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Disputed Call Response Map

Separate the team's next task from the coach's permitted review process, use factual words, and stop spectators or athletes from carrying the dispute.

15 minutes to prepare; review after the actual taskFree · Two-page fillable PDF

Companion to Lead the Team Through a Disputed Call.

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Example: The team disputes a recorded score. The authorized coach checks the event's review process while athletes remain with the assigned assistant; the later record distinguishes the known ruling from an unverified motive.

01Record the facts

An observation and an assumed motive are different.

Event and phase

Official's actual decision

What was directly observed

Unverified interpretation to leave unclaimed

02Verify the process

The event's current rules determine who may act and how.

Actual rule or procedure source

Authorized person to raise the question

Permitted channel and timing

Review available or limit confirmed

03Assign the next duty

Athletes should have an appropriate task while the adult handles the question.

Athlete's immediate permissible action

Assistant's supervision duty

Short family boundary statement

Concern needing a separate response

04Review honestly

Record conduct and resolution without promising a favorable ruling.

Review request actually submitted

Known outcome or unresolved fact

Words or conduct requiring repair

Next event response adjustment