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SOUTH SHORE SOCCER LEAGUE

ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY

Adopted September 21, 2009

All persons responsible for a team (coaches on sidelines) and all the spectators shall support the referee. Failure to do so will undermine the referee’s authority and has the potential of creating a hostile environment for players, the referee and all other participants and spectators. Coaches, in cooperation with the Referee, will actively control spectators.

South Shore Soccer League has adopted the following rule:

No one is to address the referee during the Game!!

This includes audible comments questioning calls and /or abusive or defaming comments.

Exceptions for Persons Responsible for a team (Coaches on sidelines)

During the Game:

· Responding to a referee initiating a communication

· Making Substitutions

· Pointing out emergencies or safety issues

At half time or at the end of game:

· A coach may ask a referee to clarify a decision in a polite and constructive way

· Absolutely NO sarcasm, harassment and intimidation

Penalties:

Minor Infractions Referee may ignore a random occurrence. Repeated occurrence elevates infraction to Serious Infraction.

Serious Infraction May result in a Verbal Caution or Immediate Ejection depending on the seriousness of the infraction (referee judgment). Expelled individual must leave playing field and immediate surrounding area, failure to leave may cause the referee to abandon game.

Abandon Game Referee terminates game and referee game reports sent to League Referee Coordinator and forwarded to SSSL Executive Board, whose action may result in penalties up to forfeits to both teams and suspension of individuals from further participation in SSSL activities.

Exceptions for Spectators:

During the Game:

· Referee initiating a communication

· Pointing out emergency or safety issues

Penalties:

Minor Infraction Referee may ignore a random occurrence. Repeated occurrences referee should stop the game and may ask the coach or coaches to quiet the offending spectator or spectators.

Serious Infraction Repeated minor infractions become a serious infraction. The referee may also judge a single infraction to be serious (FIFA). A Serious Infraction may result in Warning, Ejection or Abandonment of game. Expelled individual must leave playing field and immediate surrounding area, failure to leave may cause referee to abandon game.

If the referee abandons the Game, directs a person to leave the field, the Referee shall send a game report to the League Referee Coordinator who will forward the report with his recommendation to the SSSL Executive Board. The SSSL Executive Board can impose penalties up to and including suspension from SSSL activities and/or forfeit of Game.

Excerpt from SSSL Rules of Play - dated 9/16/08

IX Conduct of Registered Participants

9. It is expected that all registered participants in S.S.S.L. games exhibit good sportsmanship. The S.S.S.L. has adopted a zero tolerance policy prohibiting the abuse by word or action toward referees by players, coaches or spectators at soccer matches. This policy shall be stringently enforced. Good sportsmanship shall be defined as one who takes; a defeat without complaining, a win without gloating, treats opponents with fairness, courtesy and respect. Any conduct not reflective of this shall be deemed inappropriate conduct. Any and all inappropriate conduct reported to the S.S.S.L. Executive Committee shall be investigated. Inappropriate conduct will be penalized from a minimum penalty of a one (1) game suspension up to an expulsion of not more than 10 years. The person so expelled shall have to reapply to the S.S.S.L. Executive Committee for admittance back into the S.S.S.L

9.1. . .For all registered participants in a S.S.S.L. game. . .

9.1.1. . .All suspensions shall be served during the next officially played game after the suspension.

9.1.2. . .The S.S.S.L. Executive Committee shall deal with the expressing or allowing the expressing of a complaint or dissatisfaction by physical and / or verbal abuse towards the referee(s) before, during or after a game as inappropriate conduct.

9.1.3. . .The S.S.S.L. Executive Committee shall deal with any registered participant ejected by a referee before, during or after a game as inappropriate conduct.

9.1.4. . .The S.S.S.L. Executive Committee shall deal with any registered participant receiving more than one (1) ejection during a playing season as inappropriate conduct

9.1.5. . .The S.S.S.L. Executive Committee shall deal with any registered participant receiving three (3) or more cautions during a playing season as inappropriate conduct.

9.1.6. . .The S.S.S.L, when officially notified, shall recognize and honor, any participant’s suspension or similar ruling issued by co-equal bodies.

9.1.7. . .Any registered participant dealt with for inappropriate conduct shall be entitled to a hearing before the S.S.S.L. Executive Committee

9.1.8. . .A coach may remove a player, with the referee’s permission, from the field who has been cautioned by the referee without substitution. The cautioned player may not re-enter nor be replaced until the next legal substitution opportunity.

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