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8IZ SWIMMING WATER POLO)
(i) If the game has to be stopped the referee must report his
actions to the competent authority.
Note.—
Misconduct is violence, the use of foul language and
persistent foul play, etc.
T
IME-KEEPER
(j) The time-keeper must be fully acquainted with the rules
and be provided with a water-polo stop-watch and shrill
whistle.
(k) His duty is to record on the stop watch the exact period of
actual play and the intervals between the periods, as stated
in Rules 8 and
2I.
(1) All signals to stop play must be by whistle, and play is
resumed when the ball leaves the hand of the player taking
a free throw, corner throw or penalty throw or when the
referee throws the ball in for a neutral throw.
(m) He must notify half-time, the period of the interval and full
time by whistle independently of the referee. His signal
takes immediate effect.
(n) The time-keeper must be near to the referee.
G
OAL-
J
UDGES
(o) The goal judges must take up position opposite the referee
and they must mutally agree upon ends. They must stand
directly level with the goal line and stay there for the whole
game.
(p) Their duties are to signal with the white flag for a goal throw
(see Rule
13),
with a red flag for a corner throw (see Rule
14),
with both flags for a goal (see Rule
12).
(q) Goal judges shall be responsible to the referee for the correct
score of each team at their respective ends.
(r) Goal judges shall wave the red flag to indicate to the referee
that players are correctly in their respective goal lines, accord-
ing to Rule
I1,
but the referee's whistle to start or re-start
the game takes immediate effect.
Article 8
Time
The duration of a game shall be twenty
(20)
minutes actual play,
in two periods of ten
(Io)
minutes; the teams changing ends at
half-time; three (3)* minutes' interval must be allowed at half-time.
Time counts from the referee's starting signal; at all signals for
stoppages the recording watch must be stopped until play is
resumed.
*Five minutes in International Matches
Should a promoting body wish to organise a competition with
games of a shorter duration, they must obtain permission of the
District Executive.
Article 9
Teams
(a) Each team shall consist of 7 players, who must wear trunks