Discipline Procedures reminder

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Just wanted to fire this out in case people did not get the notice in their email account, or if they did not see it on the front page of website, or if they did not attend the start of year meeting in August.

And since some people do not have to worry about suspensions on a regular basis, it is nice to get a reminder.
See below:




2014-2015 Discipline Procedure
Posted by Vince Greco on Sep 29 2014 at 09:28PM PDT

As mentioned at the start of this year; at the Organizational Meeting, there is a new discipline procedure in place. We are going back to a system we used to use as BC Soccer has approved it this past Provincial Cup.

Effective tonight, when you receive a red card in a game, if the offense is not deemed too extreme, there will be a suggested suspension posted on the website. Once the suggested suspension is posted, you may accept the amount or you may attend a discipline meeting in Esquimalt on the posted discipline meeting nights. If you see pending hearing on the website, you will not get a suggested suspension amount. You will just need to attend a meeting. You will need to prebook / RSVP for this, so please do not just show up or your case will not be heard as there will be no paperwork present. The person that received the red card, or the team admin will need to send me an email to state their intention of showing up. In order for the discipline committee to have time to get the necessary paperwork – please let me know as soon as you see your name posted. Should there not be enough notice before the next discipline meeting, you will be suspended till the following discipline meeting.

A reminder that all suspensions with an assessment of more than 1 game will have a $10.00 fine per game as well. Fines are payable before you participate in sanctioned activity. Failure to pay the fine will result in further sanction to the individual and/or team. Specifically, at minimum – the game, if protested, will have the result overturned. As well, the individual that did not pay their fine will have their original fine doubled. We hope it does not go that route, but everybody is held accountable.
Another reminder that only regulation games count towards the serving of a suspension. Should your opposition forfeit or be the cause of an abandonment, the non offending player will have a game knocked off their suspension. The offending party will not have a game knocked off their suspension.

If you are not sure of something, there is no harm in sending an email after you have done some searching on your own…….just give some time for an answer and please do not expect your question to be answered if it is posed on game day. If you received a red and your name is not on the web, send an email – don’t pay the price later when the report comes in late for whatever reason. Yellows are being posted as they come in. While the website is considered gospel, administrative mistakes can occur and teams still need to stay on top of their totals. If a players accounting on the website does not match yours, deal with it in advance to avoid any further sanctions. Sending an email post match is not advisable and could result in further sanctions to individuals.

Another change we put in this year is the red card resulting from 2 yellow cards in 1 game. This will be just the standard 1 game suspension. No fine or discipline meeting necessary.

The email address to contact for reserving your place in Esquimalt or the procedure moving forward – [e-mail]

This communication is intended to be of some help prior to things going sour. It is not fun having a 6 month suspension handed out, but that is the reality of the rule and we try to follow the BC Guidelines as much as possible.

Thanks, and hoping you stay out of the book!

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To further clarify:

-If you see 500 games as a suspension amount - it means there is $ owing.
-If you see Pending Hearing - you need to send an email stating when you will attend Esquimalt. (Location and dates on the front page of website)
-If you see 250 games as a suspension, that means a 6 month suspension.
-If person is not currently registered anywhere, they will be on the long term suspension page.
-If you see 750 games - that person cannot be doing anything soccer related.....at all. Mens, Womens, Youth.
-Most suspensions will just be served in the competition or category you earn them. League stays in League, Cups in Cups, Provincials in Provincials. If this is different, you will be notified.
-Most suspensions will stay with the role you earned it in. If you are a player and you get a suspension, you can still coach your U-8 kids on Saturday morning. This will not be the case should the suspension be severe in circumstance.
-If you have had a chance to go to a discipline meeting and you have decided not to attend, you will be upgraded to the 600 games and you are suspended from all soccer activity as well.

Hope that helps. There will be some new guidelines coming out from BC Soccer - potentially tomorrow - I will post that link soon afterwards.

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As of right now, BC Soccer has officially approved a new Discipline Policy & Procedure manual.
(it was actually Oct 25, not what I thought which was after the Committee meeting we just had)
It is a bit of a read, brace yourself and settle in.
Here is the link to the BC Soccer website and where the link is:

www.bcsoccer.net/files/AboutUs/BylawsRulesRegsPolicies/2014BCSoccerRulesRegulations-%20Revised-Oct25-2014.pdf


I think there is a lot in this manual, some further clarification in a lot of areas, and some extra attention to details that are very helpful.

Something that has changed is the overall Principle of Discipline and the importance of Consecutive, Additive, & Progressive Discipline.
We have been able to successfully change a lot of guidelines that were excessive and not for the betterment of the soccer community. Also, there is some stiffer regulations and further clarification on Team Admin, League Officials, or Coaches that break rules. There is more attention on repeat offenders and situations where an ejected member continues to abuse officials.

BC Soccer will be investing time & money to properly train Discipline Chairs and League Admin across the Province. In the not too distant future, our League will be involved in this as well as piloting new recording and reporting procedures that will be a benefit to all involved.

We are still doing business as usual here as we are following those guidelines, but having this revamped document will hopefully create a standardization across the Province.

I support the direction, part of the reason I got involved with it.

Happy reading.

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And finally, the Discipline Sanctions Guideline manual:


www.bcsoccer.net/files/MemberService/DocumentsAndForms/Discipline%20Sanction%20Policy%20October%2025%202014%20Approved.pdf