605.3 Sanctions
(a)Cautions/Yellow Cards
(1)Players/coaches that accumulate three yellow cards/warnings during the league season will be ineligible to participate in the next regularly scheduled league match. The player/coach will sit out one additional match for each additional yellow card/warning received during the league or cup season
(2)Yellow card/warning accumulation from league play will not carry into state tournament play. Any player or coach receiving their third or subsequent yellow card/warning in the tournament competition will be required to sit out their next match. Proof of a sit out must be sent to the Disciplinary Committee.
Ejections/Red Cards
(1)Players/coaches receiving a red card/dismissal, will be ineligible to participate in the next regularly scheduled match.
(2)Sanctions: The Disciplinary Committee may not impose a sanction that exceeds those provided herein (minimums) without notice and an opportunity for a hearing. A more severe sanction may be imposed for more serious offenses. The Disciplinary Committee may also forward any report of misconduct on to any appropriate committee, and shall forward any cases involving assault or abuse under USSF 531-9 or WSYSA Rule 214.4 to the WSYSA Appeals Committee.
(A)SERIOUS FOUL PLAY
Suspended for a minimum of one (1) match Examples include, but are not necessarily limited to: when a player, in a violent or dangerous manner Intentionally holds, trips, pushes, charges or tackles an opponent from behind.
(B)VIOLENT CONDUCT
Suspended for a minimum of two (2) matches Examples include but are not necessarily limited to: striking or attempting to strike another player, team official or spectator, or unlawfully entering the field of play during an altercation.
(C)SPITTING AT ANOTHER PERSON
(i)Suspended for a minimum of two (2) matches Spitting at another person
(ii)Suspended for a minimum of three (3) matches Spitting on another person
(D)DENYING GOAL BY HANDLING THE BALL
Suspended for a minimum of one (1) match
(E)DENYING GOAL BY OTHER UNLAWFUL MEANS
Suspended for a minimum of one (1) match
(F)FOUL OR ABUSIVE LANGUAGE
(i)Player: Suspended for a minimum of one (1) match.
Team Official: Suspended for a minimum of two (2) matches. Examples include, but are not necessarily limited to: not directed at another. Foul or abusive language said loud enough for the game official to hear, but not directed at a specific individual. Includes, racial, sexual, religious or ethnic slurs.
(ii)Player: Suspended for a minimum of two (2) matches
Team Official: Suspended for a minimum of three (3) matches Examples include, but are not necessarily limited to: directed at another. Word or actions directed at an individual. Includes, racial, sexual, religious or ethnic slurs.
(iii)Player: Suspended for a minimum of three (3) matches
Team Official: Suspended for a minimum of four (4) matches Examples include, but are not necessarily limited to: directed at a referee. Word or actions directed at an individual. Includes, racial, sexual, religious or ethnic slurs. Includes racial harassment, sexual harassment, ethnic slurs.
(G)SECOND CAUTION/WARNING
Suspended for a minimum of one (1) match Receives a second caution in the same match, resulting in a red card ejection.
(a)When a player/coach accumulates points as provide for in 605.4(b), (c), (d) or (e) below, the player or coach will be required to attend a hearing before the Disciplinary Committee to determine if the player or coach should be suspended for a term not to exceed the remainder of the current seasonal year and the subsequent seasonal year. The Disciplinary Committee has the option of suspending the player/coach, but allowing any suspended player/coach to participate under probation. Should the player/coach violate the probation, the Disciplinary Committee will notify the player/coach of the reinstatement of the balance of the original suspension. The player/coach may file a petition for reinstatement of their eligibility to compete on any team, or coach within WSYSA, accompanied by a nonrefundable filing fee of $100.00 for a player and $250.00 for a coach.