How to File NCAA Referee Complaints

Controversial calls can spark outrage among college sports fans. There are even times when fans believe a referee has done more than simply make a bad call or two. When this happens, they urge the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), an organization that governs many areas of collegiate sports, should investigate the referee's actions. The NCAA was founded to serve student-athletes in athletics as well as academics. It benefits the student-athletes when spectators do their part to make formal complaints about unfair calls.

Instructions

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      Ask a coach, referee or other official working at the game for the name of the specific organization that governs the particular sport. This is necessary because the NCAA includes more than 1,000 member organizations, each with different rules. Read the rules that govern the particular sport. Write down the title(s) and reference number(s) of the rules that the referee broke or is believed to have broken.

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      Write a letter to the NCAA in a professional format. Include the following information in the letter: the venue and address where the game was held, the names of the teams, a narrative description of the incident, and the name or reference numbers of the rules that were broken. Include the complainant's contact information. Write a request that the NCAA follow up with a written response. Mail the letter to the following address:

      The National Collegiate Athletic Association

      700 W. Washington Street

      P.O. Box 6222

      Indianapolis, Indiana 46206-6222

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      Go to the following web address: http://www.ncaa.com/contactus. Fill out the form. Type the information regarding the complaint into the form. Click "send".

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      Call the NCAA at 317-917-6222 to make a complaint. During the telephone call, explain all of the issues that were described in the written letter.

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      Send a fax to the NCAA at 317/917-6888 to make a complaint. Fax a copy of the letter that was mailed to the NCAA.