PIM 08-3 PROTESTS, APPEALS AND DISCIPLINE
ASSOCIATION INITIATED DISCIPLINE
The Protest and Appeals Committee may initiate disciplinary
proceedings against any player, coach, manager, team assistant, league
officer, referee or spectator from any member team, league or
organization. The proceedings may be initiated based on information
brought to the attention of the Board of Directors or the Protest and
Appeal Committee through complaints, reports of incidents, information
obtained during the course of protest and/or appeal hearings, and
otherwise. The disciplinary proceedings shall be initiated by notice to
the appropriate party containing a brief statement of the reasons for the
initiation of the proceedings. Parties against whom such proceedings have
been brought may, with a proper hearing, be suspended, barred completely,
or otherwise disciplined.
The Executive Committee of this Association may suspend any
person, team or league prior to the commencement of disciplinary
proceedings if, in the opinion of the Executive Committee, there is
sufficient evidence to believe that any individual(s) in this association
may present a non-acceptable risk to the association and its members.
Parties suspended under this paragraph will be afforded, if application, a
hearing in accordance with the procedures outlined in the CYSA
Constitution and Bylaws.
PLAYER / TEAM OFFICIAL DISCIPLINE (SUSPENSION)
A player / team official serving a term of suspension for
disciplinary reasons will serve that suspension in the next regularly
scheduled CYSA or US Youth Soccer competition(s), i.e. League, Cup,
Tournament. This does not include friendly games or scrimmages. Any
disciplinary action will carry over from seasonal year to seasonal year.
When a player / team official is sent off in a game outside
his/her home league or district jurisdiction, the player / team official
pass and referee report shall be forwarded within 48 hours to their home
league or District Commissioner as appropriate.
Unless specifically stated otherwise at the time a
suspension is imposed, the suspension of a team official, applies to
participation in any CYSA sanctioned activity during the period of
suspension and, like the suspension of a player, must be served with the
team with which the suspension was incurred. If for any reason the
suspended team official cannot serve all of the suspension with the team
with which the suspension was incurred, the part of the suspension not
served must be served with another CYSA team of which the suspended person
is a registered team official. Suspensions carry over from seasonal year
to seasonal year. All of the suspension must be served.
Example 1: X is a team official of both the red team and
the blue team. X receives a 3 game suspension for a send off in a red
team game. X may only serve the suspension of three games with the red
team. X also may not participate in blue team games until X has served
all of the 3 game suspension with the red team.
Example 2: X is a team official of the red team, the
blue team, and the green team. X receives a 3 game suspension for a
send off in a red team. After X has served 1 game of the suspension,
the red team disbands. X must serve all of the remaining two game
suspension with either the blue team or green team, but not both. X
also may not participate in blue or green team games until the remaining
2 games of the suspension are served.
Example 3: X is a team official of the red team. X
receives a 3 game suspension for a send off in red team's last game of
the season. The next season X is a team official with the green team.
X is suspended for the first 3 green team games.
PERSON, TEAM OR LEAGUE DISCIPLINE ("BAD STANDING")
Any person, team or league associated with the operation of
this Association may be declared "in bad standing" by the appropriate
administrative body. The term "bad standing" may only be applied due to a
very severe detrimental action or after a probation has been violated and
may mean either total suspension (expulsion) from CYSA or a limited
suspension (partial benefits). Any person, team or league declared to be
"not in good standing" must be so notified in writing and advised of the
right and procedure to appeal.
-
Person, Team or
League placed in bad standing -
-
May only play
teams from within home league
-
No
inter-league/district play.
-
No tournament
play.
-
No State
Competitions (State Cup, Association Cup, Founders' Cup, State Premier
League).
-
No Travel
outside of CYSA-North.
-
No
participation in the CYSA Olympic Development Program.
-
No voting power
at District or State level as per CYSA rule 1:07:04
-
If the player
registration and fees are not received by January 1st, the
league may be denied league affiliation for the following seasonal
year
REFEREE ABUSE / REFEREE ASSAULT
Misconduct against referees may occur before, during and
after a match, including travel to and from the match. Misconduct may also
occur at later times when directly related to the duties of a game
official as a referee. Misconduct will be classified as referee abuse or
referee assault.
1. (a)
Referee abuse is a verbal statement or physical act not resulting in
bodily contact which implies or threatens physical harm to a referee or
the referee's property or equipment.
(b) Abuse includes, but is not limited to the following
acts committed upon a referee: using foul or abusive language toward a
referee; spewing any beverage on a referee's personal property; spitting
at (but not on) the referee; or verbally threatening a referee. Verbal
threats are remarks that carry the implied or direct threat of physical
harm.
2.
(a) Referee assault is an intentional
act of physical violence at or upon a referee.
(b) Assault includes, but is not limited to the following
acts committed upon a referee: hitting, kicking, punching, choking,
spitting on, grabbing or bodily running into a referee; head butting; the
act of kicking or throwing any object at a referee that could inflict
injury; damaging the referee's uniform or personal property, i.e. car,
equipment, etc.
The penalty for referee assault for all age groups will be
suspension for a minimum of one (1) year and review by the Board of
Directors regarding further disciplinary action.
ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
"The use, consumption, or being under the influence of
alcoholic beverages or controlled substances immediately before, during,
or after the play of any game, practice, or athletic event is prohibited.
Any player, team official, league official, parent or spectator, or any
member of this Association subject to the jurisdiction of this
Association, its districts, or its affiliated member leagues shall be
subject to disciplinary action, including suspension, by the league,
district, or this Association."
INAPPROPRIATE PLAYER INTERACTION
All coaches, assistant coaches, trainers and team officials
are required to abide by the policies outlined in the CYSA risk management
program. Inappropriate physical contact with players is strictly
prohibited. Social interactions with players less than 18 years of age
(such as dating, parties without parental involvement and private one on
one situations) are prohibited. Violation of these rules may result in
immediate suspension from all CYSA and affiliated activities and
initiation of disciplinary proceedings as outlined in PIM 08-3.
District 7 Coaching Policy…
All District VII
Division 1 U11-U12 coaches must have an "F" coaching license.
U13-U14 must have a "E" coaching license. U15-U18 an "E/D" coaching
license.
Justification:
In order to better
teach the players of District VII, we need a progressive soccer coaching
program that develops coaching skills at a rate compatible to that of
the players. This also will lay the basic foundation of coaching
uniformity within District VII.
.pdf
documents.
