Hi Andy. Could you please consider the following hypothetical situation. I am playing in a tournament with no arbiter present. One of my opponents keeps lifting his foot whilst shooting. I warn him not to do this and clearly explain that this is against the rules. After I warn my opponent for a fourth time, I decide to give them a penalty and remove one of their boule. Am I within my rights to do this? Cheers, Tom van Bodegraven.You can read Andy's answer by following the "comments" link below.
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HI Tom
Unfortunately, YOU cannot impose a penalty. Only an officiating Arbitre can impose and enforce a penalty on another player. In the spirit of sportsmanship,the opponent may agree s/he has breached the rules and self impose a penalty but that is unlikely to occur. Another issue to consider is that, generally the arbitre would want to have witnessed the breach occurring and would be unlikely to impose a penalty on the opponents complaint alone.Each arbitre will handle things differently. If I received a complaint such as the example given, I would approach the offending player and remind them officially of the rule and then keep an eye on the player (from the edge of the terrian) for repeated transgressions.If I spotted the player lifting his/her foot again I would probably penalise the player a boule to be played or the boule played when the offence occurred.
Hope that answer helps.
Andy Gilbert
Thanks for being so clear with your answer.
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