Cautionary Offences Yellow Card Unsporting behaviour Dissent by

Cautionary Offences (Yellow Card) • Unsporting behaviour • Dissent by word or action • Persistent infringement of the Laws of the Game • Delaying the restart of play • Failure to respect the required distance when play is restarted with a corner kick, throw-in or free kick • Entering or re-entering the field of play without the referee's permission • Deliberately leaving the field of play without the referee's permission

Origin of the New ‘Sin Bin’ Rule (Football Queensland) Referees in Queensland will have another tool to combat dissent in 2018, with the introduction of temporary dismissals (‘sin bins’) in Queensland competitions. Any player cautioned for dissent will be punished with a yellow card (as per existing Laws), and will also be required to leave the field for a period of: • Ten (10) minutes, for matches greater than 60 minutes’ duration The player can return to the field after the ‘sin bin’, but a second yellow card will result in the player being sent off. This change is part of the International Football Association Board’s (IFAB) ‘Play Fair’ initiative, which aims to make football fairer and more enjoyable, while promoting players and officials as positive role models for society. The concept has previously been trialled in UEFA U 16 tournaments, and is currently being implemented across 32 grassroots leagues in England. The ‘sin bin’ will be in place for all senior and junior community league competitions in Queensland next season.

Toowoomba Community Football’s Modification of the New Rule • Introduction of a ‘Blue Card’ to signify that the Rule of Dissent by Word or Action has been broken • A Blue card is the equivalent of a Yellow Card, simply a different colour to signify this rule • A Sin Bin is for a period of 10 minutes • No other player may come on to the field during that 10 minute period to replace the Sin-Binned player

Blue Card – Sin Bin • Only given for the Cautionary discipline of Dissent by Word or Action • Sin Bin = 10 minutes off the field • Blue = highly visible for all to see • Blue = yellow (a cautionary offence)

Dissent by Word or Action

The TCF Rule and Regulation in full BLUE CARD OFFENCES The ‘Blue Card’ is the equivalent of a ‘Yellow Card’ but is strictly used in the offense of Dissent against a Referee or a Referee’s Assistant. (1) When a player has been shown a Blue Card the match official will record it against the player’s name on the match card and report the issuing of the card to the Committee on Discipline via the match report (as per ‘Yellow Card’ offenses). (2) A player issued a ‘Blue Card’ will be required to leave the field of play for a ten (10) minute period and may only be allowed back on to the field of play with the referee’s permission (as per regulation FIFA rules). (3) A player sent from the field of play for a ‘Blue Card’ offense cannot be replaced / substituted. (4) Any player awarded a Yellow Card in addition to having been awarded a Blue Card or is awarded a second Blue Card in the same match will be issued a Red Card with the corresponding penalty that applies. (5) Four (4) ‘Blue Cards’ accrued by a single player within a season will incur an automatic two (2) week suspension on top of any other penalty given.