So you don’t like the referees call. What do you do?
a) Politely tell the referee that you don’t understand the call based on your interpretation of the situation and event.
This is really your only option, because the rules declare that “the Referee shall: (i) be the sole judge of fair and unfair play”
Most referees will listen to you and will reconsider.
The referee is responsible for upholding the rules of the game and for upholding the rules of the organisers.
If the decision he made is based on one of the organisers (e.g. dress code) rules, then he will conference with the organizers and then tell you his final decision.
If the decision he made may have been compromised by something he has failed to notice, he may at his discretion take the evidence of the marker or other officials or spectators best placed for the observation or may view a camera/video recording of the incident to assist his decision.
If his decision was based on his interpretation of the rules, he may explain his interpretation to you.
Beyond this, you must wait until the match is over and then take your concern to the Head referee. This will probably be too late to help your tournament condition, but you never know.
One thing that you must NOT do is refuse to accept the referees’ final ruling and then create an incident, bringing the game into disrepute. This will almost surely bring a call of ‘Unsportsmanlike Conduct’ and possibly loss of frame
a) Politely tell the referee that you don’t understand the call based on your interpretation of the situation and event.
This is really your only option, because the rules declare that “the Referee shall: (i) be the sole judge of fair and unfair play”
Most referees will listen to you and will reconsider.
The referee is responsible for upholding the rules of the game and for upholding the rules of the organisers.
If the decision he made is based on one of the organisers (e.g. dress code) rules, then he will conference with the organizers and then tell you his final decision.
If the decision he made may have been compromised by something he has failed to notice, he may at his discretion take the evidence of the marker or other officials or spectators best placed for the observation or may view a camera/video recording of the incident to assist his decision.
If his decision was based on his interpretation of the rules, he may explain his interpretation to you.
Beyond this, you must wait until the match is over and then take your concern to the Head referee. This will probably be too late to help your tournament condition, but you never know.
One thing that you must NOT do is refuse to accept the referees’ final ruling and then create an incident, bringing the game into disrepute. This will almost surely bring a call of ‘Unsportsmanlike Conduct’ and possibly loss of frame
