The Football Association
&
Norfolk County
Football Association
&
BADSFL
Directives and Recommendations
This
page will be updated with information considered of interest to,
and
relevant to, BADSFL members.
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Football Debt Recovery Rules
1: Associations are required
to operate a system to collect football debts on behalf of Affiliated Clubs,
Affiliated Leagues and Other Associations.
2: Football debts are defined
as those costs arising directly from football activity, and as such would
include disciplinary costs (e.g. fines), match costs (e.g. match fees), and
playing expenses (e.g. pitch hire). Incidental costs (e.g. fund raising
activities, club subscriptions) do not fall within the scope of Football Debt
Recovery.
3: Associations may take
action against individuals or groups of individuals. Individuals may be pursued
where they are refusing to reimburse an individual club for a qualifying debt.
Where a club has folded its qualifying debts may be apportioned against its
registered members and officers, and action taken against them individually to
recover the club’s debt.
4: Where a club’s debts are
apportioned to individuals they must then be treated as individuals, and any
disciplinary action must not be linked to the recovery of the total debt.
5: It is incumbent on the
creditor to take reasonable steps to recover the debt before asking their
parent Association to take action. This would normally include approaching the
debtor personally as well as contacting them in writing to seek payment.
6: The Parent Association
should be approached as soon as it is clear there is a problem. In all cases
this should be within 28 days of formal payment being requested, and 56 days of
the debt being incurred.
7: Upon receipt the
Association must immediately take steps to verify whether the debt is valid and
notify the creditor and debtor of its decision.
8: Upon being satisfied that a
qualifying debt exists the Association must apportion the debt on a pro-rata
basis and notify the individual or individuals concerned. The Association may
add an Administration Fee (not exceeding £8) to each individual’s pro-rata
debt.
9: Upon being notified, an
individual must pay the debt within 21 days of the issue of the notification
letter or appeal in accordance with the appeal procedures. If payment or appeal
is not received the individual will be fined an additional sum, currently £20,
be suspended sine die until the debt and fine is paid and he is notified that
the suspension has been lifted. This suspension will commence from (and
include) the 22nd day after the date the notification was issued.
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FA Rule 21
(a) Each Affiliated
Association, Competition and Club shall be responsible for ensuring that its
Directors, Players, Officials, Employers, Servants, Representatives, Spectators
and all persons purporting to be its supporters or followers, conduct
themselves in an orderly fashion and refrain from violent, threatening,
abusive, obscene or provocative behaviour, conduct or
language whilst attending at or taking part in a Match in which its involved,
whether on its ground or elsewhere; and
(b) that no spectators or
unauthorized persons are permitted to encroach onto the pitch area, save for reasons
of crowd safety, or to throw missiles, bottles or other potential harmful or
dangerous objects at or on to the pitch.
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Recommended “First
Aid Kit”
BADSFL Rule 9 (f)
1: Minimum of two pairs Latex Surgical
Gloves
2: 20 Adhesive Dressings (Plasters Assorted
Sizes)
3: 3 Medium Non - Adhesive Dressing
4: 3 Large Non - Adhesive Dressings
5: 3 Extra Large Non - Adhesive
Dressings
6: 4 Tri - Angular Bandages
7: 1 Pkt of 5 Sterile Eye Pads
8: 2 Pks 10cm x 10cm Melolin
Dressings/Gauze Pads
9: 2 Crepe Roller Bandage (7.5cm)
10: 1 Eye Wash & Solution
11: 2 Rolls Micro - Pore Tape
12: 1 Pair Bandage Scissors
13: 1 Pkt Safety Pins
14: Hot/Cold Compress (A Freezer Cube Pack
will suffice
The
above is by no means exhaustive and you should seriously consider having
blankets available.
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When is a card red or yellow?
The
different fouls that make the referee get out a red or
yellow card.
There are seven different offences that can get you a yellow card.
A player is cautioned and shown a yellow card
if he commits any of the seven following offences:
* Anything that can be deemed as unsporting
behaviour
* Shows dissent by word or action
* Persistent infringement of the laws of the
game, for example a series of fouls
* Delaying the restart of play
* Not retreating the required distance when
play is restarted with a corner kick, free kick OR AT A THROW IN
* Entering or re-entering the pitch without the
referee’s permission
* Deliberately leaving the pitch without the
referee’s permission
A
substitute or substituted player is cautioned and shown a yellow card if he
commits any of the following three offences:
* Is
guilty of unsporting behaviour
*
Shows dissent by word or action
*
Delays the restart of play
There are seven different offences that can get you a red card.
A
player, substitute or substituted player is sent off and shown a red card if he
commits any of the following seven offences.
* Is guilty of serious foul play
* Is guilty of violent conduct, such as
throwing a punch
* Spitting at an opponent or another person
* A player other than the goalkeeper denying an
obvious goal scoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball (this does
not apply to a goalkeeper within his own penalty area).
* Denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity
to an opponent moving towards the player’s goal by an offence punishable by a
free-kick or a penalty kick
* Uses offensive or insulting or abusive
language and/or gestures
* Receiving a second caution in the same match
A player,
substitute or substituted player who has been sent off and shown the red card
must leave the vicinity of the field of play and technical area
Delaying the start of play (one of the cautionable offences)
Referees MUST
caution players who delay the restart of play by tactics such as:
* taking a free kick
from the wrong position with the sole intention of forcing the referee to order
a retake
* appearing to take a throw-in but suddenly
leaving it to one of his team mates to throw in
* kicking the ball away or carrying it away
with the hands after the referee has stopped play
* excessively delaying
the taking of a throw-in or free kick
* delaying leaving the field of play when being
substituted
* provoking
a confrontation by deliberately touching the ball after the referee has stopped
play
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BADSFL Code of Conduct for Football
The
provision to introduce a Code of Conduct for Football is contained in Rule 21.
Definition
In general
terms, a code of conduct is a document that advises a group of people on their
accepted level of behaviour or discipline. It is necessary within sport in
order to protect participants through an agreement of set safety procedures.
The code can also serve to provide a guidance on “fair
play” in order to maintain a correct sporting ethos.
Preface
Football
is one of the National games. All those involved with the game at every level
and whether as a player, match official, manager, administrator, have a
responsibility, above and beyond compliance with the law, to act according to
the highest standards of integrity, and to ensure that the reputation of the
game is, and remains, high. This code applies to all those involved in football
under the auspices of the Breckland and District Sunday Football League.
BADSFL
Code of Conduct for Football
1) A
Participant shows understanding of and respect of the Laws of the Game.
2) A
Participant supports the belief that the game should be played in an
entertaining and positive way.
3) A
Participant behaves on and off the field in a sporting manner towards all
others involved, be the players, officials or spectators, irrespective of
results.
4) A
Participant shall at all times act in the best interests of the game and shall
not act in a manner which is improper or brings the game into disrepute or use
any one, or combination of, violent conduct, serious foul play, threatening ,
abusive, indecent or insulting words or behaviour.
5) A
Participant shall not carry out any act which is discriminatory by reason of
ethnic origin, colour, race, nationality, religion, sex, sexual orientation or
disability.
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BADSFL Directive 1/2007
This
Directive referees to BADSFL Rule 13 (Referees) paragraphs (b) and (c)
When
clubs are required to appoint a ‘Club Referee’ or ‘Assistant Club Referee’ (linesman)
the individual MUST be selected from one of the following categories.
1)
Member Club Officer.
For
the purpose of this Directive a bona-fide Member Club Officer is one who is
named on the Member Club’s Application Form for Season 2007/08.
2) Registered
Player.
For
the purpose of this Directive a bona-fide Registered Player is one who has
signed a correctly completed BADSFL Competition Player Registration Form and
who has been registered with the BADSFL Registration Secretary. When appointed
as a ‘Club Referee’ the player must not participate in the match.
3)
Associate Club Member.
For
the purpose of this Directive a bona-fide Member Club Associate Member is one
who has signed a correctly completed BADSFL Associate Registration Form and who
has been registered with the BADSFL Registration Secretary.
Notes:
An
individual not included in the above categories or currently under suspension
imposed by the County FA or BADSFL must not be appointed a ‘Club Referee’ or
‘Club Assistant Referee’ to any match sanction by the BADSFL.
Contravention
of BADSFL Directive 1/2007 will be subject to disciplinary action provided for
in Rule 5 (Powers of Management) paragraphs (d) and (h).
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BADSFL Player Discipline Code
The
player discipline code is for the benefit of players and club officials.
The
Disciplinary Committee will be drawn from the League Officers and Life Members.
The
number of penalty points for an offence will be as per the number of points
given by the player’s County Football Association.
Examples:
Caution = 1 point; Second Caution in same match = 2 points; Serious foul play or
violent conduct = 4 points; Assault on a player or other participant = 6
points.
The
actual penalty points are examples only and the points given by a County
Football Association may vary.
A
player accruing five penalty points will be issued with a letter by the BADSFL
warning him as to his future conduct.
A
player accruing eight penalty points will have his registration with the BADSFL
withdrawn. The length of the withdrawal will be decided by the Disciplinary
Committee in each individual case.
A player
may appeal the Disciplinary Committee decision in accordance with Rule 16 and
until the appeal is heard the withdrawal of his registration will remain
pending. Should the player’s appeal be successful he may be warned by the
League as to his future conduct.
A
player found guilty by a County Football Association of head to head butting
will automatically have his registration with the BADSFL withdrawn, the length
of the withdrawal will be decided by the Disciplinary Committee in each individual case.
Should
five players from the same club receive cautions and/or dismissals in a single
game the Disciplinary Committee may ask the club to appear in a disciplinary
hearing.
Any
appeal against the implementation of the BADSFL Player Disciplinary Code must be
against the charge of bringing the League into disrepute and not against the
original offence.
Note: For the purpose of the
Player Disciplinary Code the term ‘player’ will include all club management and
supporters.
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