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The Midlands Amateur Football Association
GUIDELINES ON SUSPENSIONS FOR SERIOUS OFFENCES
| Referee assualt | Must be a dated suspension with a maximum suspension of 15 years |
| Physically threatening a Referee:attempting to lay hands on a referee | Maximum suspension of 5 years |
| Verbally threatening a Referee | Maximum suspension of 3 years |
| Physical assault on club officials | Maximum suspension of 5 years |
| Serious violent conduct: e.g.Deliberately kicking an opponent on the head | Maximum suspension of 5 years |
| Headbutting | Maximum suspension of 18 months |
| Committees can use their discretion after considering all evidence in such cases as attempted headbutt, head to head confrontation or eyeball to eyeball stance to reflect the severity of the offence. | |
| Spitting at or on an opponent | Maximum suspension of 5 years |
| Spitting at or on a referee is considered to be serious assault | |
| Deliberately and knowingly playing a suspended player under an assumed name | Maximum suspension of 2 years |
| Deliberately playing whilst under a suspension ussing an assumed name | Maximum suspension of 2 years |
| Deliberately and knowingly playing a suspended player | Maximum suspension of 2 years |
| Deliberately playing or participating whilst under a suspension | Maximum suspension of 1 years |
Terms of dated suspensions imposed by the SAFA
When a suspension has been confirmed by the SAFA and the SFA a person who is suspended cannot play, participate as an official, act as a linesman, act as a trainer, sign any papers, registration of transfer forms, be in a club dressing room orformally travel in the club transport to games. A person who is suspended can attend matches played on public parks as a spectator but if they attend a private park they can be asked to leave.
FIXED PENALTY GUIDELINES FOR STANDARD OFFENCES
| OFFENCE | SUSPENSION |
| Serious foul play | 2 games |
| Violent conduct | |
| Adopting a threatening or aggressive attitude | 3 games |
| Punching an opponent | 4 games |
| Attempting to punch an opponent | 3 games |
| Kicking an opponent | 4 games |
| Attempting to kick an opponent | 3 games |
| Pushing an opponent | 3 games |
| Striking an opponent | 4 games |
| Attempting to strike an opponent | 3 games |
| Elbowing an opponent in the face | 8 games |
| Elbowing an opponent in the body | 4 games |
| Kicking and punching an opponent | 8 games |
| Grabbing an opponent by the throat | 6 games |
| Stamping on an opponent | 8 games |
| Denies a goal or goal-scoring opportunity | |
| By deliberately handling the ball | 1 game |
| To an opponent moving towards the player's goal by an offence punishable by a free-kick or penalty-kick | 1 game |
| Offensive,insulting or abusive language | 2 games |
| Offensive,insulting or abusive language towards a referee | 3 games |
| Receiving a second caution in the same match | 1 game |
| Note: Any player who reaches a total of 10 games or more in any one season will be cited to appear before the Executive Committee for any subsequent misconduct reports | |
Please note: In addition to the above guidelines the secretaries of local leagues/associations will record single cautions incurred by players during matches. A player will be subject to the application of the following suspensions for every set of four cautions accumulated during the course of the playing season. The record will be maintained on a seasonal basis only. Cautions for one playing season will not be carried forward to the next season.
| ACCUMULATION OF CAUTIONS | SUSPENSION |
| First set of four cautions | 2 games |
| Second set of four cautions | 4 games |
| Third set of four cautions | 6 games |
A player serving a fixed penalty suspension cannot play for any team within his club until the teamwith which he committed the offence has played the requisite number of games.
All club officials reported must be called before the Executive Committee to answer specific charges arising from the misconduct in question. The Executive Committee shall fine the officials club a sum not less than £25 or no greater than £100, if that official is found guilty of any offence.