USAWP Playing Rules and the Conduct of Championships govern the S&R Sport National Junior Olympics, subject to these guidelines:

BOYS:

GIRLS / COED:

ROSTERS:

Each coach should confirm the team roster at the Official Table, thirty (30) minutes prior to each game.

TEAM LOCATIONS:

First team listed wears white caps and starts the game sitting on the bench to the left, as viewed from the Official Table. Teams shall switch ends/sides at halftime. 

WARMUP:

A team shall receive a minimum of five (5) minutes in front of the game goals immediately prior to its game.

RED CARDS:

A participant who receives a red card shall not participate in the team's next game in that division, and until then, not participate with any team in any division.

BRUTALITY/VIOLENCE:

A participant penalized for a violation of Rule 21.11 (brutality/violence) shall not participate in the team's next game in that division, and until then, not participate with any team in any division, and may be subject to additional punishment by action of the Championship Finals Management Committee.

TIE-BREAKERS:

In Group play, teams advance according to the FINA tie breaker rules, stated in the USAWP Playing Rules. 

PROTESTS:

The referees shall write each game's ending time on the score sheet. To protest a misapplication of the rules in a game a head coach must:

   1) do so within 30 minutes of its ending time

   2) pay a $100 cash Protest Fee to the Site Director, who notes it on the back of the original score sheet.

   3) describe the incident and nature of the protest in writing, using the Protest Form or on the back of the original score sheet using the Form’s identical format.

The site director shall notify the lead referee at the game site, or in his/her absence, the event's head referee(s), who may rule on the protest (subject to review) and shall notify the Championship Finals Management Committee of the protest and any action.

EVENT DOCUMENTS:

Protest Form

Penalty Shootout Procedure