Man Management

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Man Management

• Referee
• Educational
• Session

Marvin Mohring Stephen OKane
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Why this session?

• Develop a greater understanding of the changes
  happening in the organization of soccer.
• Referees are the silent Leaders in the game and
  we are responsible with the participants.

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Why this session?

• Prevent future misunderstandings of who is
  responsible for what in soccer.
• Lower the level of disrespect within the game
  through better understanding and interpretation
  of the rules and Laws.

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Learning Outcomes

• By the end of this session, the participant will
• Understand the role and responsibilities of
  Coaches as leaders.
• Understand and access league and club rules not
  listed in the Laws of the Game.

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Learning Outcomes

• By the end of this session, the participant will
• Differentiate between circumstances requiring
  discipline and those deemed to be harassment.
• Understand where you can access the documents
  mentioned.

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Issues arisingA Coaches Perspective
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Soccer Leagues in Ottawa

• Club
• District
• Regional
• Provincial
• Other

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Ontario Soccer Association

• Duty of Care
• Legal principle that identifies obligations of
  individuals and organizations to take reasonable
  measures to care for and protect their clients.

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Volunteer Screening Initiative

• 2003 OSA membership approved implementation of
  the policy for competitive youth team officials.
• 2004 implemented for all youth officials

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Volunteer Screening Initiative

• Clubs are primarily responsible
• Three important documents related to Referees
• Zero Tolerance p.22
• Code of Conduct
• Coach p. 31
• Referee p. 32

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OSA

• To ensure a safe environment for all Soccer
  participants, referees have been given special
  responsibilities and are therefore expected to
  act with professionalism and courtesy at all
  times. There is an OSA Board approved "Code of
  Conduct" for Ontario Referees contained in the
  following document

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Referee Code of Conduct

• Conduct themselves with dignity both on and off
  the field of play and shall, by example,
  endeavour to inspire the true principles of fair
  play and earn the respect of those whom they
  serve

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Referee Code of Conduct

• Not cause The Association to become involved in
  any controversial matters and shall abide by the
  rules and regulations of the jurisdiction in
  which they officiate

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Referee Code of Conduct

• Adhere to all standards and directives
• Always be neat in appearance and maintain a high
  level of physical and mental fitness

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Referee Code of Conduct

• Study the Laws of the game and be aware of all
  changes, and shall enforce all said Laws and
  changes

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Referee Code of Conduct

• Perform their designated responsibilities,
  including attending organized clinics and
  lectures, etc., and shall assist their colleagues
  in upgrading and improving their standards of
  officiating, instructing and assessing

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Referee Code of Conduct

• Study the Laws of the game and be aware of all
  changes, and shall enforce all said Laws and
  changes

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Referee Code of Conduct

• Honour any appointments made for and accepted by
  them unless unable to do so by virtue of illness
  or personal emergency

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Referee Code of Conduct

• Not publicly criticize other officials or any
  soccer association nor shall they make any
  statements to the media related to any game in
  which they were involved

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Referee Code of Conduct

• Be subject to disciplinary action for not
  complying with this Code of Conduct.

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Zero Tolerance
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Harassment
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Harassment

• The OSA is committed to providing an environment
  free of harassment on the basis of race, national
  or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex,
  sexual orientation, marital and family status or
  disability.

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Definition of harassment

• Harassment is defined as a comment, conduct, or
  gesture directed toward an individual or group of
  individuals which is insulting, intimidating,
  humiliating, malicious, degrading or offensive.

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Definition of harassment

• For the purposes of this policy, harassment does
  not include types of misconduct identified in the
  Discipline Policies and Procedures section of the
  OSA Published Rules. 

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District Harassment Officers

• The District Harassment Officers for the EODSA
  are Susan Richer and Riad Tallim. They may be
  reached at 238-1401 and 239-1202 consecutively.
• Apart from processing complaints, Susan and Riad
  are charged with the responsibility of liaising
  with the soccer community with a view to
  promoting a proactive response to harassment as a
  form of discrimination in our sport.

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Player

• Dismissed for "Using offensive, insulting or
  abusive language and/or gestures" directed at
  anyone other than the game official(s) OR
  directed at the game official(s)..

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Player

• Persisted in using offensive, insulting or
  abusive language and/or gestures directed at a
  game official(s) after having been dismissed for
  such action that is directly in the area(s) of
  the soccer field

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Player

• Dismissed for "Spitting at an opponent or any
  other person", other than a game official. NOTE
  Spitting at a game official is Misconduct Type
  1.52.

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Player

• Game Official Assault for "deliberate physical
  contact (ie., pushing, pulling, charging, etc.)
  or attempted physical contact or threatening".
• Game Official Assault for "striking , spitting,
  kicking, or any form of violent conduct, or
  attempted violent conduct".

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Player

• Intentionally acted in a manner deemed to be
  detrimental to the game.

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Coach

• Persisted in misconduct "after receiving a
  warning 'for misconduct' from the game official"
  for which neither of the offences was directed at
  the game official(s)..
• Persisted in misconduct "after receiving a
  warning 'for misconduct' from the game official"
  for which at least one of the offences was
  directed at the game official(s)..

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Coach

• Used "Offensive, insulting or abusive language
  and/or gestures" directed at anyone other than
  the game official(s) OR directed at the game
  official(s).

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Coach

• Persisted in using offensive, insulting or
  abusive language and/or gestures directed at a
  game official(s) after having been dismissed for
  such action that is directly in the area(s) of
  the soccer field

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Coach

• Game Official Assault for "deliberate physical
  contact (ie., pushing, pulling, charging, etc . )
  or attempted physical contact or threatening".
• Game Official Assault for "striking, spitting,
  kicking, or any form of violent conduct, or
  attempted violent conduct".

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Club

• Club failed to prevent its spectators or players
  parents from disrupting a game or for persisting
  in using offensive, insulting or abusive
  language and/or gestures directed at a game
  official(s) after the game official issued a
  warning to the team and/or club officials.

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Club

• Refused to identify the correct person
  responsible for an incident in which the accused
  was mistakenly identified.
• Game is abandoned due to the action(s) of its
  players, coaches, administrators, or spectators
  and such action(s) are warranted as valid
  reason(s) for abandoning the game.

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League Rules (not Laws)

• What is required before the game?
• Identification cards
• Uniforms
• Reports