PROTESTS AND APPEALS
I. APPEALS
A. An appeal of any decision (made by a committee, a
conference, a sport chairman, an officer of the Section) must be made within five school days
upon receipt of that decision. The high school principal shall submit to
the Executive Director a written request co-signed by the athletic director for
an appeal hearing. This request shall be accompanied by a certified or
school district check in the amount of $300 (three hundred dollars), non-refundable.
(Approved 5/12/14)
B. An appeal of the decision of the Appeals Committee may be made
to the Athletic Council. A written notice of appeal from the high school
principal co-signed by the athletic director accompanied by a certified or
school district check in the amount of $400 (four hundred dollars), non-refundable, must be
submitted to the Executive Director within five school days of receipt of the
Appeals Committee's decision. The Athletic Council shall have the power to
affirm, modify or reverse the decision of the Appeals Committee. (Approved
5/12/14)
II. PROTESTS - SEASON CONTESTS (LEAGUE AND NON-LEAGUE)
A. Notification
1. The intent to protest and specific
reason(s)
for such must be filed with the officials (if any) and the opposing coach as
follows:
BADMINTON, BOWLING, FENCING - Before the next game begins or before the
next contestant begins his/her turn.
SWIMMING - Before the next event.
FIELD HOCKEY, LACROSSE, SOCCER - Immediately (if necessary, a substitute
is to be sent to notify the official that the coach is protesting the game). If
the game ends before the protest can be lodged, the protest must be made before
the teams leave the field.
CROSS COUNTRY, GOLF, TENNIS, TRACK - Before any team leaves the contest
site.
BASEBALL, SOFTBALL - Before the next pitch.
VOLLEYBALL - Before the next serve.
BASKETBALL - On the first dead ball.
GYMNASTICS - Prior to the flashing of the third score after the
competitor in question.
FOOTBALL - Prior to the time the ball becomes alive following the play in
question unless the period has officially ended (in which cases, before the
official holds the ball over his head indicating the end of the period or game,
if last period) [see NF rule 3.34, 3.5.10, 3.6.2c].
WRESTLING - Prior to start of subsequent period [as per NYSPHSAA
Wrestling Handbook 6-6].
2. Letter - The Executive Director must receive a protest
letter from the high school principal co-signed by the athletic director
describing the basis for the protest. Such letter must be received within
five days of the contest protested and be accompanied by a certified or school
district check payable to Section XI in the amount of $300 (three hundred
dollars), refundable only
if protest is upheld. (Approved 5/12/14)
B. Protest - Section Tournaments - Prior to each Section sponsored
competition, the site chairman (or host athletic director) shall establish a
protest committee (unless the rules of the sport provide another procedure)
which will decide immediately on any and all questions and/or protests relative
to the competition rules or the conduct of the competition. Such decisions
shall be final with no right of appeal.
III. HEARING PROCEDURES
A. Protests
1. The protest of any other contest (league or
non-league) shall be referred to the President of Section XI (via the Executive
Director) who shall appoint a chairman for the hearing.
2. A hearing shall be held within five school days of the
receipt of the letter and check.
3. Protest Hearing Committee
a. It is recommended that there
be three or five (including the chairman) voting members of the committee.
b. Personnel from the schools
directly involved in the protest shall not be members of the committee.
c. The Executive Director (or
Assistant) shall attend the hearing.
d. The appropriate sport
chairman and rules interpreter shall act as consultants to the committee and
will not vote.
e. The athletic directors and
coaches of the schools involved are expected to attend the hearing.
f. Game officials are expected
to attend the hearing.
g. Attendance is limited to
school and Section XI personnel.
h. Schools involved in the
protest shall be notified of the committee's decision.
i. The Executive Director shall
forward a report of the committee's decision to the involved schools within five
school days.
B. Appeals
1. An Appeals Committee (appointed by the Section
XI President) shall rule on all appeals.
2. A hearing shall be held within
seven school days
of the receipt of the written request for an appeal hearing.
3. Appeals Committee
a. It is recommended that
there be a minimum of five voting members (including the chairman) of the Appeals
Committee.
b. If any Appeals
Committee member is from a school directly involved in an appeal, he/she shall
refrain from serving on the Committee for that appeal. An individual may
serve on only one hearing panel in any progression of the Protest/Appeals
Procedure.
c. The Executive Director (or Assistant) shall attend the hearing.
d. The appropriate sport
chairman and rules interpreter shall act as consultants to the committee and
will not vote.
e. The athletic directors and
coaches of the schools involved are expected to attend the hearing.
f. Game officials are expected
to attend the hearing.
g. Attendance is limited to
school and Section XI personnel.
h. Schools involved in the
protest shall be notified of the committee's decision.
i. The Executive Director shall
forward a report of the committee's decision to the involved schools within five
school days.
4. Athletic Council Appeal Hearings
a. If any Athletic
Council member is from a school directly involved in an appeal to the Council,
he/she shall refrain from serving on the Council for that appeal. An
individual may serve on only one hearing panel in any progression of the
Protest/Appeals Procedure.
b.
The Executive Director (or Assistant) shall attend the hearing.
c. The appropriate sport
chairman and rules interpreter shall act as consultants to the committee and
will not vote.
d. The athletic directors and
coaches of the schools involved are expected to attend the hearing.
e. Game officials are expected
to attend the hearing.
f. Attendance is limited to
school and Section XI personnel.
g. Schools involved in the
protest shall be notified of the committee's decision.
h. The Executive Director shall
forward a report of the committee's decision to the involved schools within five
school days.
Rev. 7/1/20