SISL REFEREE ABUSE BEHAVIOR POLICY

-SISL will not tolerate any abuse of our officials. Any aggressive communication directed at the officials is unwelcome and will draw a potential sanction from the league for players or teams that show such disrespect for the game.
-The sanction can include fines and or removal from play for any number of games as decided by the board.
-Fines start at $50.00 and will go up from there exponentially for repeated offenders and for team actions.
-All players, coaches, team managers and or team captains are on notice that SISL will not accept treating officials with disrespect, aggression, intimidation, abusive language, dissent or constant jabbering directed at referees.
-The players wearing the captain’s armband are the only ones to address the official and the only reason that team captain is able to communicate with the official is so the official can communicate with the captain that it is time to reign in a player or the team.

Process followed for sanctions:

-The report is sent to the Disciplinary Chairperson.
-The report is reviewed by the disciplinary and executive board to determine if referee abuse took place.
-Potential players, and/or teams may be sanctioned.
-The Disciplinary Chair sends out notice of fines or other sanctions due.
-All fines to be paid right away (before the team/player can play again).
-If you play in a game before you have paid your fine or sat out your sanction then you can be removed from the team roster for the rest of the season.
-There are no appeals allowed for these issues.