A. Exhibition games count towards a player’s suspension.
B. Suspensions from a SSA sanctioned Tournament (i.e. Barnstone, World Cup, January Chills, Just For Kicks, etc.) will carry over to SAS League, if not completely served during the Tournament.
C. Anytime a suspended participant cannot be identified by either the match official or the SAS office, the responsibility then falls on the Team Contact to identify said player. Failing to do so, may result in a 200$ financial penalty to the team.
D. Secondary (and additional) offenses apply to a player receiving a suspension within the same category for the given allotted time.
Categories Time Frame
(i) Dismissal by Official (DBO) per season
(ii) Violent Conduct (VC) 5 subsequent years
(iii) Serious Foul Play (SFP) per year
(iv) Foul & Abusive Language (F&A) per season
(v) Extremely Offensive (EO) 5 subsequent years
(vi) Unsporting/Unethical (USU) per season
(a) Yellow Cards - Cautions
(i) Any Participant receiving their 3rd, 5th, 7th, or 8th Yellow Card in a season is automatically suspended for a minimum of one game. The player is responsible for sitting out their next game with that team. Failing to do so will result in said suspended participant being deemed as ineligible.
(ii) The SAS Office will attempt to email the Participant and their Team Contact(s) within 4 full Working Days of receipt of game sheet, depending on the availability of reliable contact information. The suspension will also be posted on the SAS website under Suspensions. It is the suspended player’s responsibility to contact the office, their Team Contact(s), and/or check the SAS website to obtain the details of their suspension.
(ii) The Team Contact must inform the Player of the Suspension and ensure that the Player will not participate in the Team's next Game.
(iii) All Yellow Card Accumulation Suspensions will be served in SAS League Play.
(iv) Yellow Card Accumulation Suspensions must be served with the Team and/or League on which the Player was registered at the time they received the Yellow Card. This includes Yellow Cards received while permitting. Permit Yellow Cards will count towards the player’s respective league team. I.e.:
i. If a player is only registered in Boarded and permits to either Turf or Coed, any yellow card received will be tallied with their Boarded team’s card accumulation.
ii. If a player is registered in Boarded and Turf, and permits to Coed, any yellow card received will be tallied with the first team they registered.
ii. Players permitting within the same league will have their Yellow Card tallied with the team they are registered.
(v) "Too Many Men" Yellow Cards are considered a Team offence and not counted towards individual Players' Yellow Card Accumulation.
(vi) In the event that a Player is issued a Red Card for having received two (2) Yellow Cards during a single Game, the Yellow Cards will not count towards Yellow Card Accumulation.
(i) In the event that a Player is issued a Yellow Card and issued a direct red card later in the same match, the Yellow Card will count towards Yellow Card Accumulation.
(vii) Refer to Schedule A for Suspensions due to Yellow Card Accumulation.
(b) Red Cards - Ejections
(i) Any Participant that receives a Red Card during the course of a Game must immediately leave the Field of Play in a direct manner.
(i) Field of Play includes, for Indoor Games, the following: the pitch, team benches, time clock area, bleachers along spectator railing, walking track, and dressing room hallways.
(ii) Field of Play, for Outdoor Games, includes the area within the fence or surrounding area of the field, and including the spectator stands.
(ii) Any Official, Manager, Coach, or Player ejected from the Game may not re-enter or return to the Field of Play.
(iii) Any Participant ejected from the Game is automatically suspended for a minimum of one game. The Discipline Administrator will attempt to email the Participant and their Team Contact(s) within 4 full Working Days of receipt of the misconduct form and/or the game record, depending on the availability of reliable contact information. The suspension will also be posted on the SASI website under Suspensions. It is the suspended player’s responsibility to contact the office, their Team Contact(s), and/or check the SASI website in order to obtain the details of their suspension.
(iv) The Discipline Committee reserves the right to increase the minimum guideline suspension at any time.
(v) For Repeat offenders, the previous records will be taken into consideration.
(vi) Any Participant serving a Suspension is not allowed in the Field of Play as described under Subsection (b) Red Cards - Ejections, (i), (i) and (ii).
(vii) Suspended Participants are not permitted to participate in a Game until the suspension has been served within the league. Only [SAS] leagues games contribute to the number of games served.
(viii) Suspended Participants are permitted to participate in a Tournament if the suspension is not for Violent Conduct. However, SAS tournaments and third party sanctioned tournaments do not contribute to the number of games served.
(ix) Anyone wishing to participate in another sanctioned event before their suspension has been served may apply in writing to the Discipline Administrator to request permission to set the suspension aside. These requests will be decided on a case by case basis. SAS will not consider requests of this nature if the suspension being served is for Violent Conduct and/or Foul & Abusive Language/Gesture AT an Official and/or Organizer.
(x) Participants serving a suspension may not Permit Up or Borrow with any Team until the Suspension has been served.
(xi) Participants serving a suspension may not coach/manage in any Sanctioned SAS game.
