DISCIPLINE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

SUMMARY

This is a summary of the Club's disciplinary procedures, more detailed information is given at the end.

General Considerations

• All players should read the rules. Ignorance is no excuse!
• The Club committee has the power to suspend and expel a player whose behaviour is unacceptable, both on or off the pitch or socially.

Specific Consideration

• A Discipline Sub-committee will deal with all matters of football discipline.
• The Club - can be notified, in writing, of incidents by both the AFA - and Non Officially Appointed Referees (Home Referees)
• Where appropriate, the Discipline Sub-committee shall investigate incidents, hear the views of interested parties and decide what action will be taken against offending players.

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.

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 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 will apply.

3. In addition to the above:-

Any player that accumulates 5 yellow card in one season will be subject to a Club 35 day ban from all games in addition to any punishment from the AFA.

If a player has received 78 days or more in AFA bans over a 24 month period then they will be excluded from the Club. For season 2009-10 all players will start with 50% of their season 2008-09 AFA bans.

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.

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Other

• All fines must be paid within 14 days of receiving written notification from the Club Secretary or the player will be excluded from selection. NO PAY, NO PLAY.
• Any incident, whether on or off the pitch involving violent, threatening or abusive conduct and/or foul and/or abusive language directed at the referee, another player, spectator or other party will be viewed with the utmost seriousness and gravity and will be dealt with accordingly.
• A player may make a written submission to the Discipline Sub-committee.
• A player has the right to appeal.
• The Discipline Sub-committee will use its utmost endeavour to ensure that a player’s conduct is reviewed in a fair, just and even handed manner.
• Players serving a ban received whilst playing for another Club must inform OWFC of their ban.