Cautioning
Procedure
·
Isolate the player
· Inform player that he is being cautioned
· Enquire and record full details of the player and confirm
· Warn further cautionable offence means sending off
· Display the yellow card
· Restart the game for the reason it was stopped
Sending Off Procedure
·
Enquire and record the full details of the player and
confirm
·
Send player from the field of play by displaying red
card
·
If for second caution, show yellow card and then the
red card
·
When player has left the field of play, restart the
game for the reason it was stopped
The recording of the player’s details has been left slightly vague as many Provincial Associations
have game sheets at all levels (including youth and recreational leagues) but some still do not.
So enquire and record
the full details gives the instructor the opportunity to insert the most appropriate recording procedure (name or number)
that suits the information the referee already has. The principle of isolating the player, recording the details and
then showing the card is the basics that all referees should have in their toolbox. Once this principle is understood
then, as the referee progresses to more senior levels of the game, he or she can be introduced to the opportunities of using
the card for game management i.e. to slow the tempo of the game down or to administer a quick yellow card where, exceptionally,
such action would serve to reduce or prevent acts of retaliation.
Referees at the senior level are still reminded that
this instant use of the yellow card should continue to be used sparingly and only on those occasions when it could diffuse
a possible flashpoint. In the international environment we discuss with our top referees how to recognise when just the display
of the card is enough or when a point needs to be made by overt body language and how this can benefit the overall game plan
of the referee.
Joe Guest, Director of Refereeing, CSA
