Question Number: 17967

League Specific 11/20/2007

RE: Competitive (USSF Grade 8) Under 17

James Handsfield of Atlanta, GA United States asks...

This question is a follow up to question 17877

Not so much a question but an observation [of 17877]. A couple of the responses mentioned this situation being protestable because of an incorrect restart. In normal play that is correct, but this situation is in tournament play. Most rules of competition for youth tournaments specify no protests because there generally is no time to adjudicate a protest, so that is moot under the circumstances reported. I will hedge a little by admitting that I do not know the AYSO approach to this issue.

In any case, the referee either needs some training or retraining, or needs to get a little more self confidence to make her/his own judgments and not rely on unauthorized help.

Answer provided by Referee Keith Contarino

You are correct. Every tournament I've worked has had a no protests allowed rule and that does take precedence.

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Answer provided by Referee Michelle Maloney

Sometimes a protest IS allowed, but it is pricey - $200 and if you lose you forfeit the cash - no checks.

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Answer provided by Referee Gary Voshol

Regardless of whether the rules of a competition allow a protest, the fact remains that there was a misapplication of the Laws of the Game. It might have seriously affected the results of the game.

Only a misapplication of the Laws is protestable; referee judgments, no matter how poor they may be, are not protestable.

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