All formal protests must be written on a SOMA protest form (blank forms can be found at the awards table, Staging Tent, or with your venue director) & filed returned to the Venue Director within 15 minutes of the conclusion of the event being protested.
Protest form must be filled out by a NON PLAYING HEAD COACH
HEAD COACH filling out protest MUST list & Identify the SOI, NGB or SOMA modified rule that has been violated
Once the Venue Director is informed of the protest the following procedure will take place:
The Venue Director will make a decision based upon SOI, NGB &SOMA Modified rules and their own official judgment.
If the Venue Director cannot make a final ruling at the time of the protest, the protest decision will be passed onto the Director of Competition.
The occurrence of the protest will be communicated from the Venue Director to the Director of Competition and a meeting to make a ruling will be arranged.
The Director of Competition will make a final ruling based upon SOI, NGB & SOMA Modified rules and their own official judgment.
If the Director of Competition cannot make a final ruling, the protest decision will be passed onto Special Olympics Massachusetts State Office Liaison.
The occurrence of the protest will be communicated from the Director of Competition to the SOMA State Office Liaison and a meeting to make a ruling will be arranged.
The Special Olympics Massachusetts State Office Liaison will make the decision based upon SOI and SOMA modified rules.
Notes:
DISQUALIFICATIONS should be made by the official running the event at the time of the event.
All written protest forms should be collected by the Venue Director at the end of the day and given to the Special Olympics Massachusetts State Office Liaison.
Games Rules & Protest Committee:
Stacy White, Track & Field
Patti Doherty, Unified Track
Matt Ruxton, SOMA
Rachel Chulock, SOMA
Lisa Sholudko Aquatics
Jill Arnow, Power Lifting
Stephen Boyle, Volleyball