_Starting._--The players shall enter the water and place themselves in a line with their respective goals. The referee shall stand in a line with the center of the course and, having ascertained that the captains are ready, shall give the word “Go,” and immediately throw the ball into the water at the center. A goal shall not be scored after starting or restarting until the ball has been handled (viz., played with the hand below the wrist) either by the members of one team, in which case the scorer shall be within half-distance of the goal attacked, or by a player of each team. The ball must be handled by more than one player before a goal can be scored. _Scoring._--A goal shall be scored by the entire ball passing beyond the goal posts and under the cross-bar. _Ordinary Fouls._--It shall be a foul: (_a_) To touch the ball with both hands at the same time. (_b_) To hold the rail or side during any part of the game, except for rest. Goal keeper cannot interfere while holding, but can hold all the time so long as she does not play. (_c_) To stand or touch bottom during any part of the game, except for the purpose of resting. (_d_) To interfere with an opponent or impede her in any way unless she is holding the ball. (_e_) To hold the ball under water when tackled. (_f_) To jump from the bottom or push off from the side (except at starting or restarting) in order to play the ball or “duck” an opponent. (_g_) To hold, pull back, or push off from an opponent. (_h_) To turn on the back and kick at an opponent. (_i_) To assist a player at the start or restart. (_j_) For the goal keeper to go more than 4 yards from her own goal lines. (_k_) To throw the ball at the goal keeper from a free throw. (_l_) To refuse to play the ball at the command of the referee after a foul or after the ball has been out of the field of play. _Note._--Dribbling or striking the ball is not holding; but lifting, carrying, pressing under water or placing the hand under or over the ball when actually touching, is holding. Dribbling the ball lip through the posts is permissible. _Wilful Fouls._--If, in the opinion of the referee, a player commits an ordinary foul wilfully, the referee shall at once order her out of the water until a goal has been scored. It shall be considered a wilful foul to start before word “go;” to deliberately waste time; to deliberately change position after whistle has blown with a view to taking an advantage of an opponent; to deliberately splash in the face of an opponent. _Free Throws._--The penalty for each foul shall be a free throw to the opposing side from the place where the foul occurred. A goal cannot be scored from a free throw, unless the ball has been handled (viz., played with the hand below the wrist), by at least one other player, the goal keeper excepted.