Best way to approach a referee

[JRutledge]

First things first. This is a summer league. There are no standard rules that govern this situation. The official could be completely right based on how the rules are written for this league. It is very hard to know that by what you are telling us now. Usually in most summer leagues I have been associated with the clock would not start just like a regular game.

If you want a one size fits all approach to approach an official, you are not going to find one. There is no one way for all officials to deal with coaches, so you will not find one way to handle this situation. All you can do is try to convince the official what you know the rule to be, but after that they can choose to listen to you or not to listen.

Peace