57 - BALL OUT OF PLAY

The Referee is able to penalise a player who deliberately bounces the ball on an opponents boat to gain a boundary throw. This action is considered dangerous and unsporting and will be penalised with a Green Card Signals 7 and 17 apply.

57.1. Sideline and overhead obstacle:When any part of the ball touches the physical sideline or the vertical plane of the physical sideline, or touches any overhead obstacle, the team that was not the last to touch it with their paddle, kayak or person is awarded a sideline-throw. Sideline (Free Throw).

In the situation of a low overhead obstacle (beyond the competition organisers control), which can risk interfering with the normal flight of the ball, a sideline throw will be taken by the team who was in the process of passing/shooting at the time the ball directly hit the obstruction if it changes the flight of the ball.

57.1.1. If the physical sideline is moved out of position as a consequence of normal play, the boundary including the vertical plane above moves with it. Signals 5 and 14 apply.

57.1.2. Sideline-throw.The player taking the throw must position their kayak at the point of exit of the ball or the point on the sideline nearest to the point of contact of an overhead-obstacle.

57.2. Goal-line: Either a goal-line or corner throw will be awarded when any part of the ball touches the vertical plane of the front of the goal frame between the corner markers, except where a ball rebounds off the goal frame (not the goal supports) into the playing area or where a goal is scored.

For venues where it is not physically possible to ensure a floating goal-line rope is directly beneath the front face of the goal, then the ball will be considered out of bounds when any part of it crosses the front vertical plane of the face of the goal.

A Floating `goal-line rope' in this case will simply be used as an indicator for the purposes of substitution.

57.2.1. Goal line throw:When the ball goes out over the teams own goal line and has been last touched by the other team then a goal line throw will be awarded. Signals 6 and 14 apply. Goal Line Throw (Free Throw). The player taking the throw must be positioned with their kayak on the goal line.

57.3. Corner-throw:When the ball goes out over the teams own goal line and was last touched by their own team then a corner throw will be awarded. Signals 5 and 14 apply. Corner Throw (Free Throw). The player taking the throw must be positioned with their kayak in the corner of the playing area.

If the side of the pool is being used as the sideline, then player taking the Corner Throw must position their kayak parallel to the side of the pool.

L&T=> The referee not controlling the corner thrower should be looking for illegal tackles and illegal screens under the goal or out in the general area of player at that time.