Discipline Policy

When you receive a red card (or a 3rd or 5th yellow card) of the season the League will followed the Discipline Policy as described below 

You have two choices available to you 

    1. Request a discipline hearing (DBH)

    2. Accept a suspension from the League

Discipline by hearing (DBH) 
If you wish to request a hearing then you must do so within 48 hours of the game by sending a written request for a Discipline By Hearing process to the League Administrator. You must also pay a $50 hearing bond payable to the Futbol 7's which must also be received by the Futbol 7's within the 48 hours. 

If your request is successful then the League will notify you that you can continue playing until you have a hearing.  Your hearing will be scheduled within 14 days. You must attend your hearing. You can not attend via conference call. At the hearing a panel will carry out a DBH as described by the League Discipline Policy. Following the hearing the League will notify you of the outcome via email and will indicate your suspension and fine if applicable. We will also indicate your rights of appeal. 

Discipline by review (DBR) 
If you decide to accept a suspension then the league will perform a Discipline by Review. In this scenario the league Discipline Committee will issue you with a suspension as defined by the Discipline Policy. 

Your club will be informed of your suspension and fine by email. You can not appeal a decision made by the DBR process. You do not need to appear at a DBR meeting. 

The Discipline Committee retain the right to request that you attend a DBH meeting if they believe that the offense is serious

Fines
The league will issue a fine for all suspensions. 

Most common suspensions
A summary of the most common discipline offences with the minimum suspension is listed below.

Offense                                                                        Minimum Suspension
1st yellow card in season  No action
2nd yellow card in season  No action
3rd yellow card in season  1 game
4th yellow card in season  No action
5th yellow card in season  2 games
Dismissed for a 2nd yellow card in a game when neither offense was directed at a game official  1 game
Dismissed for using offense, insulting or abusive language directed at anyone other than a game official  1 game
Dismissed for denying an opponent a goal or an obvious goal scoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball  1 game
Dismissed for a 2nd yellow card in a game when one offense was directed at a game official  2 games
Dismissed for denying an opponent a goal or an obvious goal scoring opportunity by an offense punishable by a free kick or penalty kick  2 games
Dismissed for Serious Foul Play  2 games
Dismissed for Violent Conduct  3 games minimum 
Dismissed for using offense, insulting or abusive language directed at a game official                               3 games
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