Phoenix Old Boys - Discipline Code
Suspensions shall be imposed regardless of whether the case concerned is reported to the AFA.
Fines will be imposed according to the number of disciplinary points accumulated by the player under the AFA Disciplinary points system:
a) First or Second Caution in a season:-
One caution for dissent will result in a 1 match suspension by the Phoenix Old Boys Disciplinary Committee. Two yellow cards for all other offences will result in a one match ban. The AFA charge of £8 will be required by the offending player for each caution received.
b) Third or further cautions in a season:-
The offending player will be suspended for a further two games and fined according to the AFA administration charges
Note that a fifth caution also receives an automatic 7-day ban from the AFA.
c) Sending's Off carrying two disciplinary points (e.g. for two cautionable offences, for preventing an obvious goal-scoring opportunity):-
This will result in an automatic 1 match suspension plus whatever ban the AFA decide is a suitable punishment for the offence. The offending player will be required to pay the required fines (normally £25) prior to any charge by the AFA.
d) Offences carrying three disciplinary points (e.g. Attempting to Kick or Strike another Player, Serious Foul Play):-
e) Offences carrying four disciplinary points (e.g. Kicking or Striking another Player, Head to Head Contact, Use of Offensive Language or Gestures directed at a match official):-
This will result in an automatic 2 match suspension plus whatever ban the AFA decide is a suitable punishment for the offence. The offending player will be required to pay the required fines (normally £25) prior to any charge by the AFA.
f) Offences carrying five or more disciplinary points (e.g. Violent Head to Head butting, Refusing to give name or giving a false name to the Referee when ordered to do so, Refusing to leave the Field of Play when ordered to do so, causing a match to be abandoned, Threatening Match Officials), or any second offence carrying four disciplinary points, or any person found guilty of serious misconduct:-
This will result in an automatic suspension until the end of the season and be reviewed at the AGM, plus whatever ban the AFA decide is a suitable punishment for the offence. The offending player will be required to pay the fines (normally £50) prior to any charge by the AFA.
PROCEDURE
a) All misconduct cases, both "bookings" and "sendings-off," will be dealt with under this procedure.
b) The Team Manager MUST report any booking or sending off recorded by the referee in any game to the Club Secretary immediately after the game.
c) The Club Chairman and Secretary shall decide within a week whether to impose a fine or suspension on the player in accordance with the scale of fines and suspensions as set down by the Club Committee (except for AFA fines, which should be collected after the match if known). If necessary the Club Chairman/Secretary will consult with the Team Manager, or any other Officer of the Club, to assess the level of fine or suspension.
d) Any player wishing to appeal against the standard fine or suspension being imposed, or who wishes to appeal against the incident generally, MUST inform the Club Chairman/Secretary of his wish to appeal within 7 days of the fine or suspension.
e) Where an appeal is requested the Club Chairman shall immediately appoint an Appeal Board to consider the case.
f) The appointed Appeal Board shall consider the circumstances and decide whether to hold the full Appeal hearing immediately or whether to delay the Appeal Hearing until the referees report on the incident has been received from the AFA.
g) Fines or suspensions imposed under this procedure, whether under the standard scale or whether decided by an Appeal Board, may be higher than, longer than or over and above any suspension or fine imposed by the AFA.
h) An offending player who does not pay to the Club, when required, any fine imposed upon him either by the AFA or under this procedure shall not play for the Club again until all fines are fully paid.
i) The Club Committee shall review the scale of suspensions and fines that shall be enforceable by the Club under these guidelines.
j) The Club Committee shall review all disciplinary issues every month and will enforce the above rules on repeat offenders of the disciplinary code as set out by the committee.
DISCIPLINARY APPEAL COMMITTEE
The Disciplinary Appeal Committee shall consist of three members of the Club, being:
a) The Club Chairman, who shall chair all meetings of the Appeal Board.
b) Two other members of the Club Committee at the Chairman's discretion.
OPERATION OF THE COMMITTEE
a) The Committee will deal with all offences referred to it by the Club Chairman.
b) The Committee will meet at the first available opportunity following the offence, although in some cases it may be advisable to wait for the receipt of the referee's report from the AFA. The Team Manager will advise the player of the date of the hearing.
(Failure to show up at this hearing will result in an automatic life suspension from Phoenix Old Boys at the discretion of the committee)
c) The meeting will take the following form:
i) The Manager/Captain on the day and the offending player will give their accounts of the incident to the Board.
ii) The offending player will then be invited before the Committee to give his version of the incident, if he so wishes.
iii) The Committee will further discuss the incident and reach their decision.
iv) The offending player will be advised of the Committee decision, and any final observations will be made.
d) The offending player will have the right of appeal to the Club Committee if he is dissatisfied with the Appeal Committee handling of the case.
e) All appeals must be submitted in writing to the Chairman and will be reviewed at the Club Committee Monthly Meeting. The Club Committee’s decision will be final and the offending player will be notified of the decision of this meeting.
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