How To Write a Misconduct Report

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How To Write a Misconduct Report

• Marty Stringer
• 16 April 2008

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• Who Are We Going to Write Misconduct Reports On?
• What Are We Looking For in Misconduct Reports?
• When Do Second Yellow Cards Require Misconduct
  Reports?
• What Are We Trying to Accomplish In an AD
  Hearing?

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Who Are We Going to Write Misconduct Reports On?

• Players, Coaches and Spectators
• Correct Team Name
• Name of Offender
• Detailed Account of Why Player Received Red Card
  or Why Coach or Spectator Was Sent Off
• Accurate Account of Why Player Received Red Card
  or Why Coach or Spectator Was Sent Off

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What Are We Looking For in Misconduct Reports?

• Accurate Information
• Proper Offense Marked
• Detailed Statement of the Offense
• On Reports Being Written for Second Yellow Cards
• Both Cards Must Be Explained Not Just Receives
  Second Caution

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Samples of Inadequate Details of the Offense

• After a foul call on the (team), player 13 goes
  to a opponent and starts chesting him and talking
  serious language. After a red card, he takes off
  running and applauding for the red card

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Samples of Inadequate Details of the Offense

• Fighting

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Samples of Inadequate Details of the Offense

• Coach for constant arguing of calls or no calls
  warned him to stop. He continued, asked him to
  leave

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Samples of Inadequate Details of the Offense

• Throughout the 1st half about the 35th minute 4
  (players name) from the (team) was fouled by 16
  (players name) from the (team). They both stood
  up and started. Both players sent off.

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Samples of Good Details of the Offense

• I was giving a yellow card to (Players Name)
  for unsporting behavior, when a lady from (Team)
  bench yells Thats Bull!. I walked over
  and told her to leave. She yells that she would
  leave the D field and you are a F sorry
  referee.

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Samples of Good Details of the Offense

• I was walking 7 from (team) off the field after
  giving him a red card. When (players name) runs
  over and says F you number 7, I am going to
  kick youre a. I issued (players name) a red
  card.

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Samples of Good Details of the Offense

• (Players name) and 4 for the (team) got
  tangled up going for the ball. (Players name)
  pushed the (team) player. Then 4 fell into
  (Players name) as he was going to the ground.
  When the (team) player got up, (Players name)
  took a swing at him. I issued (Players name) a
  red card.

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When Do Second Yellow Cards Require Misconduct
Reports?

• Only When Another Incident Occurs After a Second
  Yellow Card Has Been Issued
• Such as Foul or Abusive Language Towards the
  Center or AR After Being Shown the Second Yellow
  Card

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What Are We Trying to Accomplish In an AD
Hearing?

• Trying to Make AD Hearings a Learning Experience
  for the Offenders
• Providing Feedback to Arlington Soccer
  Association and Arlington Soccer Referee
  Association