Red Card Regulations Starting Fall 2009, all red cards will carry the following consequences.
1st red: $25 fine*
2nd red: $50 fine* Player will have to sit out the next game in that league. After paying the $25 fine, player is allowed to play on a different league but not sooner than the day after receiving the red card. Player receiving the red card is not allowed to continue playing on the same night, not even for a different league. (card will be confiscated at time of offense)
3rd red/ea. subsequent: $75* Player will have to sit out next 7 calendar days in all leagues (card will be confiscated at time of offense)
Red card for fighting, spitting or game officials' assault/abuse :$50* Player will have to sit out next 7 calendar days in all leagues (card will be confiscated at time of offense)
After the 3rd red card (2nd red card for fighting), Stampede reserves the right to expel the player from the team/s and from our facility.
*These fines will be applied to the team invoice and no playoff games will be played by teams having outstanding fines.
**Record of player’s red card remains on file for one year.
Misconduct toward Game Officials;
Misconduct against referees may occur before, during and after the match. Misconduct can be from a player, coach, team administrator, club official orteam spectator who assaults or abuses any referee.
Assault includes, but is not limited to the following acts committed upona referee: hitting, kicking, punching, choking, spitting on, grabbing or bodilyrunning into a referee; head butting; the act of kicking or throwing any objectat a referee that could inflict injury; damaging the referee's uniform orpersonal property, i.e. car, equipment, etc.
Referee abuse is a verbal statement or physical act not resulting in bodilycontact which implies or threatens physical harm to a referee or thereferee's property or equipment.
Referee abuse also includes, but is not limited to the following actscommitted upon a referee: using foul or abusive language toward a referee;spewing any beverage on a referee's personal property; or spitting at (but noton) the referee; berating; harassing; badgering; bullying; or publicallyhumiliating a referee or referee’s decision.
When you do not like a referee’s decision, you can calmly and respectfullyask them for reconsideration, but ANYTHING beyond this strays into the areaof dissent (Yellow card), Assault or Abuse (Red Card). Walk away from the confrontation;Talk to Stampede manager on duty (after the game) for complaints.
