WATER POLO
| ADOPTED BY THE CVC ATHLETIC BOARD: April 19, 2010 |
ARTICLE XII
Section 1 - Starting Date
1.1 The dates for the first day of practice, first scrimmage, first game and last game are determined by the Section.
Section 2 - Official Rules
2.1 The official rule book shall be the National Federation of State High School Association rule book.
Section 3 - Official Ball
3.1 Any regulation water polo ball may be used for league play.
Section 4 - Contacts
4.1 Number of contacts will be determined by the Section.
4.2 Scrimmages held after the first game shall be counted as a contact.
Section 5 - Game Times
5.1 Games will start at 4:00
5.2 Games will be played according the following schedule:
| GAME ORDER | |
| Odd Games | Even Games |
| Boys Varsity | Girls Varsity |
| Girls Varsity | Boys Varsity |
| Boys Frosh-Soph | Girls Frosh-Soph |
| Girls Frosh-Soph | Boys Frosh-Soph |
Section 6 - Game Results
6.1 The winning school shall be responsible to notify the media with game results.
6.2 The home teams shall provide the official statistician.
Section 7 - Change in Classification
7.1 During non-league games, athletes may move from one classification to another.
7.2 In league play a player may move only to a higher classification.
7.3 An athlete may not participate in more than one classification in one day.
Section 8 - Supplemental Game Personnel
8.1 The home school shall provide qualified personnel to operate the game clock and scoreboard.
8.2 In the event of a game clock failure, qualified personnel shall relay game clockl and shot time to the officials.
Section 9 - Championship
9.1 The varsity team with the greatest number of wins in league competition shall be designated as League Champion. In the event of a tie, all teams tied for the best records shall be recognized as League Champions.
9.2 No champion below the varsity level will be recognized.
Section 10 - Playoffs
10.1 The method and number of teams qualifying for the playoffs will be determined by the Section.
10.2 Tie breakers for two teams tied, one qualifying spot or to determine the hnigher seed.
10.2.1 First tie breaker: head to head competition.
10.2.2 Second tie breaker: goal differential between tied teams (maximum 5 point differential).
10.2.3 Third tie breaker: goal differential with tied teams to the next highest opponent in league (maximum 5 point differential).
10.3 Tie breaker with three teams tied. To determine the order of qualification and/or seed.
10.3.1 Teams shall be ranked in order of the number of points scored against the other schools involved with the tie.
10.4 If after the application of all tie breakers teams remain tied, a coin flip will be used to break the tie.
Section 12 - All-Conference
12.1 The water polo coordinator shall call a meeting for Monday evening following the completion of the league season. Coaches shall be informed of the meeting, time and location at least a week in advance. Notification shall be by phone and/or Email.
12.2 An all-conference team of boys and a team of girls shall be chosen. Schools will be awarded nominations on the All Conference team in accordance to their finish in League competition.
12.3 A vote will take place to select those who make the team. Schools will be permitted to vote for their own nominations. The number of nominations per school shall be as follows:
| ALL CONFERENCE SELECTIONS | |
| FINISH | NOMINATIONS |
| 1st | 6 |
| 2nd | 5 |
| 3rd | 4 |
| 4th | 3 |
| 5th | 2 |
| 6th | 1 |
12.4 A ballot shall be taken to name the MVP. Each school shall have one vote to name the MVP from those selected to be on the All-Conference team. A school may vote for its own candidate. Only one (1) boy and one (1) girl MVP shall be named.
12.5 Every person nominated but not selected to the All Conference team shall be name Honorable Mention.
12.6 Total Awards: Fourteen (14)Type of Award: Patch and certificate
12.7 In the event additional teams are added to the league, the above table shall be modified, but in no case shall more than 14 places be awarded.
12.8 All conference selections shall be forwarded to the league commissioner and the media.
12.9 No all conference team shall be selected below the varsity level.