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AUTHORITY OF COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE |
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| AUTHORITY
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1.
Authority to cancel, postpone, or terminate games is
vested only in the Commissioner and the League
President (other League office representatives and
referees may suspend play temporarily; see point No. 3
under this section and point No. 1 under
"Authority of Referee" below). The following
definitions apply:
Cancel: To cancel a game is to nullify it either
before or after it begins and to make no provision for
rescheduling it or for including its score or other
performance statistics in League records.
Postpone: To postpone a game is (a) to defer its
starting time to a later date, or (b) to suspend it
after play has begun and to make provision to resume
at a later date with all scores and other performance
statistics up to the point of postponement added to
those achieved in the resumed portion of the game.
Terminate: To terminate a game is to end it short of a
full 60 minutes of play, to record it officially as a
completed game, and to make no provision to resume it
at a later date. The Commissioner or League President
may terminate a game in an emergency if, in his
opinion, it is reasonable to project that its
resumption (a) would not change its ultimate result or
(b) would not adversely affect any other interteam
competitive issue.
Forfeit: The Commissioner, (except in cases of
disciplinary action; see last section on
"Removing Team from Field"), League
President, and their representatives, including
referees, are not authorized unilaterally to declare
forfeits. A forfeit occurs only when a game is not
played because of the failure or refusal of one team
to participate. In that event, the other team, if
ready and willing to play, is the winner by a score of
2-0.
2. If an emergency arises that may require
cancellation, postponement, or termination (see
above), the highest ranking representative from the
Commissioner's office working the game in a
"control" capacity will consult with the
Commissioner, League President, or game-day duty
officer designated by the League (by telephone, if
that person is not in attendance) concerning such
decision. If circumstances warrant, the League
representative should also attempt to consult with the
weather bureau and with appropriate security personnel
of the League, club, stadium, and local authorities.
If no representative from the Commissioner's office is
working the game in a "control" capacity,
the referee will be in charge (see "Authority of
Referee" below).
3. In circumstances where safety is of immediate
concern, the Commissioner's-office representative may,
after consulting with the referee, authorize a
temporary suspension in play and, if warranted,
removal of the participants from the playing field.
The representative should be mindful of the safety of
spectators, players, game officials, nonplayer
personnel in the bench areas, and other field-level
personnel such as photographers and cheerleaders.
4. If possible, the League-office representative
should consult with authorized representatives of the
two participating clubs before any decision involving
cancellation, postponement, or termination is made by
the Commissioner or League President.
5. If the Commissioner or League President decides to
cancel, postpone, or terminate a game, his
representative at the game or the game-day duty
officer will then determine the method(s) for
announcing such decision, e.g., by public-address
announcement over referee's wireless microphone, by
public-address announcement by home club, or by
communication to radio, television, and other news
media.
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| AUTHORITY
OF REFEREE |
1.
If a referee determines that an emergency warrants
immediate removal of participants from the playing
field for safety reasons, he may do so on his own
authority. If, however, circumstances allow him the
time, he must reach the highest ranking full-time
League office representative working at the game in a
"control" capacity or the game-day duty
officer designated by the League (by telephone, if
that person is not in attendance) and discuss the
actual or potential emergency with such representative
or duty officer. That representative or duty officer
then will make the final decision on removal of
participants from the field or obtain a decision from
the Commissioner or League President.
2. If a referee removes participants from the playing
field under No. 1 above, he may order them to their
respective bench areas or to their locker rooms,
whichever is appropriate in the circumstances.
3. After appropriate consultation under No. 1 above,
the referee must advise the two participating head
coaches of the nature of the emergency and the action
contemplated (if the decision has not yet been
reached) or of the final decision.
4. The referee must not, before a decision is reached,
make an announcement on his microphone concerning the
possibility of a cancellation, postponement, or
termination unless instructed to do so by an
appropriate representative of the Commissioner's
office.
5. The referee must not discuss a forfeit with head
coaches or club personnel and must not use that term
over the referee's microphone (see definition of
forfeit under No. 1 of "Authority of
Commissioner's Office" above).
6. The referee must not assess an unsportsmanlike-conduct
penalty on the home team for actions of fans that
cause or contribute to an emergency.
7. The referee should be mindful of the safety of not
only players and officials, but also of the spectators
and other no participants.
8. If an emergency involves spectator interference
(for example, no participants on the field or thrown
objects), the referee immediately should contact the
appropriate club or League representative for
additional security assistance, including, if
applicable, involvement of the League's security
representative's assigned to the game.
9. The referee may order the resumption of play when
he deems conditions safe for all concerned and, if
circumstances warrant, after consultation with
appropriate representatives of the Commissioner's
office.
10. Under no circumstances is the referee authorized
to cancel, postpone, terminate, or declare forfeiture
of a game unilaterally.
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