Chapter 10: Conduct

FIMP Code of Competition & Technical Handbook · 2026–2029 Edition (in force from 1 January 2026)

Article 10.1: Prohibited conduct

1. 10.1.1Athletes may not splash deliberately to create acoustic cover.
2. 10.1.2Athletes may not hold on to the basin wall for more than 10 consecutive seconds.
3. 10.1.3Evaders may not submerge for more than 8 seconds at a time. Submersion during a Polo response voids the response.
4. 10.1.4Athletes may not communicate with each other by any means during a chukka.
5. 10.1.5Coaches may not signal to athletes during a chukka. Coaching is permitted during the interval between chukkas, from the deck only and at no more than 70 dB.

Article 10.2: Sanctions

1. 10.2.1A Referee may issue a Warning (yellow paddle) or exclude an athlete from a chukka (red paddle).
2. 10.2.2Two red paddles in a heat result in exclusion from the heat.
3. 10.2.3Unsporting behaviour towards an official may result in a ban of up to four years.