PROTEST RULES

1. Any of the following violations may be protested by an opposing coach or player during the regular season:

a)     An ineligible player:       
- non-resident of the City of Boston    
- a player not on the official roster     
- player older than the maximum division age
- a player not in uniform playing in the game

b) unauthorized personnel on the bench.  

If the violation is discovered after a game has started, the ineligible player and/or coach must be removed and the  game must continue.

2. Any coach found to have knowingly allowed an ineligible player to participate will be suspended indefinitely from the league (suspension length to be determined by the BNBL Director).   


FILING A PROTEST

1. A coach may protest a game in the regular season by submitting a written protest setting forth all facts to the Site Director & the BNBL Director within 24 hours of the protested game.  

2. Written Protests, regarding violations listed above, will be accepted up until the start of the playoffs.

FILING A PROTEST DURING PLAYOFFS

1. No protests will be allowed during the playoffs, unless an extremely egregious violation is discovered to have occurred.

2. During the playoffs, coaches must certify that all opposing players are eligible to play prior to the game. Ineligible players must be removed from the score-book and the bench area. Once all players have been certified, each coach must sign off on their opponent’s roster in the score-book certifying that all players have been deemed eligible to play. The Site Director must then sign off to officially certify the score-book. Only in extreme conditions will protests be accepted once games have been played and/or the rosters have been certified.