Discipline Policy

Saskatoon Adult Soccer Rule & Regulations

APPENDIX 1: Discipline Policy

CONTENTS

1.0      DEFINITIONS

2.0      GENERAL

3.0      JURISDICTION

4.0      PLAYER MISCONDUCT

4.1      INELIGIBLE PLAYERS AND PARTICIPANTS

4.2      FALSE ID

4.3      INTOXICATION

5.0      TEAM MISCONDUCT

6.0      SUSPENSIONS

6.1      SUSPENSION STEP 1: REVIEW REQUEST

6.2      SUSPENSION STEP 2: HEARING REQUEST

6.3      SUSPENSION STEP 3: HEARING APPEAL

7.0      HEARING OVERVIEW

8.0      VAR (VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE)

8.1      POST GAME REVIEW

9.0    HEARING PROCEDURE

10.0    POWER TO ORDER

11.0    REFEREE ABUSE/HARASSMENT

12.0    INTENTIONALLY DAMAGING PROPERTY

13.0    SCHEDULE A

It is the player's responsibility to sit out their next game after receiving a red card even if the next game is in a different league (ie. boarded, turf, coed), and regardless of whether notice was received from the office. If they partake in any SAS game after receiving a red card then that game will be overturned as per the DISCPLINE section in our Rules & Regulations.

Additional quick references for rules that often apply are:

PLAYER MISCONDUCT 

B. Yellow Card - Cautions (Accumulations)

iv. Suspensions must be served with the Team on which the Player was registered at the time she or he received the Yellow Card.


SERVING SUSPENSIONS in POWER TO ORDER section

g. The following Discipline will apply to those players registered on multiple teams in the SAS League:

i. A player serving a suspension may not register with any other SAS Team in the current season while serving the suspension.
ii. A player must register on a SAS Team in a subsequent season to serve an outstanding suspension.
iii. Players receiving Red Cards will serve their suspension in consecutive games (ex. between all leagues - boarded, turf, masters, co-ed - if playing in more than one league) and not just with the team that they received the card with.

FIFA Laws of the Game - Football Terms

Offensive, insulting or abusive language/action(s):  Verbal or physical behaviour which is rude, hurtful, disrespectful; punishable by a sending-off (red card)

Respect in Sport (RiS)

The RiS (re)certification is required for specific suspensions to be deemed served.

Link: Sask Sport's Respect in Sport - Respect in Sport for Activity Leaders

Make Ethical Decisions (MED)

The MED (re)certification is required for specific subsequent suspensions to be deemed served.

Link: NCCP Make Ethical Decisions

Failure to know the rules shall not be considered a defense.