Disciplinary Mandatory Minimums

PLAYERS / COACHES / TEAM OFFICIALS

Cautions

Player

Fine

A player who receives a red card for any offense other than

2 yellow cards  and was previously cautioned will have the

yellow card added to the seasons total.

1)

Player received 3 yellow cards during the season shall be suspended for:

1 game

$                         -

2)

Player received 5 yellow cards during the season shall be suspended for:

2 games

$                         -

3)

Player received 7 yellow cards during the season shall be suspended for:

Open to disciplinarian

Open to disciplinarian

DISMISSALS

First Offense 12 month period

Second Offense 12 month period

Third Offense 12 month period

1)

Violent conduct

Suspension

4 Games

8 Games

1 full year

Fine

$                               60.00

$                                90.00

$                             150.00

2)

Serious foul play

Suspension

3 Games

6 Games

1 full year

Fine

$                               50.00

$                                70.00

$                             100.00

3)

Spitting at an opponent or any other person

Suspension

10 games

1 year

5 years

Fine

$                             100.00

$                              250.00

$                             500.00

4)

Player denies the opposing team a goal or an obvious goalscoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball shall be suspended for:

Suspension

1 game

3 games

6 games

Fine

$                               10.00

$                                20.00

$                               30.00

5)

Player denies an obvious goalscoring opportunity to an opponent moving towards the player's goal by an offence punishable by a free kick or a penalty kick shall be suspended for:

Suspension

1 game

3 games

6 games

Fine

$                               10.00

$                                20.00

$                               30.00

6)

Uses offensive or insulting or abusive language and/or gestures not towards a game official shall be suspended for :

Suspension

3 Games

6 Games

12 Games

Fine

$                               50.00

$                                75.00

$                             100.00

7)

Player receives a second caution in the same match shall be suspended for:

Suspension

1 game

3 games

6 games

Fine

$                               10.00

$                                20.00

$                               30.00

Each category is dealt with independently. Past history is to be considered.

PLAYERS

ADDITIONAL DISMISSALS

First Offense lifetime

Second Offense  lifetime

Third Offense lifetime

1)

Uses offensive or insulting or abusive language and/or gestures towards a game official shall be suspended for:

Suspension

3-6 games

8-12 games

1 year

Fine

$40.00  to $ 100.00

$                              250.00

$                             500.00

2)

Failure to leave vicinity of playing area in timely manner after receiving dismissal

Suspension

6 extra games

Fine

$                                                                                                                                  -

PLAYERS / COACHES / TEAM OFFICIALS LIFETIME OFFENCES

OFFENCES:

First Offense lifetime

Second Offense  lifetime

Third Offense lifetime

1)

Team official Used offensive, insulting or abusive language at an official

Suspension

3-6 games

12 games

1 year

Fine

$40.00  to $ 100.00

$100.00  to $ 250.00

$500.00

Continuing abuse of official on the pitch

Team Fine

$100.00

2)

Team official found guilty of falsification of identities or signatures or of complicity in same shall be suspended for:

Suspension

6 months

1 year

5 years

Fine

$500.00

$1,000.00

$1,500.00

3)

Team official knowingly played an ineligible player.

Suspension

6 months

1 year

5 years

Fine

$150.00

$250.00

$350.00

4)

Team official knowingly tampered with a player registered with another teams

Suspension

5 years

Life

Fine

$1,000.00

5)

Team Official found guilty of refusing to supply available information to the disciplinary committee concerning a charge of misconduct shall be suspended for:

Suspension

Indefinitely

Fine

6)

Team official failed to have a parent or spectator removed from match

Team Fine

$                               50.00

$                              100.00

$                             250.00

7)

Player knowingly played as an ineligible player

Suspension

5 games

10 games

1 year

Fine

$100.00

$250.00

$                             500.00

8)

Physical or attempted physical contact towards official including throwing of objects or spitting (MSA Discipline Committee to deal with the incident)

Suspension

1 Year

5 Years

Life

Fine

$                             250.00

$                              500.00

9)

Threatening a game official (MSA Discipline Committee to deal with the incident)

Suspension

1 Year

5 Years

Life

Fine

$                             250.00

$                              500.00

10)

Violating terms of a suspension

Minimum doubling of sentence and fines

DEFINITIONS

1)

12 month period

The period starts from the date of the first dismissal. One 12 full months have passed the offence no longer counts towards the accumulated totals, but will be recorded and kept for further reference.

2)

Fines

Fines are applied to adults only. Fines are not to be applied to youth players but may be applied against the youth team.

3)

Games suspended

This is the number of games that the person is suspended for. This starts from the next game following offense. All suspensions are to be served in consecutive games. It does not include tournament or exhibition games.  Games suspensions not served served in the initial season carry over to the next season. Outdoor suspensions  are to be served outdoor and indoor suspensions are to be served indoor.  Changes to this are at the discression of the disciplinarian.

4)

Leaving Playing Area

This is defined as leaving sight and sound of playing area.

While under suspension from all soccer activity a person is not allowed to:

May Play in any CSA/MSA sanctioned game or tournament only at the discression of the disciplinary committee

Sign for any CSA/MSA registered club.

Act in any capacity as an executive or official with any CSA/MSA registered club or association.

Communicate with any team player or official with the purpose to coach or advise during any sanctioned game.

Players attend any soccer game as a spectator but is not allowed to be within fifty (50) meters of a registered clubs team   bench outdoors.  For indoor facilities the person must remain in the spectator area, may not enter the field of play or team bench area at any time.

Team officials may not attend games as a spectator. This is defined as keeping away from sight or sound of a match involving the team or teams they are registered with.