Overruling April 18, 2018 Uncategorized 0 Forum Questions In overtime, Team A has possession off a goalie save, and begins a clear. After numerous attempts to call a TO, whistle from one official blows.. and a second later a whistle from another blows, claiming too many men on the field. O2 over rules O1 and possesion is awarded to Team B. Is there anything to say that play was dead on the TO whistle? Question File Add new DuBan's Answer: Visual Text Kratz's Answer: Visual Text McCarrick's Answer: Visual Text Riti's Answer: Visual Text Calling for a TO does not supersede any fouls prior to the TO. So the officials should have gotten together to determine the chain of events. If there were too many players for Team A at the time the TO was recognized then the official was correct in awarding the ball to B. If the TO was requested and recognized, but not blown right way, and then there were too many players for Team A, then the TO should have negated the technical foul as it should have been acknowledged by the officials before the technical foul occurred (personal fouls are still accessed even if committed after the TO is requested). Regarding the O2 overruling O1, per Rule 2 Section 6 Article 1 Duties of Game Officials:...in the settlement of all disputes, the decision of the referee shall supersede that of the umpire or the field judge and shall be final. Therefore, right or wrong, if O2 was the referee then his decision is final. If O1 was the referee then he would have the final decision. Either way the crew should have discussed prior to any ruling so as to ensure they do everything in their power to get it right based on all available information. It is never a good idea for one official to simply overrule the other without first having a discussion between them. Tyma's Answer: Visual Text I agree with Matt. If the result of the officials' conference is that the technical foul will be enforced, I'd ask the coach who called the TO whether he still wants to take the TO since the TO was probably called in the hopes of avoiding the turnover. That TO is particularly expensive in overtime. Answer File Question Answered Yes No Rule 2
