Seattle Summer Water Polo League
Code of Conduct
To insure that all games are safe, family-friendly, and conducted in such a way that all participants and spectators enjoy the experience, the Seattle Summer Water Polo League has the following code of conduct. Please read it carefully, sign it, and return it to your coach. Both a parent signature and player signature is needed. This must be done prior to competing in the first game of the season.
As a member of the Seattle Summer Water Polo League, I agree to:
Consistently display respect, honesty, and sportsmanship toward coaches, teammates,
officials, volunteers, parents and competitors.
Consistently display a positive and supportive attitude toward all teams, coaches,
teammates and competitors.
Refrain from the display or use of aggressive behavior and offensive language, including
any derogatory reference to any person’s race, sex, ethnicity, or other characteristics.
All infractions that result in expulsion from a game must be reported to the SSWPL board within three (3) days. Any infraction of this code may result in, but is not limited to, the following actions by the Board:
Restriction from future competition for a designated period of time.
Placement on probation for a designated period of time.
Restriction from participation in championship competition.
In order to provide clarity to participants, coaches, parents and referees, the offenses below will result in a kick-out (the third kick-out results in removal from the game). The referee may also choose, depending
on the offense, to remove the player game.
The use of profanity to ards anyone, even oneself.
Addressing the referee, except during timeouts and between periods. The only exception would be to simply get clarification on the directions of the referee.
Addressing the other team’s coach or other team’s bench at any time. All rules governing behavior, violence, striking, kicking, etc. included in the USWP rules will be strictly enforced. Removal for these offenses is a violation of the code of conduct and will be referred to the Board.
Note to parents: While there have been very few problems with spectators contributing to a negative atmosphere, it does occasionally happen. The referee has the authority under the rules to have spectators
removed from the premises. Let’s all work together to make sure that there is no need to have this
happen.
LIABILITY RELEASE AGREEMENT AND WAIVER
The undersigned, as parent, guardian, or participant is familiar with competitive diving and the Normandy Park Water Polo Team and its various clinics, lessons, fundraisers, and outside recreational activities, and in consideration of being permitted to participate on the Normandy Park Water Polo Team and as a condition to the acceptance of my application for participation in the Normandy Park Water Polo Team, agree with Normandy Park Water Polo Team and the South Seattle Summer Water Polo League (including each of its teams and their respective clubs and/or host organizations and facilities, the "SSWPL"), and as follows: I hereby waive, release and discharge on behalf of myself, my spouse, my child(ren) and/or my ward(s) (the "Releasors"), any and all claims, demands, causes of action for damages, person injury, death or damage or loss to property which Releasors may have as a result of the participation of any of Releasors in the Normandy Park Water Polo Team. This Liability Release Agreement and Waiver shall inure to the benefit of Normandy Park Water Polo Team, the SSWPL, and each of their coaches, participants, employees, agents, officers, volunteers, and directors (the "Releasees"). This liability release and waiver is intended to and shall discharge in advance the Releasees from any and all liability to Releasors, and any and all third persons arising out of or in any way connected with participation in the Normandy Park Water Polo Team, whether or not any liability may arise out of passive or active negligence, carelessness or omission on the part of the Releasees. It is agreed that participating in the Normandy Park Water Polo Team and in the SSWPL involves an element of risk. I understand that incidents, including events of a serious and life-threatening nature, occur during diving events, around swimming pools and during the use of swimming pools due to, not by way of limitation, slips, falls, collisions, drowning, and other water·related hazards. Knowing the risks involved in the sport of diving, Releasors hereby expressly assume all such risks. Releasors also assume all risks associated with other aspects of the Normandy Park Water Polo Team, including without limitation recreational activities, fundraisers, and other events sponsored by or affiliated with the Normandy Park Water Polo Team or its coaches, parents, or volunteers. Releasors further agree to hold the Releasees harmless and shall defend and indemnify them from any loss, liability, damage, cost or expense which they may incur (notwithstanding their own active or passive negligence or carelessness) as a result of any injury or death to person or damage to property which may be sustained by the Releasors while participating on the Normandy Park Water Polo Team. This Liability Release Agreement and Waiver shall be binding on my heirs, successors and assigns. Releasors agree to accepting this application to participate on the Normandy Park Water Polo Team under the age of 18 years, I further represent that I have the authority to execute this document on behalf of the participant(s); said participant(s) is/are physically able to participate on the Normandy Water Polo Team and all of the terms of this Liability Release Agreement and Waiver shall apply in the event of death or injury or property damage which said participant(s) may sustain while participating on the Normandy Park Water Polo Team.
