Suspension without replacement (water polo)
A minute suspension without replacement is the toughest punishment for a player in water polo . It is stipulated in § 338 of the water polo-specific part of the DSV competition regulations .
Suspension without replacement - error
On suspension without replacement it can be seen if a player
- Beats, kicks or has committed other brutal acts on an opposing player or referee;
- Performs acts against an opposing player or referee that reveal a brutal act against that person. In this case, the referee must assume that this same player would have carried out the act and thereby injured this person.
Suspension without replacement
- The brutal player must immediately leave the playing field through his own re-entry room.
- The team whose player was injured has the opportunity to take a 3-minute break. In order to take this opportunity, the coach or team companion of this team must notify the referee. He then has to interrupt the game.
- The brutal player is suspended for the next two official games.
- The brutal player's team now continues to play four minutes with one player less. Thereafter, a player from the bench can re-enter through the re-entry room.
- If the brutal act is carried out by a player who is on the bench or who is on the way to change sides during the half-time break, this rule must be postponed without a replacement. The captain or the coach or team leader must then put a player from his own team who is currently in the water on the bench. However, this removed player has no penalty. A player may re-enter after four minutes.