From the UHSAA Handbook - Admininstrative Policy 5 - Sportsmanship
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G. POLICIES REGARDING PLAYERS, COACHES, FANS, and SPECTATORS
The UHSAA policies regarding players, coaches, fans, and spectators can be found at https://www.uhsaa.org/sportsmanshippolicies.pdf
PLAYERS MAY NOT APPEAL AN EJECTION
a. A player who is restricted or ejected shall remain in the bench area with the team. A coach who is ejected shall leave the vicinity (out of sight and out of sound) of the playing or contest area immediately and is prohibited from any further contact (direct or indirect) with the team for the remainder of the game or contest. When serving ejection penalty, a coach is prohibited from attending any games at any level (out-of-site, out-of-sound).
b. The UHSAA Executive staff is empowered to enact suspension penalties for flagrant or violent acts whether detected or not by officials.
c. A one-game suspension may be enacted against any coach or player who approaches an official at the conclusion of a game in an unsportsmanlike manner. A thirty-minute cooling off period is in place after a contest where coaches and players are banned from approaching officials. This includes dressing room areas, parking lots or any other area where game officials are located. The report will be made by the official to the UHSAA and the ejection notice will be forwarded to the coach through the principal.
d. The head coach may leave the confines of the bench or box when a fight breaks out or has broken out. Additional coaching staff may assist ONLY if NFHS rules allow. Bench personnel not authorized to leave the confines of the bench or box during a fight are disqualified from the game and shall leave the vicinity of the playing or contest area immediately. Any player who leaves the bench area during a fight, or who participates in a fight during the season or tournament play, will be ejected from that game and shall remain in the bench area with the team. The penalty for such an ejection is stated above.
e. Schools are not allowed to schedule games or contests to avoid the ejection policy penalty.
f. Sportsmanship conduct rules apply to all competitions (i.e. preseason, region and post-season play).
H. COACH EJECTION APPEAL PROCESS
Following is the process for handling an appeal from a coach who has been ejected in a contest (players may not appeal). No appeals will be allowed if the appeal occurs on Friday with a subsequent Saturday game or with multiple games in a tournament other than the state tournament. If such appeal cannot be arranged, the ejection stands. Upon fulfilling all the following guidelines, an appeal may be granted or denied.
Pre-Appeal Procedures:
a. To initiate the process, the ejected coach’s administrator must request, in writing via email to director of officials, that an appeal take place.
b. The principal of the affected school must post an appeal fee of $250.00. Depending on the appeal site, at least two of the jurists involved will travel (the ADAC member from the respective Region of the Executive Committee member, and the Officials Association representative) and their expenses will come from the appeal fee. This fee will also serve as a fine to the ejected party. Each panelist will receive a minimum $40 fee and an additional current mileage rate for expenses. This fee is automatic. If the appeal is successful, the coach/school will be refunded the remaining funds. If the appeal is unsuccessful, the remaining funds belong to the appealing school’s region.
c. The appeal should take place as soon as possible after the ejection occurs to ensure the coach a fair opportunity to be available for the next scheduled game. To accommodate this there are 20 different appeal sites throughout the state located in proximity to member schools as well as a Zoom option. If there is not enough time to convene the hearing’s panel, the ejection will stand.
If you have questions, please contact Jeff Cluff at 435-619-7524 or jeffcluff@uhsaa.org