Heads of Agreement
Small Sided Provider – Disciplinary Agreement
Small Sided provider (SSF): _________________________________________________
This agreement identifies the responsibilities of West Riding County Football Association Ltd (WRCFA) and the Small
Sided provider (SSF) in relation to affiliation and discipline processes.
This Disciplinary Agreement must be signed and adhered to by the Small Sided provider upon affiliating to the West
Riding County FA if they do not wish to submit all team information details as point of affiliation.
The Small Sided provider agrees to adhere to the following,
1. The SSF provider agrees to appropriately affiliate all leagues and teams to the WRCFA for the duration of this
agreement. The SSF provider will undertake to keep information on all teams updated and forward any revisions to
the West Riding County FA in a prompt and timely fashion.
2. The SSF provider will work with the WRCFA to manage and maintain a robust discipline process in their competitions
and will adhere to the FA Small Sided Football Disciplinary Policy.
3. The SSF provider will promptly forward all incident reports to WRCFA for every sending off for offences not covered
in Table 1 of the procedures that occurs in their competitions within 5 working days. The SSF provider will manage
suspensions and disciplinary incidents that are considered ‘less serious’ and are covered in Table 1.
Table 1: Match Suspension Tariff
Offence
Penalty
(to be administered by the SSF provider)
Receiving a second ‘blue card’ in the same match
Denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity
Use of offensive, insulting or abusive gestures
Attempting to kick or strike another player
Violent Conduct
Serious Foul play
1 match Suspension
1 match Suspension
2 match Suspension
3 match Suspension
4. The WRCFA shall stress to all County FA Referees the obligation to report all red card offences not listed in Table 1
above to the West Riding County FA. The SSF provider will provide within 48 hours after receiving a request from
WRCFA the details of players that are involved in offences being dealt with by the WRCFA (i.e. not listed in Table 1). If
the provider is unable to identify or provide details for the player involved, as a minimum the SSF provider must be
able to produce the team captain and/or manager’s name, address and contact details.
5. The SSF provider will ensure that suspended players are unable to play in their competitions for the duration of the
player’s suspension.
6. The WRCFA will manage disciplinary incidents outlined in the FA’s SSF Disciplinary Policy. Disciplinary action arising
from offences outside of those listed in Table 1 will apply to all categories of football.
7. The WRCFA will ensure that the SSF provider is made aware of all outcomes that affect players involved in their
competitions.
8. The WRCFA will ensure that the SSF provider is informed of all players that are suspended from participating in
affiliate football.
9. The SSF provider will ensure that they operate a robust and though system of recording and maintaining accurate
team and player details in all of their affiliated competitions. The SSF provider at the point of affiliation will provide
the WRCFA with details of the system they operate.
10.The WRCFA from time to time may request to undertake a spot check of a SSF provider’s competition to ensure that
the provider has the necessary team details for all teams involved in the competition.
The SSF provider (named below) agrees to adhere to all of the points listed in this disciplinary agreement for the
duration of the affiliation period with WRCFA.
This Agreement functions to ensure a cooperative working relationship between The WRCFA and the SSF provider. The
spirit of this agreement is as important as the specific responsibilities identified above.
This Agreement will ensure that players, team officials and referees enjoy a good quality playing experience and that any
incidents of unacceptable behaviour, such as violent conduct, dangerous play, racial abuse and abuse of match officials
can be dealt with promptly.
This agreement needs to be signed by the SSF provider and returned to WRCFA at point of affiliation.
Small Sided Provider (SSF)
West Riding County FA (WRCFA)
Print name:
Print name: VICTORIA JOHNSON
Date:
Date: Monday, 31 July 2017
Contact Tel:
Contact Tel: 0113 2821222
Email:
Email: [email protected]
Website:
Website: www.wrcfa.com
Twitter :
Twitter : www.twitter.com/WestRidingCFA