The Discipline side of the County FA is not a 'money making' exercise. The role of the Discipline Team is to ensure that the Rules and Regulations of The FA and County FA are upheld and to maintain good discipline and fair-play in the grassroots game.
From the start of this season (2011/12) punishment for Misconduct will be Match Based for all Open Aged football except for Youth and Small Sided Football which will remain time based.
Suspensions for Standard Offences WILL commence 21 days after the offence. Further Misconduct charges may commence later due to the need for a commission to meet and decide the punishment. Details are in the Discipline Handbook referred to above.
Clubs are fully responsible for ensuring that their players do not play whilst suspended.
If the player is suspended for monies owed or outstanding debts, the debt must be paid to the County FA only before he/she can play and receive either a receipt for payment or a clearance notice before playing. Players are still under suspension until this paperwork has been received.
Clubs and players should be aware that we are now linked to a national database, which links information about players and clubs including all suspensions, from across the country.
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All disciplinary reports should be emailed to discipline@amateur-fa.com