Eligibility

We are a club sport that operates in a league with a mix of recognized high school teams and teams that operate as clubs. The structure is confusing and ever-shifting. Fortunately, that does not impact our players much - except for eligibility. The structure we currently operate under requires high school water polo teams to follow WIAA regulations. These are the same regulations that cover "official" sports such as swimming and basketball. Because of a long history of accepting all players, we are in a transitional period.

For the 2021 season, we can only accept "eligible" players on our Varsity squad. However, we are open to anyone who wants to play on our Junior Varsity. The categories below should cover everyone's eligibility status.

Roosevelt Students

If you attend Roosevelt, you are fully eligible for JV and Varsity.

Private/Home School

Private and Home Schooled students are fully eligible for JV and Varsity IF they reside in the Roosevelt Attendance Area.

Other High
School Players

Players from other schools in the district and who reside in Seattle are only eligible for the JV team when living outside of Roosevelt boundaries.

Middle School
Players

Unfortunately, we are now prohibited from taking Middle School students. Rain City Water Polo is a year-round club that operates the only age group club with practices in Seattle.