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Old Thu Oct 23, 2003, 10:52am
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Originally posted by carole
I am a convenor in girls hockey in Canada...for the Peewee division - 11 & 12 year olds.

Last nite a goalie (still 10 years old) was charged with a Match penalty for Kicking...the only problem is - the call was only supported by 1 referee...and no contact or attempt to injure actually occured.



If anyone has any advise I would appreciate it. I believe in the policy that you dont argue with refs...most times the call is warranted, and refs are highly valued in our organization. I just wonder what rights the player might have in regards to appealing this call.

thanks in advance
Carole
First, a few clarifications -
a) For the kicking rule to be applied, no contact has to actually be made.

b) If, in the referee's opinion, the player tried to kick an opponent, it is automatically a match penalty - the referee has no other options.

c) What number of referees that support the call is irrelevant - in a two man system, only one referee is in position to see stuff around the net anyway.

As for rights to appeal, you have to check with your league as to the appeal process. If you can't appeal anything under 7 games, well then you're out of luck.
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