Code of Conduct
Coaches
1. AWP members should conduct themselves in a manner that shows respect to all competitors, officials, spectators, and administrators, including all facility staff.
2. Profanity, consumption of alcoholic beverages, or use of tobacco products in or around the competitive venue is prohibited.
3. At all times participants are expected to demonstrate good sportsmanship and shall at no time be involved in slandering the integrity of an official.
Referees
The AWP Official’s Code of Conduct is based on the tenets of the National Association of Sports Officials.
1. Officials shall be free from any obligation other than the fair and impartial judging of the water polo contest. Anything which may lead to a conflict of interest, either real or apparent, must be avoided. Gifts, favors, special treatment, privileges, employment or a personal relationship with a school or team which can compromise the perceived impartiality of officiating must be avoided.
2. Officials shall master both the rules of the game and mechanics necessary to enforce the rules, and shall exercise authority in an impartial, firm, and controlled manner. Referees may clarify calls, not lecture individuals regarding behavior.
3. Officials shall be professional in their demeanor. The use of profanity and the consumption of alcoholic beverages or use of tobacco products is prohibited at all events. Officials shall not publicly criticize other AWP members.