LUBBOCK SOCCER ASSOCIATION

BY-LAWS

and

GENERAL RULES

September, 1987

REVISED: August, 2006

LUBBOCK SOCCER ASSOCIATION

BY-LAWS and GENERAL RULES  

Chapter 4: By-Laws of the Lubbock Soccer Association

Lubbock Soccer Association

General Rules

4. Chapter 4: Lubbock Soccer Association Playing Rules

    4.11. GAME PROTESTS

            4.11.1. All protests of game matters shall be submitted in writing to the
                       League/Conference Commissioner (or the next higher level in his absence)
                       within 48 hours of the game, accompanied by a protest deposit of $ 30.00. If
                       the protest is upheld, the deposit will be refunded. If the protest is denied, the
                       deposit will be forfeited to the Lubbock Soccer Association.

            4.11.2. The League/Conference Commissioner shall review the protest with the
                       protestor to determine the situation and validity. A game may only be
                       protested if:

                       4.11.2.1. a team knowingly playing an unregistered, ineligible, or suspended
                                     player; or,
                       4.11.2.2. a team’s suspended coach is present and coaches the team; or,                        4.11.2.3. there is a violation of the minimum playing requirements for any
                                     player as outlined in these Rules; or,
                       4.11.2.4. there has been an obvious error made in the application of the Laws
                                     of the Game that directly affects the outcome of the match, and the
                                     referee admits it.

            4.11.3. No protests can even be entertained if they are based on judgment decisions
                       made by the Referee during play. See Law V.

            4.11.4. If the protest is judged valid for hearing, the League/Conference Commissioner
                       shall accept the protest and the deposit and forward them to the Chairman of
                       the Discipline and Appeals Committee within 24 hours of receiving them.

            4.11.5. The Discipline and Appeals Committee shall receive a protest through its
                       Chairman and shall meet to consider the protest within 5 days of its receipt.
                       All parties, coaches, players, and Referees shall be notified of the protest
                       hearing and shall be requested to be present. Failure to attend after being
                       requested to do so may cause default of the protest or require other action to
                       be taken.

            4.11.6. The Discipline and Appeals Committee shall not assume that a game result
                       protest should be upheld strictly on the basis of a protest being valid because
                       a Law of the Game has been broken or for any other valid reason. Game
                       protests and the entire circumstances surrounding the game, including the
                       determination that said outcome of the game was or was not affected by the
                       protested events of the game, shall be considered.    

            4.11.7. Decisions of the Discipline and Appeals Committee may be appealed to the
                       Lubbock Soccer Association Board of Directors. See Chapter 5 of these
                       Rules for the proper procedures for filing appeals.

             4.11.8. There will be no protests of games played in the Under 5, Under 6, Under 7,
                        or Under-8 Leagues. If a team violates minimum playing time requirements
                        for any player, the matter will be handled as a complaint against the coach.