section 7. Referee
Compensation and Eligibility A. Officials shall be compensated as follows: 1. Regular Season - Dual Games: $30 Varsity Game, $25 Junior Varsity Games. (Single
officials to receive double pay) - Recommended 2. Regular Season – Tournaments: Pay determined by individual tournament
directors. 3. Post Season Tournaments – Officials will be paid
by the MWPA: a. District Championship Tournaments: $30 per game, $50 stipend for head
official. b. Regional Championship Tournaments: $40 per game, $50 stipend for head
official c. State Championship Tournament: $50 per game, $10 per game for goal judges,
$200 stipend for Director of Officials. 1. Goal judges will be assigned for all games played at
the State Championship Tournament. B. Active coaches will not be allowed to officiate during
their respective seasons. This
rule pertains to all coaches, assistant coaches, and team managers. The only exception to this rule would
the officiating of contests at a JV tournament where their team is not
participating in any games being officiated by the individual in question.
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