15.0 GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS APPEALS

A.         Any party may appeal any rule or decision of the SAS made against said party, provided that the appeal is due to a breach of the Rules & Regulations and is not relating to:

i)        Suspensions

a.       See section 14.0 Suspension Step 1: Review

ii)       Alignment (after the Alignment Appeal Deadline)

iii)     Employment

iv)     Withdrawal Penalty or Refund Policies

v)       Fee Amounts:

• • Player

  • Team Personnel

  • Free Agent

  • Team

  • League or Tournament

  • Reschedule

  • Delayed Payment

  • Equipment Box Key

  • Forfeit Fine

  • Penalty Fine

  • Player I.D. Card

  • Appeal

  • Protest

  • Late

  • Or any other fee not listed

vi)     The FIFA Laws of the Game

vii)       Selection criteria, quotas, policies, and procedures established by entities other than SAS

viii)     Substance, content, and establishment of team selection criteria

ix)   Volunteer appointments and the withdrawal or termination of those appointments

x)  Referee Game Assignments

xi)     Budgeting and budget implementation

xii)       SAS’s operational structure and committee appointments

B.       The appellant shall:

i)     Make application in writing to the SAS Head Office within 5 business days after receipt of the said decision setting out the following:

a.       The decision sought to be appealed;

b.       The submission must state the specific Rule or Regulation that has been violated;

c.       Clearly indicating in what respect the decision is alleged to be wrong.

C.      The appeal should be sent to the office (150 Nelson Road Saskatoon, SK S7S 1P5) accompanied by an appeal fee of $100.00. The fee will not be returned regardless of the outcome of the appeal.

The fee should be sent to executivedirector@saskatoonadultsoccer.com with the password soccer.

D.      The decision being appealed will be upheld until decided otherwise in accordance with these rules and regulations.

E.       The decision of the appeal is final and binding.

F.       An appeal from a decision of this Association may be made to the Saskatchewan Soccer Association in accordance with the rules of that body. A copy of such an appeal must be sent to the SAS Head Office.