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HOW TO HANDLE MISCONDUCT & SIDELINE BEHAVIOR
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Misconduct Charts Before & After email sent on Oct 17

​CHARTS ARE FOR SEND OFFS - 2YC, SFP, DOGSO, IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR

You can see that the spectator send offs have gone down and magically so did the number of player send offs.  
​Game counts for both periods is about 700 games

Sideline Behavior

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Here is the recommended procedure for handling irresponsible behavior.

1. Please
2. Please
3. Coach, irresponsible behavior is not acceptable. (Warning)
4. Behavior continues, issue a Yellow Card (Caution) to the Coach.
5. Behavior continues, issue a Red Card (Send-off) to the Coach.  

If the spectators are acting irresponsibly, ask them once "Please."   Do not engage in any further discussion.  If the behavior does not improve go to the coach and follow the above steps.

If you are no longer in control of the match, suspend it (Blow whistle 2 times), call the coaches together, away from everyone else (center circle works), explain to them they have a choice get control of their side or you will terminate the match (abandon is now used in the Laws)  and report the incident to CalSouth and their league.  
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​LAW 12
FOULS AND MISCONDUCT
3. DISCIPLINARY ACTION
TEAM OFFICIALS
Where an offence is committed and the offender cannot be identified, the senior team coach present in the technical area will receive the sanction.

Warning
The following offences should usually result in a warning; repeated or blatant offences should result in a caution or sending-off:
• failing to cooperate with a match official e.g. ignoring an instruction/request from an assistant referee or the fourth official
• minor/low-level disagreement (by word or action) with a decision

Caution
Caution offences include (but are not limited to):
• dissent by word or action including:
• persistent unacceptable behaviour (including repeated warning offences)
• showing a lack of respect for the game

Sending-off
Sending-off offences include (but are not limited to):
• show dissent towards, or remonstrate with, a match official
• act in a provocative or inflammatory manner
• receiving a second caution in the same match
• using offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures

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COAST SOCCER LEAGUE
2019 Rules, Regulations & Policies

​FIELD ETIQUETTE
B. The Team Administrators and Coaches are responsible for their sidelines and they may receive sanctions because of inappropriate behavior from players, parents and spectators on their sidelines. 
​http://coastsoccer.com/CSL-rules-2019.pdf

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​The Southern California Developmental Soccer League
Rules and Regulations
Revised August 26, 2019
Coaches are responsible for their team sideline and parent sideline and all actions therein. Coaches are expected to coach their teams in a positive and respectful manner. The SCDSL encourages referees to discipline any coach for irresponsible behavior if the coach, player or parent uses derogatory words or actions aimed at their players, the opposing team’s players, coach or sideline or any of the referees.
http://scdslsoccer.com/_files/SCDSLRules_2019%20Update.pdf

SCDSL GAME DAY INSTRUCTIONS for the 2019 FALL SEASON
Please make sure ALL spectators understand what is expected of them on the sidelines during SCDSL games.  Clubs, DOC's and coaches will be held accountable for the sideline behavior of their spectators.
http://www.scdslsoccer.com/_files/2019GameDay%20Instructions.pdf

NOCRA - North Orange County Referee Association