Protests
There are two types of protests that the Intramural Sports
Office accepts:
A. Technical Protests
Technical protests are protests involving misapplication of
technical issues such as the forfeit policy, a player eligibility issue or any
other policy or procedure included within this Intramural Sports Handbook.
For player-eligibility protests, the Team Manager of the
protesting team must make the Head Official or other Intramural Sports Staff on
duty and the opposing Team Manager and suspected ineligible player aware
of an eligibility protest before the respective player enters and participates
in a contest. Teams give up their right to protest player eligibility after the
suspected ineligible player participates against them. An official Protest
Form must be submitted to the Intramural Sports Office by 5:00 p.m. the next
business day for the protest to receive further consideration. Informing
Intramural Sports Staff is only the first step in the protest procedure.
B. Interpretive Protests
A valid Interpretive Protest must be made to the game
Official before the next "live ball" situation. For a protest to
remain valid, this Protest Form must be filed with the Intramural Sports Office
by 5:00 p.m. of the business day following the game under protest. Only
misinterpretations and/or misapplications of a rule are grounds for a valid
protest. A decision on the protest will be made and you will be notified within
two business days.
A valid protest must include the following points:
- All
protests must be made to a game Official before the next "live"
ball situation.
- At
that time, the reason for the protest must be given to the game Official.
- Protests
must involve a misapplication or misinterpretation of a playing rule.
- A
Protest Form must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. of the next business day.
Once play has resumed, no protest on past plays is
acceptable. Games protested will be completed under protest. An official Protest
Form must be submitted to the Intramural Sports Office by 5:00 p.m. the next
business day for the protest to receive further consideration. Informing
Intramural Sports Staff is only the first step in the protest procedure.
C. Action on Protests
In most cases, games protested on technical grounds will
not be replayed. In games where an interpretive protest is later upheld, we will
make every possible effort to reschedule the contest from the point at which the
protest was lodged or rectify the situation in some other manner. All games
missed as a result of an invalid protest or appeal that is not upheld are
declared forfeits.
Generally, a decision on your protest will be rendered with
48 hours. In some instances, decisions are delayed when extensive research and
investigation are required.
D. Playoff Protests
Due to time constraints, Intramural Sports Staff will
decide interpretive protests during playoff contests on site. The decision of
Intramural Sports Staff is final and may not be appealed.
