Elgibility

[Dudly]

Last night I had a freshman girls game then a JV girls. At halftime the coach came up to inform us the other team was playing a girl that had just played in the freshman game.

Is a player able to play both games in the same night? Is that the officials call or game management/AD?

On a side note, The coach who informed me was losing at halftime.

[Adam]

Not our call. If he's got a problem, he needs to take it up with the governing body. Here in Iowa, it's not an issue. They can play up to 6 quarters a night, and it's up to the coaches to decide who is eligible and for how many quarters. Tell him he can file a formal protest to force them to forfeit the JV game if he'd like.

[zebraman]

In our state, we are told that we just ref the players that are in the book and we are not responsible for any eligibility issues. Even if we knew for a fact that a player played the entire JV game, we would let them play in the entire V game if that is what the coach elected to do. It's an AD/State issue in Washington State and officials stay out of it.

Z

[JRutledge]

Dudly,

This has nothing to do with the officials in any way. This is an issue for your state and their procedures. In my state a player can work so many quarters in a year. I have no idea what that limit is, but it is something the officials do not enforce or monitor in any way. Unless your state for some reason has you monitor this, I would not even get involved. I have seen player play in both games. Check with your local state association. But usually this is not an official's issue.

Peace

[TimTaylor]

Originally posted by Dudly
Last night I had a freshman girls game then a JV girls. At halftime the coach came up to inform us the other team was playing a girl that had just played in the freshman game.

Is a player able to play both games in the same night? Is that the officials call or game management/AD?

On a side note, The coach who informed me was losing at halftime.

Depends on the rules in your state. In Oregon, for example, a player can enter and play in 5 quarters on one game day. This typically isn't something officials are usually responsible for enforcing (not to say that there might be exceptions in some areas). If a coach were to complain to me about this, I'd simply tell him it's not our area of responsibility and he should take it up with his AD and have them pursue it through the proper channels.

[Dudly]

Thanks Snaqwells,
That was our take on it. I told the coach we are there to officiate a game not decide who can or cannot play.
I directed him to GM. GM was very good at dealing with the multiple personalities and over inflated egos. In the end they decided to play on, forfiet the game if necessary and call CIF the next day.
The coach wanted the ejections. I just didn't see that as part of my jurisdiction. I have read through the rule book and can't find any reference to this. Am I missing it somewhere.

[Dudly]

Should have stated this earlier. California.

Off to another pot of coffee.

[rainmaker]

Originally posted by Dudly
GM was very good at dealing with the multiple personalities ...

Wow, someone with multiple personalities? That's tough to deal with. It's a good thing GM was there to help you out.