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This is a summary of the Club's disciplinary procedures, more detailed information is given at the end.
Specific Consideration
Fines and Disqualifications 1. Any game (league, cup or friendly) played under supervision of a AFA Appointed Referee:- Yellow and Red cards – pay the AFA fine plus a £2 Club administration fee. Disqualification as notified by the AFA. The Discipline Sub-committee will review the conduct of any player that commits 5 or more yellow card or 3 or more red card offences in a season or who commits any offence that involves any form of violence or abusive conduct towards the referee or any other party. 2. Any game (league, cup or friendly) played under supervision of a Non AFA Appointed Referee:- Red cards - pay a £15 Club fine and the Discipline Sub-committee will review the conduct of the player. The player will serve a disqualification as notified by the Discipline Sub-committee, which will be in line with the AFA Schedule of Guide to Recommended Punishments contained within the AFA Handbook (Blue). The Discipline Sub-committee will review the conduct of any player who commits any offence that involves any form of violence or abusive conduct towards the referee or any other party. The referee may still send a report to the AFA and will be assisted by the Committee in doing so, any subsequent action by the AFA as per 1. above will apply. Other
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MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON DISCIPLINE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES General Considerations All members of the Old Wokingians Football Club should acquaint themselves with the rules of the club, which are on display in the clubhouse. These rules contain the following statement about behaviour in general:- The Committee shall have the power to suspend from all Club activities any member who shall offend against the Rules of the Club or whose conduct shall in the opinion of the Committee render him unfit for membership of the club. Before any such member be suspended the Honorary Secretary shall give him seven days written notice to attend the meeting of the committee, which notice shall contain particulars of the complaint(s) made against him. No member shall be suspended without first having had an opportunity of appearing before the committee and answering the complaint(s) made against him, nor unless at least two thirds of the Committee then present shall vote in favour of his suspension. No member shall be expelled unless at the recommendation of the Committee under the aforesaid procedure and ratified by at least two-thirds majority of the members present at a General Meeting. This rule applies to members’ conduct on and off the pitch in all matters whether they are football or socially related. Any incident or problem should be fully investigated and action, where appropriate, taken in accordance with the rules. Specific Consideration All members are hereby informed that the Committee has delegated the responsibility for investigating and where applicable, deciding on any action to be taken for all incidents which arise in connection with the playing of a football match, whether immediately before, immediately after or during the match, to a Discipline Sub-committee. The Discipline Sub-committee shall consist of three elected Club Officials – the Chairman or Vice-Chairman, or their delegated representative, one team captain and one other member of the Committee and shall be convened once an incident (or problem) has been formally brought to its notice. In the case of incidents – cautions of sending off – which occur during a match, the following procedures shall apply. The Discipline Sub-committee shall be informed by the captain of the team of any incident caused by one of his players as soon as is reasonably possible once the game has finished but definitely before selection and shall then make such investigations as will appropriately inform it of what happened. Where necessary, the Discipline Sub-committee shall decide on the action to be taken against the player.
The following action, agreed by the Committee, will be taken against any player who receives a caution or who is sent from the field of play:- 1. Any game (league, cup or friendly) played under supervision of a League or AFA Appointed Referee:- A player committing a yellow or red card offence, for which the Club receives a formal notice of it from the AFA, shall pay the League fine plus a £2 Club administration fee. The player will serve a disqualification as notified by the AFA. The Discipline Sub-committee will review the conduct of any player that commits 5 or more yellow card or three or more red card offences in a season or who commits any offence that involves any form of violence or abusive conduct towards the referee or any other party. 2. Any game (league, cup or friendly) played under supervision of a Non League or AFA Appointed Referee:- A player committing a red card offence, for which the Club receives a formal notice of it from the referee, shall pay a £15 Club fine and the Discipline Sub-committee will review the conduct of the player. The player will serve a disqualification as notified by the Discipline Sub-committee, which will be in line with the AFA Schedule of Guide to Recommended Punishments contained within the AFA Handbook (Blue). The Discipline Sub-committee will review the conduct of any player who commits any offence that involves any form of violence or abusive conduct towards the referee or any other party. In the event that the referee wishes to report yellow or red card offences to the AFA then the Committee will actively assist such action. In these circumstances action will be taken in line with 1. above. Other Considerations
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