Note-Clubs are responsible for the conduct of their players,parents/carers of players,coaches,officials,volunteers and spectators.
1. No person/s attending a match shall:
a. Use offensive or obscene language to any player,coach,referee,touch judge,official or any other spectator;
b. Enter the field of play during the course of a match without prior approval of the Ground Manager appointed by the home club &/or league.
c. Dispute the decision of a match official either during or after the match.
d. Assault or act with aggression to any person/s.
e.Behave in a way contrary to this Code of Conduct &/or the spirit of the game.
f. Behave in a way which distrubs the enjoyment of the match by any person/s, or brings discredit to the home club & / or league.
g. Act in such a way as to exhibit racial intolerance, by language or other conduct, to any other person/s.
h. Refuse to accept the reasonable direction of the Ground Manager, official of the home club & / league, or official of the team/club which that person/s is supporting.
2. Any person/s contravening Rule 1 may be reported by the Ground Manager to the Team Manager or other official of the team, which that person/s is supporting. Where a team does not have a Team Manager present, a request or direction from the Ground Manager to any official of the team or the teams club shall be regarded as a direction to the Team Manager for the purpose of this Code.
3. The Ground Manager & or Team Manager must advise the offending person/s of the relevant breach of the Code. The Ground Manager must note the details of their report to the Team Manager on the reverse of the team sheet.
4. In the event that the inapproriate conduct continues, the Ground Manager & /or Team Manager may request the offender/s to immediately leave the ground. This should also be noted on the team sheet.
5. In the event the person/s refuses to obey the direction of the Ground Manager & or Team Manager, the Ground Manager may direct the referee to terminate the match. In the event that the match is so terminated, the clubs & /or league committee may, at its absolute discrection award the competition points to the non-offending team, or declare that neither side shall be awarded competition points for that match.
6. Clubs which do not exercise control over their players, parents/carers of players, coaches, officials or spectatores may be called upon by the league to accept responsibility for their actions and the following pentalies may apply ( in addition to penalties which may be imposed by the league management):
PENALTIES
Note- Please note that these penalties may be imposed in additioN to any disciplinary action taken by a playing league.
*FIRST OFFENCE- A fine not exceeding £200 &/or loss of competition points, & /or suspension of the player from playing, &or suspension of the offender/s from attending future matches
*SECOND OFFENCE- Suspension of the player, &/or team &/or club from the competition on a temporary basis.
*THIRD OFFENCE- Suspension of the player & /or team &or club either for the remainder of the season, or permanently.
BREACHES OF THIS CODE OF CONDUCT MAY CAUSE A MATCH TO BE STOPPED !!