Lone Star Water Polo Leagues
Fall League 2016
Dates & Locations:
! Lone Star Fall League #1: Sunday, Sept. 25th at the Micki Krebsbach Swimming Pool
! Lone Star Fall League #2: Saturday, October 15th at the Waterloo Aquatic Center
! Lone Star Fall League Champs: Sunday, October 30th at the UT Swim Center
Probable Divisions: Athletes can play in multiple divisions but they must meet the criteria for
both divisions. Divisions are based on year in school and gender.
! 12th/10th Grade & Younger Boys/Coed
! 12th/10th Grade & Younger Girls
! 8h Grade & Younger Coed
! 6th Grade & Younger Coed
Format: Each team entered will play at least two games each Game Day. The games will be
either back to back or with one game between to make sure athletes/parents do not have to wait
around all day. The regular season league games will seed the championship for each division.
All games will be 5:00 minute quarters and use USA Water Polo rules (including tie breaker
situations).
Round robin games will not play overtime.
In case of a tie in
advancement/placement games, the winning team will be determined by a shoot out. All teams
will have two timeouts per game.
Entry Fee: The entry fee will be $250 per team (good for all three league game days).
Please email your intent to play by Sunday, September 19th to [email protected] for
ALL divisions. Please include specific team names and divisions. If you know your team will
be playing, please email ASAP. Please send entry fee payments to Lone Star Water Polo
Leagues, 7750 N MacArthur #120-275, Irving, TX 76053. Make checks payable to USA Water
Polo. The Lone Star Fall League schedule will be emailed/posted on Monday, September 20th.
Game Days Hosts: Teams which are hosting Game Days are responsible for all pool costs,
provide hospitality for coaches/officials, and has the responsibility to organize Table Workers for
that Game Day (athletes, parents, and/or volunteers). The Lone Star Water Polo League will
provide all game balls, awards for teams, arrange/pay for referees, and handle other
administrative duties for all league game days.
Conditions/USA Water Polo Memberships: Each team must have a person registered as a
coach with USAWP, and that coach must have current CPR and First Aid certification. All
athletes need to at least Bronze, Silver, or Gold level USA Water Polo members.
League Contact: Joe Linehan, 713-705-0945, [email protected]
Purpose of Lone Star Water Polo Leagues: The purpose of the Lone Star Water Polo Leagues
is to gain experience for all athletes, coaches, parents, and referees. Clubs need to educate their
athletes/coaches/parents regarding the expectations of the league. We want the games to be
exciting and competitive but in a positive atmosphere where all of the athletes can improve,
learn, and have fun. There will be newer referees who will be learning and improving
throughout the league under supervised conditions. Please refrain from yelling/screaming at the
referees during the games (coaches calmly communicating with referees is OK; athletes/parents
should not communicate with the referees at anytime) and/or approaching the referees
before/after games (especially in the hospitality rooms). Please allow the Lead Referee to help
the less experienced referees learn accordingly. Thank you in advance for helping promote a
great atmosphere for all involved.
Lone State Water Polo Leagues Format: Each team will play at least two games each Game
Day. All games will be 5:00 minute quarters and use USA Water Polo rules (including tie
breaker regulations). Round robin games will not play overtime. If needed,
advancement/placement games tied after four quarters will play a shoot-out to determine the
winner. Teams will have two timeouts per game. Team listed first wears white caps, starts to
left of table. We will be using the “honor system” regarding athletes playing in the different
divisions (please police your own teams and double check their ages/grade in school). If a team
does not have enough athletes to play their game on a Game Day, please be sure to let the other
team’s coach know of the situation as soon as possible. The team will then need to ask the other
team for players, bring up younger division players, or bring in players from other teams to fill
out your roster (if needed, ask Joe Linehan for solutions). If bringing in players from other
teams, please be sure to NOT bring in players which will dominate their divisions but rather
bring in less experienced players who could use extra playing time. This game will go down as a
“forfeit”, but the athletes who do show up will get to play a game and gain needed experience.
Lone Star Water Polo Leagues Red Card Policy (players AND coaches): For the first Red
Card, the coach/player will need to sit out the next game for that team (specific to team and
division). For a second Red Card (in any division), the coach/player will be suspended for all
remaining games in all divisions for that particular League Game Day AND the next two games
specific to team and division (probable carryover to next League Game Day/Season). For a third
Red Card (in any division), the coach/player will be immediately suspended indefinitely from all
League Game Days pending a review by the League Committee (selected group of Lone Star
Water Polo League Leaders including coaches, athletes, and club administrators). This
committee will decide on further sanctions and/or possible reinstatement for the
coach/player. All Red Cards will be cumulative throughout the year and specific to only Line
Star Water Polo Leagues (beginning/ending in August after the Summer League and before the
Fall League). All Red Cards are coach/player specific and suspensions will occur no matter
which team/club the coach/player is participating. A coach/player will be unable to participate
for any team in a specific division while they are serving a suspension within that division.