What state?

And who defines reasonable? And is the meaning of "protest" stop the game and look up the rule? Who looks it up? Ho wmuch time can be taken? What happens if the coach reads the rule one way and the official another?

That's got to be an SEC state.

No, no no, no.....

The proper statement is "That's got to be a......wait for it......SEC state". :D

Oops. . .poor mechanics on my part. It's been a while since I pulled that one out of the bag!

Actually, the state of Missouri has a protest of this nature in soccer.:eek:

The coach must notify the referee before play is restarted that he is protesting that the rules of the game are not being followed or applied properly and then has ten minutes to produce a rules book and prove his case.



Don't shoot the messenger! ;)

[QUOTE=Nevadaref]Actually, the state of Missouri has a protest of this nature in soccer.:eek:

The coach must notify the referee before play is restarted that he is protesting that the rules of the game are not being followed or applied properly and then has ten minutes to produce a rules book and prove his case.
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Are you sure about this one?

There's no protest but coaches 'protest' calls all the time. If a coach wants to use a timeout to look up a rule concerning a call you just made, so be it.

protest - an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid. That last part's pretty funny! :D

You stopped a game to pull out a rule book and look up the rule in the book?

You are setting up a dangerous precedent and will get you in trouble. If the state allows a protest tell him to write it down and file it with the state.

im from missouri

Ironic

From the "Show me State"

Absolutely insane! Is there a limit to how many times this can happen in a game? Is there any consequence for the coach being wrong, which he almost inevitably will be? I'd suggest a finger. Once the coach is out of those, no more protests (unless he wants to offer another part of his anatomy. . .).

That info is according to Mel on the NFHS forum. He refs in Missouri. I believe him.

They can call a time-out. If they are wrong, they lose the time out

And if they're right, they keep the timeout? Sorta like instant replay?