Water Basketball Rules

All rules with be the same as NSAA official rules with the following exceptions:

1.        Each team will consist of five players on the water at a time.

2.         The game is schedule for sixteen minutes.  Two eight minute

           halves.  During the final minute the clock will stop for all fouls

           and violations.  No time-outs will be allowed.

3.         A jump ball. Consisting of an official tossing the ball between

           two players at center court along the pool edge, will start the

           game.  All non-jumpers have to be at least 3-feet away from the

           jumpers.  Alternating possessions will be used for all other jump

           ball situations.  (i.e. second half, and etc)

4.         Any player being guarded by another player within 6-feet of

           them.  Has five seconds to either shoot or pass the ball.  After

           five seconds a violation will be called and the ball will be

           awarded to the other team.

5.         It is a technical foul and automatic ejection from the game if a

           player dunks the ball or grasps the rim.  It is a technical foul if a

           player intentionally splashes water in another player’s face. Two

           technical fouls will result in an ejection from the game.

6.         A team may not maintain possession of the ball for more than 30

           seconds without attempting a shot.  After 30 seconds expire, a

           violation will be called, the ball awarded to the opposing team at

           the closest spot.  The rules eliminate the ten second back court

            violation and the over and back violation.

7.         For violations, the opposing team will put the ball in play at the

           spot of the violation with a throw-in. 

8.         It will be ruled a violation if the ball is taken underwater by a

            player.