Where do substitutes wait?

Equipment and pitch · Rule 8.7

The substitute area is behind each team's own goal line, excluding the area four metres either side of the goal centre. Substitutes wait there during the game and enter under the substitution rule.

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How it works

The substitute area is behind each team's own goal line, excluding the area four metres either side of the goal centre. Substitutes wait there during the game and enter under the substitution rule. A substitution still requires the outgoing kayak and equipment to leave first.

In a game

Three substitutes wait behind their own end, outside the central goal area.

Remember

A substitution still requires the outgoing kayak and equipment to leave first.