Alrighty Folks
Yeah, the Ref dropped the ball on this one!
Hopefully he is more aware of the procedure in the future.
Ray
As I told Ray on the phone, here it is in black and white. Even further is the section on the final authority. Jeff had 2 courses of action, first with the Ref and second with the TD.
9.4 Protests, Rules Interpretations, and Final Authority
REFEREES
1. You may protest if you feel a referee has incorrectly applied the rules or made an incorrect rules interpretation. You must make your protest both immediately and prior to the next shot being taken, or it will not be considered. Referees must honor your request, suspend play, and take the protest to either their supervisor or the appropriate event official.
2. Matters involving a referee’s judgment may not be protested.
3. The Tournament Director or other designated event official is the final authority on all protests. They may, and should, consult with the senior referee present and other referees as necessary to gather information relative to the protest and for technical assistance if desired. However, no final decision on any protest may be made by any BCAPL referee while acting in the capacity of a referee.
4. The tournament director or other designated event official with final protest authority is responsible for making further rules interpretations or applied rulings required due to unusual circumstances.
5. If you have a specific issue concerning a referee’s conduct that is not related to a judgment call or rules issue, you should contact the Administrative Authority or Head Referee of the event, or the National Office of the BCAPL.
9.5 Soliciting Information
1. Referees may solicit information from any source to aid them in making their decision.
2. If ruling on a situation or issue which occurred while a referee was not present, the referee will make their best effort to gather the appropriate information required to render a decision, and will make the decision based on that information. However, a referee is not responsible for information that was not offered or obtained in making that decision. As in all other cases, after another shot has been taken no previous ruling may be changed or protested, even if it is later discovered that the referee had incomplete or incorrect information at the time of the ruling.
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