Yellow Cards, Red Cards and Blue Forms Special Incident Forms - Will Be Reported to Christine

Referee Card Reporting

Yellow Card / Red Card / Special Report protocol

Dear referees of PYISC,

If you do issue a yellow card or a red card or had an incident and need to fill out a special incident form (aka blue form) please fill out the forms. If you want to download them electronically feel free to use the blank forms posted besides this note for your convenience.

Because you’re only recording numbers for game report, when it comes to yellow, red or blue forms, you MUST get the name of the player on the field (ask them, or their coach) and only if that fails then ask me and I will get that info for your however initially you need to make the effort to get the info on the field to eliminate any risk of mistaken identity when we try to match the jersey number to a player.

After you fill out the form you MUST send it within 48 hours to discipline chair for ECOSA who looks after it: Keri Castle-Sedore at [email protected]

Note: The forms must be filled out properly and sent within 48 hours or otherwise you will be subject to penalties delivered not by us but by the District (some fines for failing deadline for yellow, red and blue forms are $100 or more) due to the importance of timely fashion in such reports.

If the player receives a yellow card, the player should leave the field temporarily since he/she can return in the next stoppage. Meanwhile remember that the teams do NOT play short since they should bring in immediately another player.

If the player cautioned is a keeper, he/she can return in the next stoppage, just like the others, however, knowing that the keepers can sub only once ( except of U6 and U8 Mixed divisions where they can have unlimited subs for GK), then this keeper can return on the field but ONLY as a regular player.

If the player receives a red card (either straight red, or a second yellow that leads to an automatically red) the player has to leave the field premises immediately ( the player can NOT be on the bench or on the field; that’s always the case with red card, no matter indoor or outdoor soccer). Yet, again, the team should NOT play short because the player can be replaced immediately.

As I have emphasized many times before, please remember that in indoor soccer, youth or senior, men or women, no matter what league, no matter what division, the teams do NOT play short. If the player is leaving the field (for whatever reason, including the red card, the player is immediately replaced). Explanation: In case you’re wondering as to why such a change between indoor and outdoor soccer when it comes to red cards: well, the answer is that in indoor soccer the teams play only 7 aside ( full field) and with only six players on the field ( the seventh is the goalie) ejecting a player and leaving the team play short it tips over the balance of the game tremendously and therefore the rule ( it’s not just here, it’s in the whole province and even beyond) is that the team in indoor do NOT play short due to a red card.

Special Incident Report: Please remember that as per OSA guidelines you fill out a special incident report not only for games terminated prematurely due to incidents but to injuries as well. So, please remember that anytime that you have an injury for which you need to call the paramedics, you MUST stop the game, accommodate the player (do NOT move the player if it is seen unreasonable till the paramedics come), and you MUST fill out the special incident report.

If you still have any question or concern, please feel free to contact me,

Thank you,

Fevri Pazari

PYISC- Director of Referees/ Statistician