(a) | SAS: Saskatoon Adult Soccer Inc. |
(b) | SSA: Saskatchewan Soccer Association. |
(c) | SYS: Saskatoon Youth Soccer Inc. |
(d) | SDSRAI: Saskatoon and District Soccer Referees Association Inc. |
(e) | Affected Party: Participant(s) that experienced some level of impact, or consequence due to a particular action by the Subject. |
(f) | Brutality: An act which is savage, ruthless or deliberately violent |
(g) | Business Day: a day on which the office is open for regular operations, excluding publics holidays, and unless otherwise stated in our Events calendar. |
(h) | Delayed game; a time-span of 60 seconds. More than 60 seconds is considered a delay. |
(i) | Discipline Administrator: SAS representative(s) reviewing the specific incident. |
(j) | Discipline Hearing Committee (DHC): Members of the SAS Board of Directors, or other members of the soccer community who have volunteered to help decide outcomes of Discipline Hearings. |
(k) | Dissent: Public protest or disagreement (verbal and/or physical_ with a match official’s decision; punishable by a caution (Yellow Card) |
(l) | Excessive force: Using more force/energy than necessary |
(m) | Foul/Abusive Language/Gesture: A word or gesture undermining a decision including but not limited to a disrespectful tone or gesture (motion of assigning a card, diving motion, applause), swearing at or about a person, event or under one’s breath. |
(n) | Good standing is defined as being on good terms with our association and the other Member Organizations within Saskatchewan Soccer and Canada Soccer. Those terms include financial and disciplinary. A player can be in good standing while serving a minor suspension. Minor suspensions include all suspensions except violent conduct and being blacklisted. |
(o) | Offensive, insulting or abusive language/action(s): Verbal or physical behaviour which is rude, hurtful, disrespectful; punishable by a sending-off (Rec Card) |
(p) | Participant: A Player, Coach, Manager, Team representative, Spectator, Volunteer, or individual member of SAS. |
(q) | Referee Report: Misconduct Report, Match Report, or another form of documentation issued by the referee to the SAS office to indicate participant misconduct of some nature. |
(r) | Repeat Offenders: players that were previously suspended in the last 5 calendar years for the same offense unless otherwise specified. |
(s) | Season(s): Pertaining to either or both the Indoor league (October - April) or Outdoor league (May - September). |
(t) | Serious Foul Play: A tackle or challenge for the ball that endangers the safety of an opponent or uses excessive force or Brutality; punishable by a sending off (Red Card). |
(u) | Subject: Participant(s) who requested a hearing or who were called in to a hearing by SAS. |
(v) | Violent Conduct: An action, which is not a challenge for the ball, which uses or attempts to use excessive force or brutality against an opponent or when a player deliberately strikes someone on the head or face unless the force used is negligible |
