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Section 10: Protests

Revised:  January 10, 2012

Article 1: Game Protests

Protests are permitted in Recreational Sports in order to ensure fairness to a player or a team. All protests must be typed and submitted via email (recsportsleaguedir@byui.edu) by the team captain to the Recreational Sports Office. During league play the form must be received within 24 hours of the incident. During tournament and league play, a typed protest must be submitted via email (recsportsleaguedir@byui.edu) to the Recreational Sports office by 9:00 am the next school day.

The only acceptable reasons for game protests are:

· Misinterpretation of a policy

· Failure of an official/staff to apply the correct rule to a given situation, or timing mistake.

· Failure of an official/staff to impose the correct penalty for a given violation.


To be a valid game protest, it must actually affect the final result of the game. The game protest must be "announced" to the Recreational Sports staff and officials at the time of the incident in protest. During tournament play when the winner advances to play again that night, then a verbal request to protest must be to the Games Management Coordinator immediately following the game. A written protest must also be submitted within the hour and before the next game is to occur. Game Protests WILL NOT be considered if they are based on a decision involving the judgment of an official or if protest procedures are not followed, or if a player is ejected for arguing at the time of the incident. Game Protests will result in a review of the game to ensure the incident affected the final outcome of the game.  Team rosters will be checked to ensure player eligibility.


Article 2: Eligibility Protests

Protests concerning the eligibility of players can be made at any time. If made before or during a game, the contest will continue from that point "under protest." All protests must be submitted within 24 hours of the contest during normal league play to be considered. During tournament the protest must be submitted before 9:00am the following school day or within one hour of the contest and before the next game for teams that play multiple games in one night.

NOTE: The Recreational Sports Department reserves the right to investigate the eligibility of any participant at any time. It is not necessary for a team to file a formal protest in order for a player to be ruled ineligible.