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Originally Posted by Matt
Still suspend. Let the league confirm the forfeit.
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How do you confirm that a team didn't have 9 players to start or couldn't finish with 8? How do you confirm that a team willfully violated the rules? You ask the
umpire! ... who was the one that made the observation in the
first place.
In our area, the umpires have the authority to declare a forfeit - especially if it's a black and white rule like I've already mentioned. There's nothing to deliberate about.
The only time we hesitate is if a team is having a transportation issue and can't get the required players there on time at game time. We have a local policy that we give them up to 30 minutes from scheduled game time before declaring a forfeit unless the home team coach decides to wave that restriction and give them up to an hour. I've had coaches want to give the visitors more time, preferring to play the game than win on a forfeit.